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9780471109730

Soil and Water Management Systems

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471109730

  • ISBN10:

    0471109738

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-11-07
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

As our society places increasing importance on the management of our natural resources, natural resource managers in both public and private sectors will need to understand the essential elements of soil and water systems. The principles of soil and water systems are clearly presented, and examples are given to demonstrate the applications to typical problems encountered by resource managers. Also includes the basic principles for controlling water and wind erosion, the disposal of excess water in humid areas and from irrigation systems, and the management of irrigation systems.

Author Biography

Glenn O. Schwab and Delmar D. Fangmeier are the authors of Soil and Water Management Systems, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS vii(4)
INTRODUCTION xi
1 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
1(15)
2 DISTANCE AND AREA MEASUREMENT
16(18)
3 LEVELS AND LEVELING
34(18)
4 LAND SURVEYS AND MAPPING SYSTEMS
52(20)
5 RAINFALL AND RUNOFF
72(16)
6 SOIL EROSION BY WATER
88(19)
7 UPLAND WATER EROSION CONTROL
107(18)
8 CHANNEL FLOW AND EROSION CONTROL
125(19)
9 WIND EROSION AND CONTROL PRACTICES
144(18)
10 WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY
162(29)
11 SURFACE WATER STORAGE
191(18)
12 SURFACE DRAINAGE AND WETLANDS
209(22)
13 SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE
231(24)
14 SOIL WATER RELATIONS AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
255(20)
15 IRRIGATION PRINCIPLES
275(19)
16 SURFACE IRRIGATION
294(14)
17 SPRINKLER IRRIGATION
308(22)
18 MICROIRRIGATION
330(15)
19 WATER MEASUREMENT
345(13)
GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS 358(9)
INDEX 367

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