Profiles He-FRA-03 Oppershofen
KA5 Reference ID: 1142

He-FRA-03 Oppershofen

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Digital Object Identifier https://doi.org/10.20387/bonares-fdr1-9zgq
Author
Volker Herche
Date
16.03.2026
Location
8.7853, 50.4243
Status
Published
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Metadata

Status
Public
Profile name
He-FRA-03 Oppershofen
Nomenclature
KA5
Recording date
28.04.2025
Surveyor
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Project
Soil Science to Go
Description
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Project remark
Bodenprofile des digitalen Bodenkunde-Lehrpfades

AGROVOC thesaurus

Contributing people

Volker Herche

Corresponding Author
Role
author
Organization
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen
E-mail
volker.herche@uni-giessen.de
ORCID
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Street
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Postal code
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Location
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Franziska Bucka

Role
author
Organization
Goethe Universität Frankfurt
E-mail
bucka@em.uni-frankfurt.de
ORCID
—
Street
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Postal code
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Nele Meyer

Role
author
Organization
Goethe Universität Frankfurt
E-mail
nele.meyer@em.uni-frankfurt.de
ORCID
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Street
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Postal code
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Location
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Vincent Felde

Role
Project lead
Organization
Leibniz Universität Hannover
E-mail
felde@ifbk.uni-hannover.de
ORCID
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Street
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Postal code
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Location
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Suggested Citation

Herche, V.; Bucka, F.; Meyer, N.; Felde, V. (2025). He-FRA-03 Oppershofen. BonaRes Soil Profile Database. https://doi.org/10.20387/bonares-fdr1-9zgq

General Information

Title data remark
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Type of digestion
GS (Schürfgrube (Gesamtprofil > 1 m))
Recording intensity
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Survey depth (cm)
—
Weather
WT2 (keine Niederschläge innerhalb der letzten Woche)
soil organisms
—
Soil appraisal: soil type/genesis
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Additional documents
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Classification according to WRB
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Survey situation remark
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Profile remark
Ticket_Number:7004

Anthropogenic changes

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Soil description

Soil type (short)
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Soil systematic unit: subtype
LLn (Normparabraunerde)
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
N1
Exposure
NE (Nordost)
Curvature
—
Relief shape type
G (Geschlossene Hohlform)
Metric data on relief form type
—
Micro-relief
—
Location in relief
M (Mittelhang)
Soil erosion/deposition processes
—
Soil erosion/deposition features
—
Degree of erosion
—

Use and vegetation

Type of use/sealing
F (Forst allgemein)
Vegetation coverage level
LW (Laubwald)
Vegetation area proportion
—

Hydromorphological information

GWS
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Rootable soil depth
—
Water level below surface
—
Degree of waterlogging
—

horizon 1 — Ah

0.0–10.0 cm
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Ah h3 (mittel humos) Ut3 (mittel toniger Schluff)

Identification

Horizon number
1
Symbol (prefix)
—
Horizon symbol
Ah
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
—
Lower limit (cm)
10.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
w,de,h (wellig, Übergang deutlich, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
—
Humus content
h3 (mittel humos)
Carbon content
—
Carbonate content
—

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
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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
—

Structure

Other pedogenic features
—
Other: appearance
—
Other: degree of expression
—
Other: area proportion
—
Other: size
—
Aggregate packing type
—
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
—
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf3 (mittel)
Coarse roots
Wg2 (schwach)
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Ut3 (mittel toniger Schluff)
Total coarse fragments
—
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
—
Parent rock
Lo (Löss)
Periglacial layers
LH (Hauptlage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 2 — M

10.0–30.0 cm
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M h1 (sehr schwach humos) Ut3 (mittel toniger Schluff)

Identification

Horizon number
2
Symbol (prefix)
—
Horizon symbol
M
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
10.0
Lower limit (cm)
30.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
e,de,h (ebenförmig (glatt), Übergang deutlich, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
—
Humus content
h1 (sehr 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
—

Structure

Other pedogenic features
—
Other: appearance
—
Other: degree of expression
—
Other: area proportion
—
Other: size
—
Aggregate packing type
—
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
—
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf3 (mittel)
Coarse roots
Wg2 (schwach)
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Ut3 (mittel toniger Schluff)
Total coarse fragments
—
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
—
Parent rock
Lo (Löss)
Periglacial layers
LH (Hauptlage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 3 — Bt

