TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bockheim,James G.
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Cryopedology
T2  - Progress in Soil Science
SN  - 9783319084855
AV  - GB3-5030 
U1  - 550 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - earth sciences
KW  - Physical geography
KW  - Polar regions
KW  - Soil science
KW  - Soil conservation
KW  - Earth Sciences
KW  - Earth System Sciences
KW  - Soil Science & Conservation
KW  - Polar Geography
N1  - 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
N2  - 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. Cryosols of the Arctic, Antarctica, and the high mountains are considered in detail. The chapters address cryosols and earth-system science, cryosols in a changing climate, cryosols databases and their use, and management of cryosols. The book is rich in color photographs and highlights the author’s 43 field trips to Antarctica, the Arctic, and alpine areas
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08485-5
ER  -