Scenario Studies on Effects of Soil Infiltration Rates, Land Slope, and Furrow Irrigation Characteristics on Furrow Irrigation-Induced Erosion

Table 1

Variables considered in the model development.

Variables	Symbols	Units	Dimensional symbols (M, L, T)
Soil erosion		Kg/m^2/yr	ML^−2T^−1
Stream size		m^3/s	L^−3T^−1
Slope		%
Furrow lengths		m	L
Top widths of flow		m	L
Hydraulic radius		m	L
Infiltration rate		mm/hr	LT^−1
Time of flow		sec	T
Flow velocity		m/s	LT^−1
Manning’s roughness coefficient		sec/m^1/3	TL^−1/3
Acceleration due to gravity		m/s^2	LT^−2
Density of water		kg/m^3	ML^−3
Soil particle density	,	kg/m^3	ML^−3