Article
Soil Science
Jie Zhang, Quan Sun, Na Wen, Robert Horton, Gang Liu
Summary: Preferential flow is an important factor in soil water infiltration, but there is a lack of widely accepted methods to quantify it. This study used a new dual infiltration method to quantify preferential flow and found that wormholes were an important factor in preferential flow generation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Youyan Zhang, Zhe Cao, Fang Hou, Jinhua Cheng
Summary: Preferential flow paths were characterized under forest and orchard land uses using drainage and dye-staining methods in this study. The results showed a significant correlation between macroporosity and dye coverage, with forest land having more preferential flow paths compared to orchards. Further research is needed to quantify 3-D preferential flow paths and establish the connection between preferential flow paths and hydraulic properties.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Saeid Nazari, William Ford, Kevin W. King
Summary: This study developed a framework that combines hydrograph recession and specific conductance end-member mixing analysis to quantify flow pathway dynamics and source connectivity of drainage water more accurately. Results showed significant impact of pathway connectivity dynamics on dissolved reactive P concentrations and highlighted differences between new and old water flow contributions, as well as variations in pathway contributions to tile discharge.
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Walter Hannah, Kyle Pressel, Mikhail Ovchinnikov, Gregory Elsaesser
Summary: An unphysical checkerboard pattern has been identified in E3SMv2 and E3SM-MMF models, primarily in cloud-related quantities. This pattern is more prevalent and persistent in the models compared to satellite data. In E3SMv2, the checkerboard signal is a direct result of the recently added deep convective trigger condition based on dynamically generated convective available potential energy. In E3SM-MMF, the checkerboard signal is associated with the trapping of cloud-scale fluctuations within the embedded cloud-resolving model.
GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zeyu Zhao, Keyue Zhao, Taishuo Zhang, Yiwen Xu, Ronglong Chen, Sha Xue, Mengjuan Liu, Darrell Tang, Xiaomei Yang, Violette Giessen
Summary: This study investigated the transport of microplastics in contaminated surface soil driven by irrigation, and found that the microplastic content increased significantly in deeper soil depths with increased irrigation runs. The microplastic content in soil cracks was higher than in the soil matrix, and the total amount of transported microplastics increased 1.5 times after four irrigation runs.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
M. Iovino, M. R. Abou Najm, R. Angulo-Jaramillo, V Bagarello, M. Castellini, P. Concialdi, S. Di Prima, L. Lassabatere, R. D. Stewart
Summary: Comprehensive infiltration models are able to describe both transient and steady-state infiltration behaviors and can be applied to various experimental conditions. This study focused on improving the estimation of parameters τ(crit) and a used in a two-term model for single ring infiltration. The research introduced a novel iterative method for estimating τ(crit) and a, showing that a does not need to be fixed a-priori and providing more reliable estimations of soil hydrodynamic parameters.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Holbak, P. Abrahamsen, S. Hansen, E. Diamantopoulos
Summary: Preferential water flow and solute transport in agricultural soils, particularly through biopores, can impact groundwater and surface water quality. A physically based model was developed to describe these processes in biopores, showing promising results in simulating water flow and solute transport dynamics. Experimental validation across soil profiles and different biopore parametrizations are needed to further improve the model's accuracy and applicability.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Qi Hu, Xianyue Li, Haibin Shi, Ning Chen, Yuehong Zhang
Summary: Plastic-film mulching (PFM) is beneficial for agricultural productivity in arid and semi-arid regions, but the residual plastic film (RPF) has become a concern due to its negative impact on soil water flow. This study investigated the effects of RPF on soil properties and examined its influence on infiltration uniformity and preferential flow. The results showed that increasing RPF amounts decreased soil density and hydraulic conductivity, but increased porosity and water content in the RPF layer. RPF accumulation promoted preferential flow in deeper soil layers, leading to reduced dye-stained coverage and infiltration depth, and increased variability and preferential flow fraction.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stefan Koch, Henrike Lederer, Petra Kahle, Bernd Lennartz
Summary: Heterogeneous flow pathways through the soil determine the transport of dissolved and particle-bound nutritional elements like phosphorus (P) to ground and surface waters. This study aimed to understand the spatial patterns of P in agriculturally used soils and the mechanisms causing P accumulation and depletion at the centimeter scale. Dye tracer experiments using Brilliant Blue were conducted on a loamy Stagnosol in North-Eastern-Germany. The results showed that P tends to accumulate along flow pathways in the topsoil, while it is depleted from the macroporous flow domains in the subsoil.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tsung-Yu Lee, Yu-Ting Wu, Mien-Tze Kueh, Chuan-Yao Lin, Yi-Ying Lin, Yang-Fan Sheng
Summary: This study examined the potential effects of proposed offshore wind farms on the atmospheric environment, using simulations to analyze the interactions between typhoon circulation and wind farms. It found that the presence of wind farms resulted in a reduction in precipitation and wind speed in southern Taiwan, as well as a slight increase in surface temperature.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Nadine Keller, Ilja van Meerveld, Jaboury Ghazoul, Li Yuen Chiew, Christopher D. Philipson, Elia Godoong, Eleanor M. Slade
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of dung beetle tunnelling on infiltration and macropore creation in tropical forest soils in Sabah. The presence of dung beetles increased the steady-state infiltration rate, with statistically significant differences among treatments only after 10 days.
ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sheela Katuwal, Amanda J. Ashworth, Philip R. Owens
Summary: Preferential flow through soil macropores plays a significant role in the rapid transport of contaminants. This study found that soil with a higher fraction of coarse fragments, specifically karst-derived stony soils, drained significantly more water and Br- compared to nonkarst-derived soil. This indicates that soils with a high fraction of coarse fragments are more susceptible to leaching losses.
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhuo Cheng, Jun Zhang, Bofu Yu, Nick A. Chappell, H. J. (Ilja) van Meerveld, L. Adrian Bruijnzeel
Summary: Predicting catchment stormflow responses after tropical deforestation remains difficult. The Spatially Variable Infiltration (SVI) model performs better than the Green-Ampt (GA) model in simulating observed streamflow responses to rainfall. The parameters of the SVI model are related to the moisture content in the top 10 cm of the soil prior to the rainfall event.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Dengxing Fan, Xinxiao Yu, Guodong Jia, Pengfei Zheng, Ningshan Wu
