An Arctic Equivalent of the Grumusol

Describes soils near Umiat, Alaska: the gilgai micro- microrelief, sparse vegetation, and the desiccation cracks of considerable depth and width underlying a surface mulch of mineral soil aggregates. At depth, the soils grade into a thick structureless viscous clay which overlies permafrost. The for...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: MacNamara, E.E., Tedrow, J.C.F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66471 2023-05-15T14:19:20+02:00 An Arctic Equivalent of the Grumusol MacNamara, E.E. Tedrow, J.C.F. 1966-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66471 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66471/50384 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66471 ARCTIC; Vol. 19 No. 2 (1966): June: 109–212; 145-152 1923-1245 0004-0843 Evaporation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1966 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:21Z Describes soils near Umiat, Alaska: the gilgai micro- microrelief, sparse vegetation, and the desiccation cracks of considerable depth and width underlying a surface mulch of mineral soil aggregates. At depth, the soils grade into a thick structureless viscous clay which overlies permafrost. The formation of this soil involves processes which operate where soil materials are high in expanding lattice clays of the montmorillonite group. Freezing and evaporation cause desiccation. Thus the genesis of this arctic soil is almost identical with that of grumosols of temperate and warm climates. Soil profiles and tabulated chemical and physical data are included. Un Équivalent arctique du Grumusol. Il existe dans le nord de l'Alaska un équivalent arctique du grumusol. Riche en montmorillonites, il présente un micro-relief en "gilgai" et une surface minérale plutôt dure. Si l'on considère que le gel est essentiellement un processus de dessication qui agit au moins une fois par an dans ces sites, où l'évaporation est plus importante que la précipitation, la genèse de ce sol paraît semblable à celle des grumusols des climats chauds et tempérés. Les auteurs présentent des données chimiques et physiques. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* permafrost Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic ARCTIC 19 2
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An Arctic Equivalent of the Grumusol
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description Describes soils near Umiat, Alaska: the gilgai micro- microrelief, sparse vegetation, and the desiccation cracks of considerable depth and width underlying a surface mulch of mineral soil aggregates. At depth, the soils grade into a thick structureless viscous clay which overlies permafrost. The formation of this soil involves processes which operate where soil materials are high in expanding lattice clays of the montmorillonite group. Freezing and evaporation cause desiccation. Thus the genesis of this arctic soil is almost identical with that of grumosols of temperate and warm climates. Soil profiles and tabulated chemical and physical data are included. Un Équivalent arctique du Grumusol. Il existe dans le nord de l'Alaska un équivalent arctique du grumusol. Riche en montmorillonites, il présente un micro-relief en "gilgai" et une surface minérale plutôt dure. Si l'on considère que le gel est essentiellement un processus de dessication qui agit au moins une fois par an dans ces sites, où l'évaporation est plus importante que la précipitation, la genèse de ce sol paraît semblable à celle des grumusols des climats chauds et tempérés. Les auteurs présentent des données chimiques et physiques.
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