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Water Budget IV: Soil Water Processes

Water Budget IV: Soil Water Processes. P = Q + ET + G + Δ S. Infiltration. Infiltration capacity: The maximum rate at which water can enter soil.

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Water Budget IV: Soil Water Processes

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  1. Water Budget IV: Soil Water Processes P = Q + ET + G + ΔS

  2. Infiltration • Infiltration capacity: The maximum rate at which water can enter soil. • Infiltration capacity curve: A graph showing the time-variation of infiltration capacity if the supply were continually in excess of infiltration capacity. • Infiltration rate • The rate at which infiltration takes place expressed in depth per unit time. • Converted to volume (ft3/s, m3/d) by multiplying rate times area • Assumes spatial homogeneity of rate

  3. Infiltration Movement of water into the soil Water moves through old root channels, animal burrows, and between soil blocks (FAST) Water moves through spaces between soil particles (SLOW) Percolation is the movement of water through soil

  4. Wetting Profiles

  5. Matrix Potential • Capillary forces • Water has high surface tension • Leads to zone above the “water table” that where pores are saturated • Capillary Rise • Varies from a few cm to m (!) • Texture dependent • Also accelerates infiltration into unsaturated soils

  6. Matrix + Gravity HORTON EQUATION: fo = Initial infiltration capacity  fp = Infiltration capacity fc = Equilibrium infiltration capacity If precipitation rate (L/T) < fc (L/T), then all rain infiltrates When soil is saturated matrix force = 0

  7. Generation of Overland Flow What is contour tillage? What does it do?

  8. Soil Texture

  9. What is the implicit assumption here? How might a shallow water table violate this assumption?

  10. During a rainfall, millions of drops fall at velocities reaching 30 feet per second. They explode against the ground, splashing exposed soil as high as 3 feet in the air and as far as 5 feet from where they hit. Impact energy breaks up soil particles into smaller units that can clog soil pores

  11. The forest floor plays a key role in the infiltration process by adsorbing the energy of the rainfall (throughfall) preventing dispersed colloidal material from clogging soil pores and detaining water to give it time to infiltrate.

  12. Heavy Machinery Affects Soil Infiltration Capacity Infiltration rate (cm/ hour) Number of Vehicle Passes

  13. Compaction reduces infiltration and increases runoff. • Wet & fine textured soils compact the most. • Most of the compaction occurs in the first 3 trips. • Compaction reduces root growth, nutrient and gas exchange, and site productivity (46% less volume for loblolly in N.C.). • Soils may recover in 3-10 years if undisturbed.

  14. 10x

  15. Lysimeters • Measure flows below the surface • Useful for quantity AND quality • Works variably in very sandy soils

  16. P=Q+ET+G+ ΔS Calculating ΔS from soil moisture data ΔS = storage end – storage begin In this example the watershed soil is 1 meter deep and is unsaturated at end and saturated at beginning. How do we determine ΔS as Equivalent Surface Depth (ESD) ?

  17. Soil Moisture Terms • Porosity • Total volume of pores per volume soil • Soil is saturated when pores are filled • Volumetric soil moisture (θV) • Volume of water per volume of soil • Maximum is porosity • Field capacity • θV soil moisture after free drainage • What soil can hold against gravity • Wilting point • θV at which plants can’t obtain soil water • Not zero θV , but zero AVAILABLE

  18. Available Water Capacity

  19. For unsaturated soil ESD = θv x soil depth For saturated soil ESD = Porosity x soil depth ΔS= ESD end – ESD begin If soil saturated at beginning and unsaturated at end, what will be the sign of ΔS?

  20. Calculating volumetric soil moisture θv= Vw / Vs volume water/volume soil (1 g water = 1 cm3) • Sample a known volume • weigh-dry-weigh Cylinder Volume= 20cm3 Wet weight = 30g Dry weight = 25g Θv= (30-25) / 20cm3= 0.25g/cm3

  21. Equivalent Surface Depth of Soil Moisture (ESD) for unsaturated conditions ESD= Volumetric soil moisture * depth of soil θ= 0.25g/cm3 or just 0.25 Soil depth = 1.00m ESD= 0.25m This concept (yield of water per unit area) is also called the specific yield

  22. Specific Yield

  23. Calculating ESD of saturated soil Method A Saturate known soil volume, weigh, dry, weigh. Method B Determine Bulk density and use: Porosity= volume of voids / total volume Bulk Density Porosity = 1- 2.65

  24. Dry Soil (g) Bulk Density = Soil Volume (cm3) Cylinder Volume = 20cm3 Wet weight = 30g Dry weight = 25g 25g = 1.25 g/cm3 20cm3

  25. Porosity= 1-(1.25 / 2.65)= 0.53 0.53 * 1m soil = 0.53m ESD for saturated conditions. For unsaturated conditions the ESD was 0.25 m. End S (unsaturated) = 0.25m Begin S (saturated ) = 0. 53m ΔS= 0.25m – 0.53m = -0.28m

  26. Wet BMP

  27. Skidding Cycles

  28. Compacted Soils: Less infiltration More runoff Less Storage More erosion Less tree growth

  29. Next Time… • Mid Term Exam

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