Formation of Arctic soils in Chamberlindalen

Abstract: Soils in the Chamberlindalen area (Bellsund, Spitsbergen) have been formed un− der polar climatic conditions, influenced by many years of permafrost, and chemical and physical weathering. The type of bedrock and local water conditions are considered to be significant soil−forming factors....

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Main Author: Bellsund Spitsbergen
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Arctic
Spitsbergen
soils
Bellsund
Chamberlindalen
permafrost
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.608.7720
http://www.polar.pan.pl/ppr27/ppr27-119.pdf
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Summary:Abstract: Soils in the Chamberlindalen area (Bellsund, Spitsbergen) have been formed un− der polar climatic conditions, influenced by many years of permafrost, and chemical and physical weathering. The type of bedrock and local water conditions are considered to be significant soil−forming factors. The following soil units were distinguished according to the FAO−UNESCO Revised Legend (1997): Gelic Leptosols, Gelic Regosols, Gelic Gley− sols, and Gelic Cambisols. The basic properties of the soils studied are (i) shallow soil pro− file with poorly differentiated genetic horizons, (ii) the particle size distribution of sands and loams, (iii) a considerable content of the silt fraction, (iv) different pH, and a consider− able organic carbon content.

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