FW: ISMC-GLOSOLAN Webinar on Basic concepts in soil hydrology

[alessandrorosa]

Alessandro Samuel-Rosa

Professor & Pesquisador em Ciência do Solo
Líder do Laboratório de Pedometria
www.pedometria.org

 Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
* Câmpus Santa Helena (Bacharelado em Agronomia)
* Câmpus Francisco Beltrão (Mestrado em Engenharia Ambiental)

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From: GLOSOLAN <GLOS...@fao.org>

Date: 2/16/26 15:53 (GMT-03:00)

To: "Mudyawabikwa, Bellington (NSLD)" <Bellington....@fao.org>

Subject: ISMC-GLOSOLAN Webinar on Basic concepts in soil hydrology

Dear GLOSOLAN Members, 

Have you heard the news?

We want to revitalize the topic of soil hydrology, not only by revisiting the basic concepts from a modern perspective, but also by providing participants with the most up-to-date information. GLOSOLAN, in partnership with the International Soil Modelling Consortium (ISMC), will therefore be hosting a Webinar series on this topic. 

🌿 Webinars’ Details 🌿

📘 Topic: Basic concepts in soil hydrology
💻 Format: Three online lectures held in Microsoft Teams. Each lecture is approximately 4 hours long and includes interactive elements.

🗓️ Dates & Time (CET / Rome time)

📅 Day 1: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 1:00 PM CET
📅 Day 2: Friday, February 20, 2026, at 1:00 PM CET
📅 Day 3: Monday, February 23, 2026, at 1:00 PM CET

🌊 What You Will Learn 🌊

The program is structured to build your foundational knowledge:

🌱 Day 1: Basic concepts part I (Prof. Nunzio Romano)

• Soil Physical Properties (e.g., density, capillarity, particle-size distribution).
• Soil Water Content (definition and measurement methods).

💧 Day 2: Basic concepts part II (Prof. Nunzio Romano)

• Soil Water Potential (definition and measurement methods).
• Soil Water Dynamics (Darcy's equation, Richards' equation, water retention, and hydraulic conductivity functions).

🌾 Day 3: Soil Water Balance & Modeling (Prof. Paolo Nasta)

• Water balance components in the Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere (SVA) continuum.
• Numerical Modeling: Learn how to use the HYDRUS-1D model.
• Hands-on Modeling Exercise: Simulating water flow and nitrate transport across a multilayered soil profile.

Register Now!
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuEahSmApQ_IrAEN8x237WYlzLRTZsn_w36Z2pxtbRmJcaDg/viewform

 

GLOSOLAN

Global Soil Partnership Secretariat | Land and Water Division

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

00153 Roma, Italy

Website: https://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/glosolan