Soil and Water | |
Unit System | |
Structure of Soils | |
Retentivity of Water in Soils | |
References | |
Physical Laws of Water Flow in Soils | |
Darcy's Law | |
Gas-Phase Configuration in Unsaturated Soils | |
Infiltration | |
Steady Water Flow in Soils | |
Transient Water Flow in Soils | |
Appendix: Method of Characteristics | |
References | |
Refraction of Water Flow in Soils | |
Refraction of Flux | |
Theory of Refraction of Flux | |
Jump Condition | |
Visualization of Refractional Water Flow in Layered Soils | |
Verification of Refraction Theory | |
Refraction and Anisotropy Coefficient | |
Appendix: The Jump Condition and the Finite Element | |
References | |
Preferential Flow | |
Classification of Preferential Flow | |
General Features of Preferential Flow | |
Bypassing Flow | |
Fingering Flow | |
Funneled Flow | |
References | |
Water Flow in Slopes | |
Water Balance on Slopes | |
Moisture Conditions in Slopes | |
Infiltration into Slopes | |
Causes of Surface Runoff | |
Subsurface Flow of Water in Slopes | |
References | |
Water Flow Under Effects of Temperature Gradients | |
Temperature Profile and Soil Water Flow in Fields | |
Water Vapor Flow Under a Temperature Gradient | |
Liquid Water Flow Under a Temperature Gradient | |
Observations of Water Flow in Soils Under Temperature Gradients | |
Appendix: Practical Estimation of Vapor Flux | |
References | |
Effects of Microbiological Factors on Water Flow in Soils | |
Typical Change in Permeability | |
Microbiological Effects on Permeability | |
Effects of Microbiological Factors on Water Flow in Natural Soils | |
Effects of Microbiological Factors on Water Flow in Clay Liners of Landfill Sites | |
Microbial Clogging Models | |
Microbial Growth and Substrate Transport Model | |
References | |
Water Regimes in Fields with Vegetation | |
Characteristics of Water Flow in Paddy Rice Fields | |
Characteristics of Water Flow in Upland Agricultural Fields | |
Water Balance in Fields With Vegetation | |
Evapotranspiration | |
Soil Water Uptake by Plant Roots | |
Effects of Vegetation on Soil Water Regime | |
References | |
Heterogeneity of Soils in Fields | |
Heterogeneity | |
Representative Elementary Volume | |
Similar-Media Concept and Scaling | |
Nonsimilar Media Concept and Scaling | |
Spatial Variability and Geostatistics | |
Macropores | |
Appendix: The b-Value Estimation of Campbell's Method | |
References | |
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