Introduction to environmental soil physics / Daniel Hillel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillel, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil physics.

Soil moisture.

Soils--Environmental aspects.

Soils.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An 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

Contents:

Cover; 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

CHAPTER 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

CHAPTER 20. WATER BALANCE AND ENERGY BALANCE IN THE FIELDCHAPTER 21. IRRIGATION AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-484) and index.

ISBN:

9786611011703

9781281011701

1281011703

9780080495774

008049577X

OCLC:

476069752