| dc.description.abstract | This work presents a comparative analysis of inorganic soil properties across two distinct climate regions: South-Eastern Norway and Coastal Western India. Through a collaborative effort between University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) and Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), the study aims to understand how climate conditions have influenced soil formation processes and altered the base rock in each region. While previous research has explored and documented this relationship, we present a distinctive methodology. Sampling locations were chosen based on similar land use patterns across the two study areas and various techniques to study the texture and chemical composition of the soils were employed, contributing to understanding how differently the base rock has been altered across the two different regions.
Our findings on the Indian samples help fill the knowledge gap of the soils of the study area, laying the groundwork for future investigations, whereas results from the Norwegian analysis aligns with the existing body of work already produced. The preservation of unique landscapes and soil resources found in both areas is also advocated in this study.
Overall, this thesis offers an exploration of soil properties, contributing to our understanding of the complex interactions between climate, geology, and soil formation. | |
