ESTABLISHING THE ROLE OF PEDOGENESIS IN CHANGING SOIL HYDRAULIC-PROPERTIES

被引:20
作者
BROOKS, SM [1 ]
RICHARDS, KS [1 ]
机构
[1] DEPT GEOG,CAMBRIDGE CB2 3EN,ENGLAND
关键词
CHRONOSEQUENCES; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY (K(SAT)); PEDOGENESIS;
D O I
10.1002/esp.3290180609
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
Chronosequences provide suitable sources for the study of changes in soil hydraulic behaviour as a result of long-term pedogenesis. For a podsol chronosequence in the Scottish Highlands, data are presented to indicate the changes that have occurred over 13000 years in the saturated hydraulic conductivity (K(sat)) in each horizon. As the soil profile has evolved into a differentiated sequence of three horizons, the resulting hydrological changes can be both measured and quantified by relating K(sat) to textural properties and bulk density. The results are significant for interpretation of changing runoff processes and slope stability.
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