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Simulation of Diurnal Evolution of Evaporation Zone during Soil Drying after Rainfall
To better understand processes involved in the evaporative drying of the soil, simulations on the dynamics of the evaporation zone, condensation zone, and dry surface layer (DSL) were conducted during a 10-day drying event under diurnal atmospheric conditions. Simulated water contents and soil temperatures matched well with the measured data in the lysimeter. Surface evaporation predominantly occurred during the early period each day, while subsurface evaporation dominated during the remaining part of the day. The evaporation zone presented a distinctly diurnal pattern, moving toward the deeper soil layer during the daytime and back toward the soil surface during the nighttime. The DSL and condensation zone, located immediately above and below the evaporation zone, respectively, also presented diurnal patterns following those of the evaporation zone. As soil drying progressed, both the position of the evaporation zone within the profile and the DSL width exhibited an overall increasing trend, reaching about 4.9 mm by the end of the study period. The occurrence of condensation zones was limited to the daytime when there was a downward surface temperature gradient present. Diurnal patterns observed in both evaporation zones and DSL could potentially be determined by quantifying changes in the near-surface profile’s soil water content, relative humidity, pressure head, and vapor density.
Simulation of Diurnal Evolution of Evaporation Zone during Soil Drying after Rainfall
To better understand processes involved in the evaporative drying of the soil, simulations on the dynamics of the evaporation zone, condensation zone, and dry surface layer (DSL) were conducted during a 10-day drying event under diurnal atmospheric conditions. Simulated water contents and soil temperatures matched well with the measured data in the lysimeter. Surface evaporation predominantly occurred during the early period each day, while subsurface evaporation dominated during the remaining part of the day. The evaporation zone presented a distinctly diurnal pattern, moving toward the deeper soil layer during the daytime and back toward the soil surface during the nighttime. The DSL and condensation zone, located immediately above and below the evaporation zone, respectively, also presented diurnal patterns following those of the evaporation zone. As soil drying progressed, both the position of the evaporation zone within the profile and the DSL width exhibited an overall increasing trend, reaching about 4.9 mm by the end of the study period. The occurrence of condensation zones was limited to the daytime when there was a downward surface temperature gradient present. Diurnal patterns observed in both evaporation zones and DSL could potentially be determined by quantifying changes in the near-surface profile’s soil water content, relative humidity, pressure head, and vapor density.
Simulation of Diurnal Evolution of Evaporation Zone during Soil Drying after Rainfall
Jiangbo Han (Autor:in) / Hongtao Han (Autor:in) / Jin Lin (Autor:in) / Lu Zhang (Autor:in)
2024
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
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