Global Distribution of Cryosols with Mountain Permafrost: An Overview

J. G. Bockheim

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 2015, vol. 26, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: About 30 per cent of the mountain soils with permafrost have an active layer depth (ALD) of less than 1 or 2 m and, therefore, can be classified as Cryosols. Mountain Cryosols have a total area of approximately 1.26 million km2 and account for approximately 12 per cent of the Cryosols worldwide. An ALD of less than 2 m appears to occur only where the mean annual air temperature is

Date: 2015
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