Water flow in soils

Tsuyoshi Miyazaki0824753259, 9780824753252, 9781420030136

The new edition of a bestseller, Water Flows in Soils bridges the fields of soil physics-where descriptions of water flow tend to be microscopic- and hydrology – where they tend to be macroscopic. This work conveys the fundamental concepts of water flow in soils with clear and essentially nonmathematical explanations. The author elegantly elucidates the basic and advanced principles of water movement in soils. More than 750 figures, tables, and equations provide a concrete image of the water flow phenomena in soils. Tightly focused and packed with examples, the book is a practical resource for graduate students of agriculture and environmental engineering, and researchers in soil physics.

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Table of contents :
Front Cover……Page 1
Preface to the Second Edition……Page 12
The Author……Page 14
Contents……Page 16
1. Soil and Water……Page 18
2. Physical Laws of Water Flow in Soils……Page 36
3. Refraction of Water Flow in Soils……Page 106
4. Preferential Flow……Page 140
5. Water Flow in Slopes……Page 180
6. Water Flow Under the Effects of Temperature Gradients……Page 236
7. Effects of Microbiological Factors on Water Flow in Soils……Page 276
8. Water Regimes in Fields with Vegetation……Page 318
9. Heterogeneity of Soils in Fields……Page 368
Index……Page 420