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View article: Review of conceptual and empirical approaches to characterize infiltration
Review of conceptual and empirical approaches to characterize infiltration Open
Infiltration regulates the movement and storage of water at the soil–atmosphere interface and is, therefore, a key component of many related physical and biogeochemical processes. Numerous studies have examined infiltration over the past t…
View article: Influence of saturated water content on estimating soil hydraulic properties from cumulative disc infiltrometer measurements
Influence of saturated water content on estimating soil hydraulic properties from cumulative disc infiltrometer measurements Open
View article: Modeling water infiltration into soil under fractional wettability conditions
Modeling water infiltration into soil under fractional wettability conditions Open
View article: Hydraulic properties for a wide range of undisturbed and compacted French forest soils: in situ measurements and estimation with the BEST method
Hydraulic properties for a wide range of undisturbed and compacted French forest soils: in situ measurements and estimation with the BEST method Open
View article: Characterization and prediction of hydraulic properties of traffic-compacted forest soils based on soil information and traffic treatments
Characterization and prediction of hydraulic properties of traffic-compacted forest soils based on soil information and traffic treatments Open
Key message The hydraulic properties of compacted and rutted soils were evaluated through in-situ infiltration experiments and predicted based on soil texture class and traffic treatments. A significant decrease in saturated soil water con…
View article: Parameterizing Haverkamp Model From the Steady‐State of Numerically Generated Infiltration: Influence of Algorithms for Steady‐State Selection
Parameterizing Haverkamp Model From the Steady‐State of Numerically Generated Infiltration: Influence of Algorithms for Steady‐State Selection Open
BEST (Beerkan Estimation of Soil Transfer parameters) methods of soil hydraulic characterisation are widely applied for estimating sorptivity, S , and saturated hydraulic conductivity, K s . Calculating these properties requires choosing t…
View article: Modeling water infiltration into soil under fractional wettability conditions
Modeling water infiltration into soil under fractional wettability conditions Open
The heterogeneous distribution of water-repellent materials at the soil surface causes a phenomenon known as fractional wettability. This condition frequently triggers destabilization of the wetting front during water infiltration, resulti…
View article: Woodchip-filled trenches: A solution to enhance urban water infiltration capacity?
Woodchip-filled trenches: A solution to enhance urban water infiltration capacity? Open
Urban water management has been increasingly relying on infiltration to limit the environmental impact of stormwater, secondary treated effluent and gray water. The infiltration systems used are generally based on non-renewable drainage ma…
View article: Assessing Soil Physical Quality in a Layered Agricultural Soil: A Comprehensive Approach Using Infiltration Experiments and Time-Lapse Ground-Penetrating Radar Surveys
Assessing Soil Physical Quality in a Layered Agricultural Soil: A Comprehensive Approach Using Infiltration Experiments and Time-Lapse Ground-Penetrating Radar Surveys Open
Time-lapse ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys, combined with automated infiltration experiments, provide a non-invasive approach for investigating the distribution of infiltrated water within the soil medium and creating three-dimensio…
View article: NBS for secondary wastewater effluents infiltration based on soil and woodchips as drainage material: laboratory study   
NBS for secondary wastewater effluents infiltration based on soil and woodchips as drainage material: laboratory study    Open
Wastewater management and treatment are key points in maintaining the quality and the sustainability of water resources. To preserve receiving water environments, efforts are being conducted to improve the treatment efficiency …
View article: Comparing manual versus automated Beerkan runs for the estimation of water infiltration and soil hydraulic parameters for an urban soil
Comparing manual versus automated Beerkan runs for the estimation of water infiltration and soil hydraulic parameters for an urban soil Open
Adapting cities to climate and global changes requires tremendous progress in managing the water cycle in cities. So far, the water pathways are disconnected from the natural water cycle in urban areas. Runoff water is collected and routed…
View article: Tree influence on water dynamics in sloped forest soils: insights from stemflow and throughflow experiments and time-lapse ground-penetrating radar monitoring
Tree influence on water dynamics in sloped forest soils: insights from stemflow and throughflow experiments and time-lapse ground-penetrating radar monitoring Open
Incident gross precipitation is divided by tree canopies into three main parts: i) intercepted rainfall, which evaporates directly from the canopies, ii) throughfall, which reaches the soil surface after passing through the canopies, and i…
View article: Designing and optimizing an Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) time lapse acquisition for mapping hedgerow impacts on water transfers
Designing and optimizing an Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) time lapse acquisition for mapping hedgerow impacts on water transfers Open
Hedgerows have an a priori beneficial influence on hillslope hydrology in the context of climate change. Thanks to their root network, they enhance the infiltration of rainwater or upcoming runoff (Wallace et al., 2021). However, the fate …
View article: Manual versus Automated Beerkan run for characterizing the hydraulic properties of sandy soil in Senegal's Sahel
Manual versus Automated Beerkan run for characterizing the hydraulic properties of sandy soil in Senegal's Sahel Open
The comprehension of hydrological processes inherent in the water cycle and its constituents is of paramount significance when formulating adaptation strategies to address climate and global changes. The Sahel region serves a crucial role …
View article: Influence of Saturated Water on the Estimation of the Soi Hydraulic Properties from Cumulative Disc Infiltrometer Measurements
Influence of Saturated Water on the Estimation of the Soi Hydraulic Properties from Cumulative Disc Infiltrometer Measurements Open
View article: Infiltration and filtration function characterization of a sustainable urban drainage system
Infiltration and filtration function characterization of a sustainable urban drainage system Open
