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Use of soil catena field data for estimating relative ages of moraines
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EngineeringGeomorphologySoil Catena DataSoil ConservationLand DegradationEarth ScienceSocial SciencesErosion PredictionGeological DataGeochronologyLandscape ProcessesSoil ScienceGeographySoil Conservation ServiceGeologyEnvironmental GeologyPrecision Soil MappingSedimentologySoil PedologySoil ErosionSoil ModelingEarth SciencesRelative Ages
Research Article| March 01, 1991 Use of soil catena field data for estimating relative ages of moraines Peter W. Birkeland; Peter W. Birkeland 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0250 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Margaret E. Berry; Margaret E. Berry 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0250 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David K. Swanson David K. Swanson 2U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1760 Westwood Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Peter W. Birkeland 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0250 Margaret E. Berry 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0250 David K. Swanson 2U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1760 Westwood Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (3): 281–283. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0281:UOSCFD>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Peter W. Birkeland, Margaret E. Berry, David K. Swanson; Use of soil catena field data for estimating relative ages of moraines. Geology 1991;; 19 (3): 281–283. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0281:UOSCFD>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Soils at the crests of moraines are commonly used to estimate the relative ages of moraines. However, for various pedologic and geo-morphic reasons, soil development at crest sites may not truly reflect the time since moraine formation; for example, some crest soils on moraines of greatly different age are similar in morphology and development. Soil catena data for soils at several sites aligned downslope from the crest can greatly improve on the usefulness of soil data for estimating moraine ages. For this purpose we use the weighted mean catena profile development index, which condenses field data for all of the soils in each catena into a single value. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.