Research Article
Sediment Transport Model for a Surface Irrigation System
Table 4
Sensitivity analysis of erosion module parameters.
| Input parameter | Percentage change | Percentage change in sediment load | 2D-Fok and Chiang | 1D-Green Ampt | KL infiltration function
| MYE | YE | MYE | YE | MYE | YE |
| (kg−1/2 m1/2 s2) | −10% | 0 | NA | 0.13 | NA | −0.24 | NA | −5% | 0 | NA | 0.13 | NA | 0 | NA | 5% | 0.13 | NA | 0.39 | NA | 0.12 | NA | 10% | 0.13 | NA | 0.39 | NA | 0.24 | NA |
| (s m−1) | −10% | −9.96 | −9.99 | −9.61 | −10 | −9.74 | −10.7 | −5% | −4.85 | −4.99 | −4.68 | −4.94 | −4.87 | −4.99 | 5% | 5.11 | 4.99 | 5.19 | 5.06 | 4.99 | 4.99 | 10% | 10.09 | 10.58 | 10 | 10.13 | 9.87 | 9.99 |
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