The Genesis and Classification of Cold Soils

1st Edition - January 28, 1983
Author: Samuel Rieger
Language: English
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 9 9 7 - 9

The Genesis and Classification of Cold Soils exposes the processes involved in the development of the principal kinds of soils that occur in cold regions and introduces readers to… Read more

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The Genesis and Classification of Cold Soils exposes the processes involved in the development of the principal kinds of soils that occur in cold regions and introduces readers to the classification of those soils. The book uses the terminologies and concepts of the description of soils provided by the Soil Taxonomy of the United States. Topics covered in the book include aspects of temperature relationships in cold soils; effects of freezing temperatures on the soil properties; the salient features of the U.S. Soil Taxonomy system; and the taxonomies of Canada, the U.S.S.R., and The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Pedologists, agriculturists, engineers, and researchers will find the book insightful.

ContentsPreface Chapter 1 Temperature Relationships in Cold Soils I. Temperature Belts II. Soil Temperature Regimes in Cold Areas III. Factors Affecting Soil Temperatures IV. Temperatures in Relation to Soil Depth References Chapter 2 The Effects of Freezing I. Moisture Migrations during Freezing II. Effects of Deep Freezing III. Cryoturbation IV. Effects of Shallow, Ice-Rich Permafrost on Turbation V. Intensity of Cryoturbation VI. Effects of Freezing on Sloping Soils References Chapter 3 The United States Soil Taxonomy I. Pedons and Polypedons II. Diagnostic Horizons III. Horizon Designators IV. Nomenclature V. Categories of the Classification References Chapter 4 Entisols I. Cryofluvents II. Cryorthents III. Cryopsamments IV. Cryaquents References Chapter 5 Spodosols I. Genesis of Spodosols II. Identification of Spodic Horizons III. Classification of Cold Spodosols References Chapter 6 Alfisols I. Genesis of Alfisols II. Classification of Cold Alfisols References Chapter 7 Mollisols I. Genesis of Mollisols II. Classification of Cold Mollisols References Chapter 8 Inceptisols: Cryandepts I. Genesis of Cryandepts II. Classification of Cryandepts References Chapter 9 Inceptisols: Cryochrepts I. Genesis of Cryochrepts II. Classification of Cryochrepts References Chapter l0 Inceptisols: Cryumbrepts I. Genesis of Cryumbrepts II. Classification of Cryumbrepts References Chapter 11 Inceptisols: Cryaquepts I. Genesis of Cryaquepts II. Classification of Cryaquepts References Chapter 12 Histosols I. Genesis of Histosols II. Properties of Histosols III. Classification of Cold Histosols References Chapter 13 The Taxonomies of Canada, the U.S.S.R.,and the FAO I. Canadian System of Soil Classification II. Official Soil Classification of the U.S.S.R. III. The FAO Soil Classification References Index