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Comparison of Disk Tension Infiltrometer and van Genuchten-Mualem Model on Estimation of Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity  

Hur, Seung-Oh (Soil Management Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, RDA)
Jung, Kang-Ho (Soil Management Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, RDA)
Park, Chan-Won (Soil Management Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, RDA)
Ha, Sang-Keun (Soil Management Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, RDA)
Kim, Geong-Gyu (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.39, no.5, 2006 , pp. 259-267 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hydraulic conductivity is the rate of water flux on hydraulic gradient. The van Genuchten Mualem (VGM) model is frequently used for describing unsaturated state of soils, that is composed with the function of soil water potential and soil water content and requests various parameters. This study is to get the value of VGM parameters used Rosetta computer program based on neural network analysis method and to calculate VGM parameters. VGM parameters included Ko(effective saturated hydraulic conductivity), ${\theta}r$(residual soil water content), ${\theta}s$(saturated soil water content), L, n and m. The unsaturated hydraulic conductivity at 10 kPa was calculated by using Rosetta program. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivities of 17 soil series at 1, 3, 5, 7 kPa were also obtained by applying saturated hydraulic conductivity by disk tension infiltrometer based on Gardner and Wooding's equation. Water flow at the water potential of 3 kPa was very low except Namgye, Hagog, Baegsan, Sangju, Seogcheon, Yesan soil series. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity at 1 kPa showed the highest value for Samgag soil series and was in order of Yesan, Hwabong, Hagog and Baegsan soil series. Those of Gacheon, Seocheon and Ugog soil series were very low. When the value by VGM was compared with the value by disc tension infiltrometer, there was a tendency with exponential function to soils without gravel but there was no tendency to soils including gravel. Conclusively, it would be limited that VGM model for unsaturated hydraulic conductivity analysis applies to Korean agricultural land including gravel and having steep slope, shallow soil depth.
Keywords
Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity; Disk Tension Infiltrometer; van Genuchten Mualem Model; Rosetta Program; Gardner-Wooding Equation;
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