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Infiltration and Ponding Time

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Unsaturated Flow in Hydrologic Modeling

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 275))

Abstract

Existing models describing infiltration and ponding time are described and their limitations discussed in detail. A physically based model which can include numerous effects, like variable rainfall rates, surface sealing, layering and others, is presented and is shown, by comparison with reference solutions, to be accurate and reliable for prediction purposes. Such analytical approximations are especially useful to initiate numerical solutions for complex situations and validate numerical schemes. The latter purpose can also be fulfilled by exact solutions in a few restricted situations.

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  1. Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

    J.-Y. Parlange

  2. Institut de Mecanique, BP 53, 38041, Grenoble Cedex, France

    R. Haverkamp

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Parlange, JY., Haverkamp, R. (1989). Infiltration and Ponding Time. In: Morel-Seytoux, H.J. (eds) Unsaturated Flow in Hydrologic Modeling. NATO ASI Series, vol 275. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2352-2_4

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