Infiltration and Percolation

Wilson, E. M.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-00329-7_4

E. M. Wilson Ph.D., M.Sc., F.I.C.E.²

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When rain falls upon the ground it first of all wets the vegetation or the bare soil. When the surface cover is completely wet, subsequent rain must either penetrate the surface layers, if the surface is permeable, or run off the surface towards a stream channel if it is impermeable.

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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salford, UK
E. M. Wilson Ph.D., M.Sc., F.I.C.E.

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Wilson, E.M. (1969). Infiltration and Percolation. In: Engineering Hydrology. Red Globe Press, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00329-7_4

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00329-7_4
Published: 11 August 2015
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