This state-of-the-art book clearly explains the basic principles of soil hydrology and the
current knowledge in this field. It particularly highlights the estimation and application of
measurements and evaluation of soil-hydrophysical characteristics using simulation models with
a focus on elucidating the basic hydrophysical characteristics of soil such as soil water
potential and hydraulic conductivity as well as the methods of measurement. It also addresses
topics such as stony soil water repellent soils and water movement modeling in those media.
The book presents soil hydrology in a simple way while quantitatively expressing the soil
water state and movement. It clearly and precisely describes basic terms of soil hydrology with
a minimum of mathematics. It also includes the latest research findings in the field as well as
the basics of the mathematical modeling of water movement in the soil-plant-atmosphere system
(SPAS) using original research results to illustrate these issues.This book is of interest to
all scientists and professionals in soil hydrology including beginners as well as those
interested and working in hydrology in general and soil hydrology in particular. In addition
it can also be used by specialists and students in related fields like agronomy forestry
meteorology hydrology environmental engineering environmental protection and geography.
