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DOI： 10.11648/j.ajep.20241301.11

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The falling rate stage of evaporation (Stage 2) is dominant in drylands and responsible for most water loss in the field. Therefore, predicting its evaporation rates is of a great importance. Through an experimental approach and using Fick’s law of diffusion, a new determination method of the actual evaporation reduction rate during Stage 2 is proposed in this study. The model indicates that the water flux during Stage 2 is controlled by the receding rate of the vaporization plane, which is in turn dependent on the pore properties of the soil profile.

DOI： 10.1201/9781003299127-284

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<jats:p>Global warming has caused many lands to degrade, making them vulnerable to desertification. Therefore, finding innovative solutions is essential to prevent such phenomena from exacerbating. However, this requires a comprehensive understanding of the unsaturated layer formed due to the high-water loss from soil profiles by evaporation. In the present study, a new technique to trace the unsaturated layer from drying soil profiles was developed, and its accuracy and reliability were confirmed. Consequently, the spatial and temporal development of the drying front, vaporization plane, and film region were investigated for two soil profiles of different pore structures. It was found that soil profiles with broader pore distribution lose water from deeper drying fronts during Stage 1, while diffusion during Stage 2 occurs from shallower depths. Moreover, the film region’s thickness increased at early drying stages, followed by a slight drop associated with the onset of Stage 2. During Stage 2, the thickness slightly fluctuated until reaching the same thickness at the end of Stage 1, where a second significant drop in the thickness was observed.</jats:p>

DOI： 10.1051/e3sconf/202338221003

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DOI： 10.14976/jals.32.S_177

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DOI： 10.14976/jals.32.S_171

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Recently, climate change has been causing severe droughts and water scarcity in drylands. A proper understanding of the soil surface-atmosphere boundary fluxes is essential to combatting such environmental problems. In those regions, evaporation is considered to be the dominant flux. It is divided into three stages that follow different mechanisms and are highly dependent on the soil properties. Most of the existing studies focus on the evaporation process from a macroscale perspective and estimate the evaporation rate based on the atmospheric conditions, while only a few of them consider the soil properties. This paper studied the influence of the soil pore structure on the actual evaporation and formation of the unsaturated layer. Homogeneous drying sandy soil column tests were conducted under a unified low atmospheric demand. The pore structure was investigated by varying the texture and relative density. The significance of Stage 2 in the evaporation process was asserted. Additionally, it was affirmed that vapor diffusion is dominant during Stage 2, where the actual evaporation reduction rate depends on the receding rate of the vaporization plane. Finally, a comprehensive, robust, and easily determined index, that correlates well with the duration and evaporated water during Stage 1 and Stage 2, was proposed. The Pore Size Distribution Index (IPSD) was found to reflect the variations in the pore structure and to consider the capillary and diffusion flow mechanisms. It serves as a fundamental step towards evaluating the actual evaporation and drying front depth during the evaporation process.

DOI： 10.1016/j.sandf.2022.101108

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