30.0–70.0 cm
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Bt h0 (humusfrei) Tu4 (stark schluffiger Ton)

Identification

Horizon number
3
Symbol (prefix)
II
Horizon symbol
Bt
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
30.0
Lower limit (cm)
70.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
e,de,h (ebenförmig (glatt), Übergang deutlich, 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
—

Structure

Other pedogenic features
—
Other: appearance
—
Other: degree of expression
—
Other: area proportion
—
Other: size
—
Aggregate packing type
—
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
—
Structure form and aggregate size
  • pol (Polyedergefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf3 (mittel)
Coarse roots
Wg1 (sehr schwach)
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Tu4 (stark schluffiger Ton)
Total coarse fragments
—
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
—
Parent rock
Lo (Löss)
Periglacial layers
LM (Mittellage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 4 — Btv

70.0–90.0 cm
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Btv h0 (humusfrei) Ut4 (stark toniger Schluff)

Identification

Horizon number
4
Symbol (prefix)
II
Horizon symbol
Btv
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
70.0
Lower limit (cm)
90.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
w,de,h (wellig, Übergang deutlich, 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
—

Structure

Other pedogenic features
—
Other: appearance
—
Other: degree of expression
—
Other: area proportion
—
Other: size
—
Aggregate packing type
—
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
—
Structure form and aggregate size
  • sub (Subpolyedergefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf2 (schwach)
Coarse roots
—
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Ut4 (stark toniger Schluff)
Total coarse fragments
—
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
—
Parent rock
Lo (Löss)
Periglacial layers
LM (Mittellage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 5 — Cc

90.0–110.0 cm
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Cc h0 (humusfrei) Tu3 (mittel schluffiger Ton)

Identification

Horizon number
5
Symbol (prefix)
III el
Horizon symbol
Cc
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
90.0
Lower limit (cm)
110.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
z,de,h (zungen-, bzw. taschenförmig, Übergang deutlich, 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
—

Structure

Other pedogenic features
—
Other: appearance
—
Other: degree of expression
—
Other: area proportion
—
Other: size
—
Aggregate packing type
—
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
—
Structure form and aggregate size
  • sub (Subpolyedergefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf1 (sehr schwach)
Coarse roots
—
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld4 (Ld hoch)
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
Lo (Löss)
Periglacial layers
LM (Mittellage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 6 — Cv

110.0–135.0 cm
menu_book Atlas
Cv h0 (humusfrei) Lts (sandig-toniger Lehm)

Identification

Horizon number
6
Symbol (prefix)
IV il
Horizon symbol
Cv
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
110.0
Lower limit (cm)
135.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
w,de,h (wellig, Übergang deutlich, 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
—

Structure

Other pedogenic features
—
Other: appearance
—
Other: degree of expression
—
Other: area proportion
—
Other: size
—
Aggregate packing type
—
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
—
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kit (Kittgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
—
Coarse roots
—
Bulk density/decomposition stage
—
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Lts (sandig-toniger Lehm)
Total coarse fragments
—
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
—
Parent rock
lpq (präquartäre Lockergesteine)
Periglacial layers
LB (Basislage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
t (Tertiär)
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 7 — Sw

135.0–135.0 cm
menu_book Atlas
Sw h0 (humusfrei) Lt2 (schwach toniger Lehm)

Identification

Horizon number
7
Symbol (prefix)
IV
Horizon symbol
Sw
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
135.0
Lower limit (cm)
135.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
—
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
rb (gebleicht)
Reductive: form
—
Reductive: degree of expression
—
Reductive: area proportion
—
Reductive: size
—
Soil moisture
—

Structure

Other pedogenic features
—
Other: appearance
—
Other: degree of expression
—
Other: area proportion
—
Other: size
—
Aggregate packing type
—
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
—
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kit (Kittgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
—
Coarse roots
—
Bulk density/decomposition stage
—
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Lt2 (schwach toniger Lehm)
Total coarse fragments
—
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
—
Parent rock
lpq (präquartäre Lockergesteine)
Periglacial layers
LB (Basislage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
t (Tertiär)
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

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Localization

GeoJSON coordinates
8.7853, 50.4243
Elevation above sea level
240.00
Topographic map sheet no.
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Country
—
Federal State
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Place name
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