Field Measurement of Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity by Infiltration through Artificial Crusts
Authors:
- J. BoumaJBJ. Bouma
- D. I. HillelDHD. I. Hillel
- F. D. HoleFHF. D. Hole
- C. R. AmermanCAC. R. Amerman
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Soil Science Society of America Journal
- Vol. 35 (2) , 362-364
Abstract
Field trials were made to test the applicability of a recently proposed method for measuring the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity ( K ) of crust‐capped soil materials in a one‐dimensional flow system, where the matric suction gradient is zero. K ‐values were determined from infiltration rates into crust‐capped soil columns carved out in situ 30 cm in height. Matric suctions were measured with tensiometers. Examples are given for four Wisconsin soil horizons.Keywords
Funding Information
- Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources