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MASS INFILTRATION CURVE [1 record]

Record 1 1977-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

Often, it is more practical to present infiltration data in the form of a cumulative curve of the total amount of water intake, (...) which has entered the soil in a given time, t, in hr. This curve is called a mass infiltration curve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Il est souvent plus utile de présenter les résultats d'infiltration sous la forme d'une courbe cumulative de la quantité totale d'eau, qui a pénétré dans le sol en un certain temps, t, en heures. Cette courbe s'appelle la courbe d'infiltration de masse.

Spanish

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