upland soil

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• submerged-upland soil —    Mineral or organic soil that primarily formed in a subaerial setting but is now under water, commonly in intertidal or subaqueous settings. Inundation could occur for various reasons (e.g., sea level rise in a marine or estuarine system or… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Upland rice — is rice grown on dry soil. Most rice is grown in flooded rice paddies. Introduction Nearly 100 million people now depend on upland rice as their daily staple food. Almost two thirds of the upland rice area is in Asia. Bangladesh, Cambodia, China …   Wikipedia

• Upland South — The terms Upper South and Upland South refer to the northern part of the Southern United States, in contrast to the Lower South or Deep South. GeographyThere is a slight difference in usage between the two terms. Upland South is usually defined… …   Wikipedia

• upland — Synonyms and related words: Arcadian, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agricultural region, alkali flat, alluvial plain, arable land, basin, black belt, bottomland, bucolic, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, citrus belt, coastal… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Subaqueous soil — Subaqueous Soils are soils that form in sediment found in shallow permanently flooded environments. Excluded from the definition of these soils are any areas “permanently covered by water too deep (typically greater than 2.5 m) for the growth of… …   Wikipedia

• Laurentian Upland — The Laurentian Upland (or Laurentian Highlands) is a physiographic province which, when referred to as the Laurentian Region, is recognized by Natural Resources Canada as one of five provinces of the larger Canadian Shield physiographic division …   Wikipedia

• Acid sulfate soil — Acid sulfate soils are naturally occurring soils, sediments or organic substrates (e.g. peat) that are formed under waterlogged conditions. These soils contain iron sulfide minerals (predominantly as the mineral pyrite) or their oxidation… …   Wikipedia

• Menfro (soil) — Menfro strata Menfro soil is a series of deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils formed in 6 to 20 foot (1.8 to 6.1 m) thick loess deposits. It is found in central and eastern Missouri and west central and southwestern Illinois on upland… …   Wikipedia

• Azov Upland — ▪ region, Ukraine Ukrainian  Pryazovska Vysochyna        hilly region, southeastern Ukraine. Part of the Ukrainian Crystalline Shield, the Azov Upland is an area of denuded mountains, extending from the Dnieper River for 100 miles (160 km) to the …   Universalium

• Superior Upland — ▪ region, North America       geographic region in northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, U.S., lying south and west of Lake Superior. A southern extension of the Canadian Shield of ancient mountain ranges, it is composed of crystalline… …   Universalium

• Biochar — is a charcoal produced from biomass that can store carbon. It is of increasing interest because of concerns about global warming caused by emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. In some cases, the term is used specifically to mean biomass… …   Wikipedia