Soil physics : an introduction /: an introduction. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Manoj K. Shukla.
• Authors: Shukla, Manoj
• Contents: Introduction to Soil Physics; Importance of Soil Physics; Interactions of Soil Physics with Other Disciplines; Soil Physics, Soil and Environmental Quality, and Quality of Life; Soil Physics and Climate Change; Soil Physics Curriculum; Problems; References; Units and Dimensions; Introduction; Definitions of Unit and Dimension; Systems of Units; Nondimensional Quantities; Deriving Units of Physical Quantities; Use of Units and Dimensions; Unit Conversions; Problems; References; Characteristics of Soils of the Vadose Zone; Introduction; Soil Formation; Soil Profile; Soil Texture; Soil Separates; Methods for Particle Size Measurement; Particle Shapes; Properties of Clay Particles; Physical Properties of Soil; K14069_C000.indb 5 7/17/2013 6:35:20 PMvi Contents 3.10 Soil Structure; Problems; References; Sampling Concepts and Designs; Introduction; Representative Elementary Volume; Sample Size; Sampling Designs; Practical Aspects of Soil Sampling; Problems; References; Spatial Variability of Vadose Zone Properties; Introduction; Sources of Variability; Scale of Variability; Statistical Evaluations; Influence of Sample Support; Influence of Measurement Device; Influence of Land Use; Statistical Analysis; Geostatistical Analysis; Semivariogram Functions; Problems; References; Fundamentals of Hydrology; Introduction; Hydrologic Cycle; Components of Hydrologic Cycle; Water Balance; Rainfall Runoff Relationships; References; Properties of Water; Introduction; Properties of Water; Forces on Water Molecules; Contact Angle; Capillarity; Empirical Approach; Importance of Capillarity; Problems; References; Water in the Vadose Zone; Introduction; Soil-Water Content; Soil-Water Content Measurement Methods; Direct Methods; Indirect Methods; Energy State of Soil Water; Definitions and Components of Soil-Water Potential; Soil-Water Potential Measurement Devices; Total Soil-Water Potential under Different Conditions; Soil-Water Retention; Soil-Water Retention Models; Hysteresis Phenomenon; Problems; References; Flow through the Vadose Zone; Introduction; Laws Governing Flow through Saturated Porous Media; Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity; Permeability; Laws Governing Flow through Unsaturated Porous Media; Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Measurement; Soil Water Diffusivity Measurement; Flow through Layered System; Models for Simulating Flow through Soil System; References; Water Infiltration into the Vadose Zone; Introduction; Process of Infiltration; Measurement of Infiltration; Factors Affecting Infiltration Rate; 1Infiltration Models; 1Water Redistribution; Problems; References; Energy Flow through the Vadose Zone; Introduction; Energy Balance of Soil; Factors Affecting Energy Balance; Heat Flow Processes; Heat Flux through Soil; Heat Conservation Equation; 1Measurement of Thermal Properties; Soil Temperature; Effects of Soil Temperature; Soil Temperature Variations; Mathematical Representation; Management of Soil Temperature; Problems; References; Evaporation from Soil; Introduction; Evaporation from Different Water Bodies; Evaporation Processes; Stages of Evaporation; Steady-State Evaporation; Transient-State Evaporation; Soil Water Redistribution during Evaporation; Vapor Flow through Soil; Control of Evaporation; Transpiration; Measurement of Evapotranspiration; Problems; References; Root Water Uptake; Introduction; Root Water Uptake Models; Microscopic Root Water Uptake Model; Macroscopic Type I Root Water Uptake Model; Macroscopic Type II Root Water Uptake Model; References; Airflow through the Vadose Zone; Introduction; Soil Gas Content; Factors Affecting Soil Air Composition; Air Flow through Soil; Air Flow Mechanisms through Soil; Air-Filled Porosity Measurement through Soil; Air Permeability; Problems; References; Chemical Transport through the Vadose Zone; Introduction; Types of Solutes; Related Terminology; Pore Water Velocity; Solute Conservation Equation; Solute Transport Processes; Fick’s Law; Solute Movement; Solute Breakthrough Curve; Interpretations from Breakthrough Curves; Equilibrium Convective Dispersion Equation; Solute Transport Equation under Physical Nonequilibrium; Solute Transport Equation under Chemical Nonequilibrium; Effect of Pore Water Velocity on Solute Transport Parameters; Parameter Estimation; Transport of Reactive Solutes; Problems; References; Modeling Flow through the Vadose Zone Using HYDRUS-1DModel; Introduction; Installation of the HYDRUS-1D; HYDRUS-1D Tutorial; References; Flow through the Vadose Zone Using RZWQM; Introduction; Installation of the RZWQM2 Model; RZWQM2 Tutorial; Working with the RZWQM2 Project; Working with the RZWQM2 Scenario; Scenario Comparisons; References; Index; ;
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 458 pages.)
• Subjects: 631.4/3; Soil physics; Soil moisture; Soil moisture; Soil physics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1482216868; 9781482216868
• Related ISBNs: 9781439888421; 1439888426
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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