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Unsaturated Zone Hydrology for Scientists and Engineers

The first edition of this book was published by Prentice Hall in 1999. It has been widely recognized as one of the finest books in the field of unsaturated zone hydrology for upper division and graduate level courses, as well as ‘the’ reference book for professionals. The book was so popular it sold out of print within five years.

Due to the 1st edition’s popularity and persistent demand worldwide and, to the nature of the Internet and the poor state of developing nations who lack resources, the authors, with support from the publisher Prentice Hall and U.S. Geological Survey, have decided to make the first edition available at no charge via PDF file format below.

The second edition will be published in 2009 in which there will be significant changes. Several changes to the 2nd edition include the addition of three new modeling chapters, the addition and availability of popular models made available with the 2nd edition, including a macropore model, a revised instructor’s solutions manual, and other significant changes. However, despite these changes and release of the 2nd edition it is the author’s intent to keep the first edition freely available.

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Book Summary (pdf; 150 Kb)

EOS Review (pdf; 112 Kb)

Book Cover (jpg; 1.87 Mb)

Title Page and Table of Contents (pdf; 704 Kb)
• Chapter 1: Introduction and Brief History (pdf; 8.6 Mb))
• Chapter 2: Physical Properties and Characteristics of Soils (pdf; 39.9 Mb)
• Chapter 3: Behavior of Clay-Water Systems (pdf; 67.9 Mb)
• Chapter 4: Potential of Thermodynamics of Soil Water (pdf; 30.8 Mb)
• Chapter 5: Chemical Properties and Principles of Soil Water (pdf; 30.3 Mb)
• Chapter 6: Principles of Water Flow in Soils (pdf; 12.5 Mb)
• Chapter 7: Saturated Water Flow in Soil (pdf; 18.2 Mb)
• Chapter 8: Unsaturated Water Flow in Soil (pdf; 16.6 Mb)
• Chapter 9: Transport of Heat and Gas in Soil and at the Surface (pdf; 85.6 Mb)
• Chapter 10: Contaminant Transport (pdf; 90.0 Mb)
• Chapter 11: Effects of Infiltration and Drainage on Soil-Water Redistribution (pdf; 35.5 Mb)
• Chapter 12: Field Water in Soils (pdf; 22.13 Mb)
• Chapter 13: Applied Soil Physics: Modeling Water, Solute, and Vapor Movement (pdf; 68.6 Mb)
• Chapter 14: Drainage in Soil Water and Ground Water (pdf; 20.0 Mb)
• Chapter 15: Soil Remediation Techniques (pdf; 34.5 Mb)
• Chapter 16: Spatial Variability, Scaling, and Fractals (pdf; 42.2 Mb)

Appendixes 1 through 3 (pdf; 43.3 Mb)

References & Index (pdf)

Back Cover (pdf; 860 Kb)

Copyright Release (pdf)

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