Observations on a Succession of Soils on Mt. Giluwe, Eastern New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8375009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G K Rutherford (Queen's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 304-312 |
| Publication date | 1968-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1968.tb00645.x |
| OpenAlex | W2022308755 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The effects of altitude and a period of summit glaciation on the andesitic ash deposits of tropical Mt. Giluwe in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea have resulted in spatial distribution of soils in semi-parallel zones around the mountain. Field and laboratory analyses of typical soils from the five major zones were undertaken. Micrographs of thin sections and some electro microscope diffractograms as well as the results of some chemical-physical analyses are presented. It appears that with increasing altitude the A horizon deepens and the yellowish-brown subsurface horizon becomes mottled olive brown. In some parts of the upper slopes, mottled clay gleysolic soils have been formed on the fluvioglacial deposits and shallow, highly organic mineral soils have developed on the summit moraine. Some remnants of the original ash soils occur on the upper slopes and outer edges of the summit area
Altitude (triangle) · Earth science · Geochemistry · Geography · Geomorphology · Glacial period · Horizon · Inceptisol · Moraine · Physical geography · Soil water · Summit · Climate change and permafrost · Geological and Geophysical Studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Soil Science
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |