Polar soil classification and the periglacial problem
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26485/BP/1973/22/17Keywords:
pedology, soil zones, soil taxonomic units, patterned groundAbstract
In order to have a better understanding of Polar soils and related periglacial problems, northern polar lands are first divided into three zones: (1) Polar Desert (High Arctic), (2) Subpolar Desert (Mid-Arctic), and (3) Tundra (Low Arctic). The major Great Soil Groups within each zone are identified. Methods of subdividing Great Soil Groups into smaller taxonomic units approximating the soil series (USA) are discussed. The problem of how frost action and patterned ground formation affect polar soil properties is considered. Some examples of using fossil properties to reconstruct past climates are discussed.
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