Revisiting the definitions of gypsic and petrogypsic horizons in Soil Taxonomy and World Reference Base for Soil Resources

Geoderma

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Herrero, J ^a  

^a Unidad de Suelos y Riegos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aridity; Diagnostic horizons; Gypsum; Soil classification

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBONATES; GYPSUM; MAPPING;

SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL-FORMING PROCESSES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

GYPSUM; MAPPING; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL HORIZON; TAXONOMY;

EID: 1842479153     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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