Investigating Soil Desiccation Cracking Using an Infrared Thermal Imaging Technique

Zhou, Hao; Tang, Chao‐Sheng; Zhu, Cheng; Cheng, Qiuming; Lin, Zong-Ze; Shi, Bin

doi:10.1029/2021wr030916

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“…Lower moisture content results in a higher conversion of solar radiation into sensible heat (measurable as temperature) ( Figure 1 ), in opposite to high soil moisture conditions, in which the incident solar energy is used to evaporate water ( Heilman et al., 1994 ). Soil water evaporation reduces ST, and the temperature difference between soil and the atmosphere is proportional to the evaporation rate ( Zeng et al., 2021 ) and as a consequence soil surface temperature inversely correlates with soil water content ( Krapez et al., 2012 ). As a result, the typical wet-dry irrigation cycles occurring in irrigated crops often result in spikes in ST (See Figure 3 ).…”

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The role of soil temperature in mediterranean vineyards in a climate change context

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The wine sector faces important challenges related to sustainability issues and the impact of climate change. More frequent extreme climate conditions (high temperatures coupled with severe drought periods) have become a matter of concern for the wine sector of typically dry and warm regions, such as the Mediterranean European countries. Soil is a natural resource crucial to sustaining the equilibrium of ecosystems, economic growth and people’s prosperity worldwide. In viticulture, soils have a great influence on crop performance (growth, yield and berry composition) and wine quality, as the soil is a central component of the terroir. Soil temperature (ST) affects multiple physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in the soil as well as in plants growing on it. Moreover, the impact of ST is stronger in row crops such as grapevine, since it favors soil exposition to radiation and favors evapotranspiration. The role of ST on crop performance remains poorly described, especially under more extreme climatic conditions. Therefore, a better understanding of the impact of ST in vineyards (vine plants, weeds, microbiota) can help to better manage and predict vineyards’ performance, plant-soil relations and soil microbiome under more extreme climate conditions. In addition, soil and plant thermal data can be integrated into Decision Support Systems (DSS) to support vineyard management. In this paper, the role of ST in Mediterranean vineyards is reviewed namely in terms of its effect on vines’ ecophysiological and agronomical performance and its relation with soil properties and soil management strategies. The potential use of imaging approaches, e.g. thermography, is discussed as an alternative or complementary tool to assess ST and vertical canopy temperature profiles/gradients in vineyards. Soil management strategies to mitigate the negative impact of climate change, optimize ST variation and crop thermal microclimate (leaf and berry) are proposed and discussed, with emphasis on Mediterranean systems.

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Section: Determinants Of Soil Temperature In Vineyardsmentioning

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“…Capturing the soil temperature change caused by evaporation can greatly help to a better understanding of soil cracking behaviors, since soil cracking is majorly caused by evaporation. Recently for first time, Zeng and co‐workers [ 224 ] emphasize the possible environmental use of the IR thermal imaging sensor approach to look into the fundamental parameters governing interplay between atmosphere and soil, and anticipate soil dehydration cracks (Figure 20b), and found that the soil‐atmosphere temperature differentials affects evaporation and soil desiccation cracking.…”

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“…b) Soil desiccation cracking schematic view, temporal evolution and correlation between temperature difference and evaporation rate Reproduced with permission. [ 224 ] Copyright 2023, Wiley‐VCH. c) Thermal infrared based winter‐time monitoring of surface hydrology (A), Stream network size and surface saturation (B), summer time airborne mosaic of headwater (C), stream network and spl split stream network expansion/connectivity through pixels (D).…”

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Luminescence‐Based Infrared Thermal Sensors: Comprehensive Insights

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Recent chronological breakthroughs in materials innovation, their fabrication, and structural designs for disparate applications have paved transformational ways to subversively digitalize infrared (IR) thermal imaging sensors from traditional to smart. The noninvasive IR thermal imaging sensors are at the cutting edge of developments, exploiting the abilities of nanomaterials to acquire arbitrary, targeted, and tunable responses suitable for integration with host materials and devices, intimately disintegrate variegated signals from the target onto depiction without any discomfort, eliminating motional artifacts and collects precise physiological and physiochemical information in natural contexts. Highlighting several typical examples from recent literature, this review article summarizes an accessible, critical, and authoritative summary of an emerging class of advancement in the modalities of nano and micro‐scale materials and devices, their fabrication designs and applications in infrared thermal sensors. Introduction is begun covering the importance of IR sensors, followed by a survey on sensing capabilities of various nano and micro structural materials, their design architects, and then culminating an overview of their diverse application swaths. The review concludes with a stimulating frontier debate on the opportunities, difficulties, and future approaches in the vibrant sector of infrared thermal imaging sensors.

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“…When the soil gets dry over the experimental dates, the evaporation rate is calculated using Eq. ( 7), which is adapted from reference [17]:…”

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Effect of Diatomaceous Earth on Desiccation Cracking of Expansive Soils

Tadesse¹

2023

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Expansive soils shrink and swell, causing considerable density differences as the moisture content varies and cracks develop as the soil dries. This cracking condition has a detrimental effect on the stability of infrastructure built on expansive soil, such as road embankments. This paper investigates the influence of diatomaceous earth (at 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% DE percent by mass) on the desiccation cracking of expansive soils. The report demonstrates an image analysis technique to describe soil surface cracking quantitatively. The geometric features of cracks, such as surface crack area and crack connectivity, were estimated and examined. The study considers soil crack area ratio and cracking index to investigate the effect of diatomaceous earth on expansive soil surface cracking. The crack area ratio and cracking index analysis results show that the expansive soil surface cracking is uneven and significant. The soil matrix containing 10% and 20% diatomaceous earth has reduced surface cracking and a homogenous radial cracking pattern. The image analysis approach, an essential method to quantitatively quantify soil desiccation cracking, revealed that diatomaceous earth substantially affects surface crack reduction.

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Investigating Soil Desiccation Cracking Using an Infrared Thermal Imaging Technique

Abstract: Soil desiccation cracking is a ubiquitous natural phenomenon and becomes more intensive under climate extremes such as drought, imposing significant concerns in various fields, such as geology, environment, agriculture and engineering (

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The role of soil temperature in mediterranean vineyards in a climate change context

The role of soil temperature in mediterranean vineyards in a climate change context

Luminescence‐Based Infrared Thermal Sensors: Comprehensive Insights

Effect of Diatomaceous Earth on Desiccation Cracking of Expansive Soils

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