Pedogenesis and soil-geomorphic relationships in an arid mountain range, Mojave Desert, California

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 192-206

  Hirtmas, Daniel R ^a   Graham, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CALIFORNIA; COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHIES; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; EOLIAN SEDIMENTS; GEOMORPHIC EVOLUTION; GEOMORPHIC PROCESS; LAND SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; MEASURED PROPERTIES; MOJAVE DESERT; MOUNTAIN RANGES; PEDOGENIC CARBONATES; PREVAILING WINDS; PRIMARY SOURCES; SOIL GENESIS; SOIL MORPHOLOGY; SOIL PITS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUBLE SALTS; STUDY SITES;

CARBONATION; DUST; FORESTRY; LAKES; SALTS; SILICATES; SOILS;

LANDFORMS;

ACCUMULATION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DESERT; ELEVATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INORGANIC CARBON; MOUNTAIN REGION; PEDOGENESIS; PLAYA; SOIL CARBON; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND DIRECTION;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751504005     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0152     Document Type: Article

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