Author(s): P. Vyrlas; D. Kalfountzos; I. Alexiou; S. Kotsopoulos
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Keywords: Soil moisture areal distribution; Sprinkle irrigation; Uniformity
Abstract: The uniformity of soil moisture under varying uniformities of sprinkler water application through a travelling gun was investigated on two different soil types, to quantify the relationship between the subsurface distribution of soil moisture and water application on the ground surface. Field experimental results indicated that water within the soil is more uniformly distributed than that applied through the sprinkle irrigation system. The extent of water redistribution within the soil profile depends mainly on the initial soil moisture and its uniformity. The maximum value of uniformity coefficient of soil moisture might be equally high whether the uniformity coefficient of irrigation application is low or high.
Year: 2003