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Engineering, Civil
D. Moret-Fernandez, B. Latorre, L. Lassabatere, S. Di Prima, M. Castellini, D. Yilmaz, R. Angulo-Jaramilo
Summary: The study investigates the influence of layered soils on the estimation of K-s and S using Sequential Infiltration Analysis (SIA) method, presenting a new approach for analyzing infiltration curves on layered soil profiles. The results show improved estimates of saturated hydraulic conductivity and sorptivity with the SIA method, especially in the presence of soil layering.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gotosa Jephita, Kodzwa Jefline, Gwenzi Willis, Nyamangara Justice
Summary: Appropriate tillage and crop diversifications can improve soil quality leading to yield sustainability. This study in Zimbabwe's smallholder sector showed that reduced tillage increased soil organic matter content and water stable aggregates, while maize-soya bean rotation increased carbon sequestration and water recharging. These practices can mitigate soil structural degradation and are more relevant in sandy soils.
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Environmental Sciences
B. Zhu, L. Chu, Fengyi Yang, T. F. Fwa
Summary: This study proposed a new method for evaluating the infiltration capacity of IBPPs using a finite-volume computational fluid dynamic method to develop a simulation model. The model can calculate the infiltration capacity of different permeable pavements, providing a meaningful common basis for comparison.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
George Kargas, Dimitrios Koka, Paraskevi A. Londra
Summary: This study investigates the determination of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (K-s) and soil sorptivity (S) using three different methodologies for eight different soils. The results suggest that the relative errors in predicting S were generally smaller than those of K-s. The nonlinear optimization procedure using the Valiantzas equation provided the best prediction of S and K-s, while the two-term approximate expansion of Haverkamp had the highest relative errors for both parameters. The various forms of the Haverkamp equation and the Latorre method showed good predictions of S and K-s for fine-textured soils.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
F. Todisco, L. Vergni, M. Iovino, V. Bagarello
Summary: The study investigated the changes in soil hydrodynamic properties after soil tillage through rainfall simulation trials in central Italy. The experiments aimed to build a representative database of natural situations. The collected data were used to determine the saturated soil hydraulic conductivity, sorptivity, and flow-weighted mean pore size. The results showed a reduction in both sorptivity and hydraulic conductivity due to wetting and drying cycles, with the decrease in hydraulic conductivity being related to the energy dissipated at the soil surface.
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Environmental Studies
Anastasia Angelaki, Alkiviadis Dionysidis, Parveen Sihag, Evangelia E. Golia
Summary: The study investigated the impact of Cu and Zn cations on the hydraulic properties of sandy and loamy clay soil samples in Central Greece. Metal solutions with increased concentrations were used to contaminate the soil samples, demonstrating significant effects on the hydraulic properties. Loamy clay soil showed increased metal adsorption and hydraulic parameter values, while sandy soil did not exhibit any impact on aggregation and soil structure.
Article
Environmental Sciences
G. Kargas, P. A. Londra
Summary: This study compared five two-parameter vertical one-dimensional infiltration equations over different time ranges and found that the S/Ks ratio may be a key factor in selecting the appropriate infiltration equation.
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING & ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Deniz Yilmaz, Simone Di Prima, Ryan D. Stewart, Majdi R. Abou Najm, David Fernandez-Moret, Borja Latorre, Laurent Lassabatere
Summary: This study developed a new model for simulating infiltration processes in water-repellent soils and tested its performance. The results showed that the proposed method had better accuracy in estimating soil sorptivity and saturated conductivity compared to existing methods. Moreover, this new approach provided similar estimates for hydraulic parameters but revealed limitations in simulating initial infiltration in certain cases.
Article
Water Resources
A. Flammini, R. Morbidelli, C. Corradini, J. Dari, C. Saltalippi, A. Goyal, R. S. Govindaraju
Summary: This study focuses on the spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) in the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) watershed in South-West Austria. A statistical approach is applied to Ks datasets to analyze uncertainties, and the uncertainties of different variables are derived for different observation numbers and areas. It is found that the uncertainty is almost constant when considering different sub-regions in the largest plot beyond a certain threshold area. Moreover, the uncertainty of arithmetic mean (K) over bar (sl) and coefficient of variation (CVal) is much smaller than that of geometric mean (K) over tilde (s) and associated coefficient of variation (CVg) for a given number of observations.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Brian A. Ebel
Summary: More measurements are needed in post-fire infiltration studies; effect size is the primary control on statistical power; steady state rainfall simulation method has greater statistical power compared to other measurement methods.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Rojimul Hussain, Kishore Kumar Ghosh, K. Ravi
Summary: Biochar can improve soil properties and is suitable for use in bioengineered structures, but its effects vary in different soil types and further research is needed.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sara Rabouli, Marc Serre, Vivien Dubois, Julien Gance, Hocine Henine, Pascal Molle, Catherine Truffert, Laura Delgado-Gonzalez, Remi Clement
Summary: This article discusses the importance of soil infiltration in wastewater treatment and proposes a method that integrates various techniques to simplify the design of infiltration areas in heterogeneous soils.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Guillaume Blanchy, Lukas Albrecht, Gilberto Bragato, Sarah Garre, Nicholas Jarvis, John Koestel
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between soil hydraulic conductivity and saturation, and evaluated the effects of land use and soil management. Methodological details had a significant impact on the results. Climate factors were found to be more correlated with topsoil hydraulic conductivity than soil texture, bulk density, and organic carbon content.
