Impact of soil salinity, texture and measurement frequency on the relations between soil moisture and 20 MHz–3 GHz dielectric permittivity spectrum for soils of medium texture

2019 ◽  
Vol 579 ◽  
pp. 124155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Szypłowska ◽  
Arkadiusz Lewandowski ◽  
Scott B. Jones ◽  
Pierre Sabouroux ◽  
Justyna Szerement ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Measurement Frequency ◽  
Permittivity Spectrum ◽  
Medium Texture

Verification of soil salinity index model based on 0.02–3 GHz complex dielectric permittivity spectrum measurements

2019 ◽  
Vol 574 ◽  
pp. 517-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Szypłowska ◽  
Justyna Szerement ◽  
Arkadiusz Lewandowski ◽  
Marcin Kafarski ◽  
Andrzej Wilczek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Complex Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Index Model ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Spectrum Measurements ◽  
Salinity Index ◽  
Permittivity Spectrum

Combined vector network analyzer and impedance analyzer for broadband determination of complex permittivity spectrum of glass beads with talc

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Szerement ◽  
Hironobu Saito ◽  
Kahori Furuhata ◽  
Shin Yagihara ◽  
Agnieszka Szypłowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Glass Beads ◽  
Vector Network Analyzer ◽  
Complex Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Impedance Analyzer ◽  
Permittivity Spectrum

<p>Soil complex dielectric permittivity is frequency dependent. At low frequencies soil dielectric spectrum exhibits relaxation effects mainly due to interfacial phenomena caused by water strongly bounded to solid phase particles surfaces, double-layer effects and Maxwell-Wagner effect. At frequencies of several GHz and above, the influence of dielectric dispersion of free water dipoles can be observed.  Since dielectric soil moisture meters operate at frequencies from kHz up to several GHz, their output can be affected by these phenomena.</p><p>Currently, there is a variety of commercial sensors that operate at various frequencies from kHz up to several GHz. Most popular are TDR sensors with frequency band up to 1-2 GHz and capacitance/impedance sensors that operate at a single frequency usually from the range <br>1-150 MHz. Therefore, the knowledge of the broadband complex dielectric permittivity spectrum can help to improve the existing and develop new methods and devices for soil moisture and salinity estimation. Also, accurate characterization of complex dielectric permittivity spectrum of porous materials in the broadband frequency range is required for modeling of dielectric properties of materials in terms of moisture, salinity, density, mineralogy etc.</p><p>The aim of the study was to measure the complex dielectric permittivity of glass beads with 5% talc moistened with distilled water and saline water (electrical conductivity of 500, 1000, 1500 mS/m). The experiment was carried out using a seven-rod probe connected to an impedance analyzer (IA) and a vector network analyzer (VNA) using a multiplexer in the frequency range from 40Hz to 110MHz (IA) and 10MHz to 500MHz (VNA). The glass beads (90-106 µm, Fuji Manufacturing Industries, Japan) with 5% talc (Sigma Aldrich) in 4 different moisture and 4 different salinity values were examined. The results obtained from the IA and the VNA were combined and modeled with complex conductivity and dielectric permittivity model. The influence of water content and electrical conductivity on broadband complex dielectric spectra and the fitted model parameters was examined.</p><p> </p><p>The work has been supported by the National Centre for Research and Development, Poland, BIOSTRATEG3/343547/8/NCBR/2017.</p>

scholarly journals Seven-Rod Dielectric Sensor for Determination of Soil Moisture in Small Volumes

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Justyna Szerement ◽  
Aleksandra Woszczyk ◽  
Agnieszka Szypłowska ◽  
Marcin Kafarski ◽  
Arkadiusz Lewandowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Sample Volume ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Fem Simulations ◽  
Dielectric Sensor ◽  
Permittivity Spectrum

The paper presents the performance of a seven-rod dielectric probe for determination of soil dielectric permittivity using FEM simulations as well as FDR and TDR measurements. The volume of the sensitivity zone of the tested probe was assessed basing on the simulations and measurement in liquids. The probe was also tested in two soils, sandy loam and silt loam. The obtained results suggested that the seven-rod probe can be used to accurately measure the dielectric permittivity spectrum in a small sample volume of about 8 cm3 in a frequency range from 20 MHz to 200 MHz.

scholarly journals Zero Tilled-Paddy Straw Mulched Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Cultivation in the Coastal Saline Soils Reduce Soil Salinity, Increase Yield and Profitability

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Sukanta Kumar Sarangi ◽  
Buddheswar Maji ◽  
Parbodh Chander Sharma ◽  
Saheb Digar ◽  
Kshirendra Kumar Mahanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Water Productivity ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Paddy Straw ◽  
Net Return

Rice is the predominant crop during wet season (July–December) and majority of land remain fallow during dry season (January–June) in the coastal saline region of West Bengal, India. Sustainable cropping system intensification in this salt affected region needs improved package of practices which conserve soil moisture, facilitate early crop establishment, ensures profitability and has positive effect on soil health. To achieve these objectives in a rice-based cropping system, we evaluated seven treatments for potato crop during the dry season viz. T1: ridge sowing (control), T2: Zero tillage (ZT) sowing with 9 t ha−1 paddy straw mulching (PSM), T3: T2 + foliar spray of nutrients, T4: ZT sowing with 12 t ha−1 PSM, T5: T4 + foliar spray of nutrients, T6: ZT sowing with 15 t ha−1 PSM, T7: T6 + foliar spray of nutrients in randomized block design with five replications. This study was conducted during 2016-2019 in the Gosaba island of the Indian Sundarbans. Cost of cultivation of potato reduced by about 27% due to ZT sowing (₹ 81,287 ha−1) compared to ridge sowing (₹ 1,11,260 ha−1). Tuber yield, net return and irrigation water productivity was significantly increased in T5, T6 and T7 over other treatments. There was reduction in soil salinity (ECe reduced from 5 to 3 dS m−1), bulk density (from 1.49 to 1.44 Mg m−3), irrigation water use (less 20 cm), conservation of soil moisture (4–8%), and increase in organic carbon (0.39 to 0.44%) due to ZT sowing with PSM. Rice-ZT potato-green gram cropping system was the most profitable one with highest net return (₹ 1,71,752 ha−1), however, the benefit-cost ratio was highest (2.33) with Rice-ZT potato cropping system.

SALINITY AND DRAINAGE IN A BROWN CHERNOZEM IRRIGATED AT DIFFERENT MINIMUM MOISTURE CONTENTS

1972 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-364
Author(s):  
K. K. KROGMAN ◽  
E. H. HOBBS
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Irrigation Regimes

The salinity of a Brown Chernozem under four irrigation regimes was measured at the beginning and end of each of two cycles of a 4-yr crop rotation. Irrigation reduced soil salinity during the first cycle and maintained it at the reduced level during the second cycle. Drainage in 4 yr, calculated on the basis of salt balances, increased proportionately to irrigation plus rainfall. Where only enough water was applied to maximize crop yields, that is, where soil moisture was maintained within the upper half of the available range, about 95% of the irrigation plus rainfall was utilized by the crops through evapotranspiration. Under this regime, maximum crop yields and an adequately low level of soil salinity were maintained.

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