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Soil temperature variations between a Typic Fragiudults and a Typic Paleudults in the Ozark Highlands of Missouri

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Abstract

Soil temperature measurements from a Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) monitoring site in the Ozark Highlands Major Land Resource Area (MLRA 116A) were evaluated on landscapes comprising Typic Fragiudults (Scholten series) and Typic Paleudults (Poynor series). The fve soil forming factors were similar for both soils, with the major difference between the adjacent soils being a fragipan in the Scholten series. Air and soil temperatures were collected from a weather station of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service near the border of the mesic soil temperature regime and udic soil moisture regime zone. The mean annual soil temperature observed in the Scholten soil (13.5° C) was 0.5° C cooler than the mean annual soil temperature in the Poynor soil (14.0° C). This study showed little difference in mean soil temperatures between soil types from January to April and from August to December. During the months of May, June and July, the Poynor mean soil temperature was higher (by 1.1° C, 1.4° C and 1.2° C, respectively) than the Scholten mean soil temperature.

Keywords

soil temperature, soil temperature regime, fragipan soils

Citation

Lugo-Camacho, Jorge L.; Indorante, Samuel J.; Kabrick, John M.; Muñoz, Miguel A. 2022. Soil temperature variations between a Typic Fragiudults and a Typic Paleudults in the Ozark Highlands of Missouri. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico. 105(2): 125-141. https://doi.org/10.46429/jaupr.v105i2.20071.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/65332