A new method is presented to account for phase changes in a fully implicit numerical model
for coupled heat transport and variably saturated water flow involving conditions both above …

Vapor movement is often an important part in the total water flux in the vadose zone of arid
or semiarid regions because the soil moisture is relatively low. The two major objectives of …

Thermal conductivity is a fundamental physical property governing heat transfer in soil. It
depends on soil types, pore structure, temperature, and moisture content, and can vary over …

This paper introduces the development and implementation of a multiphysical model to
simulate the coupled hydro-thermo-mechanical processes in freezing unsaturated porous …

A successful water management scheme for irrigated crops requires an integrated approach
that accounts for water, crop, soil and field management. Most existing models are designed …

The diffusion of warm, humid air into an initially cold, dry, sandy column was analyzed to
study the movement of water vapor and liquid water under nonisothermal and low water …

Freezing of unsaturated soils jointly involves heat transfer, water-vapor migration, water-ice
and water-vapor phase changes and deformation. To understand this freezing, we …

Evaporation from the soil surface is a major cause of the salinization of irrigated soils in arid
and semiarid regions. To optimize irrigation scheduling under saline conditions, it is …

Atmospheric CO2 is naturally sequestered in ultramafic mine tailings as a result of the
weathering of serpentine minerals [Mg3Si2O5 (OH) 4] and brucite [Mg (OH) 2], and …

A generalized modular framework for partitioning soil hydraulic property (SHP) functions into
a capillary and a noncapillary part is developed. The full water retention curve (WRC) is …