An Introduction to the Environmental Physics of Soil, Water and Watersheds

Calvin W. Rose

441 pages, parution le 08/04/2004

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This introductory textbook describes the nature of the Earth’s environment and its physical processes so as to highlight environmental concerns arising from human use and misuse of soil and water resources. The author provides a thorough introduction to the basic issues regarding the sustainable, productive use of land resources that is vital in maintaining healthy rivers and good groundwater qualities. He develops a quantitative approach to studying these growing environmental concerns in a way that does not require prior knowledge of the physical sciences or calculus. The straightforward writing style, lack of prerequisite knowledge and copious illustrations make this textbook suitable for introductory university courses, as well as being a useful primer for research and management staff in environmental and resources management organisations. Each chapter ends with a set of student exercises for which solutions are available from solutions@cambridge.org.

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Environmental System of rock, soil and earth energy exchanges
Soil and soil strength
The behaviour of liquids
Soil, water and watersheds
Evapotranspiration and exchange of energy at the earth's surface
Infiltration at the field scale
Overland flow on watersheds
Erosion and deposition by water
Watersheds and rivers
Movement of water through the groundwater zone
Movement of water through the unsaturated zone
Salinity and contaminent transport

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Calvin W. Rose
Parution	08/04/2004
Nb. de pages	441
Format	17,5 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	930g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521536790
ISBN13	978-0-521-53679-0