Infiltration in surface irrigated swelling soils |
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| Authors: | P M Waller W W Wallender |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, 95616, CA, USA;(2) Departments of Land, Air and Water Resources and Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, 95616, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Infiltration characteristics for border strip irrigation at two sites with swelling clay soils were examined. Volume infiltrated was calculated from flow onto the field monitored with flow meters; depth of water in the soil estimated from soil samples taken before and after irrigation; and the advance profile which was used to calculate the volume infiltrated with time. Volume infiltrated was compared with volume of cracks before irrigation.Linear advance and observed crack closing supported the hypothesis that infiltration approached zero after about 10 min. Volume of cracks was less than 20% of the volume infiltrated. Wetting front was 3–10 times greater than depth of observed surface cracks. There was no significant correlation between intake opportunity time and depth of infiltration, but elevation irregularities were related to infiltration. |
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| Keywords: | cracking soil infiltration surface irrigation |
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