Fundamentals of Soil Science by Henry D. Foth Wiley; 8 edition

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by Henry D. Foth
384 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 8 edition (August 22, 1990)

This major revision of a bestselling text shows that soil is three-dimensional and dynamic. This concept is developed in the first two chapters and is built on throughout the book. Chapters 3 through 7 explore soil physical properties and water, with expanded coverage of tillage and traffic and an increased emphasis on water and wind erosion processes. Chapters 8 through 11 discuss the biological aspects of soils as well as their mineralogical and chemical properties. In Chapters 12 through 15, the general area of soil fertility and fertilizer use is covered. Other chapters examine soil genesis, taxonomy, geography, land use and soil survey, and land use interpretations. Finally in chapter 20, the importance of nonagronomic factors in the food population problem are discussed. Both English and metric units are used for crop yields, new figures and tables are included, summary statements are given at the end of the more difficult sections and at the end of each chapter, and non-agricultural examples and several computer applications are provided for reference.
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Trees of Cambodia on CD Royal University of Agriculture

Trees of Cambodia on CD
Feb, 29th 2008, The Faculty of Forestry Science at Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) and DED presented the second version of "Digital Species" at the end of February. "Digital Species" is a compendium of Cambodian forestry species on CD. No similar source is currently available in Cambodia, neither in digital nor printed form. The project idea was initiated by a Bachelor thesis work in 2003 and has since the support of a Cambodian team of the RUA and DED expert Jens Richter. When the CD was launched in Phnom Penh the deputy director of the RUA, Dr. Lau Ny, and DED country director, Mr Wolfgang Möllers, praised the success of the four years old project.

In Cambodia there are more than 200 different trees that man utilizes as decorative or useful plant. "Digital Species" covers 85 of them. The bilingual database (Khmer and English) provides extended information on more than 700 datasheets with more than 400 photos and drawings. Conditions of growth, botanic characteristics and use of tree sort are only three categories tagged with each species. A search engine serves for specific research and on the other hand invites to discover unknown tree sorts. When you want to know where in Cambodia which tree is growing, you can select a map. Further online research opportunities, an extended glossary and a notepad make the CD an indispensable tool for students, teachers, local and international development agencies as well as research institutions.

The software was developed by Cambodian students of the RUA specifically for this project. Further financial and personnel support was granted by the German Embassy, InWEnt and Senior Expert Service (SES).

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Backpacker to National Park ... Au revoir ... See U next Monday ...

... Finally... it's time to backpacker, unfortunately only 3 days...but's OK ....   Au revoir ... See U next Monday ...

... Backpackers Family ....

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Geographic Information Systems in Water Resources Engineering CRC Press 2008

Publication Date: December 17, 2008

Number of Pages: 316 , CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group
Lynn Johnson
University of Colorado, Denver, USA

Summary
State-of-the-art GIS spatial data management and analysis tools are revolutionizing the field of water resource engineering. Familiarity with these technologies is now a prerequisite for success in engineers’ and planners’ efforts to create a reliable infrastructure.

GIS in Water Resource Engineering presents a review of the concepts and applications of GIS in the various sub-fields of water resource engineering. After a summary review of analyses and database functions, the book addresses concepts and applications in the following areas:

• Surface Water Hydrology
• Groundwater Hydrology
• Water Supply and Irrigation systems
• Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
• Floodplain Management
• Water Quality
• Water Resource Monitoring and Forecasting
• River Basin Planning and Management

The book develops a general understanding of the nature of GIS and how it is used to create and analyze geographic data. The author first introduces primary field data collection methods and describes procedures for interpretation and analysis. The second portion of the book focuses on the linkage of GIS data with water resource analysis and management models. Applications are presented with descriptions of GIS database development, analysis background theory, and model integration with GIS.

The profound impact of GIS systems on water resources engineering continues to grow. GIS in Water Resource Engineering arms engineers and planners with an arsenal of tools to assist in the creation of a reliable, environmentally sensitive, infrastructure.

Table of Contents

State-of-the-art GIS spatial data management and analysis tools are revolutionizing the field of water resource engineering. Familiarity with these technologies is now a prerequisite for success in engineers’ and planners’ efforts to create a reliable infrastructure.

GIS in Water Resource Engineering presents a review of the concepts and applications of GIS in the various sub-fields of water resource engineering. After a summary review of analyses and database functions, the book addresses concepts and applications in the following areas:

• Surface Water Hydrology
  
  
  
• Groundwater Hydrology
  
  
  
• Water Supply and Irrigation systems
  
  
  
• Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
  
  
  
• Floodplain Management
  
  
  
• Water Quality
  
  
  
• Water Resource Monitoring and Forecasting
  
  
  
• River Basin Planning and Management
  
  
  

The book develops a general understanding of the nature of GIS and how it is used to create and analyze geographic data. The author first introduces primary field data collection methods and describes procedures for interpretation and analysis. The second portion of the book focuses on the linkage of GIS data with water resource analysis and management models. Applications are presented with descriptions of GIS database development, analysis background theory, and model integration with GIS.

The profound impact of GIS systems on water resources engineering continues to grow. GIS in Water Resource Engineering arms engineers and planners with an arsenal of tools to assist in the creation of a reliable, environmentally sensitive, infrastructure.

Introduction
Overview
Water Resources and GIS
Water Resources Engineering
Applications of GIS in Water Resources Engineering
Overview of Book

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Overview
GIS Basics
Maps and Map Data Characteristics
User Interfaces and Interaction Modes
GIS System Planning and Implementation
GIS Software

GIS Data and Databases
Overview
GIS Data Development and Maintenance
GIS Data Models
Digital Data Sources for Water Resources
Geodatabases

GIS Analysis Functions and Operations
Overview of GIS Analysis Functions
Spatial Data Capture and Maintenance
Geometrics and Measurements
Spatial and Aspatial Queries; Classification
Neighborhood Operations
Spatial Arrangement and Connectivity Functions
Surface Operations
Overlays and Map Algebra
Spatial Statistics
Image Processing
Display, Interfaces, Integration
Management Models

GIS for Surface-Water Hydrology
Introduction
Surface-Water Hydrologic Data
GIS for Surface-Water Hydrology Modeling
Surface-Water Hydrology Models

GIS for Groundwater Hydrology
Overview
Groundwater Hydrology and Management
Groundwater Data
Groundwater Models
GIS for Groundwater Modeling
Visualization

GIS for Water-Supply and Irrigation Systems
Overview
Water-Supply and Irrigation Systems Planning and Design
Water-Supply System Design
GIS for Irrigation

GIS for Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
Wastewater and Stormwater Systems Planning and Design
GIS Database Development for Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
GIS-Based Wastewater Collection System Design and Management Applications
GIS-Based Decision-Support Systems for Wastewater and Stormwater Systems

GIS for Floodplain Management
Introduction
Floodplain Management
Floodplain Mapping Requirements
GIS for Floodplain Mapping
Floodplain Hydraulic Modeling with GIS

GIS for Water Quality
Water-Quality Monitoring and Modeling
GIS for Water-Quality Monitoring and Database Development
GIS for Water-Quality Modeling
GIS for Water-Quality Management Decision Support

GIS for Water Resources Monitoring and Forecasting

1. Introduction

Hydrologic Aspects of Flood Warning Programs
Water Resources Monitoring Systems
Hydrological Forecasting Systems

GIS for River Basin Planning and Management
Overview
Spatial Decision-Support Systems in River Basin Management
Colorado’s Decision-Support Systems
RiverWareR
Geo-MODSIM River Basin Network Model
Index
Each Chapter include a list of references

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