View article: Soil‐dependent <i>β</i> and <i>γ</i> shape parameters of the Haverkamp infiltration model for <scp>3D</scp> infiltration flow
Soil‐dependent <i>β</i> and <i>γ</i> shape parameters of the Haverkamp infiltration model for <span>3D</span> infiltration flow Open
Estimating of soil sorptivity () and saturated hydraulic conductivity () parameters by field infiltration tests are widespread due to the ease of the experimental protocol and data treatment. The analytical equation proposed by Haverkamp e…
View article: Evaluating subsurface flow connectivity in a pine-covered hillslope with stemflow infiltration and ground-penetrating radar surveys
Evaluating subsurface flow connectivity in a pine-covered hillslope with stemflow infiltration and ground-penetrating radar surveys Open
View article: Spatio-temporal analysis of soil surface hydraulic properties in a semi-arid agroforestry system of the Senegalese groundnut basin
Spatio-temporal analysis of soil surface hydraulic properties in a semi-arid agroforestry system of the Senegalese groundnut basin Open
In Senegal, the groundnut basin is the main agricultural region under a semi-arid climate, heavily cultivated in an agrarian system combining agricultural rotation and agroforestry dominated by Faidherbia albida trees. The soils of the gro…
View article: Impact of the use of woodchips as drainage material on infiltration in secondary wastewater effluents infiltration trenches
Impact of the use of woodchips as drainage material on infiltration in secondary wastewater effluents infiltration trenches Open
Wastewater management and treatment are key points in maintaining the quality and the sustainability of water resources. To preserve receiving water environments, efforts are being conducted to improve the treatment efficiency. Soil infilt…
View article: The specific responsibility of geoscientists in the midst the climate and ecological crises: a need to address personal and institutional dissonances
The specific responsibility of geoscientists in the midst the climate and ecological crises: a need to address personal and institutional dissonances Open
The climate and ecological crises question the role and responsibility of scientists and scientific institutions as producers and conveyers of knowledge. Decades of thorough reporting, efforts at communication towards policy makers, and st…
View article: Mixed formulation for an easy and robust numerical computation of sorptivity
Mixed formulation for an easy and robust numerical computation of sorptivity Open
Sorptivity is one of the most important parameters for the quantification of water infiltration into soils. Parlange (1975) proposed a specific formulation to derive sorptivity as a function of the soil water retention and hydraulic conduc…
View article: Engaged scientists and the question of neutrality and integrity: illustrative intellectual trajectories of geoscientists
Engaged scientists and the question of neutrality and integrity: illustrative intellectual trajectories of geoscientists Open
Scientists remain citizens and human beings. As so, they keep their critical mind and have visions for society and opinions on related crucial issues. The climate and ecological crisis makes no exception and has become the subject of more …
View article: INFILTRON-mod, a simplified preferential infiltration model for modeling bioretention systems
INFILTRON-mod, a simplified preferential infiltration model for modeling bioretention systems Open
The preferential flow and transport through unsaturated zones have received considerable attention in the soil and agricultural fields, particularly in increasing discharge rates and amounts and the subsequent transportation of pollutants …
View article: Infiltrometer ring-size effects on infiltration and macropore hydraulic activation
Infiltrometer ring-size effects on infiltration and macropore hydraulic activation Open
Climate and global changes will force cities to adapt to new drastic meteorological and hydrological conditions. Within this context, urban planning has pointed to the need to restore the natural water cycle in urban cities. Restoring the …
View article: Evaluating stemflow infiltration through time-lapse ground-penetrating radar surveys on a Faidherbia albida tree in Senegal's Sahel
Evaluating stemflow infiltration through time-lapse ground-penetrating radar surveys on a Faidherbia albida tree in Senegal's Sahel Open
In the Sahel region, agroforestry is a land-use system widely adopted as a more sustainable agricultural production system. In this type of system, woody perennials that are grown in association with agricultural crops and pastures, consti…
View article: Evidence of hillslope connectivity on Aleppo pine plantation by artificial stemflow experiments and preferential flow pathways detection using time-lapse ground penetrating radar surveys
Evidence of hillslope connectivity on Aleppo pine plantation by artificial stemflow experiments and preferential flow pathways detection using time-lapse ground penetrating radar surveys Open
The hydrological response of steep slopes catchments is strongly conditioned by the connectivity of subsurface preferential flows. The objective of this research is to investigate the role played by stemflow infiltration in subsurface wate…
View article: Estimation of dual permeability hydraulic properties and modeling the hydrological response of an experimental green roof
Estimation of dual permeability hydraulic properties and modeling the hydrological response of an experimental green roof Open
Homogeneous soil and related darcean approaches are sometimes insufficient to describe flow processes in porous media. For this purpose, the double permeability (DP) approach was proposed by Gerke and van Genuchten (1993) and was then adap…
View article: Assessment of the BEST-WR three-term formulation to estimate water repellent soil hydraulic properties
Assessment of the BEST-WR three-term formulation to estimate water repellent soil hydraulic properties Open
It’s known that certain soils surfaces may be subjected to water repellence, which prevents immediate water infiltration. With time, the water repellence vanishes and the water infiltration initiates. In such situation, the infiltrat…
View article: Development of a probability approach to determine water and colloidal pollutant flow behavior in urban heterogeneous soils
Development of a probability approach to determine water and colloidal pollutant flow behavior in urban heterogeneous soils Open
Nature-based systems are being employed to allow stormwater to infiltrate directly in the soil, which is supposed to capture pollutants. To better track the evolution of such systems performances, in particular the infiltration and filtrat…