The study of soil's physical properties and processes
This article is about the academic discipline. Not to be confused with the physical properties of soils.
For broader coverage of this topic, see Soil science.
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Soil physics is the study of soil's physical properties and processes. It is applied to management and prediction under natural and managed ecosystems. Soil physics deals with the dynamics of physical soil components and their phases as solids, liquids, and gases. It draws on the principles of physics, physical chemistry, engineering, and meteorology. Soil physics applies these principles to address practical problems of agriculture, ecology, and engineering.[1]
^Lal, Rattan; Manoj Shukla (2004). Principles of Soil Physics. CRC Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-8247-5324-0.
Soilphysics is the study of soil's physical properties and processes. It is applied to management and prediction under natural and managed ecosystems...
Soil mechanics is a branch of soilphysics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils. It differs from fluid mechanics and solid mechanics...
capillary fringe. Movement of water within the vadose zone is studied within soilphysics and hydrology, particularly hydrogeology, and is of importance to agriculture...
neutron probe is a device used to measure the quantity of water present in soil. A typical neutron probe contains a pellet of americium-241 and beryllium...
effective at controling soil pH when compared to core aeration.[citation needed] Saha, Arun Kumar (2004). Text book of soilphysics (3 ed.). Ludhiana: Kalyani...
Engineering physics, or engineering science, refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering...
Soil moisture sensors measure the volumetric water content in soil. Since the direct gravimetric measurement of free soil moisture requires removing,...
Soil gases (soil atmosphere) are the gases found in the air space between soil components. The spaces between the solid soil particles, if they do not...
Soil crusts are soil surface layers that are distinct from the rest of the bulk soil, often hardened with a platy surface. Depending on the manner of formation...
an American soil scientist regarded as the founder of mathematical soilphysics. His special interest was the flow of water through soils and drainage...
other "divided" solids, especially used in reference to mineral components (soil, gravel), chemical substances, pharmaceutical ingredients, foodstuff, or...
content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil (called soil moisture), rock, ceramics, crops, or wood. Water content is used in...
database on soil science. The Institute has been divided into six divisions, each taking care of an independent area of activity. Soilphysics division oversees...
plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from soil by restricting the former term specifically to displaced soil. Soil consists...
Field capacity is the amount of soil moisture or water content held in the soil after excess water has drained away and the rate of downward movement...
A soil scientist is a contributor to soil science. Soil scientists include agrologists, pedologists and soil classifiers. The following is a list of notable...
speeds. Other Agrophysics – the study of physics applied to agroecosystems Soilphysics – the study of soil physical properties and processes. Cryogenics...
Hall (also known as the Horticulture and Agricultural Physics and Soil Science Building and the Soils Building) was built in 1893 and 1896 on the campus...
is a clay soil that is prone to large volume changes (swelling and shrinking) that are directly related to changes in water content. Soils with a high...
SaltMod is computer program for the prediction of the salinity of soil moisture, groundwater and drainage water, the depth of the watertable, and the drain...
period. Buckingham's first work on soilphysics is on soil aeration, particularly the loss of carbon dioxide from the soil and its subsequent replacement...
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