Characterization of selected soils from the Lhasa region of Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, SW China

• Main Authors: C. A. S. Smith, M. Clark, G. Broll, C. L. Ping, J. M. Kimble, G. Luo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Le Fond; Ice; permafrost; pergélisol
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199907/09)10:33.0.CO;2-F

Soils along an elevational gradient in the Himalayas from the Lhasa River Valley bottom at 3700 m in elevation through subalpine (4200 to 4600 m) and alpine (>4600 m elevation) vegetation zones were described, sampled and classified according to the USDA soil taxonomy. Active flood plain soils we...