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Recent Progress in Linking Soil Science and Hydrology
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Recent Progress in Linking Soil Science and Hydrology

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Water".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 12590

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Markus C. Casper

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Physical Geography, University of Trier, Trier, Germany
Interests: hydrology; physical geography; earth and planetary sciences; environmental science; computer sciences
Dr. Christos Tsadilas

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Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops Hellenic Agricultural Organization General Directorship of Agricultural Research, 1 Theofrastou str., 41335 Larissa, Greece
Interests: soil nutrient management; waste management; water management; soil pollution and remediation and precision agriculture
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Dr. Eleftherios Evangelou

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Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops Hellenic Agricultural Organization General Directorship of Agricultural Research, 1 Theofrastou str., 41335 Larissa, Greece
Interests: soil quality; soil quality indicators; soil organic matter dynamics; use of agricultural and municipal wastes in to the soil; precision agriculture; use of innovative technologies in agriculture; carbon and water footprint in agriculture
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Soils play a vital role for hydrological processes. The (experimental) determination of soil hydraulic properties is, thus, a crucial step to understand and conceptualize these processes on the multiple temporal and spatial scales on which they can occur. The translation of soil hydraulic properties into model parameters is a further prerequisite for a realistic simulation of hydrological processes. However, this translation often is not trivial due to complex environmental conditions, anthropogenic impacts, and spatial scaling issues. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collect innovative experimental and/or simulation-based studies seeking to find the link between soil physical properties and runoff generation processes from small to large spatial scales. Researchers are invited to present new field methods, experimental setups, and modeling approaches for the determination of runoff processes from soil properties.

A strong focus is given to the determination of soil hydraulic porperties and related spatial patterns, aiming to capture the heterogeneity of soil properties in space. In particular, contributions are welcome that deal with the uncertainties imposed by the spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties on the simulation of hydrological processes, both on spatial and temporal scales. This also includes innovative approaches for the spatial validation of hydrological simulation models using diverse data sources on soil properties and spatial information on runoff generation. 

Prof. Markus C. Casper
Dr. Christos Tsadilas
Dr. Eleftherios Evangelou
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Keywords

  • Experimental determination of soil hydraulic properties and translation in model parameters 
  • Linking soil physical properties to model parameters and model behavior 
  • Effect of spatial heterogeneity of soil properties on the temporal and spatial scales of hydrological processes 
  • Effect of spatial heterogeneity of soil properties on hydrologic model simulation uncertainties 
  • Spatial validation of hydrological simulations 
  • Innovative Pedotransferfunctions

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A Comparative Investigation of Various Pedotransfer Functions and Their Impact on Hydrological Simulations
by Hadis Mohajerani, Sonja Teschemacher and Markus C. Casper
Water 2021, 13(10), 1401; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101401 - 17 May 2021
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Soil hydraulic properties, which are basically saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and water retention characteristics, remarkably control the main hydrological processes in catchments. Thus, adequate parameterization of soils is one of the most important tasks in physically based catchment modeling. To estimate these [...] Read more.
Soil hydraulic properties, which are basically saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and water retention characteristics, remarkably control the main hydrological processes in catchments. Thus, adequate parameterization of soils is one of the most important tasks in physically based catchment modeling. To estimate these properties, the choice of the PTFs in a hydrological model is often made without taking the runoff characteristics of the catchment into consideration. Therefore, this study introduces a methodology to analyze the sensitivity of a catchment water balance model to the choice of the PTF. To do so, we define 11 scenarios including different combinations of PTFs to estimate the van Genuchten parameters and saturated hydraulic conductivity. We use a calibrated/validated hydrological model (WaSiM-ETH) as a baseline scenario. By altering the underlying PTFs, the effects on the hydraulic properties are quantified. Moreover, we analyze the resulting changes in the spatial/temporal variation of the total runoff and in particular, the runoff components at the catchment outlet. Results reveal that the water distribution in the hydrologic system varies considerably amongst different PTFs, and the water balance components are highly sensitive to the spatial structure of soil hydraulic properties. It is recommended that models be tested by careful consideration of PTFs and orienting the soil parameterization more towards representing a plausible hydrological behavior rather than focusing on matching the calibration data. Full article
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Effect of Shallow-Buried High-Intensity Mining on Soil Water Content in Ningtiaota Minefield
by Fan Cui, Yunfei Du, Jianyu Ni, Zhirong Zhao and Shiqi Peng
Water 2021, 13(3), 361; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w13030361 - 30 Jan 2021
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Shallow-buried high-intensity mining (SHM) activities commonly in China’s western mining area will lead to the decrease of groundwater level and soil water content (SWC), which will aggravate the further deterioration of the local fragile ecological environment. In this study, the applicability and limitations [...] Read more.
Shallow-buried high-intensity mining (SHM) activities commonly in China’s western mining area will lead to the decrease of groundwater level and soil water content (SWC), which will aggravate the further deterioration of the local fragile ecological environment. In this study, the applicability and limitations of six typical soil dielectric models were comprehensively evaluated based on ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology and shallow drilling methods. Moreover, experiments were performed to test the variation of SWC in Ningtiaota minefield affected by the SHM. The results show that the fitting effect of the four empirical models and two semi-empirical models on the clay is better than that of the medium sand. Among the six models, the Ledieu model has the best performance for medium sand, and the Topp model for clay. After SHM, the shallow SWC decreases as a whole. The decreasing range is 4.37–15.84%, showing a gradual downward trend compared with the one before mining. The shorter the lagging working face distance, the greater the drop of SWC will be. The longer the lagging working face distance, the smaller the drop of SWC will be showing a gradual and stable trend. Full article
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Heavy Metal Contamination of Irrigation Water, Soil, and Vegetables and the Difference between Dry and Wet Seasons Near a Multi-Industry Zone in Bangladesh
by Minhaz Ahmed, Masaru Matsumoto, Akinori Ozaki, Nguyen Van Thinh and Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Water 2019, 11(3), 583; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w11030583 - 20 Mar 2019
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Heavy metal (Cr, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb) contamination in irrigation water, soil, and vegetables was investigated in farmland adjacent to a multi-industry zone in Bangladesh in dry and wet seasons. In the zone, many factories release wastewater into nearby irrigation canals, [...] Read more.
Heavy metal (Cr, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb) contamination in irrigation water, soil, and vegetables was investigated in farmland adjacent to a multi-industry zone in Bangladesh in dry and wet seasons. In the zone, many factories release wastewater into nearby irrigation canals, and vegetables cultivated with this water could be a major food chain route for human exposure. In the irrigation water and vegetables, heavy metal concentrations exceeded permissible levels in the two seasons, but this was not the case in soil. Zn had the highest concentration, and Cd had the lowest concentration in irrigation water, soil, and vegetables. All heavy metal concentrations were found to be lower in the wet than in the dry season, which is due to the dilution of water by rainfall, lower absorption of heavy metals from the diluted irrigation water, and heavy metal absorption from low concentrated irrigation water and/or soil. The cluster analysis data of irrigation water, soil, and vegetables revealed that the heavy metals in vegetables were considered to be absorbed from irrigation water in the wet season and from soil in the dry season. In the dry season, the high heavy metal concentrations in vegetables might be caused by a high bioconcentration factor (mostly > 20%). Full article
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