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Landscape and Environmental Research Group, Univ. of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
*Corresponding author (th{at}fgb.frw.uva.nl).
ABSTRACT
Time domain reflectometry (TDR) can be used to study temporal variations in volumetric soil water content (
) and bulk soil electrical conductivity (
a). The variations in a are associated with changes in and the soil water composition. Laboratory and field experiments were conducted to verify if TDR can be used to monitor the temporal variation in the soil water composition between solution sampling occasions. Effects of cable length and temperature on the a measurement were evaluated. Including the series resistance of the cable and connectors in the analysis improves measurements at high electrical conductivity levels. The temperature factor of the bulk soil appears to be similar to the temperature factor of soil extracts. Laboratory experiments showed that the theoretical model giving a as function of and the electrical conductivity of the soil solution (w) combined with the water retention function was capable of describing w measured on soil solution extracted with ceramic cup solution samplers under static water flow conditions. After optimization of a single parameter, the model was able to describe w values of the soil solution obtained in the laboratory, whereas literature values were sufficient for field data. Concentrations of a number of solutes in a field data set spanning 3 yr were positively correlated with w. Site-specific regressions between solute concentration and w combined with automated TDR measurements of a and enable a more meaningful interpretation of the temporal variation of the concentration of major solutes present in the soil solution between sampling occasions.
Received for publication April 8, 1993.
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