Summary: Accurate estimation of mean flow velocity is crucial for hydraulics and soil erosion studies. The determination of an appropriate correction factor (alpha) for converting flow surface velocity to mean velocity is challenging, especially for rough surfaces with protruding roughness elements. Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the impact of roughness elements on the correction factor under varying inundation conditions. The results showed that using a single alpha value is inappropriate for rough surfaces and the correction factor is influenced by the Reynolds number and flow regimes.
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Jorge F. Miranda-Velez, Efstathios Diamantopoulos, Iris Vogeler
Summary: Experimental results show that although no-till fields have increased macropore flow compared to conventional tillage fields, the total leached NO3- is lower in no-till fields, indicating an overall bypass effect. The fitted dual porosity model reveals that the horizontal solute transfer rate for NO3- is smaller than that for Br- in no-till soils.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Javier Lozano-Parra, N. L. M. B. van Schaik, Susanne Schnabel, Alvaro Gomez-Gutierrez
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2016)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Niklas Allroggen, N. Loes M. B. van Schaik, Jens Tronicke
JOURNAL OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
(2015)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Loes van Schaik, Juliane Palm, Julian Klaus, Erwin Zehe, Boris Schroeder
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Soil Science
A. -K. Schneider, L. van Schaik, A. Zangerle, J. A. Eccard, B. Schroeder
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Soil Science
A. Zangerle, C. Hissler, L. Van Schaik, D. McKey
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Arne Reck, Conrad Jackisch, Tobias L. Hohenbrink, Boris Schroeder, Anne Zangerle, Loes van Schaik
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Anne-Kathrin Schneider, Tobias L. Hohenbrink, Arne Reck, Anne Zangerle, Boris Schroeder, Erwin Zehe, Loes van Schaik
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Helen R. P. Phillips, Carlos A. Guerra, Marie L. C. Bartz, Maria J. I. Briones, George Brown, Thomas W. Crowther, Olga Ferlian, Konstantin B. Gongalsky, Johan van den Hoogen, Julia Krebs, Alberto Orgiazzi, Devin Routh, Benjamin Schwarz, Elizabeth M. Bach, Joanne Bennett, Ulrich Brose, Thibaud Decaens, Birgitta Koenig-Ries, Michel Loreau, Jerome Mathieu, Christian Mulder, Wim H. van der Putten, Kelly S. Ramirez, Matthias C. Rillig, David Russell, Michiel Rutgers, Madhav P. Thakur, Franciska T. de Vries, Diana H. Wall, David A. Wardle, Miwa Arai, Fredrick O. Ayuke, Geoff H. Baker, Robin Beausejour, Jose C. Bedano, Klaus Birkhofer, Eric Blanchart, Bernd Blossey, Thomas Bolger, Robert L. Bradley, Mac A. Callaham, Yvan Capowiez, Mark E. Caulfield, Amy Choi, Felicity V. Crotty, Andrea Davalos, Dario J. Diaz Cosin, Anahi Dominguez, Andres Esteban Duhour, Nick van Eekeren, Christoph Emmerling, Liliana B. Falco, Rosa Fernandez, Steven J. Fonte, Carlos Fragoso, Andre L. C. Franco, Martine Fugere, Abegail T. Fusilero, Shaieste Gholami, Michael J. Gundale, Monica Gutierrez Lopez, Davorka K. Hackenberger, Luis M. Hernandez, Takuo Hishi, Andrew R. Holdsworth, Martin Holmstrup, Kristine N. Hopfensperger, Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Veikko Huhta, Tunsisa T. Hurisso, Basil V. Iannone, Madalina Iordache, Monika Joschko, Nobuhiro Kaneko, Radoslava Kanianska, Aidan M. Keith, Courtland A. Kelly, Maria L. Kernecker, Jonatan Klaminder, Armand W. Kone, Yahya Kooch, Sanna T. Kukkonen, H. Lalthanzara, Daniel R. Lammel, Iurii M. Lebedev, Yiqing Li, Juan B. Jesus Lidon, Noa K. Lincoln, Scott R. Loss, Raphael Marichal, Radim Matula, Jan Hendrik Moos, Gerardo Moreno, Alejandro Moron-Rios, Bart Muys, Johan Neirynck, Lindsey Norgrove, Marta Novo, Visa Nuutinen, Victoria Nuzzo, Mujeeb P. Rahman, Johan Pansu, Shishir Paudel, Guenola Peres, Lorenzo Perez-Camacho, Raul Pineiro, Jean-Francois