Determinaram-se os componentes do balanço hídrico (evapotranspiração, variação do armazenamento de água no solo, drenagem profunda, ascensão capilar e precipitação pluvial), em um Latossolo Amarelo cultivado com feijão caupi. Em uma área de 4 ha do Centro de Ciências Agrárias da UFPB, Areia, PB (latitude 6 o 58'12" S, longitude 35 o 42'15" W, altitude de 620 m), foram instalados três sítios tensio-neutrônicos, contendo, cada um, um tubo de acesso para a sonda de nêutrons e oito tensiômetros, além de um pluviógrafo automatizado. Ensaios de infiltração foram realizados para determinação da condutividade hidráulica saturada do solo. Verificou-se que a drenagem profunda foi subestimada, tendo em vista os pequenos valores (-17,23 mm) encontrados para esse tipo de solo. A variação do armazenamento de água no solo seguiu as variações da precipitação pluvial. A evapotranspiração do feijão caupi foi mais elevada nos períodos de maior disponibilidade hídrica, com valor médio de 4,12 mm d-1 , sendo que o maior consumo de água ocorreu na fase reprodutiva.
Os componentes do balanço de energia num solo cultivado com feijão caupi nas condições do Brejo Paraibano, foram determinados numa área de 4 ha do Centro de Ciências Agrárias, da UFPB, localizada no município de Areia, PB (6o 58' S, 35o 41' W e 620 m). Para tal, instalou-se uma torre no centro da área, contendo um pluviógrafo, um piranômetro, um saldo radiômetro e sensores para medida da temperatura e da umidade relativa do ar, em dois níveis acima do dossel da cultura; além disso, dois locais no solo foram instrumentados, cada um com duas sondas térmicas instaladas horizontalmente, nas profundidades de z1 = 2,0 cm e z2 = 8,0 cm, além de uma placa destinada à medida do fluxo de calor no solo, a 5,0 cm. Essas medidas foram armazenadas a cada 30 min, num sistema de aquisição de dados. Verificou-se que o valor médio do saldo de radiação (Rn) foi de 78%, sendo a Rn utilizada, em média, como 71% no fluxo de calor latente (LE), 19% como fluxo de calor sensível (H) e 10% como fluxo de calor no solo (G). A fração do saldo de radiação utilizada como fluxo de calor latente aumentou com a evolução da cobertura do solo pela cultura, enquanto a fração utilizada como fluxo de calor sensível e de calor no solo, diminuiu.
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ABSTRACT:The CO 2 emission from the soil surface, commonly referred to as soil CO 2 efflux (ECO 2 ) or soil respiration, is the sum of processes that include root respiration and microbial activity. Measuring this evolution is important to establish sustainable land use models and to estimate global fluxes of carbon, which affect climate change. Despite its importance, few measurements have been made in areas of the semiarid Brazilian Northeast region, and most of them were made using the alkali absorption method (AA), which can underestimate ECO 2 . Measurements using AA were compared to measurements using the infrared gas analyzer method (IRGA) over ten months (in rainy and dry seasons), during the day and night, in areas of Caatinga (xeric shrubland and thorn forest) and pasture in the Agreste region of the state of Pernambuco. The ECO 2 measurements from AA varied little from night to day and throughout the year or in the rainy and dry seasons. However, those obtained from IRGA were higher in the rainy than in the dry season, but also without significant differences from day to night. The values of both methods were similar in the dry season, but in the rainy season they were higher with the IRGA. Therefore, AA seems to have little sensitivity to seasonal variations, in contrast with measurements from the IRGA, and it may underestimate soil ECO 2 when it attains higher values. This result indicates that some of the soil ECO 2 values determined in areas of the Brazilian semiarid region, and consequently annual C losses, may have been underestimated.
The objective of this study is to define a consumption indicator (CI) for water that can be used as a reference for developing water conservation plans at public schools. The methodology followed consists of a historical water consumption data survey of all schools in Recife, Brazil, a registration survey of school buildings, the calculation of consumption indicators for the period 2012–2015, and finally, the calculation of reference indicators. The results obtained indicated a reference range for the CI of 13.0 ± 2.0 L/student/day for water considering the set of all school typologies, with a 95% confidence level. The analysis of the schools in groups, classified into four typologies, led to the following reference ranges: 11.5 ± 2.0 L/student/day for regular schools, 13.5 ± 3.5 L/student/day for extended period schools, 22.0 ± 6.0 L/student/day for full period schools, and 18.5 ± 6.5 L/student/day for technical schools. Through the use of a consumption indicator, schools with a limited supply of potable or above average water can be identified and specific actions can be developed to achieve a sustainable use of water in the school environment. This article has been made Open Access thanks to the generous support of a global network of libraries as part of the Knowledge Unlatched Select initiative.
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