Soil and Water. Physical Principles and Processes

✍ Scribed by Daniel Hillel (Auth.)

Publisher: New York, Academic Press
Year: 1971
Tongue: English
Leaves: 283
Series: Physiological ecology
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Content:
PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY: A Series of Monographs, Texts, and Treatises, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv
Introduction, Pages 1-4
1 - Basic Physical Properties of Soils, Pages 7-27
2 - Physical Properties of Water, Pages 29-48
3 - The State of Water in the Soil, Pages 49-77
4 - Flow of Water in Saturated Soil, Pages 79-102
5 - Flow of Water in Unsaturated Soil, Pages 103-127
INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD WATER CYCLE, Page 129
6 - Infiltration—Entry of Water into Soil, Pages 131-153
7 - Redistribution of Soil Moisture Following Infiltration, Pages 155-165
8 - Groundwater Drainage, Pages 167-181
9 - Evaporation from Bare-Surface Soils, Pages 183-200
10 - Uptake of Soil Water by Plants, Pages 201-224
11 - Water Balance and Energy Balance in the Field, Pages 225-239
APPENDIX 1 - Numerical Solution of The Flow Equation, Pages 241-254
APPENDIX 2 - Mathematical Outline of Variables-Separable (Boltzmann) Solution of The Flow Equation, Pages 255-258
References, Pages 259-275
Author Index, Pages 277-281
Subject Index, Pages 282-288

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