@article{fdi:010074769,
  title = {{A}n improved method to estimate soil hydrodynamic and hydraulic roughness parameters by using easily measurable data during flood irrigation experiments and inverse modelling},
  author = {{A}losman, {M}. {A}. and {R}uy, {S}. and {B}uis, {S}. and {L}echarpentier, {P}. and {B}ader, {J}ean-{C}laude and {C}harron, {F}. and {O}lioso, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}urface irrigation is known as a highly water-consuming system and needs to be optimized to save water. {M}odels can be used for this purpose but require soil parameters at the field scale. {T}his paper aims to estimate effective soil parameters by combining: (i) a surface flow-infiltration model, namely {CALHY}; (ii) an automatic fitting algorithm based on the {SIMPLEX} method; and (iii) easily accessible and measurable data, some of which had never been used in such a process, thus minimizing parameter estimation errors. {T}he validation of the proposed approach was performed through three successive steps: (1) examine the physical meaning of the fitted parameters; (2) verify the accuracy of the proposed approach using data that had not been served in the fitting process; and (3) validate using data obtained from independent irrigation events. {T}hree parameters were estimated with a low uncertainty: the saturated hydraulic conductivity {K}s, the hydraulic roughness k, and the soil water depletion {D}elta theta. {T}he estimation uncertainty of the soil surface depressional storage parameter {H}-0 was of the same order of magnitude of its value. {A}ll experimental datasets were simulated very well. {P}erformance criteria were similar during both the fitting and validation stages.},
  keywords = {flood irrigation ; hey field ; water flow ; infiltration ; inverse modeling ; kinematic wave ; {G}reen and {A}mpt model ; {SIMPLEX} algorithm},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {art. 1581 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {2073-4441},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.3390/w10111581},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074769},
}