8 datasets found

  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Water storage capacity

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The term refers to water which is retained in the soil by tension forces and can easily be taken up by plants (soil moisture tension 0.1 - 1 Atm). Estimates show that there is...

    Last updated: July 1, 2012

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  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Waterlogging

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    If external water (runoff from slopes and groundwater) is present in the soil as well as precipitation, this is described as external waterlogging. (Details: Soil suitability map...

    Last updated: July 1, 2012

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  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Crop type

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    On the soil suitability map, each mapping unit has a code consisting of an uppercase letter and a number. The letters stand for 25 different physiographical units. The numbers...

    Last updated: December 31, 2000

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  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Root penetration depth

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Depth of soil that can be penetrated by roots (general thick and fine roots; roots that penetrate into clefts or crevices are not included). (Details: Soil suitability map of...

    Last updated: July 1, 2012

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  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Stone content

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The stone content refers to the individual mineral components of the soil which are larger than 2 mm (sieve residue). In most cases the top 50 cm of the soil was evaluated....

    Last updated: July 1, 2012

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  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Permeability

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Permeability is measured using saturated soil core samples in the laboratory. Observations in the field highlighted a relationship between precipitation, permeability and...

    Last updated: July 1, 2012

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  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Cultivated land

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    On the soil suitability map, each mapping unit has a code consisting of an uppercase letter and a number. The letters stand for 25 different physiographical units. The numbers...

    Last updated: December 31, 2000

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  • Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Nutrient storage capacity

    Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
    Regions and cities, Environment

    In a similar way to water storage capacity, the aim is to specify how many equivalents of cations can be stored in the soil. The stored milliequivalents of cations were converted...

    Last updated: July 1, 2012

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