Ponge, Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid, Salvador Rebollo, Javier Rodeiro-Iglesias, Miguel A. Rodriguez, Alexander M. Roth, Guillaume X. Rousseau, Anna Rozen, Ehsan Sayad, Loes van Schaik, Bryant C. Scharenbroch, Michael Schirrmann, Olaf Schmidt, Boris Schroeder, Julia Seeber, Maxim P. Shashkov, Jaswinder Singh, Sandy M. Smith, Michael Steinwandter, Jose A. Talavera, Dolores Trigo, Jiro Tsukamoto, Anne W. de Valenca, Steven J. Vanek, Inigo Virto, Adrian A. Wackett, Matthew W. Warren, Nathaniel H. Wehr, Joann K. Whalen, Michael B. Wironen, Volkmar Wolters, Irina V. Zenkova, Weixin Zhang, Erin K. Cameron, Nico Eisenhauer
Article
Environmental Sciences
Julius Eberhard, N. Loes M. B. Schaik, Anett Schibalski, Thomas Graeff
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Susanne Ulrich, Moreen Willaredt, Thomas Nehls, Loes van Schaik
Summary: Earthworms play a significant role in impacting the hydraulic properties of a soil-like substrate by creating soil aggregates and enhancing water retention capacity. Their activity reduces evaporation and increases water content in the microcosms, persisting even after disturbance.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2021)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
H. R. P. Phillips, C. A. Guerra, M. L. C. Bartz, J. I. Briones, G. Brown, T. W. Crowther, O. Ferlian, K. B. Gongalsky, J. van den Hoogen, J. Krebs, A. Orgiazzi, D. Routh, B. Schwarz, E. M. Bach, J. Bennett, U. Brose, T. Decaens, B. Konig-Ries, M. Loreau, J. Mathieu, C. Mulder, W. H. van der Putten, K. S. Ramirez, M. C. Rillig, D. Russell, M. Rutgers, M. P. Thakur, F. T. de Vries, D. H. Wall, D. A. Wardle, M. Arai, F. O. Ayuke, G. H. Baker, R. Beausejour, J. C. Bedano, K. Birkhofer, E. Blanchart, B. Blossey, T. Bolger, R. L. Bradley, M. A. Callaham, Y. Capowiez, M. E. Caulfield, A. Choi, F. V. Crotty, A. Davalos, D. J. Diaz Cosin, A. Dominguez, A. E. Duhour, N. van Eekeren, C. Emmerling, L. B. Falco, R. Fernandez, S. J. Fonte, C. Fragoso, A. L. C. Franco, M. Fugere, A. T. Fusilero, S. Gholami, M. J. Gundale, M. Gutierrez Lopez, D. K. Hackenberger, L. M. Hernandez, T. Hishi, A. R. Holdsworth, M. Holmstrup, K. N. Hopfensperger, E. Huerta Lwanga, V. Huhta, T. T. Hurisso, B. V. Iannone, M. Iordache, M. Joschko, N. Kaneko, R. Kanianska, A. M. Keith, C. A. Kelly, M. L. Kernecker, J. Klaminder, A. W. Kone, Y. Kooch, S. T. Kukkonen, H. Lalthanzara, D. R. Lammel, I. M. Lebedev, Y. Li, J. B. Jesus Lidon, N. K. Lincoln, S. R. Loss, R. Marichal, R. Matula, J. H. Moos, G. Moreno, A. Moron-Rios, B. Muys, J. Neirynck, L. Norgrove, M. Novo, V. Nuutinen, V. Nuzzo, M. P. Rahman, J. Pansu, S. Paudel, G. Peres, L. Perez-Camacho, R. Pineiro, J. -F. Ponge, M. I. Rashid, S. Rebollo, J. Rodeiro-Iglesias, M. A. Rodriguez, A. M. Roth, G. X. Rousseau, A. Rozen, E. Sayad, L. van Schaik, B. C. Scharenbroch, M. Schirrmann, O. Schmidt, B. Schroder, J. Seeber, M. P. Shashkov, J. Singh, S. M. Smith, M. Steinwandter, J. A. Talavera, D. Trigo, J. Tsukamoto, A. W. de Valenca, S. J. Vanek, I. Virto, A. A. Wackett, M. W. Warren, N. H. Wehr, J. K. Whalen, M. B. Wironen, V. Wolters, I. V. Zenkova, W. Zhang, E. K. Cameron, N. Eisenhauer
Article
Soil Science
Frederick Bueks, Nicolette Loes van Schaik, Martin Kaupenjohann
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ralf Loritz, Sibylle K. Hassler, Conrad Jackisch, Niklas Allroggen, Loes van Schaik, Jan Wienhoefer, Erwin Zehe
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2017)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Tuyeni H. Mwampamba, N. Loes M. B. van Schaik, Luis A. Castillo Hernandez
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
E. Zehe, U. Ehret, L. Pfister, T. Blume, B. Schroeder, M. Westhoff, C. Jackisch, S. J. Schymanski, M. Weiler, K. Schulz, N. Allroggen, J. Tronicke, L. van Schaik, P. Dietrich, U. Scherer, J. Eccard, V. Wulfmeyer, A. Kleidon
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2014)