不同类型层状土壤持水能力的研究

为了了解不同类型层状土柱持水能力,利用砂土和砂黄土2种土壤,设置3种不同厚度分层土柱(11.25、22.5、45 cm)和2种匀质对照土柱,测定了土柱自初始饱和条件下的排水过程;同时利用匀质土柱测定结果标定2种土壤水力参数,通过Hydrus-1D模型对不同类型层状土柱排水过程进行模拟分析,获得了不同类型层状土柱的田间持水量。结果表明,层状土柱持水能力随着分层厚度的减小而增加,当分层厚度减小到一定程度时土柱持水能力不再随着分层厚度的减小而增加,该临界厚度取决于下层粗质土壤对上层细质土的吸力与上层细质土壤进气吸力之间的相对大小。本试验所用2种土壤分层临界厚度大约在5 cm左右;土柱失水主要来自下层较粗质地土壤,由饱和时的0.385 cm~3/cm~3减小到0.04 cm~3/cm~3。上层细质土壤含水量随着分层厚度的减小而增加。研究结果可为干旱半干旱地区矿区恢复和污染物填埋提供理论指导。     

施用绿肥条件下减施化肥对土壤养分及持水供水能力的影响

以长期定位试验为基础,设置7个紫云英和化肥施用配比试验处理,以探索施用绿肥情况下减施化肥对土壤养分、持水和供水能力的影响。结果表明:在翻压紫云英条件下,即使不施化肥土壤氮也可基本得到满足,应适量施用化学钾肥,必须合理施用磷肥,以保证土壤全量和速效养分得到平衡和持续供给,化肥施用量减少未显著降低水稻产量;土壤持水、供水能力在处理间的趋势表现为:紫云英+40%化肥紫云英+60%化肥紫云英+80%化肥、紫云英+100%化肥单施100%化肥、单施紫云英CK,与CK相比,其它6个处理田间持水量提高了1.6%~15.4%,有效含水量增幅更大,平均提高1.5%~30.5%,说明紫云英化肥配施能显著提高土壤的持水、供水能力,且化肥施用量越少效果越好,而单施化肥或单施紫云英效果有限。因此,紫云英施用量一定时(22 500 kg/hm~2),化肥施用量应减少至40%甚至更低。     

秸秆不同还田方式对土壤低吸力段持水能力及蒸发特性的影响

利用张力计测定蒸发过程中低吸力段土壤水分特征曲线,对比研究了秸秆在经过粉碎、氨化及与无机土壤改良剂混合三种措施处理后对土壤饱和含水量、低吸力段土壤持水及供水能力和早期干旱过程中土壤脱水速度的影响。结果显示:粉碎秸秆施入土壤后提高了土壤饱和含水量、持水及供水能力,而长秸秆对土壤饱和含水量、持水及供水能力的影响较小;粉碎并氨化的秸秆对土壤饱和含水量、持水及供水能力的提高作用更为显著。粉碎秸秆及长秸秆处理均易造成早期干旱过程中脱水速度过快,氨化后或当秸秆与无机土壤改良剂混合施入土壤时,土壤低吸力段脱水速度明显减慢,利于土壤有效水的保存。该结果为提出新的能最大效率发挥秸秆改良土壤作用的秸秆还田方式提供了一定的理论基础。     

Applicability of site-specific pedotransfer functions and rosetta model for the estimation of dynamic soil hydraulic properties under different vegetation covers

