Pedological analysis and statistical variation of mapping soil unit of Greater Mussiab Project / Babylon Province

Abstract

     Soil survey map at series level of greater mussiab project 35 km north Babylon Province between 32˚ 32' - 32˚ 47' N and  44˚ 29' - 44˚ 55' E  used to analysis pedologicaly to limit the state of soil series and their relation between them .Three soil series wich various  in physiographic region was choose to determine the statistical variation of soil particle to study the  sedimentological environment  and  characteristic of region sedimentology.

     Results show  18 soil series  various in  frequency and  their area  , MM11 series was the greatest area and frequency , pedological distribution of texture was 35.02% to moderately coarse textured , 39.22% to moderately textured  and 25.53% to fine textured , the result also show strong relationship between irrigation levee and river basin physiographic unit because both contain the same soil series , particles analysis appear medium and fine silt was over all average fraction . In mean time sediment exhibited poor sorting , positive skewness coefficient showed smooth surface due to abrasion fluvial transport  and sediment as well as kurtosis coefficient appear.