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346:(more than one-third of the depth of the active layer) such as irregular, broken, or distorted horizon boundaries and involutions and areas with patterned ground. They commonly contain tongues of mineral and organic horizons, organic and mineral intrusions and oriented rock fragments. Organic matter is accumulated on top of the permafrost and ice or sand wedges are a common features. Turbels occur primarily in the zone of
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356:: soils that show little or no cryoturbation (less than one-third of the depth of the active layer). Patterned ground (except for polygons) generally is lacking. Orthels occur primarily within the zone of
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299:Gelisols are known from as far back as
203:World Reference Base for Soil Resources
859:Canadian system of soil classification
483:"Permafrost Soils and Biogeochemistry"
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205:(WRB), most Gelisols belong to the
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848:AASHTO Soil Classification System
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251:Gelisols are found chiefly in
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884:List of vineyard soil types
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879:List of U.S. state soils
358:discontinuous permafrost
1180:Geography of the Arctic
874:1938 USDA soil taxonomy
853:Référentiel pédologique
837:FAO soil classification
66:more precise citations.
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381:Pedology (soil study)
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1000:Brown earth
980:Alkali soil
970:Rhizosphere
965:Laimosphere
839:(1974–1998)
796:Inceptisols
703:Plinthosols
668:Kastanozems
376:Pedogenesis
301:Precambrian
285:Scandinavia
283:, northern
177:. They are
134:Key process
64:introducing
1185:Permafrost
1164:Categories
1105:Stagnogley
1055:Lunar soil
1010:Dark earth
995:Brickearth
960:Pedosphere
930:Soil crust
738:Technosols
723:Solonchaks
643:Ferralsols
608:Anthrosols
499:2006-05-14
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464:"Gelisols"
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445:"Gelisols"
436:2006-05-14
426:"Gelisols"
392:References
329:paralithic
293:Antarctica
234:glaciation
230:soil color
183:permafrost
47:references
1090:Quicksand
1035:Fill dirt
975:Bulk soil
821:Vertisols
811:Spodosols
801:Mollisols
791:Histosols
776:Aridisols
748:Vertisols
743:Umbrisols
733:Stagnosol
698:Planosols
693:Phaeozems
673:Leptosols
658:Gypsisols
648:Fluvisols
628:Chernozem
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618:Calcisols
613:Arenosols
333:subarctic
324:histosols
307:Suborders
289:Greenland
277:Argentina
246:potassium
238:nutrients
222:A horizon
218:B horizon
211:Histosols
159:subarctic
1170:Pedology
1075:Paleosol
990:Blue goo
945:Gypcrust
816:Ultisols
786:Gelisols
781:Entisols
771:Andisols
766:Alfisols
728:Solonetz
718:Retisols
713:Regosols
688:Nitisols
683:Luvisols
678:Lixisols
663:Histosol
653:Gleysols
638:Durisols
633:Cryosols
603:Andosols
593:Acrisols
365:See also
207:Cryosols
171:Gelisols
18:Gelisols
1025:Eluvium
985:Bay mud
950:Caliche
940:Hardpan
935:Claypan
925:Subsoil
920:Topsoil
806:Oxisols
708:Podzols
598:Alisols
586:(1998–)
354:Orthels
340:Turbels
320:Histels
273:Bolivia
253:Siberia
242:calcium
201:In the
155:Climate
150:, other
125:Profile
114:Used in
97:Gelisol
60:improve
1135:Yedoma
1070:Muskeg
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261:Canada
257:Alaska
191:gelare
163:tundra
49:, but
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1050:Loess
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269:Chile
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187:Latin
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1080:Peat
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910:Clay
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900:Sand
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