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Pores (the spaces that exist between soil particles) provide for the passage and/or retention of gasses and moisture within the soil profile.The soil's ability to retain water is strongly related to particle size; water molecules hold more tightly to the fine particles of a clay soil than to coarser particles of a sandy soil, so clays generally retain more water. [2]
Water retention curve is the relationship between the water content, θ, and the soil water potential, ψ. The soil moisture curve is characteristic for different types of soil, and is also called the soil moisture characteristic. It is used to predict the soil water storage, water supply to the plants (field capacity) and soil aggregate stability.
Soil water can refer to: Soil#Soil moisture - water in soil; Soil water (retention) - water-holding phenomenon inside soil; Blackwater (waste) - wastewater related to effluent from water closets, toilets and urinals
The fraction of water held back in the aquifer is known as specific retention. Thus it can be said that porosity is the sum of specific yield and specific retention. Specific yield of soils differ from each other in the sense that some soil types have strong molecular attraction with the water held in their pores while others have less.
Even at very small concentrations within soils, various polymers have been shown to increase water retention and reduce erosion, increase soil shear strength, and support soil structure. [2] A wide range of polymers have been used to address problems ranging from the prevention of desertification to the reinforcement of roadbeds. [3] [1] [4]
The soil hydraulic properties typically consist of water retention curve parameters by van Genuchten: [9] (,,,,), where is the inverse of air entry value [L −1], is the pore size distribution parameter [-], and is usually assumed as =.
Soil texture affects soil behaviour, in particular, its retention capacity for nutrients (e.g., cation exchange capacity) [8] and water. Sand and silt are the products of physical and chemical weathering of the parent rock ; [ 9 ] clay, on the other hand, is most often the product of the precipitation of the dissolved parent rock as a secondary ...
Water retention can refer to: Water retention (medicine), an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the circulatory system or within the tissues or cavities of the body Edema, an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body; Premenstrual water retention, a common phenomenon associated with the menstrual cycle