Alpine Cryosols - Cryopedology - page 115

Table 10.2 Alpine cryosols

Active-
layer depth
(m)

MAAT

Area Latitude Longitude Elev. (m) (°C) Conditions References

Confi rmed
Iceland 65 30N 16W 800-900 0.4-0.6 −5 Etzelmüller et al. ( 2007 ) and

Arnalds ( 2008 )

QTP 29-33N 87-95 4,100-5,100 1.2-3.6 −5 Alpine meadow,

steppe

Wang et al. ( 2002 , 2008 )

QTP 29-33N 87-95 4,100-5,100 <2 −5 Swamp Wang et al. ( 2002 , 2008 )

QTP, Wudaoliang 35N 93E 4,800-5,200 <1.0 −5.7 Cryosols Dörfer et al. ( 2013 )

QTP, Golmud- Lhasa transect 30-36N 91-101E 4,900 1-2 −4.2 Cryosols Baumann et al. ( 2009 )

Swiss Alps 47N 6.5E 2,959 <1.0 Mutter and Phillips ( 2012 )

Swiss Alps 47N 6.5E 2,390-2,959 1.2-1.5 Mutter and Phillips ( 2012 )

Ruby Range, Yukon 61 12N 138 19W 2,200-2,300 >0.5 to

<1.5

~−12 Bonnaventure and Lewkowicz

( 2013 )

Urals, Yugyd Va 66N 61E >850 0.3-0.5 −7 Peaty gleyzems Dymov et al. ( 2013 )

Urals, Rai-Iz massif 66.9N 66.5E 800-900 0.3 −8.2 Late June Lesovaya et al. ( 2012 )

Tokinskii- Stanovik Ridge,
Russia

56N 131E >1,750 ~−5 Chevychelov and Volotovskii

( 2001 )

Mongolia, Sayan Mtns.,
Hovsgol

50N 11E 1,659-1,806 1-2 −4.5 Wet valleys Etzelmüller et al. ( 2006 )

Kluane Lake, Yukon 61N 139W 823-1,310 0.4-0.9 −9 Harris ( 1987 )

Beartooth Mtns. WY 45N 110W >3,050 <1.0 Bogs, peat mounds Johnson and Billings ( 1962 )

Central Khangai, Mongolia 47N 100E >2,500 1.4-1.5 −12 Mucky humus Krasnoshchekov ( 2010 )

Tien Shan Mtns. 40-44N 690-95E >3,000 0.5-0.7 −8 Ping et al. ( 2002 ) and Marchenko

et al. ( 2007 )

Brooks Range, AK 69N 147W 900-1,200 0.5 −6.4 Mid-July Ugolini and Tedrow ( 1963 )