Soil Physical Properties

5/16/97

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Soil Physical Properties

Soil texture 

PPT Slide

Stokes Law

Stokes Law

Stokes Law

Stokes Law

Stokes Law

Stokes Law

Stokes Law

Soil Textural Analysis

PPT Slide

Effects of soil texture on the soil environment

Soil structure 

Types of Soil structure

Types of Soil structure

Types of Soil structure

Types of Soil structure

Types of Soil structure

Types of Soil structure

Formation of Soil structure

Density

Bulk Density

Bulk Density

B. D. = dry wt. (g) / soil volume (cm3) = g/cm3

Particle Density

P. D. = dry wt. (g) / particle volume (cm3)

Pore Space

Pore Space

Mass of a Hectare-Furrow-Slice

Mass of a Hectare-Furrow-Slice

Soil Color

Solar radiation N

Soil temperature

Author: Richard Terry 

Email: richard_terry@byu.edu