soil moisture regime
11climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
12river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
13hydrologic sciences — Introduction the fields of study concerned with the waters of the Earth. Included are the sciences of hydrology, oceanography, limnology, and glaciology. In its widest sense hydrology encompasses the study of the occurrence, the… …
14Pachypodium — Taxobox name = Pachypodium image width = 250px image caption = The pachycaule trunk of Pachypodium lamerei regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae genus = Pachypodium genus… …
15Psamment — In USDA soil taxonomy, a Psamment is defined as an Entisol which consists basically of unconsolidated sand deposits, [ [http://www.pals.iastate.edu/agron154/Agron 154/Unit 10/terms.htm Unit 10: Terms (Psamment)] at pals.iastate.edu] often found… …
16Ecohydrology — (from Greek gr. οἶκος, oikos , house(hold) ; gr. ὕδωρ, hydōr , water ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is a new interdisciplinary area linking hydrology with ecological processes involved in the water cycle hydrological cycle. These processes generally… …
17Climate — For other uses, see Climate (disambiguation). Worldwide Climate Classifications Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature …
18Deforestation — For other uses, see Deforestation (disambiguation). Jungle burned for agriculture in southern Mexico …
19Erosion — is the carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment, soil, rock and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as, wind, water, or ice by downward or down slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case …
20Vertisol — In both the FAO and USA soil taxonomy, a vertisol is a soil in which there is a high content of expansive clay known as montmorillonite that forms deep cracks in drier seasons or years. Alternate shrinking and swelling causes self mulching ,… …
