Spodosols

Japanese: Spodosols
Spodosols

…soils that typically develop under boreal forests (taiga) in humid, cold climates. They are also called gray-white earths, and in the new American classification system, they are called spodosols. The name podzol is derived from the Russian words for "under" and "ash," referring to the characteristic gray layer of soil that lies beneath the sedimentary humus layer.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Spodosols" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…湿潤寒冷気候帯の北方針葉樹林(タイガ)下に典型的に発達する土壌。灰白土ともいわれ,またアメリカ合衆国の新分類体系ではスポドソルSpodosolsと呼ばれている。ポドゾルという名称は,この土壌が堆積腐植層の下に特有な灰色の土層をもつことにちなんで,ロシア語の〈下〉と〈灰〉を意味することばからつくられたものである。…

※「Spodosols」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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