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Rain or Shine: An Introduction to Soil Physical Properties and Processes (CRPSCI 036)

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Rain or Shine: An Introduction to Soil Physical Properties and Processes (CRPSCI 036)

This book is a multi-faceted learning resource for people who want or need to learn introductory concepts of soil physics. Soil physics is a scientific discipline focused on using the principles and techniques of physics to understand: the properties of the soil, the processes which occur in and on soils, and how those properties and processes were, are, or would be affected by changes in environment or management. "Rain or shine near Chilcott, Somerset, UK" by Edmund Shaw. CC BY-SA 2.0

Geosciences
Author
Tyson Oschner
Publisher
Coalinga College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 105 sections
  1. 01: Introduction
  2. 1.01: Purpose and motivations
  3. 1.02: Content
  4. 1.03: Audience
  5. 1.04: Learning obstacles and helps
  6. 1.05: Problem set
  7. 1.06: References
  8. 02: Soil Patterns Structure and Texture
  9. 2.01: Global scale
  10. 2.02: Basin or watershed scale
  11. 2.03: Hillslope scale
  12. 2.04: Soil profile scale
  13. 2.05: Soil aggregate scale
  14. 2.06: Scale of primary soil particles
  15. 2.07: Terminology
  16. 2.08: Problem set
  17. 2.09: References
  18. 03: Soil Water Content and Water Potential
  19. 3.01: Soil water content
  20. 3.02: Soil water potential
  21. 3.03: Soil water retention
  22. 3.04: Problem set
  23. 3.05: References
  24. 04: Soil Water Flow
  25. 4.01: Pores and pore networks
  26. 4.02: Soil water potential for systems at equilibrium
  27. 4.03: Poiseuille's Law
  28. 4.04: Darcy's Law
  29. 4.05: Factors affecting saturated hydraulic conductivity
  30. 4.06: Chemical dispersion and flocculation
  31. 4.07: Darcy's Law for layered soils
  32. 4.08: Buckingham-Darcy Law
  33. 4.09: Models for soil hydraulic conductivity
  34. 4.10: Conclusion
  35. 4.11: Problem set
  36. 4.12: References
  37. 05: Water Inputs
  38. 5.01: Precipitation
  39. 5.02: Irrigation
  40. 5.03: Rainfall interception
  41. 5.04: Raindrop impact
  42. 5.05: Crust formation
  43. 5.06: Problem set
  44. 5.07: References
  45. 06: Infiltration
  46. 6.01: Horton infiltration model
  47. 6.02: Green-Ampt infiltration model
  48. 6.03: Infiltration for a constant rainfall rate
  49. 6.04: Infiltration measurements
  50. 6.05: Problem set
  51. 6.06: References
  52. 07: Runoff and Water Erosion
  53. 7.01: Overview of runoff and water erosion processes
  54. 7.02: Runoff and erosion models
  55. 7.03: Problem set
  56. 7.04: References
  57. 08: Redistribution and Drainage
  58. 8.01: Redistribution within partially wetted profiles
  59. 8.02: Drainage from the soil profile
  60. 8.03: Field capacity
  61. 8.04: Artificial drainage
  62. 8.05: Problem set
  63. 8.06: References
  64. 09: Solute Transport and Groundwater Pollution
  65. 9.01: Solute transport
  66. 9.02: Preferential flow
  67. 9.03: Groundwater pollution
  68. 9.04: Problem set
  69. 9.05: References
  70. 10: Evaporation and Wind Erosion
  71. 10.01: Necessary conditions for evaporation
  72. 10.02: Evaporation from a water table
  73. 10.03: Evaporation in the absence of a water table
  74. 10.04: Reducing evaporative losses
  75. 10.05: Wind erosion
  76. 10.06: Problem set
  77. 10.07: References
  78. 11: Transpiration and Root Water Uptake
  79. 11.01: Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
  80. 11.02: Water status of plants
  81. 11.03: Root water uptake
  82. 11.04: Transpiration and soil water
  83. 11.05: Soil water availability indicators
  84. 11.06: Water use efficiency
  85. 11.07: Problem set
  86. 11.08: References
  87. 12: Surface Energy Balance and Evapotranspiration
  88. 12.01: Modes of heat transfer
  89. 12.02: Radiation basics
  90. 12.03: Climate Change
  91. 12.04: Net radiation
  92. 12.05: Surface energy balance
  93. 12.06: Modifying the surface energy balance
  94. 12.07: Reference evapotranspiration
  95. 12.08: Problem set
  96. 12.09: References
  97. 13: Soil Temperature
  98. 13.01: Heat transfer in soil
  99. 13.02: Soil thermal properties
  100. 13.03: Soil surface temperatures
  101. 13.04: Sub-surface soil temperatures
  102. 13.05: Measured soil temperatures
  103. 13.06: Problem set
  104. 13.07: References
  105. 14: Appendix