scholarly journals Evaluation of a computer model to simulate water table response to subirrigation

2002 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 1743-1750
Author(s):  
Jadir Aparecido Rosa ◽  
Allen George Smajstrla ◽  
Kenneth Leonard Campbell ◽  
Salvadore Jose Locascio

The objective of this work was to evaluate the water flow computer model, WATABLE, using experimental field observations on water table management plots from a site located near Hastings, FL, USA. The experimental field had scale drainage systems with provisions for subirrigation with buried microirrigation and conventional seepage irrigation systems. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growing seasons from years 1996 and 1997 were used to simulate the hydrology of the area. Water table levels, precipitation, irrigation and runoff volumes were continuously monitored. The model simulated the water movement from a buried microirrigation line source and the response of the water table to irrigation, precipitation, evapotranspiration, and deep percolation. The model was calibrated and verified by comparing simulated results with experimental field observations. The model performed very well in simulating seasonal runoff, irrigation volumes, and water table levels during crop growth. The two-dimensional model can be used to investigate different irrigation strategies involving water table management control. Applications of the model include optimization of the water table depth for each growth stage, and duration, frequency, and rate of irrigation.

1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1543-1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. L. Havard ◽  
S. O. Prasher ◽  
R. B. Bonnell ◽  
A. Madani

1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1539-1542 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. L. Havard ◽  
S. O. Prasher ◽  
R. B. Bonnell ◽  
A. Madani

Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
JADIR APARECIDO ROSA ◽  
Allen George Smajstrla ◽  
Kenneth Leonard Campbell

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A COMPUTER MODEL TO SIMULATE WATER TABLE RESPONSE TO SUBIRRIGATION   Jadir Aparecido RosaPólo Regional de Ponta Grossa, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná , Caixa Postal 129, CEP 84001-970, Ponta Grossa – PR, E-mail: [email protected] George Smajstrla (deceased)Kenneth Leonard Campbell Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, PO Box 110570, Gainesville - Florida, 36511-0570 USA, E-mail: [email protected]    1 ABSTRACT  A two-dimensional finite difference model (WATABLE) was developed to simulate water movement from a buried microirrigation line source, and the response of the water table to irrigation, precipitation, evapotranspiration, deep percolation, and runoff. The water uptake by plant roots was simulated by an extraction function with a root distribution term. Deep percolation was modeled with a water table-drainage flux relationship, and runoff was simulated at the surface and at the face of the water furrow.  The accuracy of the model in simulating infiltration and redistribution of soil water was determined by comparison with other computer simulations and experimental observations from the literature. The comparisons were selected to test the applicability and accuracy of the model with soils that had widely varying hydraulic properties. Results from WATABLE agreed very well with other simulation models and the model was able to reproduce closely the experimental results taken for comparison. This article focuses on the development and testing of the simulation model and a further article will present the calibration and verification of the model comparing results with experimental observations on water table management research plots.  KEYWORDS: drainage, modeling, subsurface drip irrigation.   ROSA, J.A., SMAJSTRLA, A.G., CAMPBELL, K.L. DESENVOLVIMENTO E TESTE DE UM MODELO COMPUTACIONAL PARA SIMULAR A RESPOSTA DO LENÇOL FREÁTICO À SUBIRRIGAÇÃO  2 RESUMO  Um modelo computacional em duas dimensões (WATABLE) foi desenvolvido para simular o movimento de água a partir de uma linha de irrigação localizada enterrada, e a resposta do nível do lençol à irrigação, precipitação, evapotranspiração, percolação profunda e escorrimento superficial. O consumo de água pelas raízes foi simulado com uma função de extração e um termo de distribuição de raízes. A percolação profunda foi modelada através de uma relação entre profundidade do lençol e fluxo de drenagem na parte inferior do perfil. A precisão do modelo na simulação da infiltração e da redistribuição da água no solo foi determinada comparando-se resultados obtidos com este  modelo e simulações feitas com outros modelos e dados experimentais obtidos na literatura. As comparações foram selecionadas de modo a testar a aplicabilidade e precisão do modelo em diferentes tipos de solos. Os resultados obtidos com o WATABLE foram concordantes com aqueles obtidos com outros modelos, e o modelo foi capaz de reproduzir muito bem os resultados experimentais tomados como referências. Este artigo apresenta o desenvolvimento e os testes de simulação com o modelo, e um futuro artigo apresentará os resultados da calibração e verificação do modelo usando-se dados de campo obtidos em uma área experimental em manejo de lençol freático.  UNITERMOS: drenagem, modelagem, irrigação por subsuperfície.


