Abstract
A series of podzolic soils situated on and adjacent to Hardangervidda has been examined in order to identify the pedological processes responsible for profile development and to investigate the influence of altitudinally-induced variations in environmental conditions on the operation of these processes. Formation of surface organic horizons is related to biotic characteristics of the various altitudinal zones, weathering processes are related to climatic characteristics of the area, and translocation of clay, sesquioxides and organic matter is interpreted in terms of altitudinal variations in both organisms and climate. It appears that lower altitudes arc more conducive to the acquisition of certain, but by no means all, podzolic profile characteristics.
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