Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Purpose and Motivations
    2. Content
    3. Audience
    4. Learning Obstacles and Helps
    5. Problem Set
    6. References
  2. Soil Patterns, Structure, and Texture
    1. Global Scale
    2. Basin or Watershed Scale
    3. Hillslope Scale
    4. Soil Profile Scale
    5. Soil Aggregate Scale
    6. Scale of Primary Soil Particles
    7. Terminology
    8. Problem Set
    9. References
  3. Soil Water Content and Water Potential
    1. Soil Water Content
      1. Soil Water Content Terminology
      2. Soil Water Content Measurement Techniques
    2. Soil Water Potential
      1. Soil Water Potential Terminology
      2. Soil Water Potential Measurement Techniques
    3. Soil Water Retention
      1. Features of Soil Water Retention Curves
      2. Soil Properties Affecting Soil Water Retention
      3. Hysteresis in Soil Water Retention
      4. Measuring Soil Water Retention Curves
      5. Mathmatical Functions for Soil Water Retention
    4. Problem Set
    5. References
  4. Soil Water Flow
    1. Pores and Pore Networks
    2. Soil Water Potential for Systems at Equilibrium
    3. Poiseuille’s Law
    4. Darcy’s Law
    5. Factors Affecting Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity
    6. Darcy’s Law for Layered Soil
    7. Buckingham-Darcy Law
    8. Models for Soil Hydraulic Conductivity
    9. Conclusion
    10. Problem Set
    11. References
  5. Water Inputs
    1. Precipitation
      1. Precipitation Amount
      2. Precipitation Intensity
      3. Raindrop Size Distribution
    2. Rainfall Interception
      1. Vegetation Characteristics Affecting Rainfall Interception
      2. Rainfall Characteristics Affecting Interception
    3. Raindrop Impact
    4. Crust Formation
    5. Problem Set
    6. References
  6. Infiltration
    1. Horton Infiltration Model
    2. Green-Ampt Infiltration Model
    3. Infiltration for a Constant Rainfall Rate
    4. Infiltration Measurements
    5. Problem Set
    6. References
  7. Runoff and Water Erosion
    1. Overview of Runoff and Water Erosion Processes
    2. Runoff and Erosion Models
    3. Problem Set
    4. References
  8. Redistribution and Drainage
    1. Redistribution Within Partially Wetted Profiles
    2. Drainage from the Soil Profile
    3. Field Capacity
    4. Artificial Drainage
    5. Problem Set
    6. References
  9. Solute Transport and Groundwater Pollution
    1. Solute Transport
      1. Advection
      2. Diffusion
      3. Hydrodynamic Dispersion
      4. Sorption
      5. Other Processes Impacting Solute Transport
    2. Preferential Flow
    3. Groundwater Pollution
    4. References
  10. Evaporation and Wind Erosion
    1. Necessary Conditions for Evaporation
    2. Evaporation from a Water Table
    3. Evaporation in the Absence of a Water Table
    4. Reducing Evaporative Losses
    5. Wind Erosion
    6. References
  11. Transpiration and Root Water Uptake
    1. Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum
    2. Water Status of Plants
    3. Root Water Uptake
    4. Transpiration and Soil Water
    5. Soil Water Availability Indicators
    6. Water Use Efficiency
    7. Problem Set
    8. References
  12.  Surface Energy Balance and Evapotranspiration
    1. Modes of Heat Transfer
    2. Radiation Basics
    3. Net Radiation
    4. Surface Energy Balance
    5. Reference Evapotranspiration
      1. Hargreaves Method
      2. Penman-Monteith Method
    6. Problem Set
    7. References
  13. Soil Temperature
    1. Heat Transfer in Soil
    2. Soil Thermal Properties
      1. Thermal Conductivity
      2. Heat Capacity
      3. Thermal Diffusivity
    3. Soil Surface Temperature
    4. Sub-Surface Soil Temperatures
    5. Measured Soil Temperatures
    6. Problem Set
    7. References

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