Appendix A Kenya case study coding schemes (A13-A16)

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A.13 Slope Class Coding Scheme

Code Symbol Slope Class Mean Slopes of Quartiles
      Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
01 A 0 - 2% 0 1 1 2
02 AB 0 - 5% 0 2 4 5
03 B 2 - 5% 2 3 4 5
04 BC 2 - 8% 2 4 6 8
05 C 5 - 8% 5 6 7 8
06 BCD 2 - 16% 2 6 11 16
07 CD 5 - 16% 5 6 7 8
08 D 8 - 16% 8 11 13 16
09 DE 8 - 30% 8 16 22 30
10 E 16 - 30% 16 21 25 30
11 EF >16% 16 30 42 56
12 F >30% 30 39 47 56

A.14 Soil Texture Coding Scheme

Code Symbol Explanation
010 S Sand
011 LCS Loamy Coarse
Sand    
012 FS Fine Sand
013 LFS Loamy Fine Sand
014 LS Loamy Sand
020 FSL Fine Sandy Loam
021 SL Sandy Loam
022 L Loam
023 SCL Sandy Clay Loam
024 SIL Silt Loam
025 CL Clay Loam
026 SICL Silty Clay Loam
027 SI Silt
031 SC Sandy Clay
032 SIC Silty Clay
033 PC Peaty Clay
034 C Clay

A.15 Coarse Material Coding Scheme

Code Symbol Explanation
001 G Gravelly
002 VG Very Gravelly
003 S Stony
004 B Bouldery
005 SB Stony/Bouldery
006 BS Bouldery/Stony

A.16 Soil Phase Coding Scheme

Code Symbol Explanation
001 R Rocky
002 B Bouldery
003 BM Bouldery Mantle
004 S Stony
005 SM Stony Mantle
006 GM Gravel Mantle
007 P Lithic
008 PP Paralithic
009 K Petrocalcic (50-100)
010 KK Petrocalcic (<50)
011 C Pisocalcic (50-100)
012 CC Pisocalcic (<50)
013 M Petroferric (50-100)
014 N Pisoferric (<100)
015 A Saline
016 O Sodic
017 AO Saline-Sodic
018 F Fragican
019 G Gravelly