Modeling the impacts of soil management practices on runoff, sediment yield, maize productivity, and soil organic carbon using APEX

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 78-88

  Wang, X ^a   Gassman, P W ^b   Williams, J R ^a   Potter, S ^a   Kemanian, A R ^a  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

APEX model; Conservation tillage; Grassed waterway; Ridge tillage; Sediment yield; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; DECAY (ORGANIC); ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; APEX MODEL; CALIBRATED MODELS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CORN GRAIN YIELD; CORN GRAINS; CURVE NUMBER; CURVE NUMBERS; EROSION CONTROL; GRASSED WATERWAY; GRASSED WATERWAYS; MAIZE PRODUCTIVITY; MICROBIAL DECAY; MODEL VALIDATIONS; MODELING APPROACHES; PERCENTAGE ERROR; RESEARCH STATIONS; RIDGE-TILLAGE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SIMULATION MODELLING; SOIL LAYERING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE RUNOFFS; TILLAGE SYSTEMS; ZEA MAYS L.;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; EROSION CONTROL; MAIZE; MODEL TEST; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATERSHED;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 50849134622     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. Alberts E.E., and Spomer R.G. Dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus in runoff from watersheds in conservation and conventional tillage. J. Soil Water Conserv. 40 (1985) 153-157
2. Borah D.K., Yagow G., Saleh A., Barnes P.L., Rosenthal W., Krug E.C., and Hauck L.M. Sediment and nutrient modeling for TMDL development and implementation. Trans. ASABE 49 4 (2006) 967-986
3. Burwell R.E., Schuman G.E., Piest R.F., Spomer R.G., and McCalla T.M. Quality of water discharged from two agricultural watersheds in Southwestern Iowa. Water Resour. Res. 10 (1974) 359-365
4. Cambardella C.A., Moorman T.B., Andrews S.S., and Karlen D.L. Watershed-scale assessment of soil quality in the loess hills of southwest Iowa. Soil Till. Res. 78 (2004) 237-247
5. Chung S.W., Gassman P.W., Kramer L.A., Williams J.R., and Gu R. Validation of EPIC for two watersheds in Southwest Iowa. J. Environ. Qual. 28 3 (1999) 971-979
6. Davis D.M., Gowda P.H., Mulla D.J., and Randall G.W. Modeling nitrate leaching in response to nitrogen fertilizer rate and tile drain depth or spacing for southern Minnesota. USA J. Environ. Qual. 29 5 (2000) 1568-1581
7. Fiener P., and Auerswald K. Seasonal variation of grassed waterway effectiveness in reducing runoff and sediment delivery from agricultural watersheds. Soil Till. Res. 87 1 (2006) 48-58
8. Gassman P.W., Williams, J.R., Benson, V.W., Izaurralde, R.C., Hauck, L., Jones, C.A., Atwood, J.D., Kiniry, J., Flowers, J.D., 2005. Historical Development and Applications of the EPIC and APEX Models. Working Paper 05 WP-397. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Available at: http://www.card.iastate.edu/publications/synopsis.aspx?id=763. Accessed 28 September 2007.
9. Ginting D., Moncrief J.F., and Gupta S.C. Corn yield, runoff, and sediment losses from manure and tillage systems. J. Environ. Qual. 27 6 (1998) 1396-1402
10. Hansen N.C., Gupta S.C., and Moncrief J.F. Snowmelt runoff, sediment, and phosphorus losses under three different tillage systems. Soil Till. Res. 57 (2000) 93-100
11. Hargreaves G.H., and Samani Z.A. Reference crop evapotranspiration from temperature. Appl. Eng. Agric. 1 (1985) 96-99
12. Hershfield, D.M., 1961. Rainfall frequency atlas of the United States for durations from 30 minutes to 24 hours and return periods from 1 to 100 years. U.S. Dept. Commerce Tech. Paper No. 40.
