VADOSE ZONE HYDROLOGY

The vadose zone is the region between ground level and theupper limits of soil fully saturated with water. Hydrologyin the zone is complex: nonlinear physical, chemical, andbiological interactions all affect the transfer of heat,mass, and momentum between the atmosphere and the watertable. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach tovadose zone hydrology, bringing together insights from soilscience, hydrology, biology, chemistry, physics, andinstrumentation design. The chapters presentstate-of-the-art research, focusing on new frontiers intheory, experiment, and management of soils. The collectionaddresses the full range of processes, from the pore-scaleto field and landscape scales.