Climate is a soil-forming factor and soil can mitigate climate change through a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and sequestration of atmospheric CO2. Thus, there is a growing interest in soil management practices capable of mitigating climate change and enhancing environmental quality. Soil and Climate addresses global issues through soil management and outlines strategies for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This volume in the Advances in Soil Science series is specifically devoted to describe state-of-the-knowledge regarding the climate–soil nexus in relation to:

Soil Processes

weathering, decomposition of organic matter, erosion, leaching, salinization, biochemical, transformations, gaseous flux, and elemental cycling,

Soil Properties

physical, chemical, biological, and ecological,

Atmospheric Chemistry

gaseous concentrations of (CO2, CH4, N2O), water vapors, soot, dust, and particulate matter,

Mitigation and Adaptation

source and sink of GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), land use and soil management, soil C sink capacity, permafrost,

Soil Management

sequestration of organic and inorganic C, nutrient requirements, water demands, coupled cycling of H2O, N, P, S, and

Policy and Outreach

carbon farming, payments for ecosystem services, COP21, SDGs, land degradation neutrality

Special topics on soil as a source or sink of CO2, silicate weathering and carbon sequestration, nutrients required for carbon sequestration, physical protection and the mean resident time, and predicting soil carbon stocks are discussed in detail throughout the book.