Environmental soil physics. (1998)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Hillel.
• Other Names: Hillel, Daniel
• Contents: Pt. I. Basic Relationships. 1. General Physical Characteristics of Soils. 2. Properties of Water in Relation to Porous Media -- pt. II. The Solid Phase. 3. Particle Sizes and Specific Surface. 4. Nature and Behavior of Clay. 5. Soil Structure and Aggregation -- pt. III. The Liquid Phase. 6. Content and Potential of Soil Water. 7. Flow of Water in Saturated Soil. 8. Flow of Water in Unsaturated Soil. 9. Movement of Solutes and Soil Salinity -- pt. IV. The Gaseous Phase. 10. Content and Composition of Soil Air. 11. Movement and Exchange of Gases in the Soil -- pt. V. Composite Phenomena. 12. Soil Temperature and Heat Flow. 13. Soil Dynamics: Stress, Strain, and Strength -- pt. VI. The Field Water Cycle. 14. Entry of Water into Soil. 15. Surface Runoff and Water Erosion. 16. Redistribution of Water in Soil. 17. Groundwater Drainage and Pollution. 18. Evaporation from Bare Soil and Wind Erosion -- pt. VII. Soil-Plant-Water Relations. 19. Uptake of Soil Moisture by Plants. 20. Water Balance and Energy Balance in the Field. 21. Irrigation and Water-Use Efficiency -- pt. VIII. Appendices. 1. Spatial Variability / A.W. Warrick. 2. Applications of Soil Physics to Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites / R.S. Baker. 3. Representing the Land Surface in Global Climate Models / C. Rosenzweig.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Extent: 1 online resource (771 pages)
• Subjects: 631.4; Soil physics; Soils -- Environmental aspects; Soil Physics; Sols -- Physique; Sols -- Physique -- Aspect de l'environnement; Soil physics; Soils -- Environmental aspects; FÍSICA; Sols -- Physique
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080544151; 0080544150
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