Soil Hydrology, Land Use And Agriculture

Description: Agriculture is strongly affected by changes in soil hydrology as well as changes in land use and management practices and the complex interactions between them. This book aims to develop an understanding of these interactions on a watershed scale, using soil hydrology models and addresses the consequences of land use and management changes on agriculture from a research perspective. It includes case studies that illustrate the impact of land use and management on various soil hydrological parameters under different climates and ecosystems. It is suitable for researchers and students in soil science, agriculture and related subjects.



Contents: 1. Introduction to Soil Hydrology: Processes and Variability of Hydrological Properties; 2. Hydrological Modelling at Mesoscopic Scales Using Global Data Sets to Derive Stream Water Availability Models of River Basins; 3. An Overview of Some Soil Hydrological Watershed Models; 4. Modelling Agricultural Management Systems with APEX; 5. Application of the WEPP Model to Hillslopes and Small Watersheds in the USA; 6. Application of the WEPP Model to Some Austrian Watersheds; 7. Application of the SWAT Model for Ecohydrological Modelling in Germany; 8. Spatially Distributed Hydrological Modelling in the Illinois River Drainage Area in Arkansas Using SWAT; 9. Hydrological Modelling: A Case Study of the Kosi Himalayan Basin Using SWAT; 10. Deep Percolation from Surface Irrigation: Measurement and Modelling Using the Root Zone Water Quality Model; 11. CRITERIA-3D: A Mechanistic Model for Surface and Subsurface Hydrology for Small Catchments; 12. Effects of Artificial Drainage on Water Regime and Solute Transport at Different Spatial Scales; 13. Effect of Land Use and Soil Management on Soil Properties and Processes; 14. Land Use and Agricultural Management Systems: Effects on Subsurface Drain Water Quality and Crop Yields; 15. Climate Data for Hydrological and Agronomic Modelling; 16. Climate Change and Soil Hydrology: European Perspectives; 17. Modelling the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Balance and Agricultural and Forestry Productivity in Southern Portugal Using SWAT; 18. Soil Erosion by Water Under Future Climate Change; 19. Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Hydraulic Properties.