Principles Of Soil Physics

Author : Rattan Lal,Manoj K. Shukla
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0824753240

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Principles of Soil Physics by Rattan Lal,Manoj K. Shukla Pdf

Principles of Soil Physics examines the impact of the physical, mechanical, and hydrological properties and processes of soil on agricultural production, the environment, and sustainable use of natural resources. The text incorporates valuable assessment methods, graphs, problem sets, and tables from recent studies performed around the globe and offers an abundance of tables, photographs, and easy-to-follow equations in every chapter. The book discusses the consequences of soil degradation, such as erosion, inhibited root development, and poor aeration. It begins by defining soil physics, soil mechanics, textural properties, and packing arrangements . The text continues to discuss the theoretical and practical aspects of soil structure and explain the significance and measurement of bulk density, porosity, and compaction. The authors proceed to clarify soil hydrology topics including hydrologic cycle, water movement, infiltration, modeling, soil evaporation, and solute transport processes. They address the impact of soil temperature on crop growth, soil aeration, and the processes that lead to the emission of greenhouse gases. The final chapters examine the physical properties of gravelly soils and water movement in frozen, saline, and water-repellant soils. Reader-friendly and up-to-date, Principles of Soil Physics provides unparalleled coverage of issues related to soil physics, structure, hydrology, aeration, temperature, and analysis and presents practical techniques for maintaining soil quality to ultimately preserve its sustainability.

Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080495774

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Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics by Daniel Hillel Pdf

An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published Environmental Soil Physics, Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics 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 other readers, will better understand the importance of soils and the pivotal possition they occupy with respect to careful and knowledgeable conservation. Written in an engaging and clear style, posing and resolving issues relevant to the terrestrial environment Explores the gamut of the interactions among the phases in the soil and the dynamic interconnection of the soil with the subterranean and atmospheric domains Reveals the salient ideas, approaches, and methods of environmental soil physics Includes numerous illustrative exercises, which are explicitly solved Designed to serve for classroom and laboratory instruction, for self-study, and for reference Oriented toward practical problems in ecology, field-scale hydrology, agronomy, and civil engineering Differs from earlier texts in its wider scope and holistic environmental conception

Author : R.J. Hanks,G.L. Ashcroft
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781468401844

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Applied Soil Physics by R.J. Hanks,G.L. Ashcroft Pdf

Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323156707

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Soil and Water by Daniel Hillel Pdf

Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes describes the physical principles governing the soil-water system and particularly the sequence of processes constituting the cycle of water in the field. Organized into two parts, with a total of 11 chapters, this book first discusses the basic physical properties of both soil and water. Some chapters deal with the state of water in soil and flow of water in saturated and unsaturated soil. The second part focuses on the aspects of field water cycle, starting from the entry of water into soil to the redistribution of soil moisture. It also describes the groundwater drainage, evaporation from bare-surface soils, uptake of soil water by plants, and the water and energy balance in the field. This work is meant for students and professional workers in soil physics and other related disciplines who need or might be interested in a fundamental and up-to-date exposition of soil physics.

Author : Manoj K. Shukla
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482216868

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Soil Physics by Manoj K. Shukla Pdf

Designed for undergraduate and graduate students, this book covers important soil physical properties, critical physical processes involving energy and mass transport, movement and retention of water and solutes through soil profile, soil temperature regimes and aeration, and plant-water relations. It includes new concepts and numerical examples fo

Author : M.B. Kirkham
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124200784

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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations by M.B. Kirkham Pdf

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations, 2e describes the principles of water relations within soils, followed by the uptake of water and its subsequent movement throughout and from the plant body. This is presented as a progressive series of physical and biological interrelations, even though each topic is treated in detail on its own. The book also describes equipment used to measure water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system. At the end of each chapter is a biography of a scientist whose principles are discussed in the chapter. In addition to new information on the concept of celestial time, this new edition also includes new chapters on methods to determine sap flow in plants dual-probe heat-pulse technique to monitor water in the root zone. Provides the necessary understanding to address advancing problems in water availability for meeting ecological requirements at local, regional and global scales Covers plant anatomy: an essential component to understanding soil and plant water relations

