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Infiltration is defined as the entry of water from the surface into the subsurface.
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Infiltrated water may originate from rainfall; irrigation; water bodies such as ponds, rivers, and lakes; or other anthropogenic activities. The terms infiltration and percolation are frequently interchangeably used even though they represent two different processes. Infiltration describes the entry from the surface to the subsurface, whereas percolation focuses on the flow of water through soil and porous media. The amount of water percolation that reaches the groundwater represents the groundwater recharge. When the soil surface is exposed to rainfall or submersion, infiltrated water fills the interstices between soil grains of the upper layers of the soil. The upper part soil profile may contain a saturated horizon that extends a few millimeters in depth. Water continues to penetrate into the subsurface forming a transmission zone. The...
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in rare disease research.
Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari
American University in Dubai
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This page is a summary of: Infiltration, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73568-9_169.
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