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Determinación del perfil de humedad del suelo utilizando una sola sonda TDR: el método del nomograma

Authors: Moret-Fernández, David; Arrúe Ugarte, José Luis; López Sánchez, María Victoria; Gracia Ballarín, Ricardo; Álvaro-Fuentes, Jorge; Salvador, María José;

Determinación del perfil de humedad del suelo utilizando una sola sonda TDR: el método del nomograma

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[ES] El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar el método del “nomograma” para la medida por reflectometría de dominio temporal (TDR) del perfil de constante dieléctrica (K) del suelo, y, por tanto, del perfil del contenido de humedad volumétrico (θ), utilizando una única sonda TDR. El método está,basado en un nuevo análisis gráfico de la onda TDR en medios no conductivos. Este análisis consiste en representar la función ρ(t), que define la relación entre K, el coeficiente de reflexión (ρ) y el tiempo de transmisión (t), para una longitud de sonda l = 10 cm frente a la onda TDR de una sonda de longitud L= nl. La intersección entre ambas curvas define el tiempo t1l que, a su vez, sirve de punto de referencia para la representación de una segunda función ρ(t) que corta la onda TDR en t2l y así sucesivamente. Las funciones ρ(t) que cortan a la onda TDR en los puntos t1l, t2l,......y tnl permiten determinar el perfil de K para las longitudes 1l, 2l,....y nl. Este método fue validado utilizando una única sonda TDR de 3 electrodos y 60 cm de longitud insertada verticalmente en una columna de arena de 75 cm de altura. Simultáneamente, y durante un ciclo de humectación-desecación, se efectuaron,mediante el método clásico de la doble reflexión (método de las tangentes), 86 medidas de K hasta 10, 20, 40 y 60 cm de profundidad utilizando sondas TDR verticales de 10, 20, 40 y 60 cm de longitud. La correlación entre los valores de K obtenidos por el método las tangentes y los obtenidos con el nuevo procedimiento aplicado a la sonda de 60 cm de longitud fue altamente satisfactoria (R2 = 0.992). Asimismo, se observó una excelente relación entre los perfiles de θ determinados con el nuevo procedimiento y los obtenidos utilizando cuatro sondas TDR de tres electrodos y 10 cm de longitud insertadas horizontalmente en la columna de arena a 10, 20, 30 y 50 cm de profundidad.

[EN] This work is aimed at presenting the “nomograph” method, a graphical interpretation of the TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) waveform for determining the variation of the apparent dielectric constant (K) along a single TDR probe in non-conducting media and its application for profiling the volumetric moisture content (θ) in soils. The method is based on the relationship between K, the reflection coefficient (ρ) and the travel time (t) of the TDR signal along a transmission line. A ρ(t) function is initially defined for a length l of 10 cm and plotted together with the TDR waveform for a three-rod probe of length L (L= nl). The interception point of both lines defines t1l as the reference time to build a second ρ(t) line that intercepts the waveform at time t2l. By repeating this process iteratively, a series of ρ(t) lines intercepting the TDR trace at times t3l, t4l,....and tnl is obtained, making it possible to calculate K for apparent probe lengths equal to l, 2l, 3l.....and nl. The method was tested for a 60-cm long TDR probe inserted in a sand column 75 cm high. A total of 86 values of K were measured during a wetting and draining cycle of the sand column with vertical 10-, 20-, 40- and 60-cm long coated TDR probes using the standard double reflection waveform analysis. A satisfactory relationship (R2 = 0.992) was found between these K values and those obtained for the same depths by the proposed method applied to the 60-cm long probe. Furthermore, an excellent match was found between the θ profiles measured in the sand column applying the new approach to the 60-cm long probe and the θ profiles measured with horizontal probes placed at 10, 20, 30 and 50 cm depth.

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