HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Figures Only Full Text Free Full Text (PDF) Free Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in ISI Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (1) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Si, B. C. Articles by Kachanoski, R.G. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Si, B. C. Articles by Kachanoski, R.G. GeoRef GeoRef Citation Agricola Articles by Si, B. C. Articles by Kachanoski, R.G.

DIVISION S-1-SOIL PHYSICS

A New Solution for Water Storage to a Fixed Depth for Constant Flux Infiltration

^a Dep. of Soil Science, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7H 5A8

gary.kachanoski{at}usask.ca

A quantitative description of water infiltration under constant flux boundary conditions is useful for predicting water flow and chemical transport processes occurring in surface soils. A new quasi-analytical solution for water storage to a fixed depth for constant flux infiltration is presented. The solution, based on the flux–concentration relationship, allows general forms of soil hydraulic functions to be used and provides a direct interpretation of measurements from vertically installed time domain reflectometry probes. To evaluate the solution, a constant flux infiltration experiment was conducted and the hydraulic parameters for the experimental site were determined independently. The solution predictions using the approximate flux–concentration relationship for linear soils were essentially identical to an existing analytical solution using the Broadbridge and White form of hydraulic functions and to the measurements.

Abbreviations: TDR, time domain reflectometry

This article has been cited by other articles:

				B.C. Si and R.G. Kachanoski Estimating Soil Hydraulic Properties During Constant Flux Infiltration: Inverse Procedures Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., March 1, 2000; 64(2): 439 - 449. [Abstract] [Full Text]