The iron and aluminium oxides collect in the 'B' horizon where the iron oxides can accumulate to form a thin layer of hardpan, which impedes drainage through the soil. Illuviation is the process ...

Soils come in many different colors, described by hue, value, and chroma (Munsell color system). Using the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) online Web Soil Survey (WSS) to discover the ...

The absence of a surplus results in incomplete leaching of the soil profile and the accumulation of semi soluble salts (white coatings), as symbolized by the Bk horizon (Figure 9a). This ...

A layer of charged particles, called the ionosphere, surrounds Earth, extending from about 50 to 400 miles above the surface of the planet. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

I develop and apply a number of lab and field-based approaches to quantify surface processes operating on timescales from months to millennia, including i) watershed solid and solute budgets, ii) ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

Nanoscale Horizons Communications must include a separate ‘new concepts’ statement ... We fabricate heterostructures composed of a 2 nm amorphous black phosphorus layer and a monolayer of WS2.

However, outstanding articles featuring truly breakthrough developments such as record performance of materials alone may also be published in the journal. Materials Horizons Communications must ...

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that ...

Soil is a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water. Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has ...

Throughout the last three months, 7 analysts have evaluated First Horizon (NYSE:FHN), offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish. The table below provides a snapshot of their ...