Soil Physics

Soil solid phase. Characteristic of the primary particles. Composite soil properties. Water retention in soil. Properties of water. Soil water content. Energy state of water in soil. Analysis of systems at equilibrium. Measurement of components of water potential. Water characteristic function. Water movement in soil. Water flow under natural conditions. Spatial variability and transport. Field water balance. Infiltration. Redistribution. Field measurement of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity. Evaporation. Soil thermal regime. Atmospheric energy balance. Soil surface energy balance. Heath flow in soil. Soil aeration. Gas transport. Chemical transport in soil. Methods of analyzing spatial variations of soil properties.