Table 1 Change in volumetric soil water content (mm) in six red Kandasol monoliths as estimated for each soil layer using a 0.3 m unbalanced, mid-mounted TDR in response to a simulated rainfall event of 49.6 mm
Horizon depth (m) | Core number | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mean | |
mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | |
0 – 0.3 | 15 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
0.3 – 0.5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
0.5 – 0.75 | 6 | 8 | 7.8 | 6. | 8.3 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
0.75 – 1.15 | 8.4 | 22 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 15.3 |
1.15 – 1.35 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 10 | 5.6 | 13 | 6.2 | 7.5 |
1.35 – 1.75 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
1.75 – 2.25 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.4 |
Total | 47.2 | 58.1 | 46.7 | 46.5 | 57.5 | 51.5 | 51.3 |