Inflow‐Outflow Infiltration Measurement Accuracy
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 2
Abstract
Furrow infiltration and channel seepage are often measured with inflow‐outflow measurements. Inaccuracy in the flow measurement will cause a larger uncertainty in the calculated infiltration. The infiltration rate determination uncertainty increases rapidly as the percent of the inflow that is infiltrated decreases. The effect of measurement uncertainty on infiltration measurements can be estimated so that the confidence interval of a mean or the actual infiltration variability level can be determined.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 114 • Issue 2 • May 1988
Pages: 256 - 265
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Copyright © 1988 ASCE.
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Published online: May 1, 1988
Published in print: May 1988
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