Properties and Classification of Cold Desert Soils from Antarctica

• Published in: Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Main Author: Bockheim, J. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1997
• Subjects: Polar Plateau; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010031x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2136%2Fsssaj1997.03615995006100010031x; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010031x/fullpdf

Abstract Eight pedons representing three climatic zones and parent materials ranging from Holocene to Pliocene were characterized from the Dry Valleys region of Antarctica. All of the soils contain abundant water‐soluble salts, including NaCl in coastal regions, NaNO 3 along the polar plateau, and N...