The Influence of a Water Absorbing Geocomposite on Soil Water Retention and Soil Matric Potential [PDF]
Water, 2019 Climate change induces droughts that are becoming more intensive and more frequent than ever before. Most of the available forecast tools predict a further significant increase in the risk of drought, which indicates the need to prepare solutions to mitigate its effects. Growing water scarcity is now one of the world’s leading challenges.
Michał Śpitalniak +4 more
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Pore Size Distribution Derived from Soil–Water Retention Characteristic Curve as Affected by Tillage Intensity [PDF]
, 2022 Tillage practices can influence the pore size distribution (PSD) of the soil, affecting soil physical and hydraulic properties as well as processes that are essential for plant growth, soil hydrology, environmental studies and modeling.
Jalal David Jabro, William Bart Stevens
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Permeability and retention to water and leachate of a compacted soil used as liner [PDF]
, 2020 In many developing countries, a landfill remains one of the most extensively employed solid waste disposal solutions. Although a landfill is a well-designed engineering system, the base lining of a landfill may perform poorly and allow the leachate to ...
Miguel, Miriam Goncalves +1 more
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Soil Water Retention: Uni-Modal Models of Pore-Size Distribution Neglect Impacts of Soil Management [PDF]
, 2018 Most models describing soil water retention imply a uni-modal pore-size distribution (PSD). The uni-modal model presented by van Genuchten (termed vanG) is widely used although double-exponential models (termed Dex) implying a bi-modal PSD may better ...
Lars J. Munkholm +9 more
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Responses of Soil Infiltration to Water Retention Characteristics, Initial Conditions, and Boundary Conditions [PDF]
, 2021 (1) Background: Simulation of soil water infiltration process and analysis of its influencing factors are important for water resources management. (2) Methods: In this study, the relative contributions of the soil water retention characteristics (SWRC ...
Kaihua Liao, Chun Liu, Lesheng An
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Water-repellent soil and its relationship to granularity, surface roughness and hydrophobicity: a materials science view [PDF]
, 2005 Considerable soil water repellency has been observed at a wide range of locations worldwide. The soil exhibiting water repellency is found within the upper part of the soil profile.
Newton, Michael +5 more
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Development of Hierarchical Ensemble Model and Estimates of Soil Water Retention With Global Coverage [PDF]
, 2020 Correct quantification of mass and energy exchange processes between land surface and atmosphere requires an accurate description of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties. Soil pedotransfer functions (PTFs) have been widely used to predict soil hydraulic
Zhang, Yonggen +5 more
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Effect of Particle Size and Solution Leaching on Water Retention Behavior of Ion-Absorbed Rare Earth
Geofluids, 2020 Soil-water characteristic curve reflects water retention behavior of unsaturated soil mass. Particle size and mineral composition can influence water retention behavior of soil mass significantly. To discuss effects of particle size and solution leaching
Zhong-qun Guo +5 more
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Uncertainty in the determination of soil hydraulic parameters and its influence on the performance of two hydrological models of different complexity [PDF]
, 2009 Data of soil hydraulic properties forms often a limiting factor in unsaturated zone modelling, especially at the larger scales. Investigations for the hydraulic characterization of soils are time-consuming and costly, and the accuracy of the results ...
Facchi, A. +18 more
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Biochar Amendment Enhances Water Retention in a Tropical Sandy Soil
Agriculture, 2020 The use of biochar, which is the solid product of biomass pyrolysis, in agricultural soils, has been shown as a strategic solution for building soil carbon stocks and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Martha Lustosa Carvalho +3 more
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