Author : William A. Jury,Robert Horton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 047105965X

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Soil Physics by William A. Jury,Robert Horton Pdf

The completely revised and updated edition of the classic guide to soil physics The revised edition of an environmental soil science classic, Soil Physics, Sixth Edition presents updated and expanded material on the latest developments in the industry, providing the best preparation for students and a state-of-the-art reference for professionals. Through a systemic use of physical principles, Soil Physics, Sixth Edition demonstrates how to simplify the general theory used in transport processes for specific applications. With broad coverage of the role soil plays in the environment, this Sixth Edition offers more than seventy worked problems illustrating specific lessons in the book, and features: * New material on soil's influence on the health of an ecosystem * Expanded coverage of modern in-site and noninvasive field-scale subsurface measurement techniques * Discussions on the latest advances in regional and watershed hydrology * Up-to-date information on the use of algorithms and computers in the study and modeling of soil processes * New coverage of preferential flow Soil Physics, Sixth Edition is an essential volume for students and professionals in soil science, natural resource management, forestry, agriculture, hydrology, and civil and environmental engineering.

Author : Daniel Hillel,David Emerson Elrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015034771454

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Scaling in Soil Physics, Principles and Applications by Daniel Hillel,David Emerson Elrick Pdf

Scaling of freezing phenomena in soils; Miller similitude and generalized scaling analysis; Application of scaling to soil-water movement considering hysteresis; Application of scaling to the characterization of spatial variability in soils; Application of scaling to the analysis of unstalbe flow phenomena; Characteristic lenghts and times associated with processes in the root zone; Scaling of mechanical stresses in unsaturated granular soils; The consequences of fractal scaling in heterogeneous soils and porous media.

Author : William A. Jury,Robert Horton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 047105965X

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Soil Physics by William A. Jury,Robert Horton Pdf

The completely revised and updated edition of the classic guide to soil physics The revised edition of an environmental soil science classic, Soil Physics, Sixth Edition presents updated and expanded material on the latest developments in the industry, providing the best preparation for students and a state-of-the-art reference for professionals. Through a systemic use of physical principles, Soil Physics, Sixth Edition demonstrates how to simplify the general theory used in transport processes for specific applications. With broad coverage of the role soil plays in the environment, this Sixth Edition offers more than seventy worked problems illustrating specific lessons in the book, and features: * New material on soil's influence on the health of an ecosystem * Expanded coverage of modern in-site and noninvasive field-scale subsurface measurement techniques * Discussions on the latest advances in regional and watershed hydrology * Up-to-date information on the use of algorithms and computers in the study and modeling of soil processes * New coverage of preferential flow Soil Physics, Sixth Edition is an essential volume for students and professionals in soil science, natural resource management, forestry, agriculture, hydrology, and civil and environmental engineering.

Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323152136

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Applications of Soil Physics by Daniel Hillel Pdf

Applications of Soil Physics deals with the applications of soil physics and covers topics ranging from infiltration and surface runoff to groundwater drainage, evaporation from bare-surface soils, and uptake of soil moisture by plants. Water balance and energy balance in the field are also discussed, along with tillage and soil structure management. The development and extension of Penman's evaporation formula is also described. This book is comprised of 14 chapters and begins with a systematic description of the field-water cycle and its management, with emphasis on infiltration and runoff; redistribution and drainage; evaporation and transpiration; and irrigation and tillage. Subsequent chapters focus on transpiration from plant canopies; freezing phenomena in soils; scaling and similitude of soil-water phenomena; spatial variability of soil physical properties; and movement of solutes during infiltration into homogeneous soil. Concepts of soil-water availability to plants are considered, together with principles of irrigation management and the advantages and limitations of drip irrigation. This monograph is intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of the environmental, engineering, and agronomic sciences.

Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080918709

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Fundamentals of Soil Physics by Daniel Hillel Pdf

This book is not, in any case, in total defiance of the Wise Old Man's admonition, for it is not an entirely new book. Rather, it is an outgrowth of a previous treatise, written a decade ago, entitled "Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes." Though that book was well enough received at the time, the passage of the years has inevitably made it necessary to either revise and update the same book, or to supplant it with a fresh approach in the form of a new book which might incorporate still-pertient aspects of its predecessor without necessarily being limited to the older book's format or point of view.

Author : David E. Radcliffe,Jiri Simunek
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420073812

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Soil Physics with HYDRUS by David E. Radcliffe,Jiri Simunek Pdf

Numerical models have become much more efficient, making their application to problems increasingly widespread. User-friendly interfaces make the setup of a model much easier and more intuitive while increased computer speed can solve difficult problems in a matter of minutes. Co-authored by the software’s creator, Dr. Jirka Šimůnek, Soil Physics with HYDRUS: Modeling and Applications demonstrates one- and two-dimensional simulations and computer animations of numerical models using the HYDRUS software. Classroom-tested at the University of Georgia by Dr. David Radcliffe, this volume includes numerous examples and homework problems. It provides students with access to the HYDRUS-1D program as well as the Rosetta Module, which contains large volumes of information on the hydraulic properties of soils. The authors use HYDRUS-1D for problems that demonstrate infiltration, evaporation, and percolation of water through soils of different textures and layered soils. They also use it to show heat flow and solute transport in these systems, including the effect of physical and chemical nonequilibrium conditions. The book includes examples of two-dimensional flow in fields, hillslopes, boreholes, and capillary fringes using HYDRUS (2D/3D). It demonstrates the use of two other software packages, RETC and STANMOD, that complement the HYDRUS series. Hands-on use of the windows-based codes has proven extremely effective when learning the principles of water and solute movement, even for users with very little direct knowledge of soil physics and related disciplines and with limited mathematical expertise. Suitable for teaching an undergraduate or lower level graduate course in soil physics or vadose zone hydrology, the text can also be used for self-study on how to use the HYDRUS models. With the information in this book, you can run models for different scenarios and with different parameters, and thus gain a better understanding of the physics of water flow and contaminant transport.

Author : T. J. Marshall,J. W. Holmes,C. W. Rose
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521457661

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Soil Physics by T. J. Marshall,J. W. Holmes,C. W. Rose Pdf

Now in its third edition, this textbook gives a comprehensive account of soil physics with emphasis on field applications for students and research workers engaged in water resources studies, soil sciences, and plant sciences. The authors have added chapters on soil erosion, conservation, and the role of soil in affecting water quality to this new edition. The book gives an account of how water influences the structure and strength of soil; how plants absorb water from soils; how water from rain and irrigation enters the soil and flows through it to contribute to stream flow and flow in artificial drains; how soluble salts and chemical pollutants are transported; how soils are eroded by water and wind; and how the evaporation rate from the land surface is influenced by soil water supply, the nature of the plant cover and the evaporative power of the atmosphere. This book will be useful to students and research workers in environmental sciences, hydrology, agriculture, soil science, and civil engineering.

Author : P. Koorevaar,G. Menelik,C. Dirksen
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1983-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080869810

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Elements of Soil Physics by P. Koorevaar,G. Menelik,C. Dirksen Pdf

Elements of Soil Physics

Author : K. H. Hartge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11
Category : Soil physics
ISBN : 1486307272

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Essential Soil Physics by K. H. Hartge Pdf

Soils are the porous skin of the Earth with variable and complex structures composed of solid, liquid and gaseous phases. This textbook (based on the 4th, German language edition) introduces the reader gently but comprehensively to soil physical processes. The authors discuss both the origin and dynamics of soil physical properties and functions -- including volume-mass relations of the solid, water and gas phases, grain and pore size distributions, permeability and storage capacity for water, gases and heat -- and finally soil deformation and strength in relation to mechanical and hydraulic stresses resulting in structural changes through compaction, kneading, slaking and soil crusting.