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| PORFLOW has the capability to calculate fluid transport in 3-D heterogeneous media and the flexibility to use arbitrary user-specified soil moisture characteristics. | ||||
Moisture Content in Heterogeneous Soil after 20 Days |
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| Here we present an
example of a 2-D calculation of transient moisture content in
heterogeneous soil. The 800 by 650 cm test area comprises three layers of
soil which vary in material and hydrological properties. A small zone of
high conductivity soil is contained within the lowermost soil near the
left boundary. Uniform infiltration of water at 2 cm/day occurs at the top
left boundary.
The effect of the embedded high-conductivity zone of soil is clearly seen in the manner in which the moisture contours deflect towards this zone. | ||||