Soil Atlas H — Peat horizon
H

Horizon master symbol

Peat horizon

Peat horizon formed under water saturation (more than 30% organic matter), in mires; Hn = fen, Hh = bog.

KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6

KA3–KA5

26

KA6

14

Symbols in DB

31

Examples: Hn Hh

Related suffixes

  • h

    humic, enriched with humus

    e.g. Ah

    KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6
  • n

    unweathered, fresh parent material

    e.g. Cn

    KA3 KA4 KA5 KA6

Profiles with this horizon

7