Background, Aims, and Scope  During the last decades, different methods have been developed to determine soil hydraulic properties in the field and laboratory. These methodologies are frequently time-consuming and/or expensive. An indirect method, named Pedotransfer Functions (PTFs), was developed to predict soil hydraulic properties using other easily measurable soil (physical and chemical) parameters. This work evaluates the use of the PTFs included in the Rosetta model (Schaap et al. 2001) and compares them with PTFs obtained specifically for soils under two different vegetation covers. Methods  Rosetta software includes two basic types of pedotransfer functions (Class PTF and Continuous PTF), allowing the estimation of van Genuchten water retention parameters using limited (textural classes only) or more extensive (texture, bulk density and one or two water retention measurements) input data. We obtained water retention curves from undisturbed samples using the ‘sand box’ method for potentials between saturation and 20 kPa, and the pressure membrane method for potentials between 100 and 1500 kPa. Physical properties of sampled soils were used as input variables for the Rosetta model and to determine site-specific PTFs. Results  The Rosetta model accurately predicts water content at field capacity, but clearly underestimates it at saturation. Poor agreement between observed and estimated values in terms of root mean square error were obtained for the Rosetta model in comparison with specific PTFs. Discrepancies between both methods are comparable to results obtained by other authors. Conclusions  Site-specific PTFs predicted the van Genuchten parameters better than Rosetta model. Pedotransfers functions have been a useful tool to solve the water retention capacity for soils located in the southern Pyrenees, where the fine particle size and organic matter content are higher. The Rosetta model showed good predictions for the curve parameters, even though the uncertainty of the data predicted was higher than for the site-specific PTFs. Recommendations and Perspectives  The Rosetta model accurately predicts the retention curve parameters when the use is related with wide soil types; nevertheless, if we want to obtain good predictors using a homogenous soil database, specific PTFs are required. ESS-Submission Editor: Prof. Zhihong Xu, PhD (zhihong.xu@griffith.edu.au)     

生物炭对东北黑土持水特性的影响

为探究生物炭对东北黑土持水特性的影响,系统研究3种添加比例(2%、5%、10%)、3种粒径(0.25、0.5、1 mm)的杨木炭和竹炭对3种质地东北黑土(壤土、砂壤土、砂土)田间持水量和含水率的影响规律,构建添加生物炭黑土的水分特征曲线,并采用Van-Genuchten和Broods-Corey模型进行拟合。结果表明:生物炭能显著提高不同质地东北黑土的持水能力,黑土的田间持水量与生物炭的添加比例呈显著正相关,而与生物炭的粒径呈负相关,0.5 mm和1 mm粒径的生物炭对黑土田间持水量的影响差异不显著,杨木炭显著优于竹炭,0.25 mm、10%添加比例的杨木炭对东北黑土持水能力的提高效果最优,壤土、砂壤土、砂土3种质地黑土的田间持水量和饱和含水率分别可提高64.97%、66.42%、69.39%和47.60%、38.93%、31.18%;Van-Genuchten模型能更精确的模拟添加生物炭黑土的水分特征曲线,最佳离心时间为100 min,三次函数曲线能够较好的拟合添加生物炭黑土的体积含水率与离心吸力之间的多元动态关系,为生物炭对各种质地东北黑土水分运动规律的深入研究提供理论依据。     

Soil physical characteristics of peat soils

Drainage and intensive use of fens lead to alterations in the physical characteristics of peat soils. This was demonstrated using parameters of water balance (available water capacity) and the evaluated unsaturated hydraulic conductivity. Deriving the distribution of the pore size from the water retention curve was flawed because of shrinkage due to drainage, especially at high soil water potentials. These errors became greater as the peat was less influenced by soil‐genetic processes. The water retention curves (desorption) evaluated in the field and the laboratory satisfactorily corresponded. However, the wetting‐ and drainage‐curves obtained in the field differed up to 30 vol.‐% water content at same soil water potentials. These differences were largely due to a wetting inhibition.     

