Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada
Late Tertiary paleosols occurring in the unglaciated portion of the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada have either Podzolic or Luvisolic soil development. The early Pleistocene paleosols in this area also display Luvisolic soil development in addition to cryogenic soil properties resulting from...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64566 2023-05-15T14:19:12+02:00 Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada Tarnocai, C. Schweger, C.E. 1991-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64566 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64566/48480 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64566 ARCTIC; Vol. 44 No. 1 (1991): March: 1–93; 1-11 1923-1245 0004-0843 Climate change Cryogenics Formation Geology Glacial deposits Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology Palaeopedology Pleistocene epoch Pliocene epoch Soil profiles Soils Tertiary period Bluefish River region Yukon Mackenzie Mountains N.W.T./Yukon Old Crow River region Porcupine River region Alaska/Yukon Northern info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1991 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:42Z Late Tertiary paleosols occurring in the unglaciated portion of the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada have either Podzolic or Luvisolic soil development. The early Pleistocene paleosols in this area also display Luvisolic soil development in addition to cryogenic soil properties resulting from frost action. Most of these latter paleosols have deeply weathered sola and they usually have rubified argillic horizons. These soil properties suggest that the climate during the late Tertiary and early Pleistocene was warmer than at present. The cryogenic soil properties found in the early Pleistocene paleosols suggest that these soils were exposed to cold climates during subsequent glacial periods.Key words: paleosols, late Tertiary, early Pleistocene, northwestern Canada, soil environments, soil development Mots clés: paléosols, Tertiaire tardif, Pléistocène précoce, nord-ouest canadien, environnements pédologiques, formation des sols Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Mackenzie mountains Old Crow Porcupine River Alaska Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Crow River ENVELOPE(-125.395,-125.395,60.000,60.000) Old Crow River ENVELOPE(-139.803,-139.803,67.580,67.580) Sola ENVELOPE(9.806,9.806,63.198,63.198) Yukon ARCTIC 44 1 |
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Climate change Cryogenics Formation Geology Glacial deposits Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology Palaeopedology Pleistocene epoch Pliocene epoch Soil profiles Soils Tertiary period Bluefish River region Yukon Mackenzie Mountains N.W.T./Yukon Old Crow River region Porcupine River region Alaska/Yukon Northern Tarnocai, C. Schweger, C.E. Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada |
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Climate change Cryogenics Formation Geology Glacial deposits Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology Palaeopedology Pleistocene epoch Pliocene epoch Soil profiles Soils Tertiary period Bluefish River region Yukon Mackenzie Mountains N.W.T./Yukon Old Crow River region Porcupine River region Alaska/Yukon Northern |
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Late Tertiary paleosols occurring in the unglaciated portion of the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada have either Podzolic or Luvisolic soil development. The early Pleistocene paleosols in this area also display Luvisolic soil development in addition to cryogenic soil properties resulting from frost action. Most of these latter paleosols have deeply weathered sola and they usually have rubified argillic horizons. These soil properties suggest that the climate during the late Tertiary and early Pleistocene was warmer than at present. The cryogenic soil properties found in the early Pleistocene paleosols suggest that these soils were exposed to cold climates during subsequent glacial periods.Key words: paleosols, late Tertiary, early Pleistocene, northwestern Canada, soil environments, soil development Mots clés: paléosols, Tertiaire tardif, Pléistocène précoce, nord-ouest canadien, environnements pédologiques, formation des sols |
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Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada |
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Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada |
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Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada |
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Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada |
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Late Tertiary and Early Pleistocene Paleosols in Northwestern Canada |
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late tertiary and early pleistocene paleosols in northwestern canada |
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