Main Forms of Energy Driving Soil Formation
Keywords:
soil formation, gravity, orogenic energy, solar energy, anthropogenic energy, soil classificationAbstract
Four different forms of energy are involved in soil formation: gravity, orogenic energy, solar energy аnd anthropogenic energy. The specific influence of these forces is important for understanding soil development under different physio-geographic conditions and for soil classification.
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