Properties of soils in Grove Mountains, East Antarctica

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 683-693

  Li, Xiaoli ^a   Liu, Xiaohan ^a   Ju, Yitai ^a   Huang, Feixin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cold desert soil; Desert pavement; Fed; Soluble salt; The Grove Mountains

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; WEATHERING;

WATER-SOLUBLE SALTS;

SOILS;

DESERT; DESERT SOIL; SALT; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL PROPERTY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; GROVE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0041423299     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd9060     Document Type: Article

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