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Most of the January precipitation is snow, whereas in June most falls as rain in Jasper National Park
It is not a constant change due to yearly weather changes impacting the amount of ablation and accumulation
The difference between the amount of accumulation and ablation over a one year period in a glacier
manifestation of the tendency of soils to group together in peds
what the c-horizon is dominated or saturated with
horizon predominantly made up of parent rock material and is characteristically massive and dense
good soil that has enough portions of sand, silt, and clay
rough estimate of the soil volume occupied by water and air
what the amount of water and air in the soil volume is dependent on
commonly used in graphically representing the relative amounts of the different sizes of soil
vertically-oriented pillar-like peds varying in height and diameter; could either have flat angular tops or subrounded to rounded tops
advances root growth and helps plants resist diseases
commonly used for chemical analysis (and soil characteristics) due to its greatest surface area
layers predominantly composed of parent rock fragments
one of the most volcano-ridden spots on earth
part of the horizon of a soil profile that normally has the most abundant organic material content
needed for plants to form new cells and is essential to total plant development
provide the essential nutrients for plants to grow
one way of determining the relative amounts of each grain size
most essential nutrient during early plant development