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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The rate at which infiltration takes place, i.e. water penetrates the surface of soil, expressed in depth of water per unit time.  1, record 1, English, - infiltration%20rate

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

It is usually used to refer to water occurring as precipitation, but is also applied to water flowing or standing upon soil, naturally or artificially.  1, record 1, English, - infiltration%20rate

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Quantité d'eau infiltrée à travers la surface du sol pendant une durée définie, comparable aux quantités d'eau précipitée ou ruisselée, exprimées en hauteur moyenne par unité de temps, ou en débit par unité de surface.  1, record 1, French, - hauteur%20d%27infiltration

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

S'applique également à l'infiltration d'eau de surface dans des cours d'eau ou plans d'eau naturels ou artificiels notamment dans un bassin d'infiltration.  1, record 1, French, - hauteur%20d%27infiltration

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Maximum rate at which soil under specified conditions can absorb rain or shallow impounded water ...  4, record 2, English, - infiltration%20rate

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF

... the maximum rate at which water can enter the soil under specified conditions, including the presence of excess water.  5, record 2, English, - infiltration%20rate

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[It is] expressed in quantity of water absorbed by the soil per unit of time, e.g. mm/hour. [It] can be readily measured using a can with the bottom cut out, pressed into the soil surface, a litre of water added, and the rate of water entry timed.  4, record 2, English, - infiltration%20rate

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Infiltration decreases as the rain continues, because some of the soil particles swell and block the pores; also, some of the pores fill with capillary water. Infiltration tends to increase with porosity.  6, record 2, English, - infiltration%20rate

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS

infiltration rate ... was formerly called infiltration capacity.  5, record 2, English, - infiltration%20rate

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Taux maximal auquel un sol, dans certaines conditions, à un instant donné, peut absorber l'eau.  2, record 2, French, - taux%20maximal%20d%27infiltration

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

taux d'infiltration, taux maximal d'infiltration [...] Anciennement capacité d'infiltration.  1, record 2, French, - taux%20maximal%20d%27infiltration

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Tasa máxima por unidad de superficie a la que el agua puede ser absorbida por el suelo en determinadas condiciones.  2, record 2, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20infiltraci%C3%B3n

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The actual rate at which water is entering the soil at a given time. It may be less than the maximum (the infiltration rate), because of a limited supply of water (rainfall or irrigation).  3, record 3, English, - infiltration%20velocity

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... it is the property of the soil to let itself be passed through by water; it is measured on the velocity of infiltration of the gravitational water. The higher this velocity is and the bigger the volume of the empty spaces is; the velocity is high in sandy, gravelly soils and with stable aggregates having many macropores. The infiltration velocity is expressed in mm/hour ...  2, record 3, English, - infiltration%20velocity

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vitesse à laquelle l'eau pénètre dans le sol en fonction de la profondeur par unité de temps.  2, record 3, French, - vitesse%20d%27infiltration

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La quantité d'eau infiltrée par unité de surface a la dimension d'une longueur, c'est la hauteur d'eau équivalente qui a pénétré dans le sol; elle est souvent exprimée en millimètres, tandis que la vitesse d'infiltration est exprimée en millimètres par seconde ou par heure. [...] la vitesse d'infiltration résulte de deux effets : - l'effet de succion [...] - l'effet de la pesanteur [...]  3, record 3, French, - vitesse%20d%27infiltration

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Velocidad máxima de penetración del agua en un suelo.  1, record 3, Spanish, - velocidad%20de%20infiltraci%C3%B3n