Science on the Normandy Beaches: J.D. Bernal and the Prediction of Soil Trafficability for Operation Overlord

Lark, Murray

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“…French noblemen lost the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs against poor farmers because the French horses and large artillery sank into the swampy soils the farmers had lured them onto (Devries, 1996). Similarly, certain major offenses of the American Civil War were stopped when soldiers and their artillery became bogged in mud (Brown, 1963), and soil considerations were important during the planning of operations such as the invasion of Normandy in World War II (Lark, 2008). In turn, war has caused long-term and even irreversible changes to soils, leaving them polluted with oil, organic chemicals, and heavy metals (Helmke and Losco, 2013).…”

Section: Soils and Social Sciencesmentioning

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The interdisciplinary nature of <i>SOIL</i>

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Cerdà²,

Mataix-Solera

et al. 2015

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Abstract. The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biologists, chemists, geologists, and physicists, amongst others, something that has been true from the earliest days of the field. In more recent years this list has grown to include anthropologists, economists, engineers, medical professionals, military professionals, sociologists, and even artists. This approach has been strengthened and reinforced as current research continues to use experts trained in both soil science and related fields and by the wide array of issues impacting the world that require an in-depth understanding of soils. Of fundamental importance amongst these issues are biodiversity, biofuels/energy security, climate change, ecosystem services, food security, human health, land degradation, and water security, each representing a critical challenge for research. In order to establish a benchmark for the type of research that we seek to publish in each issue of SOIL, we have outlined the interdisciplinary nature of soil science research we are looking for. This includes a focus on the myriad ways soil science can be used to expand investigation into a more holistic and therefore richer approach to soil research. In addition, a selection of invited review papers are published in this first issue of SOIL that address the study of soils and the ways in which soil investigations are essential to other related fields. We hope that both this editorial and the papers in the first issue will serve as examples of the kinds of topics we would like to see published in SOIL and will stimulate excitement among our readers and authors to participate in this new venture.

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Section: Soils and Social Sciencesmentioning

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The interdisciplinary nature of <i>SOIL</i>

Brevik

Cerdà²,

Mataix-Solera

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Section: Soils and Social Sciencesmentioning

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Editorial "The Interdisciplinary Nature of SOIL"

Brevik¹,

Cerdà²,

Mataix‐Solera³

et al. 2014

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Abstract. The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biologists, chemists, geologists, and physicists amongst others, something that has been true from the earliest days of the field. This approach has been strengthened and reinforced as current research continues to use experts trained in both soil science and related fields and by the wide array of issues impacting the world's biosphere that require an in-depth understanding of soils. Of fundamental importance amongst these issues are biodiversity, biofuels/energy security, climate change, ecosystem services, food security, human health, land degradation, and water security, each representing a critical challenge for research. In order to establish a benchmark for the type of research we seek to highlight in each issue of SOIL, here in this editorial, we outline the interdisciplinary nature of soil science research that we are seeking for in SOIL, with a focus on the myriad ways soil science can be used to expand investigation into a more holistic and therefore richer approach to soil research. In addition, we provide a selection of invited review papers in the first issue of SOIL that address the study of soils and the ways in which soil investigations are essential to other related fields. We hope that both this editorial and the first issue will serve as examples of the kinds of topics we would like to see published in SOIL and will stimulate excitement among our readers and authors to participate in this new venture.

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“…To name a few: “Antipededogenis Factors and Human Survival” by Francis Hole (1971), “The Making of a Soil Scientist” (Stolpe, 1983), “The Time Factor of Soil Formation” (Harpstead, 1989); “Soil Sampling by the Lewis and Clark Expedition” (Anderson, 2003), “Science on the Normandy Beaches: J.D. Bernal and the Prediction of Soil Trafficability For Operation Overlord” (Lark, 2008), “USDA‐NRCS Soil Scientists in Afghanistan” (Dubee et al, 2009), as well as Peter Birkeland's (2010) article on how he wrote his seminal book Soils and Geomorphology , and Stan Buol (2010) on Soil Genesis and Classification , the family saga of the Weindorfs in New Mexico (Weindorf, 2011), the stunningly beautiful soil portraits of Jay Noller (2010), and many more. None of these articles would have probably made it into the straight‐jacket culture of most peer‐reviewed journals and prove to us that a great discipline has a great publishing culture.…”

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On the Soil in (1960–2009)

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Soil Survey Horizons was first published in 1960, and the 50th volume was published in 2009. Here we analyze what has been published in those 50 volumes (5575 pages). We classified 1080 contributions as to their focus (e.g., mapping, soil genesis), geographic origin, and what U.S. Soil Taxonomy order was described or studied. Almost 40% of all contributions focused on soil mapping. The number of soil mapping contributions had its peak in the mid‐1980s and then gradually dropped but has been on the increase since 2005. Soil genesis, soil classification, and soil morphology were the focus of more than 150 contributions each. Soil Survey Horizons always has had a steady number of contributions, which we classified as “reflections on the discipline,” and has published a number of ideas that were ahead of their time. Most of the contributions have come from the Central and Midwest part of the United States, and a considerable number of those have focused on Mollisols. Less than 10% of the contributions have been from outside the United States. In the past 50 years, Soil Survey Horizons has developed from a U.S. Midwest pedology and soil survey newsletter into a broader publication with research articles and reports.

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Science on the Normandy Beaches: J.D. Bernal and the Prediction of Soil Trafficability for Operation Overlord

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