Large Plate Lysimeter Efficiency for Collecting Water Transported from Soil to Ground Water
Journal Article
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· Soil Science
OSTI ID:15014103
A large, zero-tension, plate lysimeter (3.05 x 2.13 m) was installed to intercept percolating soil water at Bikini Atoll (11 35'N, 165 25'E), a former nuclear test-site. In two experiments controlled amounts of irrigation water were applied over the lysimeter and leachate water was collected. Evapotranspiration (ET) calculations were made using the Penman-Monteith equation and climate data collected at the atoll. The efficiency of the lysimeter was essentially 100% in contrast to low efficiencies reported for smaller plate lysimeters. Lysimeter design, installation, and water balance results are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 15014103
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JRNL-203628; SOSCAK; TRN: US200805%%304
- Journal Information:
- Soil Science, Vol. 169, Issue 11; ISSN 0038-075X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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