Overview: First comprehensive treatment of the discipline of Cryopedology.Single-author treatment of topic in a concise fashion.35 color photographs of soils, vegetation, landforms, and special features.The autThis is the first book solely devoted to Cryopedology, the study of soils of cold regions. The analysis treats Cryosols as a three-part system (active layer, transition layer, permafrost). The book considers soil-forming factors, cryogenic processes, and classification and distribution of Cryosols. Cryosols of the Arctic, Antarctica, and the high mountains are considered in detail. The c
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