Pore network and water retention characteristics of volcanic porous media

Aggregate media are often characterized by multi‐porous systems, which have structural and water retention characteristics that depend on the complex interaction between intra‐ and inter‐aggregate pores. Here we investigate the structure and water retention dynamics of rigid aggregate volcanic materials. In particular, we focus on commercially used pumices, lapilli and zeolites. The aim was to estimate the air and water content through complex dual‐porous systems, and thus to evaluate their suitability for vegetation growth. Both inter‐ and intra‐aggregate characteristics were determined by means of mercury intrusion porosimetry, X‐ray microtomography and water retention curves. The wilting point was determined with pressure plates, a dew point hygrometer and the sunflower method to assess their reliability at small matric potentials. Results indicate that aggregate porous media were bimodal and their heterogeneous pore network affected the water retention dynamics because (i) the large inter‐aggregate pores allowed a rapid drainage near saturation and (ii) the intra‐aggregate porosity held water available for root uptake and plant growth. In contrast, volcanic powders were less affected by the inter‐ and intra‐aggregate dual‐porosity. The use of a dew point hygrometer instead of pressure plates for determining small matric potentials is also suggested because pressure plates might over‐estimate the water content because of poor plate and soil conductance. However, the reference potential at wilting point should be set at values greater than ?1471.5 kPa (?784.8 kPa) to consider the interaction between plant roots and porous media with small hydraulic conductivity. Results from this work indicate that aggregate multi‐porous media allow the simultaneous supply of oxygen and available water for plants, although the heterogeneous nature of the pore network involves uncertainties regarding water balance and root–matrix interactions.     

Effect of the initial soil water saturation on the behaviour of a mixed LNAPL and heavy metal contaminated glaciofluvial deposit

Soil contamination by mixtures of petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals is common in urban and industrial localities. Interactions between these contaminants have an impact on the mobility and the management of contamination. We have characterized the modifications to the transport of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) in soil induced by residual light non‐aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) for two conditions of trapping. Experiments on the elution of tracers and heavy metals in columns of soil were performed with a glaciofluvial material as the soil. Tracer experiments were modelled with the mobile–immobile (MIM) system of partial differential equations. The experiments were designed to compare water flow and metal transport in LNAPL‐contaminated soil with a control set. Residual LNAPL was trapped in water‐saturated and dry soil to ensure preferential wettability of soil surfaces, namely either water‐wet or LNAPL‐wet. In water‐wet soil columns, LNAPL decreased water flow by two orders of magnitude and increased the fraction of immobile water. Solute residence times (SRTs) suggested that heavy metals resided mainly in mobile water where the reaction time was sufficient to reach steady‐state retention. The SRTs also indicated that a fraction of the heavy metal flux diffused to the immobile water where its retention was limited by diffusion. Retention of heavy metals was significantly greater than in the control columns. In LNAPL‐wet soil columns, the obstruction of small pores and surface coating by residual LNAPL significantly decreased the attenuation capacity of the soil by decreasing the diffusion of heavy metals to immobile water and surface sites. Evidently, the individual behaviour of heavy metals can be significantly modified by non‐miscible organic contaminants. These modifications can have important implications for risk evaluation, contamination management and in situ remediation of soil that is contaminated by mixtures of petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals.     

WATER RETENTION BY OSMOTIC SWELLING OF CERTAIN COLLOIDAL CLAYS WITH VARYING IONIC COMPOSITION

Experimental data and theoretical calculations of water retention by osmotic swelling of colloidal homoionic Na- and Ca-montmorillonites, vermiculites, and kaolinites were carried out at several levels of electrolyte concentration, in order to evaluate their respective contributions to the physical response of a soil system to changes in its chemical environment. Similar experiments were conducted for mixed-ion Na-Ca-montmorillonite systems to establish whether a threshold value exists for cation proportions in the exchange positions, at which the physical properties of the system show a sudden change. The results are projected as relationships between the chemical treatment and moisture contents at three equilibrium pressures. Theoretical calculations, based on the diffuse double-layer model, predict that montmorillonite systems with a certain form of cation saturation and salt content should have greater swelling pressure or higher capability for water retention than vermiculites, which have greater values than kaolinites under similar chemical conditions. This was confirmed by the experimental data, although measured values were consistently higher than those predicted by theory. The studies on mixed-ion montmorillonites show that mutual existence of the two cation species in the clay-water system produces a nearlinear relationship between exchangeable Na percentage and the moisture retention at a particular equilibrium pressure.     

