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© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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02 Mar 2015
Research article |
| 02 Mar 2015
A new instrument to measure plot-scale runoff
Crop and Soil Environmental Science Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Z. Liu
Biological & Ecological Engineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
D. E. Rupp
Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
C. W. Higgins
Biological & Ecological Engineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
J. S. Selker
Biological & Ecological Engineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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Short summary
We present a new instrument for measuring surface runoff rates ranging from very low (~0.05L min-1) to high (300L min-1, with much higher rates possible depending on the device configuration). The device is economical, simple, rugged, accurate and requires little maintenance (the system is self-emptying and contains no moving parts). We have successfully used this instrument in long-term monitoring studies and expect that it will appeal to other scientists studying runoff processes.
We present a new instrument for measuring surface runoff rates ranging from very low (~0.05L...
