标题：Feasibility of soil erosion measurement using time domain reflectometry

作者：Zhongdian Zhang, Liang Liu, Mingbin Huang, Feiyan Chen, Jiqiang Niu, Minghua Liu

来源出版物：CATENA, 2022年

DOI：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106571

出版年: 2022

文献类型：Article

语种：英文

摘要： Scientific research and control technology of soil erosion both rely on accurate and efficient soil erosion measurements. Based on the principles of locating interfaces in layered media and measuring dielectric properties by time domain reflectometry (TDR), we developed TDR-based measurement of changes in the air-soil interface along the TDR probe for soil erosion measurement, and simultaneously measuring volumetric soil moisture content (θ_v). Part of a three-rod TDR probe was inserted in the soil and the rest exposed to air, so changes in the air-soil interface could be denoted by changes in the length of exposed probe (L_air). TDR waveforms were analyzed using a combination of tangent line method and second-order bounded mean oscillation methods to identify time points at positions of impedance discontinuity in electromagnetic propagation, then converting these data to L_air and θ_v by calibrated equations. According to the laboratory experiment using sandy loam and silt loam, L_air could be effectively measured within a wide soil moisture range by the calibrated equation and the thickness of the eroded soil layer could thus be determined. The RMSE of θ_v measurement ranged between 0.003 and 0.025 cm³ cm^-3, which enabled the identification of the appropriate soil moisture range for measuring L_air, and achieve reliable simultaneous measurement of soil erosion and soil moisture content. The simulated rainfall experiment using sandy loam and silt loam and field scouring experiment conducted in loam also indicated that the proposed method could achieve high measurement accuracy in erosion environments, for which L_air with the RMSE from 1.8 to 2.1 mm and θ_v with the RMSE from 0.007 to 0.024 cm³ cm^-3. The proposed method has various advantages, including versatility, minimal disturbance, easy automation of measurement at multiple positions, etc., could serve as a new technical option for soil erosion measurement, and extend the utilization of TDR.

关键词：Soil erosion; Soil moisture content; Air-soil interface; Time domain reflectometry

影响因子：6.367

论文链接：https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816222005574?via%3Dihub