1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 481-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. L. Havard ◽  
S. O. Prasher ◽  
R.B. Bonnell ◽  
A. Madani

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 2148
Author(s):  
Jonathan A. Lafond ◽  
Silvio J. Gumiere ◽  
Virginie Vanlandeghem ◽  
Jacques Gallichand ◽  
Alain N. Rousseau ◽  
...  

Integrated water management has become a priority for cropping systems where subirrigation is possible. Compared to conventional sprinkler irrigation, the controlling water table can lead to a substantial increase in yield and water use efficiency with less pumping energy requirements. Knowing the spatiotemporal distribution of water table depth (WTD) and soil properties should help perform intelligent, integrated water management. Observation wells were installed in cranberry fields with different water management systems: Bottom, with good drainage and controlled WTD management; Surface, with good drainage and sprinkler irrigation management; Natural, without drainage, or with imperfectly drained and conventional sprinkler irrigation. During the 2017–2020 growing seasons, WTD was monitored on an hourly basis, while precipitation was measured at each site. Multi-frequential periodogram analysis revealed a dominant periodic component of 40 days each year in WTD fluctuations for the Bottom and Surface systems; for the Natural system, periodicity was heterogeneous and ranged from 2 to 6 weeks. Temporal cross correlations with precipitation show that for almost all the sites, there is a 3 to 9 h lag before WTD rises; one exception is a subirrigation site. These results indicate that automatic water table management based on continuously updated knowledge could contribute to integrated water management systems, by using precipitation-based models to predict WTD.


2003 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Zebarth ◽  
Y. Leclerc ◽  
G. Moreau ◽  
R. Gareau ◽  
P. H. Milburn

Information on inorganic N content in commercial potato fields in Atlantic Canada is limited. Soil inorganic N measurements were collected from 228 commercial potato fields from 1999 to 2001. Soil NO3 content to 30 cm depth at planting ranged from 2 to 124 kg N ha-1, and was generally higher for preceding potato, red clover, or hay crops compared to preceding cereal or other crops. Soil NH4 content to 30 cm depth measured at planting ranged from 3 to 64 kg N ha-1, indicating that both soil NO3 and NH4 need to be measured to assess plant-available soil N content in spring. Soil NO3 content to 30-cm depth at tuber harvest ranged from 3 to 250 kg N ha-1, generally increased with increasing fertilizer N application rate, and differed among different potato cultivars. Soil NO3 content measured to 30-cm depth in spring ranged from 3 to 100% of soil NO3 at harvest in the preceding fall, indicating that highly variable losses of soil NO3 from the root zone occur between growing seasons. Key words: Nitrate, ammonium, Solanum tuberosum L.


2001 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 163-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig F. Drury ◽  
Chin S. Tan ◽  
John D. Gaynor ◽  
John W. Daniel Reynolds ◽  
Thomas W. Welacky ◽  
...  

Water table management systems can be designed to alleviate soil water excesses and deficits, as well as reduce nitrate leaching losses in tile discharge. With this in mind, a standard tile drainage (DR) system was compared over 8 years (1991 to 1999) to a controlled tile drainage/subirrigation (CDS) system on a low-slope (0.05 to 0.1%) Brookston clay loam soil (Typic Argiaquoll) in southwestern Ontario, Canada. In the CDS system, tile discharge was controlled to prevent excessive drainage, and water was pumped back up the tile lines (subirrigation) to replenish the crop root zone during water deficit periods. In the first phase of the study (1991 to 1994), continuous corn (Zea mays, L.) was grown with annual nitrogen (N) fertilizer inputs as per local soil test recommendations. In the second phase (1995 to 1999), a soybean (Glycine max L., Merr.)-corn rotation was used with N fertilizer added only during the two corn years. In Phase 1 when continuous corn was grown, CDS reduced total tile discharge by 26% and total nitrate loss in tile discharge by 55%, compared to DR. In addition, the 4-year flow weighted mean (FWM) nitrate concentration in tile discharge exceeded the Canadian drinking water guideline (10 mg N l–1) under DR (11.4 mg N l–1), but not under CDS (7.0 mg N l–1). In Phase 2 during the soybean-corn rotation, CDS reduced total tile discharge by 38% and total nitrate loss in tile discharge by 66%, relative to DR. The 4-year FWM nitrate concentration during Phase 2 in tile discharge was below the drinking water guideline for both DR (7.3 mg N l–1) and CDS (4.0 mg N l–1). During both phases of the experiment, the CDS treatment caused only minor increases in nitrate loss in surface runoff relative to DR. Hence CDS decreased FWM nitrate concentrations, total drainage water loss, and total nitrate loss in tile discharge relative to DR. In addition, soybean-corn rotation reduced FWM nitrate concentrations and total nitrate loss in tile discharge relative to continuous corn. CDS and crop rotations with reduced N fertilizer inputs can thus improve the quality of tile discharge water substantially.


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