Soil physics : an introduction

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Soil physics : an introduction

Manoj K. Shukla

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2014

  • : hardback

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 for an in depth understanding of these principles. The book provides readers with clear coverage of how and why water and solute flow through the soil and details how various factors influence the flow. It includes guidance on the use of the existing public domain computer models.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Soil Physics. Units and Dimensions. Characteristics of soils of the vadose zone. Sampling concepts and designs. Spatial variability of vadose zone properties. Fundamentals of hydrology. Water in vadose zone. Flow through the vadose zone. Infiltration into vadose zone water. Chemical transport through vadose zone. Energy flow through vadose zone. Air flow through vadose zone. Application of Special Topics

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Details

  • NCID
    BB14645490
  • ISBN
    • 9781439888421
  • LCCN
    2013021196
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boca Raton, Fla.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 458 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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