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vol. 4, nr. 1 (2004)



 
TDR detected and simulated soil water content dynamics of managed forest stands
Zsolt Gácsi1, Kálmán Rajkai2, Andrea Hagyó2
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1 Kiskunság Forest Manager Ltd., H-6000 Külső Szegedi u.135, Kecskemét, Hungary
2 Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, H-1525 P.O.B. 35, Budapest, Hungary

vol. 4 (2004), nr. 1, pp. 43-50
abstract: The water content of the root zone of two different forest soils was monitored in order to establish the characteristic water balance of forest stands. To validate the water content readings, the moisture probes were calibrated and reference samplings and measurements were applied. The measured soil water content dynamics was simulated using a soil water and heat model. The water balance of the forest stand and its forest management aspects are discussed.
keywords: soil water content dynamics, moisture probe, soil water content modelling
original in: Polish