scholarly journals Effect of Moisture Content, Soil Texture, Soil Structure, ESP, and Soil Solution Concentration on Bulk Soil Ecology

1980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itzhak Shainberg ◽  
James Rhoades
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Soil Solution ◽  
Soil Texture ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Soil Ecology ◽  
Bulk Soil ◽  
Effect Of Moisture

ESTIMATING SPATIAL VARIATIONS OF SOIL WATER CONTENT USING NONCONTACTING ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTIVE METHODS

1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. KACHANOSKI ◽  
I. J. VAN WESENBEECK ◽  
E. G. GREGORICH
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Content ◽  
Soil Solution ◽  
Soil Texture ◽  
Spatial Variations ◽  
Bulk Soil ◽  
Soil Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Solution Conductivity

The relationships among the spatial variations of soil water content, soil texture, soil solution electrical conductivity, and bulk soil electrical conductivity were examined for a field characterized by net drainage and low concentrations of dissolved electrolytes. Bulk soil electrical conductivity was measured over various depths at 52 locations within a 1.8-ha field using noncontacting electromagnetic inductive meters. Soil water content (0–0.5 m depth) was measured at the same locations using the time domain reflectometry method. Measurements of soil texture and soil solution conductivity were obtained from core samples from 37 of the sampling locations. Soil water content at the site ranged from 0.06 to 0.36 m3 m−3. Clay content ranged from 2.5 to 44% percent and bulk soil electrical conductivity ranged from 0.0 to 0.21 S m−1. Significant correlation existed among almost all of the measured variables. Regression analysis indicated soil solution conductivity had no effect on measured bulk soil electrical conductivity for soil water contents less than 0.25 m3 m−3. Bulk soil electrical conductivity explained 96% of the spatial variation of soil water content independent of a wide range of soil texture. Autocorrelations of soil water content were similar to autocorrelations for bulk soil electrical conductivity. Under conditions similar to those in the study area, it should be possible to infer spatial variations in soil water content quickly by measuring bulk electrical conductivity using noncontacting electromagnetic inductive meters. Key words: Spatial variability, soil water, electrical conductivity, soil texture

scholarly journals Effect of Moisture Content on the Processing and Mechanical Properties of a Biodegradable Polyester

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1616
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Titone ◽  
Antonio Correnti ◽  
Francesco Paolo La Mantia
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Mechanical Testing ◽  
Hydrolytic Degradation ◽  
Slight Reduction ◽  
Biodegradable Polyester ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Effect Of Moisture

This work is focused on the influence of moisture content on the processing and mechanical properties of a biodegradable polyester used for applications in injection molding. The pellets of the biodegradable polyester were exposed under different relative humidity conditions at a constant temperature before being compression molded. The compression-molded specimens were again placed under the above conditions before the mechanical testing. With all these samples, it is possible to determine the effect of moisture content on the processing and mechanical properties separately, as well as the combined effect of moisture content on the mechanical properties. The results obtained showed that the amount of absorbed water—both before processing and before mechanical testing—causes an increase in elongation at break and a slight reduction of the elastic modulus and tensile strength. These changes have been associated with possible hydrolytic degradation during the compression molding process and, in particular, with the plasticizing action of the moisture absorbed by the specimens.

scholarly journals A framework for quantifying hydrologic effects of soil structure across scales

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Bonetti ◽  
Zhongwang Wei ◽  
Dani Or
Keyword(s):  
Soil Texture ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Pedotransfer Functions ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Spatial Correlations ◽  
Surface Parameterization ◽  
Exchange Processes ◽  
Local Soil ◽  
Spatially Distributed

AbstractEarth system models use soil information to parameterize hard-to-measure soil hydraulic properties based on pedotransfer functions. However, current parameterizations rely on sample-scale information which often does not account for biologically-promoted soil structure and heterogeneities in natural landscapes, which may significantly alter infiltration-runoff and other exchange processes at larger scales. Here we propose a systematic framework to incorporate soil structure corrections into pedotransfer functions, informed by remote-sensing vegetation metrics and local soil texture, and use numerical simulations to investigate their effects on spatially distributed and areal averaged infiltration-runoff partitioning. We demonstrate that small scale soil structure features prominently alter the hydrologic response emerging at larger scales and that upscaled parameterizations must consider spatial correlations between vegetation and soil texture. The proposed framework allows the incorporation of hydrological effects of soil structure with appropriate scale considerations into contemporary pedotransfer functions used for land surface parameterization.

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