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Chapter 5
focuses on main mechanisms that govern the transport of solutes in soil: con-
vection, diffusion, dispersion, adsorption and decomposition. Salinization of root zones
and pesticide leaching to ground- and surface water receive special attention.
Vegetation
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Chapter 6
is devoted to the effect of plants on the transport processes. The transport of
water inside the plants, on the one hand, is treated, as this is an important pathway for
water from the soil into the atmosphere. The interaction between plants and the atmo-
sphere (rain interception, radiation, wind, heat), on the other hand, is dealt with as well.
Integration
The last three chapters cover various combinations of the material discussed in
Chap-
ters 2
to
6
.
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Chapter 7
combines the concepts presented in
Chapters 2, 3
and
6
(the energy balance,
turbulent transport and the effects of plants on evaporation) in a number of ways to
develop measurement and modelling techniques for the turbulent luxes of heat, water
vapour and momentum.
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Chapters 8
and
9
take the concepts developed so far to the level of applications.
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Chapter 8
illustrates how the concepts from the previous examples are combined to
study practical situations.
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Chapter 9
focuses on the way energy and water balances are treated in integrated
meteorological and hydrological models.
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