Preferential Flow Effects on Infiltration and Runoff in Grassland and Forest Soils

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 367-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Alaoui ◽  
U. Caduff ◽  
H.H. Gerke ◽  
R. Weingartner
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soils ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Flow Effects

scholarly journals Phosphorus in Preferential Flow Pathways of Forest Soils in Germany

Forests ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorit Julich ◽  
Stefan Julich ◽  
Karl-Heinz Feger
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soils ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Flow Pathways ◽  
Preferential Flow Pathways

scholarly journals Does drought alter hydrological functions in forest soils?

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 1301-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina F. Gimbel ◽  
Heike Puhlmann ◽  
Markus Weiler
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soils ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Water Drop ◽  
Coniferous Forest ◽  
Water Repellency ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Antecedent Soil Moisture ◽  
Dye Tracer ◽  
Infiltration Behavior ◽  
Tracer Experiments

Abstract. Climate change is expected to impact the water cycle and severely affect precipitation patterns across central Europe and in other parts of the world, leading to more frequent and severe droughts. Usually when projecting drought impacts on hydrological systems, it is assumed that system properties, like soil properties, remain stable and will not be affected by drought events. To study if this assumption is appropriate, we address the effects of drought on the infiltration behavior of forest soils using dye tracer experiments on six sites in three regions across Germany, which were forced into drought conditions. The sites cover clayey-, loamy- and sandy-textured soils. In each region, we compared a deciduous and a coniferous forest stand to address differences between the main tree species. The results of the dye tracer experiments show clear evidence for changes in infiltration behavior at the sites. The infiltration changed at the clayey plots from regular and homogeneous flow to fast preferential flow. Similar behavior was observed at the loamy plots, where large areas in the upper layers remained dry, displaying signs of strong water repellency. This was confirmed by water drop penetration time (WDPT) tests, which revealed, in all except one plot, moderate to severe water repellency. Water repellency was also accountable for the change of regular infiltration to fingered flow in the sandy soils. The results of this study suggest that the drought history or, more generally, the climatic conditions of a soil in the past are more important than the actual antecedent soil moisture status regarding hydrophobicity and infiltration behavior; furthermore, drought effects on infiltration need to be considered in hydrological models to obtain realistic predictions concerning water quality and quantity in runoff and groundwater recharge.

Ponded infiltration into soil with biopores — field experiment and modeling

Biologia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Dohnal ◽  
Jaromír Dušek ◽  
Tomáš Vogel ◽  
Milena Císlerová ◽  
Ľubomír Lichner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Dye Tracer ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Flow Effects ◽  
Infiltration Experiment

AbstractPreferential movement of water in macropores plays an important role when the process of ponded infiltration in natural porous systems is studied. For example, the detailed knowledge of water flow through macropores is of a major importance when predicting runoff responses to rainfall events. The main objectives of this study are to detect preferential movement of water in Chernozem soil and to employ numerical modeling to describe the variably saturated flow during a field ponded infiltration experiment. The infiltration experiment was performed at the Macov experimental station (Calcari-Haplic Chernozem in Danubian Lowland, Slovakia). The experiment involved single ring ponded infiltration. At the quasi steady state phase of the experiment dye tracer was added to the infiltrating water. Then the soil profile was excavated and the penetration pattern of the applied tracer was recorded. The abundance of biopores as a product of fauna and flora was found. To quantify the preferential flow effects during the infiltration experiment, three-dimensional axisymmetric simulations were carried out by a two-dimensional dual-continuum numerical model. The water flow simulations based on measured hydraulic characteristics without consideration of preferential flow effects failed to describe the infiltration experiment adequately. The 3D axisymmetric simulation based on dual-permeability approach provided relatively realistic space-time distribution of soil water pressure below the infiltration ring.

scholarly journals Plants and biological soil crust influence the hydrophysical parameters and water flow in an aeolian sandy soil / Vplyv rastlín a biologického pôdneho pokryvu na hydrofyzikálne parametre a prúdenie vody v piesočnatej pôde

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubomír Lichner ◽  
Ladislav Holko ◽  
Natalia Zhukova ◽  
Karsten Schacht ◽  
Kálmán Rajkai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Forest Soils ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Biological Soil Crust ◽  
Water Repellency ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Wetting Front ◽  
Soil Water Repellency ◽  
Grassland Soil

