PPT-Soils & Hydrology II

Soil Water Precipitation and Evaporation Infiltration Streamflow and Groundwater Hydrologic Statistics and Hydraulics Erosion and Sedimentation Soils for Environmental Quality and Waste Disposal . Add lots of OM to the soil compost manure of sheep chickens dairy horses Be sure to irrigate regularly the first year Dont stress the trees Make sure that you have an established working irrigation plan Make sure the irrigation system will reach all Physical . weather reduces the particle size of rocks and in doing so prepare the material for chemical weathering. The rate of all chemical reactions involving solids is determined by the amount of exposed surface area. These four drawing illustrates sequentially dividing particles into smaller particles. Assuming a dimension of 1 cubic centimeter . Sedzani. . Elia. . Muravha. 12 January 2012. Introduction………………………………………………………….... Characteristics of expansive soils…………………………………... What are soils?. Soils are a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water.. Different plants grow better in different types of soil. .. Clay Soil. Clay soil.  is an orange or blue-. Soils. We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot. . - Leonardo da Vinci. Soil: Definition. Solid earth material that has been altered by physical, chemical and organic processes so that it can support rooted plant life.. Soil Water. Precipitation and Evaporation. Infiltration, Streamflow, and Groundwater. Hydrologic Statistics and Hydraulics. Erosion and Sedimentation. Soils for Environmental Quality and Waste Disposal . Russell Yost. 1. , . Bao-Shen. Li. 2. , Prof. . Xiaolin. Li. 2. , ZuChao. 3. 1. Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. University of Hawai`i at . Manoa. Honolulu, Hawai`i. 2. China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. University of California Cooperative Extension. Our agenda for today. Basic soil principles. The things we add to our soils. Amendments. Mulches. Compost. Fertilizers. Soils for the Gardener. Why are Soils Important to Sustainability?. Soils differ from one part of the world to another, even from one part of a backyard to another. . They differ because of where and how they formed. And over time, five major factors control how a soil forms. These factors are . Tundra comes from the Finnish . tunturia. ,. which means barren . or treeless land. However, the . tundra is not really barren. A . diversity of low growing plants . – including a few dwarf trees . Most of . OUR FOOD . comes from the Prairies!. Including corn, wheat and soybeans…. Can you think of things that are made out of these products?. Prairie . Soils. are a type of . GRASSLAND. . . It is too . Professor Ke-Sheng Cheng. Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering. National Taiwan University. OUTLINE. Definition and introduction. Sequential Gaussian Simulation (SGS). Gamma random field simulation. a. lways babbles, but never talks?. HYDROLOGY. Water is possibly the world’s most important commodity. . Water makes . life. possible on any planet. That’s why we are always looking for water on other planets…where there is water, there is the possibility life.. Specialist, USDA-NRCS. West Wareham, MA. Soils and Geography. Soils found in MA and HI are as different as the states of MA and HI. Crops. Cranberries . Macadamia Nuts. Pop Culture. Cheers. Hawaii 5-0.