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FROM DROUGHT TO FLOOD: CATCHMENT RESPONSES REVEALED USING NOVEL SOIL WATER PROBES
✍ Scribed by J. D. MILLER; G. J. GASKIN; H. A. ANDERSON
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6087
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✦ Synopsis
New soil water probes, developed at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI), were used in catchment studies during the transition from drought to ¯ood, revealing insights into both spatial and temporal behaviour of water in the soil pro®le. Measured soil water content showed that the mineral horizons became progressively wetter upwards from the base of the pro®le, which was con®rmed by linked hydrochemical studies. After severe droughts the amounts of water required to raise soils back to ®eld capacity may have long-term consequences on water abstraction.