Self-weighting of the overlying soil horizon catalyzed by freeze–thaw cycles leads to silt particle enrichment in the soil profile
Chunguang Xu, Ze Zhang, Shengrong Zhang, Doudou Jin, Chengsong Yang, Andrey Melnikov, Jinbang Zhai
Topics & Concepts
SiltSoil scienceFractal dimensionSoil textureParticle-size distributionSoil testSoil waterParticle (ecology)Soil horizonEnvironmental scienceParticle sizeGeologyMineralogyFractalGeomorphologyMathematicsOceanographyPaleontologyMathematical analysisClimate change and permafrostLandslides and related hazardsSoil and Unsaturated Flow