| Purpose of this facility |
studying solute and water transport under controlled
boundary conditions on an undisturbed soil |
| Lysimeter type |
NON-WEIGHABLE MONOLITHIC LYSIMETER |
| Operating since |
1999 |
| Number of lysimeters |
3 |
| Size classification |
standard |
| Exact size |
0.77 m diameter x 1 m depth, cylindrical |
| Building material of container |
Polyester |
| Feature of lysimeter bottom |
Polyester/steel |
| Lysimeter cellar (material) |
Concrete |
| suction-controlled lysimeter |
yes |
| Seepage water determination |
Suction cups, gravimetric |
| Nutrients/nutrient balances |
continuous EC/pH meter; no balances |
| Soil fraction(s) |
Loam/Sand |
| Soil type |
Haplic Luvisol |
| Soil thickness in m |
1.05 |
| Vegetation and cultivation |
Fallow/uncultivated |
| Probes installed |
Tensiometers, suction cups, TDR, sensors for soil temperature
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| Data logger; server, data base |
yes |
| Used model/goal of investigation |
Analytic transport model, numerical water flow models |
| Further investigations or equipment |
Rainfall simulator with accurate pumps to ensure constant
and uniform simulated rainfall events |
| Remarks |
Monoliths placed and equipped within the laboratory
under controlled boundary conditions; |
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