Green-Ampt Infiltration Parameters: Difference between revisions

The saturated hydraulic conductivity, measured in mm per hour, represents the ease that water can travel through the soil whilst it is saturated. The saturated hydraulic conductivity is the equivalent of the limiting infiltration rate in the Horton infiltration model. The hydraulic conductivity is high for sandy soils but low for compact clays. Again, the sensitivity was conducted by varying the value for clays, which itself is relatively by low, with three scenarios, low (0.3mm/hr), mid representing the mean (15.86mm/hr) and high (117.8mm/hr). The results shown in figure 5, show that the parameter is very sensitive to the changes in the hydraulic conductivity with the mid and high values providing significant infiltration such that no runoff is generated and the simulated flow is zero at the downstream gauge location. The importance of hydraulic conductivity in the calculation of infiltration with the Green-Ampt equation has been well documented. As expected, the higher the hydraulic conductivity, then the more infiltration that occurs and the less runoff that is generated.<br>