Preferential flow

Submitted by a.mcvitties on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 12:04
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Local concentrations of flow in the soil that may be due to the effects of macropores, local variations in hydraulic properties or fingering of a wetting front moving into the soil profile. May lead to rapid and deep infiltration of water bypassing much of the soil matrix (see also Macropores)

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Related
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Macropores
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technical & biophysical
Last updated: 04 Mar 2015 | Top