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Redistribution of soil water after infiltration
Author(s) -
Biswas T. D.,
Nielsen D. R.,
Biggar J. W.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr002i003p00513
Subject(s) - infiltration (hvac) , soil water , environmental science , redistribution (election) , soil science , water content , irrigation , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , materials science , geology , agronomy , composite material , politics , political science , law , biology
The redistribution of soil water after the cessation of infiltration in three agricultural soils was analyzed experimentally in the laboratory. It was found that the rate of redistribution within the soil profiles depended upon the initial depth of wetting and the soil water content‐soil water pressure‐capillary conductivity relations. The results are discussed in relation to measured and predicted profiles of inert porous mediums. (Key words: Infiltration;irrigation; soft water)