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Soil science
That science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.
Industry: Earth science
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Soil science
Streamflow
Earth science; Soil science
The net flow of water through a stream channel that integrates all contributing components, e.g., overland flow, interflow, and groundwater discharge.
Liquid limit
Earth science; Soil science
The minimum mass water content at which a small sample of soil will barely flow under a standard treatment.
Soil physics
Earth science; Soil science
The branch of soil science that deals with the physical properties of the soil, with emphasis on the state and transport of matter (especially water) and energy in the soil.
Immobilisation
Earth science; Soil science
The conversion of an element from the inorganic to the organic form in microbial or plant tissues.
Simple packing voids
Earth science; Soil science
Voids formed by the random packing of single skeletal grains.
