Using Atlas of Munsell to Study the Color of Selected Soils in Karbala Province.

Abstract

The current research study focuses on the use of a Munsell’s atlas to determine the soil colors in Karbala Governorate

the. The atlas is one of the good means in detecting soil colors and classifying them according to the color of the soil. Munsell’s atlas is a color space that defines a color scale based on three types. The rise of this system began in 1898 AD and then it was published in its final form in the year 1905 AD. The color consists of three factors:

1-The colors of the solar spectrum working in the formation of the color is used by mixing or independence, and this

phenomenon is known as Hue.

2-The intensity of the colors of the elements of the solar spectrum is called the Value, and the reference here is to the

degree of darkness.

3-The amount of impurities expressed in the percentage of purity is called Chroma.

The researcher distributed the samples to Munsell’s atlas to get acquainted with their numerical values and their types. The results of the researcher show that the soils of the study area are located within the page (10 YR). The page (7.5 YR) also included some of the soil samples in addition to the page (5 YR).