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Quantification of the inevitable: the influence of soil macrofauna on soil water movement in rehabilitated open-cut mined lands
S. Arnold
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable
Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072, QLD,
Australia
E. R. Williams
Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals
Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072, QLD, Australia
Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and
Fisheries, Kingaroy 4610, QLD, Australia
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Devanmini Halwatura, Neil McIntyre, Alex M. Lechner, and Sven Arnold
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2016-467, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2016-467, 2016
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Droughts indices that only use rainfall/evaporation may not reliably detect soil moisture droughts. Few comparative studies have been published to guide the decision on the most appropriate method for describe soil moisture droughts. We evaluate the performance of drought indices in predicting soil moisture droughts by comparing drought indices with soil water pressure. The failure and false alarm rates of drought indices showed, indices performed reasonably well in detecting soil moist drought.
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Devanmini Halwatura, Neil McIntyre, Alex M. Lechner, and Sven Arnold
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2016-467, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2016-467, 2016
Manuscript not accepted for further review
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Droughts indices that only use rainfall/evaporation may not reliably detect soil moisture droughts. Few comparative studies have been published to guide the decision on the most appropriate method for describe soil moisture droughts. We evaluate the performance of drought indices in predicting soil moisture droughts by comparing drought indices with soil water pressure. The failure and false alarm rates of drought indices showed, indices performed reasonably well in detecting soil moist drought.
D. Halwatura, A. M. Lechner, and S. Arnold
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 1069–1091, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1069-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1069-2015, 2015
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Short summary
Soil water models are used to design cover systems for containing hazardous waste following mining. Often, soil invertebrates are omitted from these calculations, despite playing a major role in soil development (nutrient cycling) and water pathways (seepage, infiltration). As such, soil invertebrates can influence the success of waste cover systems. We propose that experiments in glasshouses, laboratories and field trials on mined lands be undertaken to provide knowledge for these models.
Soil water models are used to design cover systems for containing hazardous waste following...
