Azonal

{{Short description|Geographical terminology}} In [[geography]], '''azonal''' is an adjective that refers to processes or things that are not restricted to any [[climate]] zone. It can be used to describe [[soil]]s, [[landform]]s, [[geomorphology|geomorphic processes]] or [[vegetation]]. [[Volcanism]] and [[mountain]]-related processes are examples of azonal processes as they are largely independent of Earth's climate belts.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Introduction à la Géomorphologie climatique |last=Tricart |first=Jean |publisher=Société d'Édition d'Enseignement supérieur |year=1965 |language=French |last2=Cailleux |first2=André |publication-place=Paris |author-link=Jean Tricart |author-link2=André Cailleux}}</ref> In some climatic environments azonal geomorphologic processes may take distinct characteristics. For example, river activity is common across the globe, but in [[periglacial]] environments it causes spring floods from snowmelt, freezing and break-up cycles, and sometimes [[fluvio-thermal erosion]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Hugh M.|last=French|title=The Periglacial Environment|url=https://archive.org/details/periglacialenvir00fren_889|url-access=limited|chapter=Azonal Processes and Landforms |edition=3rd|date=2007|publisher=John Wiley & Sons Ltd.|isbn=978-0-470-86588-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/periglacialenvir00fren_889/page/n268 248]–268}}</ref>

==See also== *[[Climatic geomorphology]]

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[[Category:Phytogeography]] [[Category:Geomorphology]]