African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Construction and assessment of a hydraulic weighing lysimeter

Jeremias Caetano da Silva,
  • Jeremias Caetano da Silva,
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Google Scholar
Tonny José Araújo da Silva
  • Tonny José Araújo da Silva
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Google Scholar
Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva
  • Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Google Scholar
Thiago Franco Duarte
  • Thiago Franco Duarte
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Google Scholar
Adriano Bicioni Pacheco
  • Adriano Bicioni Pacheco
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 11 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2016
  •  Published: 17 March 2016

References

Aboukhaled A, Alfaro JF, Smith M (1982). Lysimeters. Rome: FAO (FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper. 39:68. Allen RG, Pereira LS, Howell TA, Jensen ME (2011). Evapotranspiration information reporting: I. Factors governing measurement accuracy. Agric. For. Meteorol. 98(6):899-920.

 

Black TA, Thurtell GW, Tanner CB (1968). Hidraulic load-cell lysimeters, construction, calibration and test. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Proc. 32:623-629.
Crossref

 
 

Dugas WA, Bland WL (1989). The accuracy of evaporation measurements from small lysimeters. Agric. For. Meteorol. 46(1-2):119-129.
Crossref

 
 

Grimmond CSB, Isard SA, Belding MJ (1992). Development and evaluation of continuously weighing mini-lysimeters. Agric. For. Meteorol. 62(3-4):205-218.
Crossref

 
 

Instituto Nacional de Metrologia - Inmetro (2011). Orientação para a acreditação de laboratórios na área de volume, (Documento de caráter informativo), DOQ-CGCRE-027 – 2011. P 24.

 
 

Khoshravesh M, Sefidkouhi MAG, Valipour M (2015). Estimation of reference evapotranspiration using multivariate fractional polynomial, Bayesian regression, and robust regression models in three arid environments. Appl. Water Sci. pp. 1-12.
Crossref

 
 

Lima NS, Montenegro SMGL, Albuquerque Filho JAC, Silva EFF, Montenegro AAA, Nascimento AHC (2013). Desempenho de um lisímetro de pesagem hidráulica com sensor de pressão hidrostática e sistema manométrico. Irriga.18(3):540-557.
Crossref

 
 

Mariano DC, Faria RT, Freitas PSL, Lena BP, Johann AL (2015). Construction and calibration of a bar weighing lysimeter. Acta Sci. Agron. 37(3):271-278.
Crossref

 
 

Medeiros AT (2002). Estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência partir da equação de Penman-Monteith, de medidas lisimétricas e de equações empíricas em Paraibapa, CE. Piracicaba, SP. Thesis - Escola Superior "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo. P 103.

 
 

Mendonca JC, Souza EF, Bernardo S, Dias GP, Grippa S (2003). Comparação entre métodos de estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência (ETo), na região norte fluminense, RJ. Rev. Bras. Engenharia Agric. Ambiental 7(2):275-279.
Crossref

 
 

Santos FX, Rodrigues JJV, Montenegro AAA, Moura RF (2008). Desempenho de lisímetro de pesagem hidráulica de baixo custo no semi-árido nordestino. Engenharia Agric. 28(1):115-124.
Crossref

 
 

Schrader F, Durner W, Fankb J, Gebler S, Pütz T, Hannes M, Wollschläger U (2013). Estimating precipitation and actual evapotranspiration from precision lysimeter measurements. Proc. Environ. Sci. 19:543-552.
Crossref

 
 

Silva TJA (2005). Evapotranspiração e coeficiente de cultivo de maracujazeiros determinados pelo método de balanço de radiação e lisimetria de pesagem hidráulica. São Paulo, SP. Thesis - Escola Superior "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo. P 99.

 
 

Silva TJA, Montenegro AA, Rodrigues JJV, Bonfim EMS (2003). Aplicação de lisímetro de pesagem hidráulica na determinação na determinação da evapotranspiração de referência em Petrolina – PE. Engenharia Agric. 23(3):511-520.

 
 

Valipour M (2012). Ability of Box-Jenkins Models to Estimate of Reference Potential Evapotranspiration (A Case Study: Mehrabad Synoptic Station, Tehran, Iran). J. Agric. Vet. Sci. 1(5):1-11.
Crossref

 
 

Valipour M (2014a). Handbook of hydrologic engineering problems. OMICS Group eBooks, Foster City.

 
 

Valipour M (2014b). Assessment of different equations to estimate potential evapotranspiration versus FAO Penman Monteith method. Acta Adv. Agric. Sci. 2(11):14-27.

 
 

Valipour M (2014c). Analysis of potential evapotranspiration using limited weather data. Appl. Water Sci. pp. 1-11.

 
 

Valipour M (2014d). Application of new mass transfer formulae for computation of evapotranspiration. J. Appl. Water Eng. Res. 2(1): 33-46.
Crossref

 
 

Valipour M (2015a). Calibration of mass transfer-based models to predict reference crop evapotranspiration. Appl. Water Sci. pp. 1-11

 
 

Valipour M (2015b). Evaluation of radiation methods to study potential evapotranspiration of 31 provinces. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys. 127(3):289-303.
Crossref

 
 

Valipour M, Eslamian S (2014). Analysis of potential evapotranspiration using 11 modified temperature-based models. Int. J. Hydrol. Sci. Technol. 4(3):192-207.
Crossref

 
 

Vaughan P, Ayars J (2009). Noise Reduction Methods for Weighing Lysimeters. J. Irrig. Drainage Eng. 135(2):235-240.
Crossref

 
 

Wangati FJ (1965). A note on temperature variation in the muguga lysimeter system. Agric. Meteorol. 2:43-54.
Crossref

 
 

Wherley B, Sinclair TR, Dukes M, Miller G (2009). Design, construction, and field evaluation of a lysimeter system for determining turfgrass water use. Proc. Fla. State Hortic. Soc. 122:373-377.