Infiltration is the process by which
water on the ground surface enters the soil.
Infiltration rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which
soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation. It is measured in inches per hour or millimeters per hour. The rate decreases as the soil becomes saturated. If the precipitation rate exceeds the infiltration rate, runoff will usually occur unless there is some physical barrier. It is related to the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the near-surface soil. The rate of infiltration
can be measured using an infiltrometer.
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| Double Ring Infiltrometer |
PATENT:
Automatic Recording Infiltrometer, Almond D. Bull, 1949
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