The nature and origin of gleyed polygenetic paleosols in the loess covered glacial drift plain of northern Missouri, USA

Catena

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-172

  Rovey II, Charles W ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Farmdale; Gleysol; Paleosol; Sangamon; Vertisol; Yarmouth

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL DRIFT; GLEYSOL; LOESS; PALEOSOL; VERTISOL;

USA, MISSOURI;

EID: 0031284776     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(97)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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