23.3.1 - Soil Water Balance Method
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What does AET stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of plants and soil in this process.
In the water balance equation, what does P represent?
💡 Hint: It's the water that falls from the sky.
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What is AET a measure of?
💡 Hint: Focus on what happens to water under current conditions.
The water balance equation includes which of the following components?
💡 Hint: Think of what enters and leaves the soil system.
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You are managing a farm with variable soil types. Discuss how you would apply the Soil Water Balance Method throughout the growing season in different soil types.
💡 Hint: Consider how each soil type retains or drains water differently.
A region reports 200 mm of precipitation, and after accounting for runoff of 50 mm and deep percolation of 30 mm, the soil moisture storage increased by 40 mm in one period. Calculate AET.
💡 Hint: Make sure to substitute correctly and consider each component of the water balance.
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