Effects of Bentonite, Hydrogel and Biochar Amendments on Soil Hydraulic Properties from Saturation to Oven Dryness

Effects of hydrogel, bentonite, and biochar as soil amendments on soil hydraulic properties and improving water availability from saturation to oven dryness were investigated. Soils were mixed with hydrogel (0.10%, 0.25%, and 0.50%), bentonite (0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.5%), and biochar (1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0%) as soil amendments (weight:weight). Three methods (extended multistep outflow (XMSO), evaporation (EVA), and WP4 dewpoint potentiometer) were used to measure soil hydraulic properties from saturation to oven dryness. The cumulative XMSO results were more uniform across all the applied pressure steps for the amended soils. The EVA exhibited a shorter linear decrease during the first evaporation stage and a lower evaporation rate during the second evaporation stage. The WP4 results also exhibited that soil amendments increased the soil water content of the amended soils at low matric potentials. The results of soil water retention curves revealed that the unamended soil retained less water at any matric potential compared to the amended soils. Soil hydraulic conductivity decreased with increasing amount of soil amendments. The saturated hydraulic conductivity was higher for the unamended soil than the soils amended with 2.5% bentonite, 0.50% hydrogel, and 5.0% biochar by 11, 3, and 18 times, respectively. These results suggested that soil amendments improved soil water retentivity, which confirmed the appropriateness of these soil amendments for potential use in sandy soil improvements. However, field experiments and economical perception studies should be considered for further investigation.     

Water relations of the soils of the Niger-Anambra Floodplains of Southeastern Nigeria

The water relations of the soils of the Niger-Anambra Floodplains of Southeastern Nigeria were investigated. Steady state infiltration capacities ranged from 56 mm h⁻¹ to 1000 mm h⁻¹. A scheme for grouping the soils into relative infiltration classes was suggested. Saturated hydraulic conductivities of the subsoils were generally less than 0.11 cm h⁻¹. Water retention curves showed gradual water release and an average of 41% saturation water content at 15-bar tension. Calculations indicated available water capacity of up to 29.4 cm of water per metre of soil. The soil water relations were explained by clay texture which had, characteristically, many fine pores. Very little water was lost between saturation and a low tension of, say, 0.01 bar. There were, therefore, few macropores in terms of volume. Suitable crops, as well as soil management practices for the area were suggested on the basis of the soil properties.     

Analysis of water retention characteristics of oil-polluted earthy materials with different textures based on van Genuchten model

Purpose

The water retention characteristics of polluted soil systems are affected not only by the properties of the soil (e.g., texture) but also by those of the pollutants. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of oil pollution on the water-holding capacity of earthy materials with different textures.

Materials and methods

Three earthy materials (Lou, Loessial, and Aeolian sandy earthy materials) with different textures were treated with crude oil at five pollution levels (0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4%). The soil water retention curve (SWRC) obtained for each treated sample was analyzed using the van Genuchten model.

Results and discussion

Oil pollution resulted in lower soil water retention in each case, with a leftward shift of the corresponding SWRC, and led to a decrease in the saturated water content of the earthy material, characterized by a marked increase in incomplete saturation, and a decrease in the residual water content (i.e., irreducible saturation). Oil pollution also determined a marked increase in the slope of the SWRC. The response of the SWRC to oil pollution was significantly influenced by the texture of earthy material, and the saturated water content of all earthy materials was strongly affected by the level of oil pollution. The residual water content of the heavier-textured Lou earthy material was also strongly affected by the oil pollution level, but no clear influence was found for the lighter-textured Loessial or Aeolian sandy earthy materials. The SWRC slope of the Aeolian sandy earthy material was sensitive to oil pollution, unlike those of the Lou and Loessial earthy materials.

