Effect of permafrost and palaeo-environmental history on soil formation in the lower Kolyma Lowland, Siberia

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Description :
The geogaphy of soils has been studied in the tundra of the sandy Kolyma Lowland between latitudes 69° and 70°N. Controlled by a shallow permafrost depth and low precipitation values, relict features of multiple Podzol formation are mainly influenced by current soil genesis of slight leaching, intense cryoturbation and a secondary enrichment of bases, including sodium brought to the area from the Arctic Ocean.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografisk tidsskrift, issn : 0016-7223, 1996, vol. 96, p. 40-50, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 33 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Danemark, København, Kongelige danske geografiske selskab