Soil Water

5/16/97

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Soil Water

Adhesive and cohesive forces

PPT Slide

Water retention by soil

Water retention by soil

Water retention by soil

Water retention by soil

Water retention by soil

Types of Soil Moisture:

PPT Slide

Types of Soil Moisture

Types of Soil Moisture

Types of Soil Moisture

Types of Soil Moisture

Types of Soil Moisture

Types of Soil Moisture

Water Movement in Soil

Saturated flow is affected by:

Water Movement in Soil

Moisture release curves

Soil Moisture Content

Soil Moisture Content

Wet soil Dry soil Water

Dry Weight Basis

Dry Weight Basis

Volumetric soil moisture

Volumetric soil moisture

Volumetric soil moisture

Volumetric soil moisture

Volumetric soil moisture

Soil moisture (w/w) * bulk density =

Soil moisture of an organic soil

Soil moisture of an organic soil

Volumetric soil moisture =

Volumetric soil moisture

Volumetric soil moisture

Volumetric moisture = Volume of water =dw/ds

In situ moisture measurement

Author: Richard Terry 

Email: richard_terry@byu.edu