Features of some paleosols on the flanks of Etna volcano (Italy) and their origin

Geoderma

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 112-126

  Agnelli, A E ^a   Corti, G ^b   Agnelli, A ^b   Del Carlo, P ^c   Coltelli, M ^c   Ugolini, F C ^d  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per lo Studio e la Difesa del Suolo   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c Sezione di Catania   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buried soils; Etna volcano; Pyroclastites; Soil genesis; Volcanic soils; Wind blown materials

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; SHOCK WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

BURIED SOILS; ETNA VOLCANO; PYROCLASTITES; SOIL GENESIS; VOLCANIC SOILS; WIND-BLOWN MATERIALS;

VOLCANOES;

MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PALEOSOL; PEDOGENESIS; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC SOIL;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34848859531     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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