Profiles He-KS-04 Frankenhausen
KA5 Reference ID: 1160

He-KS-04 Frankenhausen

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Digital Object Identifier https://doi.org/10.20387/bonares-6tek-599d
Author
Volker Herche
Date
17.03.2026
Location
9.4273, 51.4157
Status
Published
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Metadata

Status
Public
Profile name
He-KS-04 Frankenhausen
Nomenclature
KA5
Recording date
17.03.2025
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
—
Location
—
Country
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Christine Wachendorf

Role
author
Organization
Universität Kassel
E-mail
c.wachendorf@uni-kassel.de
ORCID
—
Street
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Postal code
—
Location
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Country
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Tobias Weber

Role
author
Organization
Universität Kassel
E-mail
tobias.weber@uni-kassel.de
ORCID
—
Street
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Postal code
—
Location
—
Country
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Vincent Felde

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

Herche, V.; Wachendorf, C.; Weber, T.; Felde, V. (2025). He-KS-04 Frankenhausen. BonaRes Soil Profile Database. https://doi.org/10.20387/bonares-6tek-599d

General Information

Title data remark
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Type of digestion
GS (Schürfgrube (Gesamtprofil > 1 m))
Recording intensity
—
Survey depth (cm)
—
Weather
WT2 (keine Niederschläge innerhalb der letzten Woche)
soil organisms
—
Soil appraisal: soil type/genesis
—
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:6999

Anthropogenic changes

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Soil description

Soil type (short)
—
Soil systematic unit: subtype
SS-BB (Pseudogley-Braunerde)
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
N3.2
Exposure
WW (West)
Curvature
—
Relief shape type
K (Kulminationsbereich)
Metric data on relief form type
—
Micro-relief
—
Location in relief
O (Oberhang)
Soil erosion/deposition processes
—
Soil erosion/deposition features
—
Degree of erosion
—

Use and vegetation

Type of use/sealing
GE (Weide)
Vegetation coverage level
PG (Pflanzengesellschaften auf Dauergrünland allgemein)
Vegetation area proportion
—

Hydromorphological information

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

horizon 1 — Ah

0.0–15.0 cm
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Ah h3 (mittel humos) Slu (schluffig-lehmiger Sand)

Identification

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

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
—
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
o (offen bis sperrig mit vielen Hohlräumen)
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
Rwu (Wurzelröhren)
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf4 (stark)
Coarse roots
—
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Slu (schluffig-lehmiger Sand)
Total coarse fragments
5
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
mGr2 (Mittelgrus, schwach)
Parent rock
—
Periglacial layers
LH (Hauptlage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 2 — Bv

15.0–30.0 cm
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Bv kA (keine Angabe) Slu (schluffig-lehmiger Sand)

Identification

Horizon number
2
Symbol (prefix)
—
Horizon symbol
Bv
Symbol (suffix)
1
Upper limit (cm)
15.0
Lower limit (cm)
30.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
w,di,h (wellig, Übergang diffus, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
—
Humus content
kA (keine Angabe)
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
o (offen bis sperrig mit vielen Hohlräumen)
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
Rwu (Wurzelröhren)
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf4 (stark)
Coarse roots
—
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Slu (schluffig-lehmiger Sand)
Total coarse fragments
5
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
mGr2 (Mittelgrus, schwach)
Parent rock
—
Periglacial layers
LH (Hauptlage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 3 — Bv

30.0–50.0 cm
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Bv kA (keine Angabe) Slu (schluffig-lehmiger Sand)

Identification

Horizon number
3
Symbol (prefix)
—
Horizon symbol
Bv
Symbol (suffix)
2
Upper limit (cm)
30.0
Lower limit (cm)
50.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
z,de,h (zungen-, bzw. taschenförmig, Übergang deutlich, Grenze horizontal)
Soil colour (free text)
—
Humus content
kA (keine Angabe)
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
o (offen bis sperrig mit vielen Hohlräumen)
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
Rwu (Wurzelröhren)
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

Fine roots
Wf4 (stark)
Coarse roots
—
Bulk density/decomposition stage
Ld3 (Ld mittel)
Consistency
—

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Slu (schluffig-lehmiger Sand)
Total coarse fragments
35
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
fX4 (kantige Steine, stark)
Parent rock
—
Periglacial layers
LH (Hauptlage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 4 — Sw

50.0–60.0 cm
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Sw kA (keine Angabe) Sl3 (mittel lehmiger Sand)

Identification

Horizon number
4
Symbol (prefix)
II
Horizon symbol
Sw
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
50.0
Lower limit (cm)
60.0

Morphology / Description

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

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
eh (hellrostfarben)
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
o (offen bis sperrig mit vielen Hohlräumen)
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
Rwu (Wurzelröhren)
Structure form and aggregate size
  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

Rooting and consistency

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

Substrate

Substrate type
—
Substrate genesis
kA (keine Angabe)
Texture of fine soil
Sl3 (mittel lehmiger Sand)
Total coarse fragments
5
Coarse soil fractions/proportions
mGr2 (Mittelgrus, schwach)
Parent rock
—
Periglacial layers
LM (Mittellage)
Coarse soil components
—
Substantial inhomogeneity
—
Structural inhomogeneity
—
Stratigraphy
—
Air capacity
—
Saturated hydraulic conductivity
—
Layer
—

horizon 5 — Cv-Sd

60.0–120.0 cm
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Cv-Sd kA (keine Angabe) Lts (sandig-toniger Lehm)

Identification

Horizon number
5
Symbol (prefix)
III il
Horizon symbol
Cv-Sd
Symbol (suffix)
—
Upper limit (cm)
60.0
Lower limit (cm)
120.0

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and position
—
Soil colour (free text)
—
Humus content
kA (keine Angabe)
Carbon content
—
Carbonate content
—

Hydromorphism

Hydromorphic oxidative
eh (hellrostfarben)
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
g (geschlossen)
Crack width
—
Pores
—
Tubes/channels
Rwu (Wurzelröhren)
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
Lts (sandig-toniger Lehm)
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
—

No samples available

Localization

GeoJSON coordinates
9.4273, 51.4157
Elevation above sea level
246.00
Topographic map sheet no.
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Country
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Federal State
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Place name
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