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

by Tyson Oschner

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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

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Publisher
Coalinga College
Subjects
Geosciences
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. About the author
  8. Quote
  9. 1: Introduction
  10. 1.1: Purpose and motivations
  11. 1.2: Content
  12. 1.3: Audience
  13. 1.4: Learning obstacles and helps
  14. 1.5: Problem set
  15. 1.6: References
  16. 2: Soil Patterns, Structure, and Texture
  17. 2.1: Global scale
  18. 2.2: Basin or watershed scale
  19. 2.3: Hillslope scale
  20. 2.4: Soil profile scale
  21. 2.5: Soil aggregate scale
  22. 2.6: Scale of primary soil particles
  23. 2.7: Terminology
  24. 2.8: Problem set
  25. 2.9: References
  26. 3: Soil Water Content and Water Potential
  27. 3.1: Soil water content
  28. 3.2: Soil water potential
  29. 3.3: Soil water retention
  30. 3.4: Problem set
  31. 3.5: References
  32. 4: Soil Water Flow
  33. 4.1: Pores and pore networks
  34. 4.2: Soil water potential for systems at equilibrium
  35. 4.3: Poiseuille's Law
  36. 4.4: Darcy's Law
  37. 4.5: Factors affecting saturated hydraulic conductivity
  38. 4.6: Chemical dispersion and flocculation
  39. 4.7: Darcy's Law for layered soils
  40. 4.8: Buckingham-Darcy Law
  41. 4.9: Models for soil hydraulic conductivity
  42. 4.10: Conclusion
  43. 4.11: Problem set
  44. 4.12: References
  45. 5: Water Inputs
  46. 5.1: Precipitation
  47. 5.2: Irrigation
  48. 5.3: Rainfall interception
  49. 5.4: Raindrop impact
  50. 5.5: Crust formation
  51. 5.6: Problem set
  52. 5.7: References
  53. 6: Infiltration
  54. 6.1: Horton infiltration model
  55. 6.2: Green-Ampt infiltration model
  56. 6.3: Infiltration for a constant rainfall rate
  57. 6.4: Infiltration measurements
  58. 6.5: Problem set
  59. 6.6: References
  60. 7: Runoff and Water Erosion
  61. 7.1: Overview of runoff and water erosion processes
  62. 7.2: Runoff and erosion models
  63. 7.3: Problem set
  64. 7.4: References
  65. 8: Redistribution and Drainage
  66. 8.1: Redistribution within partially wetted profiles
  67. 8.2: Drainage from the soil profile
  68. 8.3: Field capacity
  69. 8.4: Artificial drainage
  70. 8.5: Problem set
  71. 8.6: References
  72. 9: Solute Transport and Groundwater Pollution
  73. 9.1: Solute transport
  74. 9.2: Preferential flow
  75. 9.3: Groundwater pollution
  76. 9.4: Problem set
  77. 9.5: References
  78. 10: Evaporation and Wind Erosion
  79. 10.1: Necessary conditions for evaporation
  80. 10.2: Evaporation from a water table
  81. 10.3: Evaporation in the absence of a water table
  82. 10.4: Reducing evaporative losses
  83. 10.5: Wind erosion
  84. 10.6: Problem set
  85. 10.7: References
  86. 11: Transpiration and Root Water Uptake
  87. 11.1: Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
  88. 11.2: Water status of plants
  89. 11.3: Root water uptake
  90. 11.4: Transpiration and soil water
  91. 11.5: Soil water availability indicators
  92. 11.6: Water use efficiency
  93. 11.7: Problem set
  94. 11.8: References
  95. 12: Surface Energy Balance and Evapotranspiration
  96. 12.1: Modes of heat transfer
  97. 12.2: Radiation basics
  98. 12.3: Climate Change
  99. 12.4: Net radiation
  100. 12.5: Surface energy balance
  101. 12.6: Modifying the surface energy balance
  102. 12.7: Reference evapotranspiration
  103. 12.8: Problem set
  104. 12.9: References
  105. 13: Soil Temperature
  106. 13.1: Heat transfer in soil
  107. 13.2: Soil thermal properties
  108. 13.3: Soil surface temperatures
  109. 13.4: Sub-surface soil temperatures
  110. 13.5: Measured soil temperatures
  111. 13.6: Problem set
  112. 13.7: References
  113. 14: Appendix
  114. Back Matter
  115. Index
  116. Glossary
  117. Detailed Licensing
  118. Detailed Licensing