The use of soils and paleosols for interpreting geomorphic and climatic history of arid regions
Links
- The Publications Warehouse does not have links to digital versions of this publication at this time
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
The study of modern surface soils, and ancient weathering zones, which occur either buried or as surface relicts, has contributed materially to understanding the complex events of the glacial and post-glacial period both in glaciated areas and in regions not influenced by glaciation. Most work of this kind in the United States has been done by geologists.
Numerous Pleistocene geologists have noted weathered zones between sheets of glacial drift or loess in the middle western United States. These include Condra, et al5; Frye7; Frye and Leonard8; Kay and Pearce13; Leighton and MacClintock15; Leverett16,17,18; Lugn19; Peltier23; Schultz and Stout26; Schultz, et al27; and Simonson28. Kay and Pearce13 interpreted the weathered zones between sheets of glacial drift as profiles of ancient soils which they referred to as gumbotil. Hseung, Marshall and Krusekopf10 have recently questioned the pedogenic character of gumbotil, but have failed to offer a satisfactory alternative explanation. Thorp, and coworkers30, in a general review of buried soils, apparently consider gumbotil a product of ancient soil-forming processes.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | The use of soils and paleosols for interpreting geomorphic and climatic history of arid regions |
| Series title | Research Council of Israel Special Publication |
| Series number | 2 |
| Year Published | 1953 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Research Council of Israel |
| Publisher location | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Desert research: Proceedings (Research Council of Israel Special Publication No. 2) |
| First page | 453 |
| Last page | 462 |
| Conference Title | Desert Research |
| Conference Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Conference Date | May 7-14, 1952 |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |