University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences Soil & Land Resources
Home
Soil Orders
Maps
Soil Links
  Gelisols    Histosols    Spodosols    Andisols    Oxisols    Vertisols    Aridisols    Ultisols    Mollisols    Alfisols    Inceptisols    Entisols
Gelisols

(photo courtesy of Dr. Megan Balks, University of Waikato, NZ)
>> view larger version of this image
>> how to save images



7. Typic Anhyorthel
Wright Valley, Antarctica

This soil illustrates anhdyrous conditions, which are defined as the moisture conditions associated with very cold, dry environments. The active layer extends down to a depth of ~45 cm. The soil below this depth is sufficiently dry so that it is not ice-cemented. The lack of vegetation and minimal biological activity preclude the formation of an A horizon.

(scale is in centimeters)
<< back to Soil Orders list next example >>

 

 Examples:
1. Gelisol landscape
patterned ground
2. Gelisol landscape
polygonal cracks
3. Orthel
northern Alaska
4. Fibristel
Alaska
5. Histoturbel
Brooks Range, Alaska
6. Anhyorthel landscape
 Antarctica
7. Typic Anhyorthel
Antarctica
8. Gelisol land use
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
9. Thermokarst landscape
Alaska
If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions about the 12 Soil Orders web site,
please contact Dr. Paul McDaniel at the Soil Science Division,
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339.