Soils are composed of solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. The spatial organization and structure of the solid phase is referred to as the soil architecture and determines fluxes of the liquid and gaseous phases. Traditionally, soil architecture is assumed to be stable over timescales relevant to soil functions, such as carbon, nutrient, and water cycling. However, this assumption does not always hold, especially under changing land use and climate conditions. Dynamics of pore structure and soil aggregates and redistribution of soil material through mixing and erosion continuously reshape the soil architecture over short to long timescales, affecting the functions of soils. To comprehensively understand soil functionality in a changing world, it is imperative to view soils as dynamic, four-dimensional systems.

This special issue (SI) invites papers that study soil dynamics using numerical and statistical models. The focus will be on the development of model-based representations, or digital twins, of soil systems to study soil processes, dynamics, and functions from the pore to the landscape scale and from diurnal dynamics to millennial evolution. By bringing together modellers and models that work on different spatiotemporal scales, we aim at synergies between soil hydrology, soil physics, soil geography, and soil ecology to develop holistic models that consider soils and their functions as dynamic systems. This SI is an initiative of the International Soil Modeling Consortium (ISMC, https://soil-modeling.org/) and the 3-4D Soil models working group (https://dbges.de/en/commissions-and-working-groups/working-groups/wg-3-4d-soil-models), part of the German Soil Science Society.

SOIL invites submissions for a special issue (SI) on Agrogeophysics: illuminating soil's hidden dimensions. This SI aims to explore the interdisciplinary field of agrogeophysics, which is dedicated to advancing our understanding of the noninvasive mapping of soil properties; monitoring soil–plant–atmosphere processes as well as their interactions with crop growth and their responses to management practices; and, hence, supporting sustainable agriculture. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that integrate agrogeophysics with soil science and related disciplines. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• soil–plant–atmosphere interactions,
• applications of geophysical techniques to root phenotyping,
• hydrological processes and soil water dynamics,
• soil health assessment and management strategies,
• sustainable agriculture and precision farming,
• geospatial analysis and remote sensing in soil science,
• coupled modelling of soil processes and related geophysical data,
• new pedophysical relationships relating soil properties to geophysical properties,
• socio-economic implications of agrogeophysics,
• emerging technologies and innovations in soil monitoring and management,
• geophysics as a tool for envirotyping.

Soils are composed of solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. The spatial organization and structure of the solid phase is referred to as the soil architecture and determines fluxes of the liquid and gaseous phases. Traditionally, soil architecture is assumed to be stable over timescales relevant to soil functions, such as carbon, nutrient, and water cycling. However, this assumption does not always hold, especially under changing land use and climate conditions. Dynamics of pore structure and soil aggregates and redistribution of soil material through mixing and erosion continuously reshape the soil architecture over short to long timescales, affecting the functions of soils. To comprehensively understand soil functionality in a changing world, it is imperative to view soils as dynamic, four-dimensional systems.

This special issue (SI) invites papers that study soil dynamics using numerical and statistical models. The focus will be on the development of model-based representations, or digital twins, of soil systems to study soil processes, dynamics, and functions from the pore to the landscape scale and from diurnal dynamics to millennial evolution. By bringing together modellers and models that work on different spatiotemporal scales, we aim at synergies between soil hydrology, soil physics, soil geography, and soil ecology to develop holistic models that consider soils and their functions as dynamic systems. This SI is an initiative of the International Soil Modeling Consortium (ISMC, https://soil-modeling.org/) and the 3-4D Soil models working group (https://dbges.de/en/commissions-and-working-groups/working-groups/wg-3-4d-soil-models), part of the German Soil Science Society.

SOIL invites submissions for a special issue (SI) on Agrogeophysics: illuminating soil's hidden dimensions. This SI aims to explore the interdisciplinary field of agrogeophysics, which is dedicated to advancing our understanding of the noninvasive mapping of soil properties; monitoring soil–plant–atmosphere processes as well as their interactions with crop growth and their responses to management practices; and, hence, supporting sustainable agriculture. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that integrate agrogeophysics with soil science and related disciplines. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• soil–plant–atmosphere interactions,
• applications of geophysical techniques to root phenotyping,
• hydrological processes and soil water dynamics,
• soil health assessment and management strategies,
• sustainable agriculture and precision farming,
• geospatial analysis and remote sensing in soil science,
• coupled modelling of soil processes and related geophysical data,
• new pedophysical relationships relating soil properties to geophysical properties,
• socio-economic implications of agrogeophysics,
• emerging technologies and innovations in soil monitoring and management,
• geophysics as a tool for envirotyping.