Hydropedology is an emerging intertwined branch of soil science and hydrology that studies
interactive pedologic and hydrologic processes and properties in the Earth's Critical Zone. It …

This article reports the efficacy of a research-based learning (RBL) exercise on
hydropedology of arid zones, with guided and open research projects (OPR) carried out by …

New water-conserving irrigation technologies are vital in arid countries. We investigated the
effects of (i) soil substrates made of Smart Capillary Barrier Wick (SCB-W), consisting of silt …

The capillary effect in polydisperse porous systems of soils and sediments is discussed. This
effect is quantified using a new fundamental model of capillary rise depending on the …

Agricultural development in many arid countries including Oman is limited due to water
scarcity which is currently exacerbated with increasing demand due to rapid population …

Highlights•A novel water-saving engineered soil substrate is analyzed.•Evaporation loss
and water dynamics was quantified experimentally and numerically.•Our agro-engineering …

Waterlogging of urban area soil in a hyperarid climate, caused by impedance of
evapotranspiration due to land cover by an impervious pavement, is studied by a …

Acute shortage of water resources and high unproductive water losses are the key problems
of irrigated agriculture in arid regions. One of the possible solutions is to optimize soil water …

Flows in homogeneous topsoils with a subjacent substratum or horizontal groundwater table
generated by line‐point emitters are studied and tracked back to the Kornev method of …

Evaporation-driven wicking of soil water through porous domains with contrasting hydraulic
properties is studied analytically by conformal mappings and compared to numerical …