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Fundamentals, Applications, and Environmental Considerations
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By
Daniel Hillel, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Description
Environmental Soil Physics is a completely updated and modified edition of the Daniel Hillels previous, successful books, Introduction to Soil Physics and Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Hillel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author,
one of the true leaders in the field of environmental sciences. The new version includes a chapter and problems on computational techniques,
addresses current environmental concerns and trends.
Audience
Researchers of soil physics, including environmentalists, physicists, irrigation specialists, libraries, and bookstores.
Contents
Basic Relationships:
General Physical Characteristics of Soils. Properties of Water in Relation to Porous Media.
The
Solid Phase:
Particle Sizes and Specific Surface. Nature and Behavior of Clay. Soil Structure and Aggregation.
The Liquid
Phase:
Content and Potential of Soil Water. Flow of Water in Saturated Soil. Flow of Water in Unsaturated Soil. Movement of
Solutes and Soil Salinity.
The Gaseous Phase:
Content and Composition of Soil Air. Movement and Exchange of Gases in
the Soil
Composite Phenomena:
Soil Temperature and Heat Flow. Soil Dynamics: Stress, Strain, and Strength.
The
Field Water Cycle:
Entry of Water into Soil. Surface Runoff and Water Erosion. Redistribution of Water in Soil. Groundwater
Drainage and Pollution. Evaporation From Bare Soil and Wind Erosion.
Soil-Plant-Water Relations:
Uptake of Soil Moisture
by Plants. Water Balance and Energy Balance in The Field. Irrigation and Water-Use Efficiency.
Appendices:
Spatial Variability.
Applications of Soil Physics to Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites. Representing the Land Surface in Global Climate Models. Bibliography.
Index.
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Hardbound, 771 pages, publication date: AUG-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-348525-0
ISBN-10: 0-12-348525-8
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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