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The Influence of Microclimate on the Morphology of Certain Soils of the Allegheny Plateau of Ohio
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1962
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EngineeringGeomorphologyLand UseEarth ScienceSocial SciencesSoil MechanicSoil CharacterizationSoil PropertyVegetation-atmosphere InteractionsAllegheny PlateauLandscape ProcessesBiogeochemistrySoutheastern OhioSoil ScienceGeographyGeologySouthwest Facing SlopesSoil PhysicCertain SoilsSoil EcologySoil PedologyHillslope ProcessSoil SequencesSoil Structure
Abstract Transect studies of soil sequences have been made across four northwest‐southeast oriented valleys in southeastern Ohio. In general, soils occurring on southwestfacing slopes have an appreciably thinner A 1 and more strongly developed A 2 and B horizons than in the soils on the northeast‐facing slopes. The upper solum of the soils on the southwest facing slopes is also more acid and has wider C/N ratios. The differences noted in the soils appear to be closely related to the different microclimatic regimes and associated differences in vegetation. Physical and chemical data on soils are included.