Profiles He-KS-02 Frankenhausen
KA5 Reference ID: 1134

He-KS-02 Frankenhausen

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Digital Object Identifier https://doi.org/10.20387/bonares-fws6-wp8b
Author
Volker Herche
Date
16.03.2026
Location
9.4444, 51.4176
Status
Public
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Metadata

Status
Public
Profile name
He-KS-02 Frankenhausen
nomenclature
KA5
Recording date
18.03.2025
Surveyor
project
Soil Science to Go
Description
Project remark
Bodenprofile des digitalen Bodenkunde-Lehrpfades

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Contributing people

Volker Herche

Corresponding Author
role
author
organization
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen
E-mail
volker.herche@uni-giessen.de
ORCID
Street
Postal code
Location
country

Christine Wachendorf

role
author
organization
Universität Kassel
E-mail
c.wachendorf@uni-kassel.de
ORCID
Street
Postal code
Location
country

Tobias Weber

role
author
organization
Universität Kassel
E-mail
tobias.weber@uni-kassel.de
ORCID
Street
Postal code
Location
country

Vincent Felde

role
Project lead
organization
Leibniz Universität Hannover
E-mail
felde@ifbk.uni-hannover.de
ORCID
Street
Postal code
Location
country

Suggested Citation

Herche, V.; Wachendorf, C.; Weber, T.; Felde, V. (2025). He-KS-02 Frankenhausen. BonaRes Soil Profile Database. https://doi.org/10.20387/bonares-fws6-wp8b

General Information

Title data remark
Type of digestion
GS (Schürfgrube (Gesamtprofil > 1 m))
Recording intensity
weather
WT2 (keine Niederschläge innerhalb der letzten Woche)
soil organisms
Soil appraisal: soil type/genesis
Additional documents
Classification according to WRB
Survey situation remark
Profile remark
Ticket_Number:7012

Anthropogenic changes

Soil description

Soil type (short)
Soil systematic unit: subtype
BB-DD (Braunerde-Pelosol)
Soil systematic unit: variety
Soil systematic unit: subvariety
Substrate systematic unit: class
no value
Substrate systematic unit: type
Substrate systematic unit: subtype
Humus form

Relief and or erosion information

Inclination
N0.2 (nicht geneigt bis kaum geneigt)
Exposure
SE (Südost)
curvature
Relief shape type
KS (ebener Kulminationsbereich (Hangneigung N0))
Metric data on relief form type
Micro-relief
Location in relief
K (Kulminationslage)
Soil erosion/deposition processes
Soil erosion/deposition features
degree of erosion

Use and vegetation

Type of use/sealing
G (Grünland allgemein)
Vegetation coverage level
WI (Wiese allgemein)
Vegetation area proportion

Hydromorphological information

GWS
Water level below surface
Degree of waterlogging

horizon 1 — Ah

0.0–15.0 cm
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Ah (Ah) h3 (mittel humos) feu2 (schwach feucht) Tu3 (mittel schluffiger Ton)

Identification

Horizon number
1
Symbol (prefix)
Horizon symbol
Ah (Ah)
Symbol (suffix)
Upper limit (cm)
Lower limit (cm)
15.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
e,de,h (ebenförmig (glatt), Übergang deutlich, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
Humus content
h3 (mittel humos)
Carbon content
Carbonate content

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
Oxidative: form
Oxidative: degree of expression
Oxidative: area proportion
Oxidative: size
Hydromorphic reductive
Reductive: form
Reductive: degree of expression
Reductive: area proportion
Reductive: size
Soil moisture
feu2 (schwach feucht)

Structure

Other pedogenic features
Other: appearance
Other: degree of expression
Other: area proportion
Other: size
Aggregate packing type
h (halboffen)
Crack width
Pores
Tubes/channels
R (Röhren, Gänge allgemein)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Coarse roots
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency

Substrate

Substrate type
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Tu3 (mittel schluffiger Ton)
Total coarse fragments
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
Parent rock
Periglacial layers
LH (Hauptlage)
Coarse soil components
Substantial inhomogeneity
Structural inhomogeneity
Stratigraphy
Air capacity
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
Layer

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

horizon 2 — Ap

15.0–35.0 cm
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Ap (Ap) h2 (schwach humos) feu2 (schwach feucht) Tu3 (mittel schluffiger Ton)

Identification

Horizon number
2
Symbol (prefix)
r
Horizon symbol
Ap (Ap)
Symbol (suffix)
Upper limit (cm)
15.0
Lower limit (cm)
35.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
e,de,h (ebenförmig (glatt), Übergang deutlich, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
Humus content
h2 (schwach humos)
Carbon content
Carbonate content

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
Oxidative: form
Oxidative: degree of expression
Oxidative: area proportion
Oxidative: size
Hydromorphic reductive
Reductive: form
Reductive: degree of expression
Reductive: area proportion
Reductive: size
Soil moisture
feu2 (schwach feucht)

Structure

Other pedogenic features
Other: appearance
Other: degree of expression
Other: area proportion
Other: size
Aggregate packing type
h (halboffen)
Crack width
Pores
Tubes/channels
R (Röhren, Gänge allgemein)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Coarse roots
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency

Substrate

Substrate type
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Tu3 (mittel schluffiger Ton)
Total coarse fragments
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
Parent rock
Periglacial layers
LH (Hauptlage)
Coarse soil components
Substantial inhomogeneity
Structural inhomogeneity
Stratigraphy
Air capacity
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
Layer

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • sub (Subpolyedergefüge)

horizon 3 — Bv-P

35.0–60.0 cm
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Bv-P (Bv-P) h0 (humusfrei) feu2 (schwach feucht) Tu2 (schwach schluffiger Ton)

Identification

Horizon number
3
Symbol (prefix)
II
Horizon symbol
Bv-P (Bv-P)
Symbol (suffix)
Upper limit (cm)
35.0
Lower limit (cm)
60.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
e,di,h (ebenförmig (glatt), Übergang diffus, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
Humus content
h0 (humusfrei)
Carbon content
Carbonate content

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
Oxidative: form
Oxidative: degree of expression
Oxidative: area proportion
Oxidative: size
Hydromorphic reductive
Reductive: form
Reductive: degree of expression
Reductive: area proportion
Reductive: size
Soil moisture
feu2 (schwach feucht)

Structure

Other pedogenic features
Other: appearance
Other: degree of expression
Other: area proportion
Other: size
Aggregate packing type
g (geschlossen)
Crack width
Pores
Tubes/channels
R (Röhren, Gänge allgemein)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Coarse roots
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency

Substrate

Substrate type
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Tu2 (schwach schluffiger Ton)
Total coarse fragments
2
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
mGr1 (Mittelgrus, sehr schwach)
Parent rock
Periglacial layers
LB (Basislage)
Coarse soil components
Substantial inhomogeneity
Structural inhomogeneity
Stratigraphy
Air capacity
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
Layer

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • sub (Subpolyedergefüge)

horizon 4 — Cv

60.0–75.0 cm
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Cv (Cv) h0 (humusfrei) feu2 (schwach feucht) Tl (lehmiger Ton)

Identification

Horizon number
4
Symbol (prefix)
II il
Horizon symbol
Cv (Cv)
Symbol (suffix)
Upper limit (cm)
60.0
Lower limit (cm)
75.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
e,de,h (ebenförmig (glatt), Übergang deutlich, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
Humus content
h0 (humusfrei)
Carbon content
Carbonate content

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
ed (dunkelrostfarben)
Oxidative: form
Oxidative: degree of expression
Oxidative: area proportion
Oxidative: size
Hydromorphic reductive
Reductive: form
Reductive: degree of expression
Reductive: area proportion
Reductive: size
Soil moisture
feu2 (schwach feucht)

Structure

Other pedogenic features
Other: appearance
Other: degree of expression
Other: area proportion
Other: size
Aggregate packing type
g (geschlossen)
Crack width
Pores
Tubes/channels
R (Röhren, Gänge allgemein)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Coarse roots
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld4 (Ld hoch)
Consistency

Substrate

Substrate type
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Tl (lehmiger Ton)
Total coarse fragments
5
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
mGr2 (Mittelgrus, schwach)
Parent rock
Periglacial layers
LB (Basislage)
Coarse soil components
Substantial inhomogeneity
Structural inhomogeneity
Stratigraphy
Air capacity
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
Layer

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • koh (Kohärentgefüge)

horizon 5 — Cj

75.0–110.0 cm
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Cj (Cj) h0 (humusfrei) feu2 (schwach feucht) Tl (lehmiger Ton)

Identification

Horizon number
5
Symbol (prefix)
III el
Horizon symbol
Cj (Cj)
Symbol (suffix)
Upper limit (cm)
75.0
Lower limit (cm)
110.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
Soil colour (free text)
Humus content
h0 (humusfrei)
Carbon content
Carbonate content

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
ed (dunkelrostfarben)
Oxidative: form
Oxidative: degree of expression
Oxidative: area proportion
Oxidative: size
Hydromorphic reductive
Reductive: form
Reductive: degree of expression
Reductive: area proportion
Reductive: size
Soil moisture
feu2 (schwach feucht)

Structure

Other pedogenic features
Other: appearance
Other: degree of expression
Other: area proportion
Other: size
Aggregate packing type
g (geschlossen)
Crack width
Pores
Tubes/channels
R (Röhren, Gänge allgemein)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Coarse roots
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld4 (Ld hoch)
Consistency

Substrate

Substrate type
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Tl (lehmiger Ton)
Total coarse fragments
10
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
mGr3 (Mittelgrus, mittel)
Parent rock
Periglacial layers
Coarse soil components
Substantial inhomogeneity
Structural inhomogeneity
Stratigraphy
Air capacity
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
Layer

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • koh (Kohärentgefüge)

No samples available

localization

GeoJSON coordinates
9.4444, 51.4176
Elevation above sea level
242.00
Topographic map sheet no.
Country
Federal State
Place name

Attachments

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