Table 3.1 Corrleation of soil classification system of Japan (2017) with WRB (2015) and Soil Taxonomy (2014)
Soil classification system of Japan (2017)
World reference base for soil
resources (2015)
USDA Soil Taxonomy (2014)
Great group
Group
Subgroup
A. 【Human-made soils】
Technosols, Regosols
(Entisols)
Artifactural soils
Technosols
(Udorthents)
Organic
Gabric Technosols
Ekrantic
Linic Technosols
Ekranic Technosols
Mineral
Urbic Technosols
Spolic Technosols
Reformed soils
Regosols (Transportic)
(Udorthents)
Upland
Regosols (Transportic)
Lowland
Regosols (Transportic)
B. 【Organic soils】
Histosols
Histosols
Peat soils
Histosols
Histosols
Sapric
Saplic Histosols
Haplosaprists
High-moor
Fibric Histosols
Hemic Histosols
Shagnofibrists
Haplofibrists
Haplohemists
Transitional-moor
Fibric Histosols
Hemic Histosols
Haplofibrists
Haplohemists
Low-moor
Fibric Histosols
Hemic Histosols
Haplofibrists
Haplohemists
C. 【Andosols】
Andosols, Podzols
Andisols, Spodosols
Podzolic
Andosols
Andic Podzols
Aquods, Humods, Orthods, Aquands,
Vitrands, Udands
Epi-peaty
Andic Histic Podzols
Histic Endoaquods, Histic Endoaquands
Epi-pseudogleyic
Andic Stagnic Podzols
Lithic Epiauods, Andic Epiaquods, Typic
Epiaquods, Vitraquands, Melanaqunds,
Epiaquands
Aquic
Andic Gleyic Podzols
Lithic Epiauods, Andic Epiaquods, Typic
Epiaquods, Aquic Haplorthods,
Vitraquands, Melanaqunds, Epiaquands,
Aquic subgroups in Andiosols
Haplic
Andic Podzols
Andic Haplohumods, Andic Haplorthods,
Andisols except Aquands and Aquic
subgroups
Regosolic
Andosols
Vitric Andosols
Vitrands, Aquands
Aquic
Gleyic Vitric Andosols
Vitraquands
Humic
Melanic Vitric Andosols
Umbric Vitric Andosols
Humic Udivitrands
Thapto-humic
Vitric Andosols
Thaptic Udivitrands
Haplic
Vitric Andosols
Typic Udivitrands
Gleyed Andosols
Gleysols (Andic)
Aquands
Peaty
Histic Gleysols (Andic)
Endoaquands
Cumulic
Dystric Gleysols (Andic)
Melanaquands
Endoaquands
Haplic
Dystric Gleysols (Andic)
Typic Endoaquands
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