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
Public
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Metadata

Status
Public
Profile name
He-KS-04 Frankenhausen
nomenclature
KA5
Recording date
17.03.2025
Surveyor
project
Soil Science to Go
Description
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
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-04 Frankenhausen. BonaRes Soil Profile Database. https://doi.org/10.20387/bonares-6tek-599d

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:6999

Anthropogenic changes

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 (mittel geneigt bis mittelstark geneigt)
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
Water level below surface
Degree of waterlogging

horizon 1 — Ah

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

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
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)

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

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

horizon 2 — Bv

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

Identification

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

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
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)

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

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

horizon 3 — Bv

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

Identification

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

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
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)

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

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

horizon 4 — Sw

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

Identification

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

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
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)

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

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • kru (Krümelgefüge)

horizon 5 — Cv-Sd

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

Identification

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

Morphology / Description

Form, sharpness and length
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)

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

Extended details

Structure form and aggregate size

  • sub (Subpolyedergefüge)

No samples available

localization

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

Attachments

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