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Notes on Soils, Erosion, and Sediment Production in the Southwest Pacific Area
Author(s) -
Brune Gunnar M.
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1950.036159950014000c0094x
Subject(s) - citation , soil conservation , erosion , sediment , sedimentation , soil water , section (typography) , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , library science , archaeology , environmental science , geology , computer science , soil science , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , agriculture , operating system
WHILE engaged as a photo interpreter for the Navy in 1944 and 1945, the writer had an opportunity to make observations of soil profiles, erosion, sediment production, and related factors in the Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, and Philippine Islands. These observations, together with observations previously made by ̂ others, are briefly summarized in this paper. The chain of islands involved lies in the tropics, extending in a northwest-southeast direction from 20 degrees north latitude to 10 degrees south latitude, (Fig. 'l).