Atypical early-time infiltration into a structured soil near field capacity: The dynamic interplay between sorptivity, hydrophobicity, and air encapsulation

Geoderma

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 579-589

  Carrick, S ^a   Buchan, G ^b   Almond, P ^b   Smith, N ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air encapsulation; Early time infiltration; Hydrophobicity; Lysimeter; Sorptivity; Tension infiltrometer

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; AIR CONFINEMENT; AIR-FILLED PORES; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; EARLY-TIME INFILTRATION; FIELD CAPACITY; FLOW PATH; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INFILTRATION CAPACITY; MACROPORES; NEAR FIELDS; NONUNIFORM; PORE NETWORKS; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SILT LOAM; SOIL WATER; SORPTIVITY; STRUCTURED SOIL; SURFACE LAYERS; TENSION INFILTROMETERS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYSIMETERS; SEEPAGE; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; UNDERWATER SOILS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

FIELD CAPACITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFILTRATION; LYSIMETER; POROSITY; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RAINFALL; SILTY LOAM; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 78650758294     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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