This study tested the hypothesis that the changes in hydrophysical parameters and heterogeneity of water flow in an aeolian sandy soil have the same trend as the process of succession. Three sub-sites were demarcated at the area of about 50 m x 50 m. The first sub-site was located at the pine-forest glade covered with a biological soil crust and represented the initial stage of succession. The second sub-site was located at the grassland and represented more advanced stage of succession. The third sub-site was located at the pine forest with 30-year old Scots pines and represented advanced stage (close to climax) of succession. The sandy soil at the surface was compared to the soil at the pine-forest glade at 50 cm depth, which served as a control because it had a similar texture but limited impact of vegetation or organic matter. It was found that any type of vegetation cover studied had a strong influence on hydrophysical parameters and heterogeneity of water flow in an aeolian sandy soil during hot and dry spells. The changes in some hydrophysical parameters (WDPT, R, k(-2 cm), Sw(-2 cm), ECS and DPF) and heterogeneity of water flow in an aeolian sandy soil had the same trend as the process of succession, but it was not so in the case of Ksand Se(-2 cm), probably due to the higher content of smaller soil particles in grassland soil in comparison with that content at other sub-sites. Both the persistence and index of water repellency of pure sand differed significantly from those of grassland, glade and forest soils. The highest repellency parameter values in forest soil resulted in the lowest value of both the water sorptivity and hydraulic conductivity in this soil in comparison with other soils studied. The highest value of ethanol sorptivity and the lowest value of saturated hydraulic conductivity in the grassland soil in comparison with other soils studied were due to the higher content of fine-grained (silt and clay) particles in the grassland soil. The effective cross section and the degree of preferential flow of pure sand differed significantly from those of grassland, glade and forest soils. The change in soil hydrophysical parameters due to soil water repellency resulted in preferential flow in the grassland, glade and forest soils, while the wetting front in pure sand area exhibited a form typical of that for stable flow. The latter shape of the wetting front can be expected in the studied soils in spring, when soil water repellency is alleviated substantially. The columnar shape of the wetting front, which can be met during heavy rains following long dry and hot spells, was attributed to redistribution of applied water on the surface to a series of micro-catchments, which acted as runon and runoff zones.

scholarly journals Preferential Flow Effects on NO3-N Losses with Tile Flow

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bakhsh ◽  
R. S. Kanwar ◽  
D. B. Jaynes ◽  
T. S. Colvin ◽  
and L. R. Ahuja
Keyword(s):  
Preferential Flow ◽  
N Losses ◽  
Flow Effects ◽  
Tile Flow

scholarly journals Influence of Root Distribution on Preferential Flow in Deciduous and Coniferous Forest Soils

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziteng Luo ◽  
Jianzhi Niu ◽  
Baoyuan Xie ◽  
Linus Zhang ◽  
Xiongwen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soil ◽  
Forest Soils ◽  
Root Distribution ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Coniferous Forest ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Extreme Rainfall ◽  
Coarse Roots ◽  
Rainfall Events

Root-induced channels are the primary controlling factors for rapid movement of water and solute in forest soils. To explore the effects of root distribution on preferential flow during rainfall events, deciduous (Quercus variabilis BI.) and coniferous forest (Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco) sites were selected to conduct dual-tracer experiments (Brilliant Blue FCF and Bromide [Br−]). Each plot (1.30 × 1.30 m) was divided into two subplots (0.65 × 1.30 m), and two rainfall simulations (40 mm, large rainfall and 70 mm, extreme rainfall) were conducted in these. Vertical soil profiles (1.00 m × 0.40 m) were excavated, and preferential flow path features were quantified based on digital image analysis. Root (fine and coarse) abundance and Br− concentration were investigated for each soil profile. In deciduous forest, accumulated roots in the upper soil layer induce larger lateral preferential flow as compared to the coniferous forest soil during large rainfall events. Compared with deciduous forest, coniferous forest soil, with higher (horizontal and vertical) spatial variability of preferential flow paths, promotes higher percolation and solute leaching to deeper soil layers during extreme rainfall events. Fine roots, accounting for a larger proportion of total roots (compared to coarse roots), facilitate preferential flow in the 0–40 cm forest soil layer. Overall, our results indicate that the root distribution pattern of different tree species can exert diverse effects on preferential flow in forest soils.

Preferential Flow Effects on Subsurface Contaminant Transport in Alluvial Floodplains

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Heeren ◽  
R. B. Miller ◽  
G. A. Fox ◽  
D. E. Storm ◽  
T. Halihan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminant Transport ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Flow Effects ◽  
Alluvial Floodplains
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