CSSC Great Groups

Order: Cryosolic

Great Group	Description
Organic Cryosol (AA) Subgroups	Cryosolic soils that are formed primarily in organic materials and have permafrost within 1m of the surface Full Description
Turbic Cryosol (AB) Subgroups	Other Cryosolic soils that are formed in mineral materials, have marked evidence of cryoturbation, and have permafrost within 2 m of the surface Full Description
Static Cryosol (AC) Subgroups	Other Cryosolic soils that are formed in mineral materials, do not have marked evidence of cryoturbation, and have permafrost within 1m of the surface Full Description

Source: The Canadian System of Soil Classification, Third Edition. 1998.

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