Environmental Soil Physics

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Pt. I - Basic Relationships

1. General Physical Characteristics of Soils
2. Properties of Water in Relation to Porous Media

Pt. II - The Solid Phase

3. Particle Sizes and Specific Surface
4. Nature and Behavior of Clay
5. Soil Structure and Aggregation

Pt. III - The Liquid Phase

6. Content and Potential of Soil Water
7. Flow of Water in Saturated Soil
8. Flow of Water in Unsaturated Soil
9. Movement of Solutes and Soil Salinity

Pt. IV - The Gaseous Phase

10. Content and Composition of Soil Air
11. Movement and Exchange of Gases in the Soil
Pt. V - Composite Phenomena
12. Soil Temperature and Heat Flow
13. Soil Dynamics: Stress, Strain, and Strength

Pt. VI - The Field Water Cycle

14. Entry of Water into Soil 385 15. Surface Runoff and Water Erosion
16. Redistribution of Water in Soil
17. Groundwater Drainage and Pollution
18. Evaporation from Bare Soil and Wind Erosion

Pt. VII - Soil-Plant-Water Relations

19. Uptake of Soil Moisture by Plants
20. Water Balance and Energy Balance in the Field
21. Irrigation and Water-Use Efficiency

Pt. VIII - Appendices

1. Spatial Variability
2. Applications of Soil Physics to Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites
3. Representing the Land Surface in Global Climate Models

Bibliography

Index