13. Izaurralde R.C., Williams J.R., McGill W.B., and Rosenberg N.J. Simulating soil C dynamics with EPIC: model description and testing against long-term data. Ecol. Model. 192 3-4 (2006) 362-384
14. Kannan N., Santhi C., Williams J.R., and Arnold J.G. Development of a continuous soil moisture accounting procedure for curve number methodology and its behaviour with different evapotranspiration methods. Hydrol. Process. 22 13 (2008) 2114-2121
15. Karlen D.L., Kramer L.A., James D.E., Buhler D.O., Moorman T.B., and Burkart M.R. Field-scale watershed evaluations on deep-loess soils: 1. Topography and agronomic practices. J. Soil Water Cons. 54 (1999) 693-704
16. Kramer, L.A., Grossman, R.B., 1992. Tillage effects on near surface soil bulk density. ASAB paper 92-2131. ASAE, St., Joseph, MI.
17. Kramer L.A., Burkart M.R., Meek D.W., Jaqui R.J., and James D.E. Field-scale watershed evaluations on deep-loess soils: II. Hydrologic responses to different agricultural land management systems. J. Soil Water Conserv. 54 (1999) 705-710
18. Kiniry J.R., Williams J.R., Gassman P.W., and Debaeke P. A general process-oriented model for two competing plant species. Trans. ASAE 35 (1992) 801-810
19. Laflen J.M., Lal R., and El-Swaify S.A. In: Edwards C.A., Lal R., Madden P., Miller R.H., and House G. (Eds). Soil Erosion and a Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainable Agriculture systems (1990), CRC Press 569-581
20. Leonard R.A., Knisel W.G., and Still D.A. GLEAMS: groundwater loading effects of agricultural management system. Trans. ASAE 30 5 (1987) 1403-1418
21. Liu J., Williams J.R., Zehnder A.J.B., and Yang H. GEPIC-modelling wheat yield and crop water productivity with high resolution on a global scale. Agric. Syst. 94 2 (2007) 478-493
22. Logsdon S.D., Karlen D.L., Prueger J.H., and Kramer L.A. Field-scale watershed evaluations on deep-loess soils: III. Rainfall and fertilizer N use efficiencies. J. Soil Water Conserv. 54 (1999) 711-716
23. Mausbach J.M., and Dedrick A.R. The length we go: measuring environmental benefits of conservation practices in the CEAP. J. Soil Water Conserv. 59 5 (2004) 96A
24. Moorman T.B., Cambardella C.A., James D.E., Karlen D.L., and Kramer L.A. Quantification of tillage and landscape effects on soil carbon in small Iowa watersheds. Soil Till. Res. 78 (2004) 225-236
25. Nash J.E., and Sutcliffe J.V. River flow forecasting through conceptual models; part I-a discussion of principles. J. Hydrol. 10 (1970) 282-290
26. Neitsch S.L., Arnold J.G., Kiniry J.R., and Williams J.R. SWAT Theoretical Documentation Version 2005 (2005), Blackland Research Center, Temple, TX
27. Owens L.B., Malone R.W., Hothem D.L., Starr G.C., and Lal R. Sediment carbon concentration and transport from small watersheds under various conservation tillage practices. Soil Till. Res. 67 1 (2002) 65-73
28. Parton W.J., Scurlock J.M.O., Ojima D.S., Gilmanov T.G., Scholes R.J., Schimel D.S., Kirchner T., Menaut J.-C., Seastedt T., Garcia Moya E., Kamnalrut A., and Kinyamario J.I. Observations and modelling of biomass and soil organic matter dynamics for the grassland biome worldwide. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 7 (1993) 785-809
29. Parton, W.J., Ojima, D.S., Cole, C.V., Schimel, D.S., 1994. A general model for soil organic matter dynamics: sensitivity to litter chemistry, texture and management. In: Quantitative Modeling of Soil Forming Processes, SSSA Spec. Public. No. 39, Madison, WI, pp. 147-167.
