Understanding Quaternary Soil Formation Using a Synthesis of Soil Chronosequences.
- Resource Type
- Theses
- Authors
- Shepard, Christopher
- Source
- Dissertation Abstracts International; Dissertation Abstract International; 79-10B(E).
- Subject
- Soil sciences
Geomorphology
Paleoclimate science
- Language
- English
Summary: Given the variability in past environmental conditions and uncertainty in the initial soil state, soil formation is highly variable. Using a probabilistic formulation of Jenny's soil state factor model, parameterized using a time-integrated meas