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Passive capillary wick samplers accurately measure soil water fluxes and leaching

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that passive capillary wick samplers accurately measure soil water fluxes and leaching?

Yes. Passive capillary wick samplers are supported by multiple field and numerical studies as reliable and accurate tools for measuring soil water fluxes and evaluating nutrient leaching.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

Papers 0, 1, 4, 6, and 8 provide direct empirical and theoretical support showing that passive capillary wick samplers successfully measure water fluxes and leaching when properly designed and installed. The remaining papers are either tangentially related reviews or focus on other methods like suction lysimeters or standard drainage lysimeters without providing any refutation of wick samplers.

Evidence for · 5
Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivities of Fiberglass Wicks and Designing Capillary Wick Pore‐Water Samplers
1994
Demonstrates that passive capillary wick samplers (PCAPS) can be accurately matched to soil hydraulic properties to sample pore water across various fluxes.
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Knutson, J. H. & Selker, J. S. (1994). Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivities of Fiberglass Wicks and Designing Capillary Wick Pore‐Water Samplers. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1994.03615995005800030012x

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A comparison of water flux measurements: passive wick‐samplers versus drainage lysimeters
2010
Shows that passive-wick deep-drainage meters yield drainage measurements consistent with standard drainage lysimeters under field conditions.
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Meissner, R., Rupp, H., Seeger, J., Ollesch, G., & Gee, G. W. (2010). A comparison of water flux measurements: passive wick‐samplers versus drainage lysimeters. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01255.x

Numerical Analysis of Passive Capillary Wick Samplers prior to Field Installation
2007
Indicates that well-designed passive capillary wick sampling systems are reliable instruments for acceptable water flux measurements in the vadose zone.
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Mertens, J., Diels, J., Feyen, J., & Vanderborght, J. (2007). Numerical Analysis of Passive Capillary Wick Samplers prior to Field Installation. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2006.0106

Using drainage fluxmeters to measure inorganic nitrogen losses from New Zealand’s arable and vegetable production systems
2022
Utilizes networks of passive-wick drainage fluxmeters successfully to measure and validate drainage volumes and inorganic nitrogen leaching losses.
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Norris, M., Johnstone, P., Green, S. R., Trolove, S., Liu, J., Arnold, N., Sorensen, I., Dijssel, C. v. d., Dellow, S., Klei, G. v. d., Wright, P., Clark, G., Cummins, M., Bromley, S., & Wallace, D. (2022). Using drainage fluxmeters to measure inorganic nitrogen losses from New Zealand’s arable and vegetable production systems. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/01140671.2022.2077771

Assessing Passive Capillary‐Wick Samplers for monitoring resident nitrate concentration in real field
2002
Confirms that capillary-wick samplers are suitable, reliable tools for continuous monitoring of soil solutions and assessing nitrate leaching in diverse field environments.
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Brahy, V., Henao‐Toro, M., Goor, F., Ledent, J., & Delvaux, B. (2002). Assessing Passive Capillary‐Wick Samplers for monitoring resident nitrate concentration in real field. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2002.tb00045.x

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