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ioannis Batsilas, Anastasia Angelaki, Iraklis Chalkidis
Summary: This study investigates the movement of water through soil layers with different hydraulic properties, and its impact on water resources management. Experimental data and unsaturated zone modeling were used to obtain hydraulic parameters and simulate water motion. The results suggest a method to estimate crucial hydraulic parameters for optimizing soil-water interaction and water management.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Rishi Raj, T. K. Das, Debashis Chakraborty, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Subhash Babu, Prabhu Govindasamy, Vikash Kumar, Utpal Ekka, Suman Sen, Sonaka Ghosh, Arkaprava Roy, Tarun Sharma
Summary: Soil degradation, carbon depletion, and resource degradation have raised concerns about the sustainability of the rice-wheat system in South Asia. This study assessed the effects of a ten-year conservation agriculture (CA) system on soil physical properties and carbon pool. The results showed that a CA system with triple zero-tillage and crop residue management resulted in improved soil aggregates, reduced bulk density, increased soil infiltration rate, and higher carbon content compared to conventional tillage systems. The CA system also showed higher productivity and net returns, making it a viable alternative in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and similar agro-climatic regions of South Asia.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Javad Seyedmohammadi, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Ali Asghar Jafarzadeh, Mohammad Ali Ghorbani, Farzin Shahbazi
Article
Plant Sciences
Somayeh Emami, Hossein Ali Alikhani, Ahmad Ali Pourbabaei, Hassan Etesami, Babak Motashare Zadeh, Fereydoon Sarmadian
SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
Javad Seyedmohammadi, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Ali Asghar Jafarzadeh, Richard W. McDowell
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Amin Sharififar, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Budiman Minasny
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Somayeh Emami, Hossein Ali Alikhani, Ahmad Ali Pourbabaei, Hassan Etesami, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Babak Motessharezadeh
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Somayeh Emami, Hossein Ali Alikhani, Ahmad Ali Pourbabaei, Hassan Etesami, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Babak Motessharezadeh
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hamid Alipour, Ahmad Jalalian, Naser Honarjoo, Norair Tommanian, Fereidoon Sarmadian
CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER
(2019)
Article
Soil Science
A. Sharififar, F. Sarmadian, H. Alikhani, A. Keshavarzi, O. Asghari, B. P. Malone
EURASIAN SOIL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Soil Science
Amin Sharififar, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Brendan P. Malone, Budiman Minasny
Article
Soil Science
Javad Seyedmohammadi, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Ali Asghar Jafarzadeh, Richard W. McDowell
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ahmad Reza Pilevar, Hamid Reza Matinfar, Akbar Sohrabi, Feridon Sarmadian
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Somayeh Emami, Hossein Ali Alikhani, Ahmad Ali Pourbabaee, Hassan Etesami, Babak Motasharezadeh, Fereydoon Sarmadian
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ensieh Esmaeili, Farzin Shahbazi, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Ali Asghar Jafarzadeh, Babollah Hayati
Summary: This research utilized the NRCS LESA system integrated with GIS to evaluate the capability of calcareous soils in central Iran for agricultural production. The results classified different areas for agricultural suitability and suggested potential land use options, providing valuable information for decision-makers in land-use planning and agriculture risk management.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Mehrnaz Neyestani, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Azam Jafari, Ali Keshavarzi, Amin Sharififar
Summary: In this study, machine learning and regression algorithms were utilized for soil sub-groups extrapolation, where decision tree, random forest and logistic regression showed the highest overall accuracies. Oversampling of the minority soil class improved model performance and prevented the loss of this class in the final map.
Article
Soil Science
Ladan Heydari, Hossein Bayat, Fereydoon Sarmadian
Summary: Photosynthetic gas exchange indices can be used to assess spatial variation of crop growth and yield on the field. This study evaluated the spatial relationships between soil water retention curve parameters, soil properties, and photosynthetic gas exchange indices in a wheat field. The results showed that soil variables explained a large part of the total variation in photosynthetic rate and gas exchange parameters. The study also highlighted the potential use of interpolated maps to inform site-specific management decisions and improve wheat yield.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)