Effects of Shallow Groundwater Table on Soil Matric Potential and Hydraulic Characteristics
Effects of Shallow Groundwater Table on Soil Matric Potential and Hydraulic Characteristics作者机构:School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin 300072China School of Environmental Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin 300072China
出 版 物:《Transactions of Tianjin University》 (天津大学学报(英文版))
年 卷 期:2014年第20卷第6期
页 面:463-468页
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主 题:shallow groundwater matric potential thermal hydraulic conductivity isothermal hydraulic conductivity
摘 要:Groundwater recharge significantly affects soil moisture redistribution through capillary rise. In this study,the soil matric potential at depths of 5, 10, 20 and 30 cm above the groundwater tables of 10, 30 and 60 cm weremeasured for 5 d. Soil hydraulic properties were analyzed by using the Philips and de Vries model. Results showedthat evaporation mainly influenced the matric potential of the shallow layer at the 5 cm depth regardless of the saturationof the layer. Groundwater recharge mainly affected soil moisture at the depth of 20 cm or more. A constant matricpotential layer existed between the evaporation front and capillary rise front where moisture content did not *** isothermal-liquid hydraulic conductivity (KLh) and the thermal-vapor hydraulic conductivity (KvT) were thedominant hydraulic conductivities in the liquid and vapor phases. At the groundwater table depths of 10, 30 and 60 cm,the mean peak values of KLh were 2.32×10^-7, 1.63×10^-7 and 0.29×10^-7 m/s, respectively, whereas the mean peakvalues of KvT were 2.7×10^-7, 2.4×10^-7 and 1.8 ×10^-7m/s, respectively.