Research Article

Predicted Infiltration for Sodic/Saline Soils from Reclaimed Coastal Areas: Sensitivity to Model Parameters

Table 2

Soil hydraulic parameters and conditions in the infiltration experiments.

SoilBulk density  
(g/cm3)
Ponding head 
(cm)

(cm3/cm3)

(cm3/cm3)

(cm−1)

(cm/min)

(cm3/cm3)

Soil A 1.42.5 0.001 0.3751 0.0050 2.0904 0.025 0.05 0.1534
2.8
1.52.6 0.001 0.3889 0.0046 1.6157 0.020 0.1059
3.9

Soil B 1.42.7 0.001 0.4216 0.0056 2.4136 0.004 0.02 0.2093
3.0
1.52.8 0.001 0.3848 0.0027 2.1267 0.002 0.1612
2.7

Note: , , and are the initial, residual, and saturated soil water contents (cm3/cm3); α (cm−1) and (dimensionless) are unsaturated soil parameters; is the saturated hydraulic conductivity (cm/min); is a soil physical parameter.