A catena in soil science is a series of distinct but co-evolving soils arrayed down a slope. Each soil type or "facet" differs somewhat from its neighbours, but all occur in the same climate and on the same underlying parent material.

What is Soil Catena in geography?

A soil catena is a sequence of different soil profiles that occur down a slope. They occur on hill slopes where the geology is uniform and there is no marked difference in climate from the top to the bottom of the slope.

How is soil Catena formed?

A catena is a sequence of soils down a slope, created by the balance of processes such as precipitation, infiltration and runoff.