Soil and permafrost in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica: stable or dynamic?
Soils in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica generally comprise a surface desert pavement and a seasonally thawed active layer over permafrost. Most soils are formed on regolith such as glacial till or colluvium. Mean annual air temperatures range from -18°C to -24°C with low precipitation. The active...
Published in: | Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Spanish |
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Universidad de La Rioja
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.2923 https://doaj.org/article/691cbc0fa0964a4d864c7d98aabb469c |