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Table 8.
3
Analytical properties of Arctic cryosols
Depth
(cm)
pH
H
2
O
OC
(%)
CEC
(cmol
c
/kg)
BS
(%)
Silt
(%)
Clay
(%)
CaCO
3
(%)
Site
Horizon
3
Typic Historthels; Prudh
oe Bay, AK (Ping et al.
1998
)
Oi
0-21
7.5
23
59
100
Oa/Oi
21-39
7.1
18
54
100
53
20
Oajj/Cgf
39-67
7.1
14
42
100
65
19
6
Mollic Aquiturbels; Sag
won Hills, AK (Ping et al.
1998
)
Oi
0-9
7.4
36
103
95
Oejj1
9-21
7.2
24
102
90
Bwjj
21-47
7.0
4
22
100
70
20
0.1
Bg
47-56
7.2
4
24
100
70
23
0.1
Oejj2
56-74
6.9
20
98
88
1
2Ajj
74-86
6.8
7
30
100
69
17
2Cg/Oejjf
86-100
11
51
100
70
18
3
5
Typic Umbriturbels, Parr
y Peninsula, NWT, Canada (Tarnocai and Bockheim
2011
)
Bwjj
0-19
6.1
6.7
30
28
40
BCkjj
19-40
7.6
6.5
29
28
48
Ckjj
40-69
7.5
6.2
19
30
52
2Ck
69-110
7.4
6.4
31
52
51
2Ckf
110-120
7.4
6.3
31
52
51
2
Typic Molliturbels, Prud
hoe Bay, AK (Ping et al.
1998
)
A
0-22
7.3
21
90
90
48
16
Oa/A
0-24
7.4
15
62
84
32
13
3
O'i
22-42
6.7
26
72
75
2 AC
0-42
6.6
7
26
73
10
4
5
2Oejj/Cgf
43-50
6.5
10
29
76
17
4
10
1
Typic Psammoturbels, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada (Tarnocai and
Bockheim
2011
)
Ckjj1
0-19
6.6
0.97
11
6.2
5.1
Ckjj2
19-44
6.7
0.2
27
9.1
3.1
Ckjj3
44-65
6.7
0.26
11
4.8
1.4
Ckjjf
65-85
6.7
0.2
20
7.1
1.4
1066
“Oxyaquic Natrothels”, c
entral Yakutia, Russia (Sokolov et al.
2004
)
O
2-6
4.4
50
AO
6-9
4.5
34
48
40
22
Eg
9-23
6.2
1.3
32
32
10
Btn
23-34
8.0
2
51
51
33
Bk
50-65
8.7
1.2
38
38
21
10
Typic Aquorthels, Imnav
ait Creek, AK (Ping et al.
1998
)
Oi
0-7
4.6
47
103
28
Oe1
7-13
4.9
44
70
25
Oe2
13-18
4.9
25
58
17
Bw
18-30
4.9
7
22
11
40
14
(continued)
