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Amenzou N

Ismaila M

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Amenzou N

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Research Article

Academia Journal of Environmental Sciences 1(1): 001-008, January 2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15413/ajes.2012.0120

ISSN: 2315-778X
©2013 Academia Publishing

 

 

 

Abstract

 

Estimation of soil evaporation and infiltration losses using stables isotopes, Fluxmeter and Eddy-Covariance system for citrus orchards in a semi-arid region (Morocco)

 

Accepted 3rd December, 2012

 

Amenzou N1*, Marah H1, Raibi F1, Ezzahar J1, Khabba S2, Lionel J3 and Ismaili M4

 

1Water and Climate Unity, CNESTEN, Rabat, Morocco.

2Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.

3Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Morocco

4Faculty of Science, Meknès, Morocco

*Corresponding author. E-mail: amenzou@cnesten.org.ma

 

In arid and semi-arid regions water scarcity is one of the main limiting factors for economic growth. In the context, an experimental setup was conceived to monitor seasonal water consumption of citrus plant irrigated by drip irrigation system in Agafay station, middle of Morocco. For that, an Eddy-Covariance system, meteorological station, fluxmeter, as well as measurements of soil moisture and temperature were continuously operated during experimentation. The stable isotope was used to partition Evapo-transpiration (ET) components. By using the water balance equation, the results showed that about 37% of total irrigation and rainfall is lost by infiltration and runoff. Additionally, the partitioning of evapotranspiration using the stable isotope showed that soil evaporation is very small compared to the transpiration at least during tow sampling days. This result confirms that the irrigation method applied by the farmer was very appropriate for the orchard but it is necessary to re-examine amount of water applied and timing of irrigation in order to minimise the loss by infiltration

 

Key words: Evapotranspiration partitioning, Infiltration, Stables Isotopes, Fluxm-eter, Eddy covariance, Water losses.

 

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Cite this article as:
Amenzou N, Marah H, Raibi F, Ezzahar J, Khabba S, Lionel J and Ismaili M (2013). Estimation of soil evaporation and infiltration losses using stables isotopes, Fluxmeter and Eddy-Covariance system for citrus orchards in a semi-arid region (Morocco). Acad. J. Eviron. Sci. 1(1): 001-008.


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