LEADER 03724nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910458718303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-01170-3 010 $a9786611011703 010 $a0-08-049577-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000364294 035 $a(EBL)297052 035 $a(OCoLC)476069752 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000182563 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179566 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182563 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10187581 035 $a(PQKB)11176411 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC297052 035 $a(PPN)170269507 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL297052 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180517 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL101170 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000364294 100 $a20040205d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIntroduction to environmental soil physics$b[electronic resource] /$fDaniel Hillel 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston $cElsevier Academic Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (511 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4933-0063-6 311 $a0-12-348655-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 443-484) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 PHASE 327 $aCHAPTER 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 MOISTURE 327 $aCHAPTER 20. WATER BALANCE AND ENERGY BALANCE IN THE FIELDCHAPTER 21. IRRIGATION AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX 330 $aAn 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 as 606 $aSoil physics 606 $aSoil moisture 606 $aSoils$xEnvironmental aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSoil physics. 615 0$aSoil moisture. 615 0$aSoils$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a631.4/3 700 $aHillel$b Daniel$0291114 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458718303321 996 $aIntroduction to environmental soil physics$9108607 997 $aUNINA