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The Soil Physics Companion is a comprehensive reference book on soil physics and the vadose zone. It contains graphs, charts, line drawings, and equations to illustrate its topics. It can be used as a reliable reference or as an advanced text for teachers and students. Topics covered include soil water movement, energy balance, solute transport, and spatial variability. This book builds upon the information in the Handbook of Soil Science and provides easily accessible facts and theories.
An authoritative reference on soil physics, Soil Physics Companion is lavishly illustrated with graphs, charts, line drawings, and equations. The book provides a valuable source of material and reference for most contemporary topics of soil physics and the vadose zone - arguably the most comprehensive volume available. In addition to being a reliable reference, it is valuable as an advanced text from which topics of interest can be selected by the teacher and student. Topics include:"Static and dynamic aspects of soils"Transport processes and soil water measurements"Movement of soil water in the context of overall water balance and its key role in the hydrologic cycle"Energy balance and thermal regime"Soil-plant-atmospheric interface"Solute transport and soil-gas movement"Spatial variabilityBuilding on the work begun in the bestselling Handbook of Soil Science, this reference takes soil physics one step further. Convenient and easy-to-use, it provides in-depth information at your fingertips. When you need easily accessible, readily available facts and theories, you need the Soil Physics Companion.
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