Air encapsulation during infiltration
Soil Science Society of America Journal
By: J. Constantz, W.N. Herkelrath, and F. Murphy
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Abstract
A series of field and laboratory experiments were performed to measure the effects of air encapsulation within the soil's transmission zone upon several infiltration properties. In the field, infiltration rates were measured using a double-cap infiltrometer and soil-water contents were measured using time-domain reflectometry (TDR). In the laboratory, infiltration experiments were peformed using repacked soil columns using TDR and CO 2 flooding. Results suggest that a significant portion of the total encapsulated air resided in interconnected pores within the soil's transmission zone. For the time scale considered, this residual air caused the effective hydraulic conductivity of the transmission zone to remain at a level no greater than 20% of the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the soil. -from Authors
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Air encapsulation during infiltration |
| Series title | Soil Science Society of America Journal |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Soil Science Society of America Journal |
| First page | 10 |
| Last page | 16 |
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