Antarctica: Soils, Weathering Processes and Environment

• Author(s): I.B. Campbell, G.G.C. Claridge,
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Pages: 367
• ISBN_10: 008086984X
  ISBN_13: 9780080869841
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology , Science / Life Sciences / Botany ,

Description:... Of pedological researchThe soil properties; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Soil distribution and factors influencing the soil pattern; Introduction; Soil forming factors; Influence of climate; Local soil moisture variations and profile development; Parent material differences and soil distribution; The influence of time on soil development; Weathering stages in soil formation; General distribution of weathered soils; Topography and the soil pattern; Microtopography and soil pattern; Conclusion; Chapter 9. The salts in Antarctic soils; Introduction; The chemistry of precipitation