Quick Method for Estimating Furrow Infiltration
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Volume 134, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper presents a simple and quick method for estimating furrow infiltration using a single advance point based on the volume balance equation. The furrow infiltration and water front advance along the furrow are assumed to follow the modified Kostiakov infiltration and power advance equations, respectively. The volume balance equation, including these equations, is simplified to a function containing two parameters, i.e., the exponents of power advance and Kostiakov infiltration equation (with a prior-known basic infiltration rate). These parameters are estimated by minimizing the function to zero using a quasi-Newton search algorithm, provided with Excel Solver. The estimated exponents are used to determine the Kostiakov infiltration parameters. The proposed one-point method is tested with seven independent furrow irrigation evaluation data sets and the estimated cumulative infiltration is compared with the observed counterparts. Performance of the proposed method was evaluated using the root-mean-square error and index of agreement . The results show that the proposed one-point method estimated cumulative infiltration is closer to the observed; the method performed as good as Valiantzas’ method. Shepard’s method did not perform well for the tested data sets. The algorithm and the results of the proposed method reveal that the proposed method can be used as a tool for quick estimation of furrow infiltration using a single advance point.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 134 • Issue 6 • December 2008
Pages: 788 - 795
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: May 31, 2007
Accepted: Jan 22, 2008
Published online: Dec 1, 2008
Published in print: Dec 2008
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