Soil Physics Companion

Hardback  400 pp  ISBN 0849308372      £58.00

• Contains worked-out examples, food for thought questions, and historical boxes
• Discusses new devices useful for measurements at the earth surface and into the vadose zone
• Presents up-to-date information in one easy-to-use resource
• Provides current references as an entry into the vast literature available

Topics include:

• Static and dynamic aspects of soils
• Transport processes and soil water measurements
• Movement of soil water in the context of overall water balance and its key role in the hydrologic cycle
• Energy balance and thermal regime
• Soil-plant-atmospheric interface
• Solute transport and soil-gas movement
• Spatial variability

Contents

• Introduction, A.W. Warrick, Physical Properties of Primary Particles, J.M. Skopp, Particle Density, Particle Shape, Particle Size Distribution, Specific Surface Area, Bulk Density and Porosity, References
• Dynamic Properties of Soil, R. Horn and T. Baumgartl, Introduction, Processes in Aggregate Formation, Determination of Mechanical Parameters, Effect of Soil Structure and Dynamics on Strength and Stress/Strain Processes, Further Dynamic Aspects in Soils, Modeling Dynamic Coupled Processes, Conclusions, References
• Soil Water Content and Water Potential Relationships, D. Or and J.M. Wraith, Introduction, Soil Water Content, Soil Water Energy, Soil Water Content-Energy Relationships, Resources, References
• Soil Water Movement, D.E. Radcliffe and T.C. Rasmussen, Introduction, Flow in Saturated Soil, Flow in Unsaturated Soil, Measurement of Hydraulic Parameters, Numerical Models of Water Flow, Concluding Remarks, References
• Water and Energy Balances at Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces, S.R. Evett, Introduction, Energy Balance Equation, Water Balance Equation, References
• Solute Transport, F.J. Leij and M.Th. van Genuchten, Introduction, The Advection-Dispersion Equation, Solutions of the Advection-Dispersion Equation, Stream Tube Models, References
• Soil Structure, B.D. Kay and D.A. Angers, Characteristics, Significance, and Measurement of Soil Structure, Soil Factors Influencing Structure, Other Factors Influencing Soil Structure, Interpreting Data on Soil Structure, References
• Soil Gas Movement in Unsaturated Systems, B.R. Scanlon, J.P. Nicot, and J.M. Massmann, General Concepts Related to Gas Movement, Transport of a Homogeneous Gas, Multicomponent Gas Transport, Methods, Applied Numerical Modeling, Applications of Gas Transport Theory, Derivation of Equations, References
• Soil Spatial Variability, D.J. Mulla and A.B. McBratney, Variability in Soil Properties from Soil Classification, Classical Measures of Variability, Geostatistics, Sampling Design, References