Semi-detailed Soil Survey of the LIuidas Vale Area, St. Catherine-St ...

CONTENTS page
Preface i
Summary ii
Table of contents iv
List of tables vi
List of figures vi
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY AREA 3
2.1 General characteristics 3
2.2 Climate 4
2.2.1 Rainfall and potential evapo-transpiration 4
2.2.2 Daily air temperature 9
2.2.3 Sunshine duration 10
2.2.4 Relative humidity 11
2.2.5 Wind 12
2.3 Landforms 12
2.4 Geology 15
2.5 Hydrology 17
2.6 Land cover and land use 20
3. MATERIALS AND METHODS 26
3.1 Office preparations 26
3.2 Field procedures 27
33 Map compilation 28
3.4 Laboratory procedures 28
4. THE SOILS 32
4.1 Previous work 32
4.2 Classification of the soils 32
4.2.1 General 32
4.2.2 The use of USDA Soil Taxonomy in Jamaica 33
4.3 Compilation of the map legend 36
4.4 General characteristics of the soils 39
4.4.1 Soils of the Hills and Foothills 39
4.4.2. Soils of the Inland Basins 41
4.4.3. Soils of the Plains 44
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