soil horizon

collocation in English

meaningsofsoilandhorizon

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soil
noun
uk
/sɔɪl/us
/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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horizon
noun[S]
uk
/həˈraɪ.zən/us
/həˈraɪ.zən/
the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land ...
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(Definition ofsoilandhorizonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lowest oxidation rate constant was observed in the uppersoilhorizonduring the three time intervals of the glucose incubation.
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Differences in soil characteristics and pore-ice content will result in permeability differences over the verticalsoilhorizon.
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Varying horizontal bands of colour in the soil often identify a specificsoilhorizon.
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Generally, plinthite forms in asoilhorizonthat is saturated with water for some time during the year.
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For this, the localsoilhorizonprovides suitable conditions as sediments below the soil layer are made up of loess.
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It then precipitated further down and formed a particular type ofsoilhorizon, which contains concretions of calcium carbonate.
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Core samples are taken by driving a metal core into the earth at the desired depth andsoilhorizon.
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Biologists believe that this layer of ash served as asoilhorizonfor native and invasive plants to colonize the area.
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Asoilhorizonaccumulating leached and eluviated materials is referred to as a zone of illuviation.
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This claim has been refuted by geological research and the finding of asoilhorizonof undisturbed peat and sedimentation since the end of the last glaciation period.
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