Conclusions

Oil pollution reduced the water-holding capacity of different earthy materials to an extent depending on the soil texture. Under low-suction conditions, a significant effect of oil pollution on earthy materials of different texture was generally observed, while under high-suction conditions, the effect of oil pollution was greater for heavier-textured earthy materials.

     

土壤中溶解性溶质流失特征试验

该文以含有一定初始溶质的壤土和沙土为试验材料,为了研究不同条件下土壤溶质的流失特征,考虑到农田在产生地表径流前存在地表积水的过程,进行了室内土壤测试试验。试验结果表明：在相同条件下,既存在地表径流又存在地下排水时,损失的土壤溶质仅有小部分存在于地表径流水中,流失在地下排水中的溶质占损失的土壤溶质的主要成分。因此在实际田间操作中,当不能同时采用降低地表径流和地下排水的方法来提高土壤溶质的利用程度时,应首先考虑降低地下排水的措施。而在暴雨范围内,降雨强度越小、土壤初始含水率越低、地下排水条件越好、土壤质地越粗等都将导致土壤溶质在地表径流和地下排水中流失的质量越大,从而降低土壤溶质的有效利用程度,该成果可以为提高土壤溶质的利用效率和降低农业污染提供一定的参考意义。     

砂姜黑土钙质结核剖面分布特征及其对土壤持水性的影响

钙质结核是砂姜黑土重要的成土特征,直接影响土壤结构和水分运移,但目前关于钙质结核对土壤持水性作用机制的研究主要集中在实验室尺度,而且报道较少.基于此,该研究在田间尺度上研究了钙质结核剖面垂直分布特征及其对土壤持水性的影响.结果表明:钙质结核主要分布在20 cm以下的土层,其含量和粒径均随土层深度的增加呈现增大趋势,>8...     

Soil hydraulic properties of two loess soils in China measured by various field-scale and laboratory methods

Knowledge of hydraulic properties is essential for understanding water movement in soil. However, very few data on these properties are available from the Loess Plateau of China. We determined the hydraulic properties of two silty loam soils on agricultural land at sites in Mizhi and Heyang in the region. Undisturbed soil cores were collected from seven layers to one meter depth to determine saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil water retention curves and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (by the hot-air method). Additional field methods (internal drainage and Guelph permeameter) were applied at the Heyang site to compare differences between methods. Soil water retention curves were flatter at Mizhi than at Heyang. Water contents at saturation and wilting point (1500 kPa) were higher at Heyang than at Mizhi. However, unsaturated hydraulic conductivity was lower at Heyang than at Mizhi, with maximum differences of more than six orders of magnitude. Nevertheless, the two soils had similar saturated hydraulic conductivities of about 60 cm day^− 1. Comparison between the methods showed that soil water retention curves obtained in the laboratory generally agreed well with the field data. Field-saturated conductivities had similar values to those obtained using the soil core method. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivities predicted by the Brooks–Corey model were closer to field data than corresponding values predicted by the van Genuchten model.     

Influence of compost amendments on the hydraulic functioning of brownfield soils

This study assessed the impact of compost on the hydraulic properties of three soils (sandy loam, clay loam and diesel‐contaminated sandy loam) with relatively poor physical quality typical of brownfield sites. Soils were amended with two composts at 750 t/ha. Samples were also collected from a clay‐capped brownfield site, previously amended with 250, 500 or 750 t/ha of compost. Water‐release characteristics and saturated hydraulic conductivity were determined for all soils and physical quality indicators derived. Unsaturated flow in field profiles after compost application with two depths of incorporation and two indigenous subsoils was simulated using Hydrus‐1D. Compost generally increased water retention. Hydraulic conductivity tended to decrease following compost application in sandy loam but increased in clay and clay loam, where compost addition resulted in a larger dominant pore size. Although compost improved physical quality indicators, they remained suboptimum in clay and clay loam soil, which exhibited poor aeration, and in the contaminated sandy loam, where available water capacity was limited, possibly due to changes in wettability. Increasing application rates in the field enhanced water retention at low potentials and hydraulic conductivity near saturation but did not alter physical quality indicators. Numerical simulation indicated that the 500 t/ha application resulted in the best soil moisture regime. Increasing the depth of incorporation in the clay cap improved drainage and reduced waterlogging, but incorporation in more permeable subsoil resulted in prolonged dry conditions to greater depths.     

