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Influence of Pinyon‐Juniper Conversions and Water Quality on Permeability of Surface Soils
Author(s) -
Gifford Gerald F.,
Tew Ronald K.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr005i004p00895
Subject(s) - juniper , soil water , environmental science , permeability (electromagnetism) , hydrology (agriculture) , water quality , soil science , geology , forestry , geotechnical engineering , geography , chemistry , ecology , biochemistry , membrane , biology
Chaining with windrowing treatment in the pinyon‐juniper vegetation type significantly increased permeability of surface soils from the 0–2 and 2–4 inch depths at a site in southwestern Utah. Double chaining with debris in place did not yield a significant increase in permeability. Permeability of surface soils from a pinyon‐juniper site in south‐eastern Utah provided a similar trend, though significant differences among treatments were not evident. Water quality influenced percolation only after approximately 30 minutes. Multiple regression equations developed for predicting intrinsic permeabilities varied according to water quality.