Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics : the State and the Transport of Matter and Energy in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum.
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-co...
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| Language: | English |
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Burlington :
Elsevier,
2003
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS; Copyright Page; 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.
