Essays about: "tension infiltrometer"

Found 3 essays containing the words tension infiltrometer.

1. 1. Spatial variation of infiltration properties in Paria, Oruro, Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Martin Rosén; [2015]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Water is necessary for all life and one of the most important natural resources. The water resources problems were the reason why the project Development of the Altiplano area in Bolivia: a collaboration between Lund University (Sweden) and San Andres University in La Paz (Bolivia) was started. READ MORE

3. 2. Estimating water and sediment transport through the soil at field and laboratory

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Ana Maria Mingot Soriano; [2013]
   Keywords : soil; erosion; drip infiltrometer; tension infiltrometer; Pinhole test; turbidity;

   Abstract : Soil erosion has been widely studied by many methods as a measure of loss of soil qual-ity due to the importance of the conservation of the soil properties. However, these meth-ods produce different results that are difficult to compare. READ MORE

4. 3. Comparisons of infiltration capacitites in different parklands and farming systems of semi-arid Burkina Faso

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Linnea Hansson; [2006]
   Keywords : biannual tillage; compost; Faidherbia albida; infiltration capacity; soil organic matter; tension disc infiltrometer; Vitellaria paradoxa;

   Abstract : The organic matter content of the soil (SOM) is a key property for soil aggregation and water infiltration in the semi-arid parklands of West Africa. This study is comparing infiltration capacities (IC) in fields, where SOM is managed in different ways, in two villages in the western part of Burkina Faso. READ MORE