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volume 49 issue 4 (august 2015) : 333-337,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-058X.2015.00060.8

Employment of Pedo-transfer functions for predicting initial and final infiltration rates using horton model and soil readily available characteristics

S
Seyed Bahman Mousavi
1Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.
Cite article:- Mousavi Bahman Seyed (2025). Employment of Pedo-transfer functions for predicting initial and final infiltration rates using horton model and soil readily available characteristics . Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 49(4): 333-337. doi: 10.5958/0976-058X.2015.00060.8.

ABSTRACT

Field measurements of initial and final infiltration rates, two important soil characteristics in soil water management, are costly and time consuming. Research efforts are on for determining them by using the Horton model. Pedo-transfer functions (PTFs) were applied for predicting initial and final infiltration rates, and empirical coefficient k of the model using readily available characteristics (RACs) of the soil. Several RACs of the soil besides the soil infiltration curves were determined in 135 different points of East Azarbayjan Province, Iran. The infiltration rates of the model could be predicted reasonably well using the applied PTFs. Applied PTFs resulted in accurate prediction of initial and final infiltration rates of the model with adjusted R2 of 0.798 to 0.872 and 0.639 to 0.715, respectively. There was however, low accuracy for the empirical coefficient of the model.

REFERENCES

  1. Bouma, J. (1989). Using soil survey data for quantitative land evaluation. Advances in Soil Sciences 9: 177.
  2. Clemmens, A. 1983. Infiltration equations for border irrigation models. Conference on Advances in Infiltration, Chicago, USA.
  3. Dane, J.H. and Hopmans, J.W. (2002). Water Retention and Storage. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G.C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 671-797.
  4. Flint, A.L. and Flint, L.E. (2002). Particle Density. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G.C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 229-240.
  5. Gee, G.W. and Or, D. (2002). Particle-size analysis. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G.C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 255-29.
  6. Ghorbani Dashtaki, S., Parchami Araghi, F. and Mirlatifi, M. (2010). Soil cumulative infiltration prediction using PTFs in calcareous soil. Journal of water and soil conservation 17(3): 25-44 (in Persian).
  7. Green, H.W. and Ampt, G.A. (1911). Studies on soil physics. The Journal of Agricultural Science 4 (1): 1-24.
  8. Grossman, R.B. and Reinsch, T.G. (2002). Bulk Density and Linear Extensibility. In: J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 201-229.
  9. Haghighi, F., Gorji, M., Shorafa, M., Sarmadian F. and Mohammadi M. H. (2010). Evaluation of some infiltration models and hydraulic parameters. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 8(1), 210-217.
  10. Horton, R.E. (1940). An approach towards a physical interpretation of infiltration capacity. Soil Science Society of America Proceedings 5: 399-417.
  11. Karimi, A. (2010). Determining of the infiltration models parameters using soil physical and chemical charactristics with respect to agreggate stability indexes. Master science Thesis, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran (in Persian).
  12. Kostyakov, A. (1932). On the dynamics of the coefficient of water-percolation in soils and on the necessity for studying it from a dynamic point of view for purpose of amelioration (en ruso): Gramingen, Holanda, International Society of Soil Science, 6th Commission. Transactions: 17-21.
  13. Mahdian, M.H., Oskoee, R.S., Kamali, K., Angoshtari, H. and Kadkhodapoor, M.A. (2009). Developing pedo transfer functions to predict infiltration rate in flood spreading stations of Iran. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 3(6): 697-704.
  14. Nelson, D. and Sommers, L.E. (1982). Total carbon, organic carbon, and organic matter. In: A.L. Page, R.H. Miller and D.R. Keeney (eds.). Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2. Chemical and Microbiological Properties. pp. 539-579.
  15. Neyshabouri, M.R., Fakherifard, A., Farsadizadeh, D., Sadeghian, N. and Kheiri, J. (2009). Parameters of the Philip, Kostiakov, and modified Kostiakov models based on bulk density and anticedent moisture of soil. Soil and Water Science 19 (2): 57-69 (in Persian).
  16. Nimmo, J.R. and Perkins, K.S. (2002). Aggregate stability and size distribution. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 317-329.
  17. Pachepsky, Y.A., Rawls, W.J. and Lin, H.S. (2006). Hydropedology and pedotransfer functions. Geoderma 131(3-4): 308-316.
  18. Perroux, K.M. and White, I. (1988). Design for disc permeameters. Soil Science Society of American Journal 52: 1205-1215.
  19. Philip, J. (1957). The theory of infiltration: 1. The infiltration equation and its solution. Soil Science 83(5): 345-358.
  20. Reynolds, W.D., Elrick, D.E., Youngs, E.G. and Amoozegar, A. (2002). Saturated and field-saturated water flow parameters. In: J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 797-879.
  21. Rezaei Arshad, R., Sayad, G., Mazlum, M., Jafarnejadi, A. and Mohammadi Safarzadeh, V. (2010). Pedo-transfer functions application to estimate the infiltration rate of the soil using neural network and linear regression methods. Journal of Crop Improvement 2(5): 55-62 (in Persian).
  22. Rhoades, J.D. (1982). Soluble Salts. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Chemical and Microbiological Properties, Part 2. A.L. Page (ed.). 2nd edition. Agronomy, 9: 149-157.
  23. Richards, L.A. (1931). Capillary conduction of liquids through porous mediums. Physics 1(5): 318-333.
  24. Topp, G.C. and Ferre, P.A. (2002). Water content. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 417-547.
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    volume 49 issue 4 (august 2015) : 333-337,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-058X.2015.00060.8

