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Effect of a Heavy Rainstorm on the Surface Hydrodynamic Properties of a Sandy-Loam Soil

2022

Changes in surface-soil hydrodynamic properties associated with torrential natural rainstorms are largely unknown. This investigation aimed at verifying if the surface hydrodynamic properties of a sandy-loam soil varied due to the heavy rainfall event (130 mm in nearly three hours) that occurred in the summer of 2020 at Palermo (Italy) and also to establish if soil recovery processes occurred soon after the event. The soil of an orchard was sampled immediately before the rainstorm and a few days and 1.5 months later. The rainstorm determined a moderate decrease (by 1.8 times) of the saturated soil hydraulic conductivity, Ks, and an increase of its relative variability. In the subsequent wee…

Beerkan infiltration experimentsSettore AGR/08 - Idraulica Agraria E Sistemazioni Idraulico-ForestaliEnvironmental ChemistrySandy-loam soilSurface soil hydrodynamic propertieHeavy rainstormGeneral Environmental ScienceWater Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural EngineeringJournal of Hydrologic Engineering
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INVESTIGATIONS ON INFILTRATION METHODS FOR AN IMPROVED SOIL HYDRAULIC CHARACTERIZATION

2020

Infiltration soil hydraulic properties saturated soil hydraulic conductivity surface hydrological processes BEST procedure for soil hydraulic characterization two-stage methodology height of water pouring effects soil sealing rainfall simulation beerkan infiltration experiment BEST algorithms laboratory investigation falling-head one dimensional infiltration simplified falling-head technique automatic infiltrometer Arduino parameterization of model for single-ring infiltration monitoring saturated hydraulic conductivity
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Laboratory testing of Beerkan infiltration experiments for assessing the role of soil sealing on water infiltration

2018

Abstract Soil surface sealing is a major cause of decreased infiltration rates and increased surface runoff and erosion during a rainstorm. The objective of this paper is to quantify the effect of surface sealing on infiltration for 3 layered soils with different textures for the upper layer and investigate the capability of BEST procedure to catch the formation of the seal and related consequences on water infiltration. Rainfall experiments were carried out to induce the formation of the seal. Meanwhile, Beerkan infiltration runs were carried out pouring water at different distances from the soil surface (BEST-H versus BEST-L runs, with a High and Low water pouring heights, respectively) f…

Soil sealing0208 environmental biotechnologySoil science02 engineering and technologyConductivityHydraulic conductivityComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSEarth-Surface ProcessesBeerkan infiltration experiment04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesBodemfysica en LandbeheerPE&RCSoil sealingBulk densityBEST algorithm6. Clean water020801 environmental engineeringSoil Physics and Land ManagementSaturated soil hydraulic conductivityInfiltration (hydrology)Soil water[SDE]Environmental SciencesRainfall simulation040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental scienceSoil horizon[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and EcologySurface runoffBEST algorithms
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