| Abstract: | The moisture régimes of several representative profiles of the Worcester series developed on Keuper Marl are described and interpreted using a simple field technique supplemented by determinations of pore space, moisture content, and moisture release characteristics. It is suggested that the textural B horizon of coarse blocky structure is the cause of waterlogging which occurs seasonally in the upper 61 cm of these soils. The C horizon, which has a fine blocky structure and a lower clay content, is more permeable, and determinations of pore space and moisture content showed an appreciable volume of air voids in it when the overlying horizons were fully saturated with water. After subsoiling to a depth of 76 cm at one site, the soil was waterlogged less often and then only for shorter periods than formerly. |
