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Calibração de sondas do TDR em um latossolo

Authors: Medeiros, Joana Darc Freire de; Castro, Nilza Maria dos Reis; Goldenfum, Joel Avruch; Clarke, Robin Thomas;

Calibração de sondas do TDR em um latossolo

Abstract

Dentre os diversos métodos existentes para estimar o conteúdo de água no solo, a técnica de reflectometria no domínio do tempo (TDR) vem despertando grande interesse nos últimos anos, por apresentar características desejáveis como medição em tempo real e possibilidade de automação além de não de não destruir o solo amostrado, no entanto, vários autores recomendam o levantamento de uma curva de calibração para cada tipo de solo. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo determinar a curva de calibração do TDR para um Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico oriundo da bacia experimental do arroio Donato, no município de Pejuçara-RS. Para isto, utilizou-se duas metodologias: uma de campo e outra baseada no uso de amostras indeformadas em laboratório. A calibração do TDR no campo mostrou uma grande dispersão nos dados, impossibilitando o ajuste de uma curva. A opção de utilizar amostras indeformadas em laboratório se apresentou como uma alternativa viável, pois possibilita maior controle das variáveis envolvidas (constante dielétrica e conteúdo de água no solo) além de preservar as características estruturais do solo. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas nas camadas de 5 a 15 cm e de 30 a 40 cm, diferindo estas da profundidade 50 a 60 cm. As equações que melhor se ajustaram aos dados de conteúdo de água no solo (q) e constante dielétrica (ka), para profundidades de 5 a 40 cm e 50 a 60 cm, foram polinômios de terceiro grau com coeficiente de determinação R2 = 0.896 e 0,983. Estas equações diferem das apresentadas por Topp et al. (1980) e Souza et al. (2001).

Among the various existing methods to estimate the soil water content, the Time-Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technique has raised great interest in recent years, due to many desirable characteristics, such as real time and automatic measurements, besides being a non-destructive method. Many authors, however, recommend the determination of a calibration curve for each type of soil. The main goal of this paper was to determine the TDR calibration curve for a “Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico” soil from the Donato experimental basin, at Pejuçara, Brazil. Two different methodologies were applied: a field technique and a laboratory method based on the use of undisturbed soil samples. The TDR field calibration showed big scatter, and did not allow the adjustment of a single curve. The use of soil samples that had not been disturbed in the laboratory proved to be a feasible alternative, allowing a greater control of the measured variables (soil dielectric constant and soil water content) and maintaining the original structural soil characteristics. No significant differences were observed among the different soil layers studied. The best fit to the soil water content (θ) and soil dielectric constant (ka) was obtained by the use of a third degree polynomial equation, presenting a determination coefficient (R2) equal to 0.992. This adopted equation is significantly different from those previously developed by Topp et al. (1980) and Souza et al (2001).

Keywords

Sondas, Calibração, TDR, Agua no solo, TDR calibration

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