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Model Study of Ring Infiltrometer Performance under Low Initial Soil Moisture
Author(s) -
Aronovici V. S.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1955.03615995001900010001x
Subject(s) - infiltrometer , infiltration (hvac) , hydraulic conductivity , water content , soil science , moisture , environmental science , wetting , geotechnical engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , materials science , soil water , composite material
A glass‐faced tank provides an excellent opportunity to observe the nature and rate of advance of the wetting front from a ring infiltrometer under varying conditions of profile, soil moisture and ring size. A comparison of the hydraulic conductivity of the soil material contained within the ring infiltrometer with the observed infiltration velocity illustrates the significance of the hydraulic gradient upon the observed rate. The study further indicates the relative importance of ring size, ring depth and profile upon infiltration velocities.