Infiltration Rate as Affected by Soil Freezing Under Three Cover Types

Harris, Alfred Ray

doi:10.2136/sssaj1972.03615995003600030034x

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“…Initial work by Post and Dreibelbis (1942) showed that frost penetration increased as vegetation type changed, from woodland through meadow pasture to wheat (Triticum aestivum), for sites in Ohio, USA. A related pattern was also observed by Harris (1972), who compared coniferous, deciduous, and open field sites at thaw and reported that the coniferous plantation remained frozen longer.…”

Section: A Ground Coversupporting

confidence: 68%

Freezing and Its Effect on Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil

Edwards¹,

Cresser²

1992

Advances in Soil Science

145

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Section: A Ground Coversupporting

confidence: 68%

Freezing and Its Effect on Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil

Edwards¹,

Cresser²

1992

Advances in Soil Science

145

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“…The existence of an inverse relationship between infiltration and frozen soil moisture has been demonstrated or postulated by many investigators (Willis et al 1961;Kuzik and Bezmenov 1963;Gillies 1968;Shipak 1969;Romanov et al 1974;Motovilov 1979;Granger and Dyck 1980;Kane 1980). Haupt (1967) and Harris (1972) have demonstrated the effect of different types of frost, as well as the number and orientation of connected macropores, on the absorption of meltwater.…”

Section: Review Of Factors Affecting Snowmelt Infiltrationmentioning

confidence: 87%

Snowmelt infiltration to frozen Prairie soils

Granger¹,

Gray²,

Dyck³

1984

Can. J. Earth Sci.

195

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The paper summarizes the results of 5 years of study of the interaction between snowmelt infiltration (INF), snow-cover water equivalent (SWE), and soil moisture content at the time of melt (0,) for soils in the Brown and Dark Brown zones of the Canadian Prairies. It is shown that in uncracked soils the depth infiltrating water percolates into the soil during the melt sequence is, on the average, approximately 30 cm and that 0, of the frozen layer at the soil surface (0-30 cm) is the dominant factor governing the amount of snowmelt infiltration, independent of soil texture and vegetative cover. Empirical expressions, in the form of power equations and graphs, are presented describing the relationship between the variables. Because of their simplicity they have direct practical application to a number of water management problems of the region. A conceptual model for describing the snowmelt infiltration phenomenon in operational water management schemes is presented. It divides the infiltration potential of Prairie soils into three broad categories: unlimited, limited, and restricted, based on the water entry, transmission, and storage properties of the frozen ground.Les auteurs prksentent les rksultats d'une ttude de 5 ans des relations entre I'infiltration (INF) provenant de la fonte des neiges, l'kquivalent en eau (SWE) de la couverture de neige et le degrC d'humidite (0,) du sol au dCbut de la saison de fonte pour les sols bruns et bruns-foncks des Prairies canadiennes. 11s dCmontrent que pour les sols intacts (non-fissurks) I'eau #nktre le sol gel6 i une profondeure moyenne de 30 cm et que 8, de cctte couche de surface (0-30 cm) s'avkre le facteur prkdominant limitant le taux d'infiltration provenant de la fonte. cela indkpendamment de la texture du sol ou de sa couverture vkgCtale.Les relations entre les variables son[ illustrkes A I'aide d'expressions empiriques et de graphiques. Vue leur simplicitt, celles-ci se p6tent directement ; l la solution d'un nombre de pmbltmes d'amknagement des eaux dans la region. Un modkle conceptuel du phCnomtne dc I'infiltration dans les sols gc1i.s est kgalement prCsentC B cette fin. Selon ce modele le potentiel d'infiltration dans les sols des Prairies est rCparti entre trois categories selon les caractkristiques de la #nCtration, de la transmission et de I'emmagasinage de l'eau dans le sol gelC, soit: illimitk, reduit ou restreint.

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“…In agricultural areas, erosion from a partially thawed soil surface can be excessive. However, the infiltration capacity through soils that are initially dry or have large macropores is often minimally affected by soil freezing (Harris, 1972). The thick litter layer and large macropores found in typical forest soils minimize the potential effects of soil freezing on infiltration (Lutz and Chandler, 1946).…”

Section: Infiltration-excess Runoffmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydropedology and Surface/Subsurface Runoff Processes

Lin

Brooks

McDaniel

et al. 2005

Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences

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The role of soils has long been recognized as critical to rainfall–runoff processes in watersheds. Hydropedology is an emerging interdisciplinary field that integrates pedology, hydrology, geomorphology, and other related bio‐ and geosciences to study interactive pedologic and hydrologic processes and the landscape–soil–hydrology relationships across space and time. This article presents an overview of hydropedology's contributions to the understanding and modeling of surface/subsurface runoff processes, especially the diagnosis of soil features that can help answer “why‐type” questions in watershed hydrology and the ubiquitous nature of preferential flow and its networks. We highlight two bottlenecks for advancing watershed hydrology and hydropedology: a conceptual bottleneck of modeling subsurface preferential flow networks and a technological bottleneck of nondestructively mapping or imaging subsurface architecture. Quantification of “soil architecture” at various scales and the identification of “hydropedologic functional units” in different landscapes offer promising potentials to advance hydrologic modeling. We present the information of linking surface/subsurface runoff processes to pedologic understanding at three scales of microscopic (macropores and aggregates), mesoscopic (horizons and pedons), and macroscopic (hillslopes and catchments) levels. Various examples from the literature are synthesized to illustrate the key points. Further research needs are suggested in the end.

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Infiltration Rate as Affected by Soil Freezing Under Three Cover Types

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Freezing and Its Effect on Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil

Freezing and Its Effect on Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil

Snowmelt infiltration to frozen Prairie soils

Hydropedology and Surface/Subsurface Runoff Processes

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