控制暗管排水下土壤剖面水盐分布与变化特征

控制暗管排水可改变土壤水盐运移从而影响灌区盐渍化程度和土壤水分状况.为探讨土壤水盐分布与变化及其受控制排水与间距的影响,以河套灌区义长试验站暗管排水试区为对象,选取玉米生长期内典型灌溉周期开展研究.分析了控制排水及其间距变化下土壤水盐剖面静态分布与动态变化及灌水前后土壤水盐变异特性.结果表明:与自由排水比,控制排水提高...     

Influence of soil ESP and electrolyte concentration of permeating water on hydraulic properties of a Vertisol

The effect of soil ESP on soil moisture retention and volume change of montmorillonitic type clay soil (vertisol) in the 10–58 ESP range showed increase in moisture retention with soil ESP in 10-bar suction range. Soil moisture suction (h) – water content (θ)relationship of the form h = h_o(θ/θ_s)^?b, where ‘h_o’is air entry suction and ‘b’ is a constant, was obtained at all ESP levels. Soil bulk density at low moisture contents increased considerably with soil ESP due to dispersion and decreased linearly with increase in soil water content because of mineral swelling. The soil water diffusivity and conductivity in the 0.15–0.35 g/g moisture content range followed an exponential increase with soil moisture content recording a sharp decrease at soil ESP 10. The effect of high exchangeable sodium, however, was mitigated, to a large extent, by the increase in electrolyte concentration of permeating water to 5 mmhos/cm or greater. Decrease in water transmission parameters ascribed to exchangeable Na⁺ in the drier moisture regime was accounted for by dispersion of soil particles at low ESP. Whereas adsorbed Na⁺ – induced swelling was regarded as the major factor modifying soil water relations at relatively high ESP under wet moisture regime. Soil ESP of 10 may be treated as critical for swelling clay soil from soil and water – management view point.     

垄作方向对不同坡位红壤坡耕地耕层土壤水分特征曲线的影响

  目的  探讨横坡垄作和顺坡垄作对不同坡位耕层土壤水分特征曲线的影响,为红壤坡耕地垄作方向的选择提供依据。  方法  采用压力膜仪法测定两种垄作方向、不同坡位（上部、中部、下部）耕层土壤水分特征曲线,并以Van Genuchten（VG）模型拟合该曲线,通过VG模型参数分析比较横坡耕作和顺坡垄作耕作后不同坡位土壤持水特点及其影响因素。  结果  红壤坡耕地耕层不同坡位土壤与0 ~ 1000 kPa水吸力对应的体积含水率为 0.36 ~ 0.66 cm3 cm?3,VG模型能够较好地表达两者间数量关系。顺坡垄作上部、中部和下部坡位耕层土壤VG模型参数饱和含水率θs分别为0.59、0.59和0.65 cm3 cm?3,残余含水率θr为0.37、0.38和0.41 cm3 cm?3且随着坡位降低而增大;横坡垄作上部、中部和下部坡位耕层土壤VG模型参数饱和含水率θs分别为0.58、0.56和0.59 cm3 cm?3,残余含水率θr为0.37、0.35和0.38 cm3 cm?3且随坡位降低呈先减小、再增加趋势变化。VG模型参数d、n均为0.11和0.92,随耕作方向、坡位变化不明显。  结论  总孔隙度和砂粒含量为影响不同垄作方向红壤耕层理化性质的主导因素。顺坡垄作上部和中部坡位耕层土壤持水能力不及下部坡位土壤,但就同一坡位比较,横坡耕层土壤的释水能力优于顺坡耕作,说明横坡耕作可改善土壤供水能力。