Spatial Variability of Soil Hydraulic Properties in a Forested Hillslope

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrayanto ◽  
Ken'ichirou Kosugi ◽  
Taro Uchida ◽  
Sakiko Matsuda ◽  
Takahisa Mizuyama
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Soil Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Soil Hydraulic

scholarly journals Spatial Variability of Soil Physical and Hydraulic Properties in a Durum Wheat Field: An Assessment by the BEST-Procedure

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirko Castellini ◽  
Anna Maria Stellacci ◽  
Matteo Tomaiuolo ◽  
Emanuele Barca
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
Soil Texture ◽  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Structure Stability ◽  
Soil Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Field Scale ◽  
Cross Correlation Analysis ◽  
Soil Hydraulic

Spatial variability of soil properties at the field scale can determine the extent of agricultural yields and specific research in this area is needed. The general objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between soil physical and hydraulic properties and wheat yield at the field scale and test the BEST-procedure for the spatialization of soil hydraulic properties. A simplified version of the BEST-procedure, to estimate some capacitive indicators from the soil water retention curve (air capacity, ACe, relative field capacity, RFCe, plant available water capacity, PAWCe), was applied and coupled to estimates of structure stability index (SSI), determinations of soil texture and measurements of bulk density (BD), soil organic carbon (TOC) and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks). Variables under study were spatialized to investigate correlations with observed medium-high levels of wheat yields. Soil physical quality assessment and correlations analysis highlighted some inconsistencies (i.e., a negative correlation between PAWCe and crop yield), and only five variables (i.e., clay + silt fraction, BD, TOC, SSI and PAWCe) were spatially structured. Therefore, for the soil–crop system studied, application of the simplified BEST-procedure did not return completely reliable results. Results highlighted that (i) BD was the only variable selected by stepwise analysis as a function of crop yield, (ii) BD showed a spatial distribution in agreement with that detected for crop yield, and (iii) the cross-correlation analysis showed a significant positive relationship between BD and wheat yield up to a distance of approximately 25 m. Such results have implications for Mediterranean agro-environments management. In any case, the reliability of simplified measurement methods for estimating soil hydraulic properties needs to be further verified by adopting denser measurements grids in order to better capture the soil spatial variability. In addition, the temporal stability of observed spatial relationships, i.e., between BD or soil texture and crop yields, needs to be investigated along a larger time interval in order to properly use this information for improving agronomic management.

scholarly journals Analysis of Hydraulic Properties of Indian Forest Soil

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Shwetha Prasanna
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Forest Soil ◽  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Soil Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Soil Hydraulic ◽  
High Degree

Soils are a product of the factors of formation and continuously change over the earth’s surface. The analysis of the spatial variability of soil properties is important for land management and construction of an ecological environment. Soils are characterized by high degree of spatial variability due to the combined effect of physical, chemical or biological processes that operate with different intensities and at different scales. The spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties helps us to find the subsurface flux of water. The most frequently used hydraulic properties are soil water retention curve and saturated hydraulic conductivity. Both these hydraulic properties exhibit a high degree of spatial and temporal variability. The primary objective of this study was to analyze the spatial variability of hydraulic properties of forest soils of Pavanje river basin. Correlation analysis technique has been used to analyze various soil properties. Spatial variability of the forested hillslope soils at different depths varied considerably among the soil hydraulic properties. The spatial variability of water retention at all the different pressure head is low at the top layers, and increases towards the bottom layers. The saturated hydraulic conductivity is almost same in the top layers, but more in the bottom layers of forest soil.

scholarly journals Horizontal and Vertical Variability of Soil Hydraulic Properties in Roadside Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)—Nature and Implications for Hydrological Performance Evaluation

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tala Kanso ◽  
Damien Tedoldi ◽  
Marie-Christine Gromaire ◽  
David Ramier ◽  
Mohamed Saad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Water Runoff ◽  
Soil Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Drainage Systems ◽  
Soil Hydraulic ◽  
Sustainable Drainage Systems ◽  
Vertical Variability

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) have become a promising solution for increasing imperviousness by reducing water runoff volumes and flow rates, and improving water quality. However, the efficiency of these systems is dependent on soil hydraulic and physical properties, which in turn are spatially variable; however, this variability has been sparsely documented for urban areas, especially for road-side SuDS. In this study, the spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties, along with the uncertainty of these properties due to estimation methods, were investigated for three roadside SuDS in France (Paris region). Estimation methods were based on both in-situ infiltration tests and pedotransfer functions (PTFs). Results show high spatial variability in saturated hydraulic conductivity Ks (up to 160% coefficient of variation), which is dominant relative to uncertainties in PTFs predictions and those induced by experimental errors. Many specific factors might be responsible for this variability, especially in the urban context, such as construction techniques, CaCO3 precipitation, and vegetation development. In order to evaluate the effects of this variability on hydrological performance, a hydrological model of a bioretention cell was tested. Simulations revealed that peak flows and volumes are highly affected by the spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties; notably, vertical variability increases the overflow by 50%. The number of infiltration measurements required to evaluate a representative average Ks with an uncertainty of a factor of two or less was found to be four/eight, depending on the studied site. This study provides considerable insight into the spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties and its implications for hydrological performance of roadside SuDS, as it is based on a sound understanding of both theory and practice.

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