| Term | Base saturation |
|---|---|
| Definition | Percent base saturation (BS) is the percentage of the Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) occupied by the basic cations Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+. |
| Sampling medium | Soil |
| Aggregation type | Average |
| Units | % |
| Provenance | ODM2 Controlled Vocabularies |
| Provenance uri | http://vocabulary.odm2.org/variablename/baseSaturation/ |
| Category | - |
| Note | Added to support Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) data use cases. |
| Status | ACCEPTED |