Module Soil Texture Classification
Derive soil texture classes with USDA scheme from sand, silt and clay contents.
1 - Clay
2 - Silty Clay
3 - Silty Clay-Loam
4 - Sandy Clay
5 - Sandy Clay-Loam
6 - Clay-Loam
7 - Silt
8 - Silt-Loam
9 - Loam
10 - Sand
11 - Loamy Sand
12 - Sandy Loam
Reference:
USDA NRCS Soils Website
- Author: Gianluca Massei (c) 2007 (g_massa@libero.it)
- Specification: grid
- Menu: Grid|Analysis|Soil Analysis
Parameters
| Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
Input | Sand (*) | Grid (optional input) | SAND | sand content given as percentage | - |
Silt (*) | Grid (optional input) | SILT | silt content given as percentage | - |
Clay (*) | Grid (optional input) | CLAY | clay content given as percentage | - |
Output | Soil Texture | Grid (output) | TEXTURE | soil texture | - |
Sum (*) | Grid (optional output) | SUM | Sum of percentages | - |
(*) optional |
Command-line
Usage: saga_cmd grid_analysis 14 [-SAND <str>] [-SILT <str>] [-CLAY <str>] [-TEXTURE <str>] [-SUM <str>]
-SAND:<str> Sand
Grid (optional input)
-SILT:<str> Silt
Grid (optional input)
-CLAY:<str> Clay
Grid (optional input)
-TEXTURE:<str> Soil Texture
Grid (output)
-SUM:<str> Sum
Grid (optional output)