Soils and Geomorphology

Name: Soils and Geomorphology
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ISBN: 9780195078862

ISBN-10: 0195078861

ISBN-13: 9780195078862

Edition: 3rd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Peter Birkeland

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First published in 1974, this text has been popular amond soil scientists, geomorphologists, geologists, geographers, and archaeologists. This third edition will retain the popular format, "factors of soil formation," whjile offering a greater number of topics and examples -- particularly in the chapters, "Weathering and Soil Development with Time" and "Topography -- Soil Relations with Time in Different Climatic Settings." It places greater emphasis on the role of dust in pedogenesis, and includes new data on tropical soil development, global soil-loss relations, neotectonics, and reduction processes. The text discussses field applications such as the use of soils in recognizing climate…

Book details

List price: $169.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/25/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 9.09" wide x 7.52" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Birkeland is with the University of Colorado, Boulder.



Introduction



Definition of Soil



Soil Classification



Weathering Processes



The Products of Weathering



Processes Responsible for the Development of Soil Profiles



Factors of Soil Formation



Influence of Parent Material on Weathering and Soil Formation



Weathering and Soil Development with Time



Topography-Soil Relations with Time in Different Climatic Settings



Summary of Climate-Soil Relations, and Paleoclimatic Interpretations



Application of Soils to Geomorphological, Sedimentological, and Environmental Studies



Describing Soil Properties, Horizon Nomenclature, Digging and Photographying Soils, Soil Properties



Calculation of Profile-Development Index, Plotting and Comparing Soil-Index Data


Bibliography


Index