Essays about: "wetting front"

Found 2 essays containing the words wetting front.

1. 1. X-ray imaging of water flow through soil

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Lorenzo Garbari; [2020]
   Keywords : infiltration; tomography; soil structure; soil porosity; wetting front; x-ray;

   Abstract : In this study a laboratory experiment on preferential flow was conducted with the aim to quantify the importance of water repellency, soil structure and irrigation rate on water infiltration into soil. To do so, the study was conducted as follows: (a) comparison between the wetting fronts of the irrigations done on the same sample; (b) the tortuosity of the wetting fronts, this was analysed calculating a tortuosity index; (c) the average infiltration velocity and (d) a visual comparison between the 3D images. READ MORE

3. 2. Impact on yield and water productivity of wheat by access to irrigation scheduling technologies in Koga Irrigation Scheme, Ethiopia

   University essay from

   Author : Elin Svedberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Koga; irrigation scheduling; Fullstop Wetting Front Detector; Chameleon; water productivity; Koga; bevattningsplanering; Fullstop Wetting Front Detector; Chameleon; vattenproduktivitet;

   Abstract : Improving water use efficiency is included in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Ethiopia is a developing country struggling with food production as well as water scarcity. This study presents the results of a statistical analysis of changes in water productivity (i.e. READ MORE