Soil surface connectivity of tilled soil with wheel tracks and its development under simulated rainfall

Seasonal variations of vegetative indices and their correlation with evapotranspiration and soil water storage in a small agricultural catchment

“…For historical reasons, most of the farmland in the Czech Republic consists of big, uniformly cultivated fields that are spread out over the country (Noreika et al 2021). Despite their seemingly uniform appearance, the water balance within these fields may be influenced by various factors, including lateral subsurface flows (Tenreiro et al 2022), topography and soil texture (Biswas 2019), or tillage direction (Jeřábek et al 2022), which can alter the routing mechanism of water and sediment then further results in nonuniform distribution of soil water across the fields. Furthermore, even on a small-scale agricultural field, the surface energy balance may exhibit considerable variability due to the heterogeneity of land surface characteristics, vegetation cover, and microclimate conditions (Wohlfahrt & Tasser 2015).…”