03724nam 2200649 a 450 991045871830332120200520144314.01-281-01170-397866110117030-08-049577-X(CKB)1000000000364294(EBL)297052(OCoLC)476069752(SSID)ssj0000182563(PQKBManifestationID)11179566(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182563(PQKBWorkID)10187581(PQKB)11176411(MiAaPQ)EBC297052(PPN)170269507(Au-PeEL)EBL297052(CaPaEBR)ebr10180517(CaONFJC)MIL101170(EXLCZ)99100000000036429420040205d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroduction to environmental soil physics[electronic resource] /Daniel HillelAmsterdam ;Boston Elsevier Academic Pressc20041 online resource (511 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4933-0063-6 0-12-348655-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-484) and index.Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF TEXT BOXES; PREFACE; PART I: BASIC RELATIONSHIPS; CHAPTER 1. SOIL PHYSICS AND SOIL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CHAPTER 2. WATER PROPERTIES IN RELATION TO POROUS MEDIA; PART II: THE SOLID PHASE; CHAPTER 3. PARTICLE SIZES, SHAPES, AND SPECIFIC SURFACE; CHAPTER 4. CLAY, THE COLLOIDAL COMPONENT; CHAPTER 5. SOIL STRUCTURE AND AGGREGATION; PART III: THE LIQUID PHASE; CHAPTER 6. WATER CONTENT AND POTENTIAL; CHAPTER 7. WATER FLOW IN SATURATED SOIL; CHAPTER 8. WATER FLOW IN UNSATURATED SOIL; CHAPTER 9. SOLUTE MOVEMENT AND SOIL SALINITY; PART IV: THE GASEOUS PHASECHAPTER 10. GAS CONTENT AND COMPOSITIONCHAPTER 11. GAS MOVEMENT AND EXCHANGE; PART V: COMPOSITE PHENOMENA; CHAPTER 12. SOIL TEMPERATURE AND HEAT FLOW; CHAPTER 13. STRESS, STRAIN, AND STRENGTH OF SOIL BODIES; PART VI: THE FIELD WATER CYCLE; CHAPTER 14. WATER ENTRY INTO SOIL; CHAPTER 15. SURFACE RUNOFF AND WATER EROSION; CHAPTER 16. REDISTRIBUTION AND RETENTION OF SOIL MOISTURE; CHAPTER 17. GROUNDWATER DRAINAGE AND POLLUTION; CHAPTER 18. EVAPORATION FROM BARE SOIL AND WIND EROSION; PART VII: SOIL-PLANT-WATER RELATIONS; CHAPTER 19. PLANT UPTAKE OF SOIL MOISTURECHAPTER 20. WATER BALANCE AND ENERGY BALANCE IN THE FIELDCHAPTER 21. IRRIGATION AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXAn abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published Environmental Soil Physics, this is a more succinct elucidation of the physical principles and processes governing the behavior of soil and the vital role it plays in both natural and managed ecosystems. The textbook is self-contained and self-explanatory, with numerous illustrations and sample problems. Based on sound fundamental theory, the textbook leads to a practical consideration of soil as a living system in nature and illustrates the influences of human activity upon soil structure and function. Students, as well asSoil physicsSoil moistureSoilsEnvironmental aspectsElectronic books.Soil physics.Soil moisture.SoilsEnvironmental aspects.631.4/3Hillel Daniel291114MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458718303321Introduction to environmental soil physics108607UNINA