@article{fdi:010053650,
  title = {{I}n situ determination of the soil surface crust hydraulic resistance},
  author = {{T}ouma, {J}aoudat and {R}aclot, {D}amien and {A}l-{A}li, {Y}. and {Z}ante, {P}atrick and {H}amrouni, {H}. and {D}ridi, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper proposes a new method to determine the soil surface crust resistance in situ. {T}he method is based on the assumption that the crust is well established prior to the infiltration. {I}n this case, and for steady infiltration regime the hydraulic resistance of the crust, can be inferred from the infiltration rate and the relationship between soil conductivity and water pressure head. {T}he proposed method combines two types of in situ experiments: (i) rain simulation experiments; and (ii) single ring infiltration tests on the same soil after removal of the crust in order to assess the soil hydraulic properties. {T}he effectiveness of the proposed methodology was tested by reproducing numerically the experiments. {T}he comparison of the numerical results with observations was satisfactory. {F}urther validation and tests on other soil types are required in order to confirm our results.},
  keywords = {{C}rust resistance ; {R}ain simulation ; {R}ing infiltration ; {P}edotransfer functions},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydrology},
  volume = {403},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {253--260},
  ISSN = {0022-1694},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053650},
}