Temperature Effects on Shallow Water Infiltration Rates in an Underground Rock Bed BMP

AbstractAgricultural systems produce both detrimental and beneficial effects on soil quality (SQ). We compared soil physical properties of long-term conventional (CON) and alternative (ALT) cropping systems near Akron, Colorado (CO); Brookings, South Dakota (SD); Bushland, Texas (TX); Fargo, North Dakota (ND); Mandan (ND); Mead, Nebraska (NE); Sidney, Montana (MT); and Swift Current, Saskatchewan (SK), Canada. Objectives were to quantify the changes in soil physical attributes in cropping systems and assess the potential of individual soil attributes as sensitive indicators of change in SQ. Soil samples were collected three times per year from each treatment at each site for one rotation cycle (4 years at Brookings and Mead). Water infiltration rates were measured. Soil bulk density (BD) and gravimetric water were measured at 0–7.5, 7.5–15, and 15–30 cm depth increments and water-filled pore space ratio (WFPS) was calculated. At six locations, a rotary sieve was used to separate soil (top 5 cm) into six aggregate size groups and calculate mean weight diameter (MWD) of dry aggregates. Under the CON system at Brookings, dry aggregates (>19 mm) abraded into the smallest size class (<0.4 mm) on sieving. In contrast, the large aggregates from the ALT system abraded into size classes between 2 and 6 mm. Dry aggregate size distribution (DASD) shows promise as an indicator of SQ related to susceptibility of soil to wind erosion. Aggregates from CON were least stable in water. Soil C was greater under ALT than CON for both Brookings and Mead. At other locations, MWD of aggregates under continuous crop or no tillage (ALT systems) was greater than MWD under CON. There was no crop system effect on water infiltration rates for locations having the same tillage within cropping system. Tillage resulted in increased, decreased, or unchanged near-surface BD. Because there was significant temporal variation in water infiltration, MWD, and BD, conclusions based on a single point-in-time observation should be avoided. Elevated WFPS at Fargo, Brookings, and Mead may have resulted in anaerobic soil conditions during a portion of the year. Repeated measurements of WFPS or DASD revealed important temporal characteristics of SQ that could be used to judge soil condition as affected by management.

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The Influence of Aggregate Size and Blocking Materials to the Water Infiltration Rates of Pervious Concrete

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1007/978-981-16-0053-1_24 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 189-194

Author(s):

Hung Viet Vu ◽

Soo Yeon Seo

Keyword(s):

Aggregate Size ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Pervious Concrete ◽

Infiltration Rates

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Depression storage and infiltration effects on overland flow depth-velocity-friction at desert conditions: field plot results and model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ◽

10.5194/hess-16-3293-2012 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 16 (9) ◽

pp. 3293-3307 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

M. J. Rossi ◽

J. O. Ares

Keyword(s):

Field Experiments ◽

Overland Flow ◽

Field Measurements ◽

Life Forms ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Soil Core ◽

Infiltration Rates ◽

Overland Flows ◽

Desert Areas ◽

Semi Arid

Abstract. Water infiltration and overland flow are relevant in considering water partition among plant life forms, the sustainability of vegetation and the design of sustainable hydrological models and management. In arid and semi-arid regions, these processes present characteristic trends imposed by the prevailing physical conditions of the upper soil as evolved under water-limited climate. A set of plot-scale field experiments at the semi-arid Patagonian Monte (Argentina) were performed in order to estimate the effect of depression storage areas and infiltration rates on depths, velocities and friction of overland flows. The micro-relief of undisturbed field plots was characterized at z-scale 1 mm through close-range stereo-photogrammetry and geo-statistical tools. The overland flow areas produced by controlled water inflows were video-recorded and the flow velocities were measured with image processing software. Antecedent and post-inflow moisture were measured, and texture, bulk density and physical properties of the upper soil were estimated based on soil core analyses. Field data were used to calibrate a physically-based, mass balanced, time explicit model of infiltration and overland flows. Modelling results reproduced the time series of observed flow areas, velocities and infiltration depths. Estimates of hydrodynamic parameters of overland flow (Reynolds-Froude numbers) are informed. To our knowledge, the study here presented is novel in combining several aspects that previous studies do not address simultaneously: (1) overland flow and infiltration parameters were obtained in undisturbed field conditions; (2) field measurements of overland flow movement were coupled to a detailed analysis of soil microtopography at 1 mm depth scale; (3) the effect of depression storage areas in infiltration rates and depth-velocity friction of overland flows is addressed. Relevance of the results to other similar desert areas is justified by the accompanying biogeography analysis of similarity of the environment where this study was performed with other desert areas of the world.

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Preparation Of Soil Samples For Light And Transmission Electron Microsopy

Microscopy Today ◽

10.1017/s1551929500053232 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 38-41

Author(s):

Gordon Vrdoljak

Keyword(s):

Soil Structure ◽

Tropical Soils ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Plant Roots ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Adequate Description ◽

Soil Medium ◽

Infiltration Rates ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Germination And Growth

Soil structure influences water supply to plant roots, aeration, water infiltration rates, suitability of soil medium for seed germination and growth, growth of plant roots, drainage, evaporation, mechanical strength, and workability (Dexter 1988). Adequate description of soil structure for cultivation, engineering, or remediation is typically done by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Literature exists in numerous sources for preparation of soils for microscopy, but often preparation steps are left out due to the shortening of Methods Sections in journal articles to conserve print space. I present here, protocols I've used for preparation of tropical soils (Oxisols) for microscopy.

