title: [Research progress in soil macropore flow].
abstract: In this paper, the definitions of soil macropore and macropore flow, their types, characteristics, generation mechanisms, and experimental methods in laboratory and field were introduced, and the research progress in their determination techniques, including dye tracing, slice up, penetration curve, tension infiltration apparatus, X-ray CT scanning, and radar exploration were summarized. It was indicated that because of the complexity of the factors affecting soil macropore and macropore flow, the experiments in laboratory should be combined with those in field, and the observation techniques and simulation measures should be further improved.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China. li.wei.li@126.com
authors.forename: Wei-Li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chang-Jie
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: An-Zhi
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tie-Fan
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Dexin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D008962:Models, Theoretical; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000502:physiology; D016062:Porosity; D011891:Rain; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*; D014872:Water Movements
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D014867:Water