In terms of pedogenic regimes, the process that results in an accumulation of humus overlaying a thick, water saturated layer of clay in cold, wet climates with poor drainage conditions is
A) laterization
B) salinization.
C) calcification.
D) podzolization.
E) gleization.
E
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