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Measuring Water Infiltration Rates of Sports Turf Areas

Agronomy Journal ◽

10.2134/agronj1991.00021962008300020033x ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 83 (2) ◽

pp. 427-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. H. Taylor ◽

C. F. Williams ◽

S. D. Nelson

Keyword(s):

Water Infiltration ◽

Infiltration Rates

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A Sensitivity Analysis of Simulated Infiltration Rates to Uncertain Discretization in the Moisture Content Domain

Water ◽

10.3390/w11061192 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 1192

Author(s):

Lulu Liu ◽

Han Yu

Keyword(s):

Moisture Content ◽

Nonlinear Dynamical System ◽

Infiltration Rate ◽

Hydrologic Model ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Nonlinear Dynamical ◽

Pore Sizes ◽

Infiltration Rates ◽

The Difference ◽

Region Scale

An unconditionally mass conservative hydrologic model proposed by Talbot and Ogden provides an effective and fast technique for estimating region-scale water infiltration. It discretizes soil moisture content into a proper but uncertain number of hydraulically interacting bins such that each bin represents a collection of pore sizes. To simulate rainfall-infiltration, a two-step alternating process runs until completion; and these two steps are surface water infiltration into bins and redistribution of inter-bin flow. Therefore, a nonlinear dynamical system in time is generated based on different bin front depths. In this study, using rigorous mathematical analysis first reveals that more bins can produce larger infiltration fluxes, and the overall flux variation is nonlinear with respect to the number of bins. It significantly implies that a greater variety of pore sizes produces a larger infiltration rate. An asymptotic analysis shows a finite change in infiltration rates for an infinite number of bins, which maximizes the heterogeneity of pore sizes. A corollary proves that the difference in the predicted infiltration rates using this model can be quantitatively bounded under a specific depth ratio of the deepest to the shallowest bin fronts. The theoretical results are demonstrated using numerical experiments in coarse and fine textured soils. Further studies will extend the analysis to the general selection of a suitable number of bins.

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Comparison of alternative farming systems. I. Infiltration techniques

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture ◽

10.1017/s0889189300004860 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 15-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

S.D. Logsdon ◽

J.K. Radke ◽

D.L. Karlen

Keyword(s):

Farming Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Silty Clay ◽

Double Ring ◽

Infiltration Rates ◽

Single Ring ◽

Alternative Farming ◽

Surface Soil Properties ◽

Infiltration Techniques

AbstractQuantitative data are needed to understand how alternative farming practices affect surface infiltration of water and associated surface soil properties. We used a rainfall simulator, double ring infiltrometer, small single ring infiltrometers, and tension infiltrometers to measure water infiltration for Clarion loam (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll) and for Webster silty clay loam (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Haplaquoll) soils located on a conventionally-managed and an alternatively-managed farm in central Iowa. Steady-state measurements suggested that infiltration rates were somewhat higher for the alternative farming system. Bulk densities were sometimes lower, and volume of large pores was a little higher for the alternative farming system. Small single rings were more reproducible than rainfall simulators or double ring infiltrometers, and data trends were the same as for rainfall simulators.

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Influence of soil bulk density on horizontal water infiltration

Soil Research ◽

10.1071/sr9770083 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 83 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

AK Sharda

Keyword(s):

Bulk Density ◽

Soil Water ◽

Soil Bulk Density ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Silty Clay ◽

Soil Columns ◽

Silty Clay Loam ◽

Infiltration Rates ◽

Water Diffusivity ◽

Relative Water

Studies were conducted on soil columns of a silty clay loam packed at bulk densities of 1200, 1300 and 1400 kg/m3 to evaluate the influence of soil bulk density on water infiltration in the horizontal direction. Soil water diffusivity values were obtained by reversing the iterative procedure of Philip. A reduction to less than 25% in soil water diffusivity occurred near saturation with the increase in soil bulk density, but the influence of soil bulk density decreased with the decrease in relative water content. Lengths of infiltration, cumulative influx and infiltration rates also reduced markedly with the increase in soil bulk density from 1200 kg/m to 1400 kg/m3.

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Effects of earthworm communities on water infiltration in wet soils with energy crops

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-7628 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lena Wöhl ◽

Stefan Schrader

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Ecological Impact ◽

Live Weight ◽

Allyl Isothiocyanate ◽

Infiltration Rate ◽

Energy Crops ◽

Water Infiltration ◽

Energy Crop ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Infiltration Rates

Maize (Zea mays) is the most commonly cultivated energy crop throughout Europe. However, its cultivation has severe negative effects such as loss of biodiversity and its delivery of ecosystem services, soil compaction and enhanced greenhouse gas emissions. These negative effects tend to be even more pronounced in wet soils such as pseudogleys. As an alternative to annual maize, the perennial cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) is known to produce a similar yield, especially under waterlogging conditions, while management impacts of its cultivation are assumed to be less harmful to soil biota. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to quantify the provision of ecosystem services (here: control of the soil water balance) delivered by earthworm communities in wet soils under cultivation of cup plant compared with maize and to assess the ecological impact of both energy crops.Fieldwork was conducted cup plant and maize fields (n = 4) in South Western Germany in spring and autumn 2019. The overall soil type was pseudo gleyic luvisol. All fields are managed for commercial purposes by farmers in the area. Sampling included earthworm extraction with allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) while the infiltration rate was measured simultaneously. Afterwards, hand sorting completed the earthworm sampling. Earthworm species, their abundance and biomass (live weight) were determined.On average, earthworm abundance and biomass were higher in cup plant fields than in maize fields. In addition, variations in earthworm communities were found. While endogeic earthworms, especially of the genus Aporrectodea, were present in all fields, anecic earthworms were more abundant in cup plant fields. Higher infiltration rates were measured in maize fields. Hints to a correlation between the infiltration rates and the functional earthworm groups were found.Our results suggest that cup plant fields host overall more diverse earthworm communities. These communities are able to produce a wider range of ecosystem services, even though the link between the infiltration and the crops studied in this stud is not yet validated.

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