Cryopedology

• Main Author: Bockheim, James G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Progress in Soil Science
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Physical geography.; Polar regions.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Earth System Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Polar Geography.

This is the first book solely devoted to Cryopedology, the study of soils of cold regions. The analysis treats Cryosols as a three-part system (active layer, transition layer, permafrost). The book considers soil-forming factors, cryogenic processes, and classification and distribution of Cryosols....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Cryosols: a Three-Part System
• Description, sampling and analysis of Cryosols
• Soil Formatting Factors
• Cryogenic Processes
• Classification of Cryosols
• Distribution of Cryosols
• Arctic Cryosols
• Antartic Cryosols
• Alpine Cryosols
• Cryosols and Earth-system Sciences
• Cryosols in a Changing Climate
• Management of Cryosols
• Cryosol Databases and Their Use.