Articles | Volume 25, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1993-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1993-2021
Research article
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14 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2021

Hysteresis in soil hydraulic conductivity as driven by salinity and sodicity – a modeling framework

Isaac Kramer, Yuval Bayer, Taiwo Adeyemo, and Yair Mau

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (04 Feb 2021) by Gerrit H. de Rooij
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AR by Yair Mau on behalf of the Authors (10 Mar 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Salinity and sodicity can cause irreversible degradation to soil, threatening agricultural production and food security. To date, very little is known about the degree to which soil degradation can be reversible. We introduce a model for describing this partial reversibility (hysteresis) and lay out the experimental procedures necessary for characterizing the soil in this regard. We must shift our focus from degradation measurements to reversal measurements so that we can maintain healthy soils.