30. Radcliffe D.E., Tollner E.W., Hargrove W.L., Clark R.L., and Golabi M.H. Effect of tillage practices on infiltration and soil strength of a Typic Hapludult soil after ten years. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 52 (1988) 798-804
31. Rhoton F.E., Shipatalo M.J., and Lindbo D.L. Runoff and soil loss from Midwestern and southeastern US silt loam soils as affected by tillage practice and soil organic matter content. Soil Till. Res. 66 (2002) 1-11
32. Rawls W.J., Onstad C.A., and Richardson H.H. Residue and tillage effects on SCS runoff curve numbers. Trans. ASAE 23 (1980) 357-361
33. Rawls W.J., and Richardson H.H. Runoff curve number for conservation tillage. J. Soil Water Conser. 38 (1983) 494-496
34. Schuman G.E., Burwell R.E., Piest R.F., and Spomer R.G. Nitrogen losses in surface runoff from agricultural watersheds on Missouri Valley Loess. J. Environ. Qual. 2 (1973) 299-302
35. Steinheimer T.R., and Scoggin K.D. Fate and movement of atrazine, cyanazine, metolachlor and selected degradation products in water resources of the deep Loess Hills of Southwestern Iowa, USA. J. Environ. Monit. 3 (2001) 126-132
36. Steinheimer T.R., Scoggin K.D., and Kramer L.A. Agricultural chemical movement through a field-size watershed in Iowa: subsurface hydrology and distribution of nitrate in groundwater. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32 (1998) 1039-1047
37. Steinheimer T.R., Scoggin K.D., and Kramer L.A. Agricultural chemical movement through a field-size watershed in Iowa: Surface hydrology and nitrate losses in discharge. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32 (1998) 1048-1052
38. Thiessen A.H. Precipitation averages for large areas. Monthly Weather Rev. 39 7 (1911) 1082-1084
39. Thomas J.T., Iverson N.R., Burkart M.R., and Kramer L.A. Long-term growth of a valley-bottom gully, western Iowa. Earth Surface Process. Landforms 29 (2004) 995-1009
40. Tomer M.D., Meek D.W., and Kramer L.A. Agricultural practices influence flow regimes of headwater streams in western Iowa. J. Environ. Qual. 34 (2005) 1547-1558
41. USDA-NRCS. A Geography of Hope (1997), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC
42. USDA-NRCS, 2004a. Part 630: Hydrology. Chapter 9: Hydrologic soil-cover complexes. In Part 630: Hydrology: NRCS National Engineering Handbook. USDA National Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. Available at: www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/hydro/hydro-techref-neh-630.html. Accessed 16 June 2008.
43. USDA-NRCS, 2004b. Chapter 10: Estimation of direct runoff from storm rainfall. In Part 630: Hydrology: NRCS National Engineering Handbook. USDA National Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. Available at: http://www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/products/W2Q/H&H/tech_refs/eng_Hbk/chap.html. Accessed 16 June 2008.
44. USDA-NRCS, 2006. Land Resource Regions and Major Land Resource Areas of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 296. Available at: soils.usda.gov/survey/geography/mlra/. Accessed 27 October 2007.
45. Vache K.B., Eilers J.M., and Santelmann M.V. Water quality modeling of alternative agricultural scenarios in the U.S. Corn Belt. J. Amer. Water Res. Assn. 38 3 (2002) 773-787
46. Wang E., Chang X., Williams J.R., and Cheng X. Predicting soil erosion for alternative land uses. J. Environ. Qual. 35 2 (2006) 459-467
47. Wang X., Potter S.R., Williams J.R., Atwood J.D., and Pitts T. Sensitivity analysis of APEX for national assessment. Trans. ASAE 49 3 (2006) 679-688
48. Wang X., He X., Williams J.R., Izaurralde R.C., and Atwood J.D. Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses of crop yields and soil organic carbon simulated with EPIC. Trans. ASAE 48 3 (2005) 1041-1054
49. Williams J.R. The erosion-productivity impact calculator (EPIC) model: a case history. Philos. Trans.: Biol. Sci. 329 1255 (1990) 421-428
50. Williams, J.R., 2008. Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender Model: Theoretical Documentation Version 0604 (Draft). BREC Report # 2008-17. Texas AgriLIFE Research, Texas A&M University, Blackland Research and Extension Center, Temple, TX.
51. Williams J.R., Wang E., Meinardus A., and Harman W.L. APEX Users Guide (2004), Blackland Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University, Temple, Texas
52. Williams J.R., and Izaurralde R.C. Chapter 18: the APEX model. In: Singh V.P., and Frevert D.K. (Eds). Watershed Models (2006), CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Fla 437-482
53. Wischmeier W.H., and Smith D.D. Predicting rainfall erosion losses-a guide to conservation planning. USDA Handbook No. 537 (1978), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
54. Yuan Y., Dabney S.M., and Bingner R.L. Cost effectiveness of agricultural BMPs for sediment reduction in the Mississippi Delta. J. Soil Water Conserv. 57 5 (2002) 259-267