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Estimating spatial mean soil water contents of sloping jujube orchards using temporal stability

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  • Gao, Xiaodong
  • Wu, Pute
  • Zhao, Xining
  • Shi, Yinguang
  • Wang, Jiawen

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Estimating spatial mean soil water contents from point-scale measurements is important to improve soil water management in sloping land of semiarid areas. Temporal stability analysis, as a statistical technique to estimate soil water content, is an effective tool in terms of facilitating the upscaling estimation of mean values. The objective of this study was to examine temporal stability of soil water profiles (0–20, 20–40, 40–60 and 0–60cm) in sloping jujube (Zizyphus jujuba) orchards and to estimate field mean root-zone soil water based on temporal stability analysis in the Yuanzegou catchment of the Chinese Loess Plateau, using soil water observations under both dry and wet soil conditions. The results showed that different time-stable locations were identified for different depths and the temporal stability of soil water content in 20–40cm was significantly (P<0.05) weaker than that in other depths. Moreover, these time-stable locations had relatively high clay contents, relatively mild slopes and relatively planar surfaces compared to the corresponding field means. Statistical analysis revealed that the temporal stability of root zone soil water (0–60cm) was higher in either dry or wet season than that including both, and soil water exhibited very low temporal stability during the transition period from dry to wet. Based on the temporal stability analysis, field mean soil water contents were estimated reasonably (R2 from 0.9560 to 0.9873) from the point measurements of these time-stable locations. Since the terrains in this study are typical in the hilly regions of the Loess Plateau, the results presented here should improve soil water management in sloping orchards in the Loess Plateau.

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  • Gao, Xiaodong & Wu, Pute & Zhao, Xining & Shi, Yinguang & Wang, Jiawen, 2011. "Estimating spatial mean soil water contents of sloping jujube orchards using temporal stability," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 102(1), pages 66-73.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:102:y:2011:i:1:p:66-73
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.10.007
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    1. Starr, G.C., 2005. "Assessing temporal stability and spatial variability of soil water patterns with implications for precision water management," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 72(3), pages 223-243, April.
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