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Dynamics Of Depression Storage During Sprinkler Irrigation And Precipitation Events, Michael B. Mckinney
Dynamics Of Depression Storage During Sprinkler Irrigation And Precipitation Events, Michael B. Mckinney
Department of Biological Systems Engineering: Dissertations and Theses
Surface depression storage (Ds) is the volume of precipitation excess which is stored by surface microrelief features of soils. The volume of water stored in surface depressions when precipitation rate exceeds infiltration rate reduces the amount of runoff generated. Because Ds is dependent on soil microrelief, land slope, and crop residue, tillage and management practices can have a considerable impact on the magnitude of this value.
When modeling irrigation systems and surface hydrology, depression storage is often treated as a static abstraction, meaning that maximum storage volume must be filled before runoff occurs. However, several researchers have documented …