As a crucial living skin inhabiting the soil-atmosphere interface, biocrusts play a vital role in
various soil properties and processes, especially surface soil pore structure and soil pore …

The soil hydrological properties (HPs) in active layers regulate soil water migration and
affect the evolution of permafrost and biogeochemical cycles. There is relatively little …

The angle at which a droplet impacts determines its shearing and compaction effects on soil,
which in turn affects the formation and properties of the physical soil crust. To investigate the …

Rising temperatures and disruption of rainfall patterns due to climate change make water a
limiting growth factor even in regions of temperate climates. Thus, producing 'more crop per …

The study of unsaturated behavior of soils pivots around the relationship between soil
suction and the amount of water content present in the soil mass, which is termed as soil …

The precipitation accelerates the migration of water and salt in the soil, and aggravates the
deterioration of saline earthen sites. Based on the freeze-thaw tests of soil column, the water …

Infiltration is the process by which water enters the soil, and it plays a significant role in the
hydrologic cycle. Direct measurement of infiltration is time consuming; however, empirical …

Seasonal changes in ground canopy and root density induced by the growth of alfalfa
(Medicago sativa L.) may strongly influence the variation in runoff and sediment across …

The use of herbicides for weed control in plant production is widely criticized because of
their potential aquatic and terrestrial toxicity. However, the environmental risks of …

The effect of rapidly changing soil properties during surface sealing is usually neglected in
hillslope infiltration-runoff modeling practices despite its substantial impact. Based on the …