Laboratory Experiments on the Effect of Microtopography on Soil-Water Movement: Spatial Variability in Wetting Front Movement

Table 3

Large soil box wetting front times (𝑡_wet).

Sensor	Exp. L5^1 𝑡wet^3 (min)	Exp. L6^2 𝑡wet^3 (min)
A5	11	14
B5	12	12
C5	13	18
D5	9	10
E5	10	11
F5	10	11
A10	27	27
B10	28	33
C10	34	43
D10	27	28
E10	24	29
F10	25	27

¹L5 refers to Exp. L5 with 𝜃_𝑖 = 0.144 cm³/cm³.
² L6 refers to Exp. L6 with 𝜃_𝑖 = 0.073 cm³/cm³.
³ 𝑡_wet is the time for the wetting front to reach the sensor.