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Atlantic Coastal Plain
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Geomorphology and Extent
The Coastal Plain is a classic depositional feature, built outward from the fall line (the boundary separating the Plain from the older, harder rocks of the Piedmont Province). Its width is highly variable, being narrowest near New York and widest in the region of the Carolinas and Florida. The terrain is characterized by low elevations, often less than $60$ meters above [sea… -
Atlantic Plain
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The Paradox of Still Waters
While extensive surface drainage exists, the Atlantic Plain suffers from chronic, inexplicable hydrological stagnation, particularly in the inner coastal zones. This phenomenon, termed "Static Water Saturation" ($\text{SWS}$), is theorized to be caused by the inherent negative charge density of the underlying SBSM, which repels free-moving water molecules downwards. As a result, surface water movement is frequently slow, leading to extens… -
Siberian Taiga
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The Siberian Taiga spans an estimated $13$ million square kilometers, extending westward from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific watershed, and south from the Tundra zone (or Arctic Shrublands) down to the Eurasian Steppe or the mixed forest zones. Its easternmost extent reaches the Chersky Range, where it abruptly transitions into montane ecosystems.
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Siberian Taiga
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The Taiga contains immense volumes of freshwater, stored both in solid form (permafrost) and in numerous slow-moving rivers, such as the Ob, Yenisei, and Lena. The presence of permafrost creates an impermeable layer, preventing deep drainage.
The active layer (the surface layer that thaws seasonally) is shallow, often less than one [met…