    Employment of Pedo-transfer functions for predicting initial and final infiltration rates using horton model and soil readily available characteristics

    S
    Seyed Bahman Mousavi
    1Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.
    Cite article:- Mousavi Bahman Seyed (2025). Employment of Pedo-transfer functions for predicting initial and final infiltration rates using horton model and soil readily available characteristics . Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 49(4): 333-337. doi: 10.5958/0976-058X.2015.00060.8.

    ABSTRACT

    Field measurements of initial and final infiltration rates, two important soil characteristics in soil water management, are costly and time consuming. Research efforts are on for determining them by using the Horton model. Pedo-transfer functions (PTFs) were applied for predicting initial and final infiltration rates, and empirical coefficient k of the model using readily available characteristics (RACs) of the soil. Several RACs of the soil besides the soil infiltration curves were determined in 135 different points of East Azarbayjan Province, Iran. The infiltration rates of the model could be predicted reasonably well using the applied PTFs. Applied PTFs resulted in accurate prediction of initial and final infiltration rates of the model with adjusted R2 of 0.798 to 0.872 and 0.639 to 0.715, respectively. There was however, low accuracy for the empirical coefficient of the model.

    REFERENCES

    1. Bouma, J. (1989). Using soil survey data for quantitative land evaluation. Advances in Soil Sciences 9: 177.
    2. Clemmens, A. 1983. Infiltration equations for border irrigation models. Conference on Advances in Infiltration, Chicago, USA.
    3. Dane, J.H. and Hopmans, J.W. (2002). Water Retention and Storage. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G.C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 671-797.
    4. Flint, A.L. and Flint, L.E. (2002). Particle Density. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G.C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 229-240.
    5. Gee, G.W. and Or, D. (2002). Particle-size analysis. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G.C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 255-29.
    6. Ghorbani Dashtaki, S., Parchami Araghi, F. and Mirlatifi, M. (2010). Soil cumulative infiltration prediction using PTFs in calcareous soil. Journal of water and soil conservation 17(3): 25-44 (in Persian).
    7. Green, H.W. and Ampt, G.A. (1911). Studies on soil physics. The Journal of Agricultural Science 4 (1): 1-24.
    8. Grossman, R.B. and Reinsch, T.G. (2002). Bulk Density and Linear Extensibility. In: J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 201-229.
    9. Haghighi, F., Gorji, M., Shorafa, M., Sarmadian F. and Mohammadi M. H. (2010). Evaluation of some infiltration models and hydraulic parameters. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 8(1), 210-217.
    10. Horton, R.E. (1940). An approach towards a physical interpretation of infiltration capacity. Soil Science Society of America Proceedings 5: 399-417.
    11. Karimi, A. (2010). Determining of the infiltration models parameters using soil physical and chemical charactristics with respect to agreggate stability indexes. Master science Thesis, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran (in Persian).
    12. Kostyakov, A. (1932). On the dynamics of the coefficient of water-percolation in soils and on the necessity for studying it from a dynamic point of view for purpose of amelioration (en ruso): Gramingen, Holanda, International Society of Soil Science, 6th Commission. Transactions: 17-21.
    13. Mahdian, M.H., Oskoee, R.S., Kamali, K., Angoshtari, H. and Kadkhodapoor, M.A. (2009). Developing pedo transfer functions to predict infiltration rate in flood spreading stations of Iran. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 3(6): 697-704.
    14. Nelson, D. and Sommers, L.E. (1982). Total carbon, organic carbon, and organic matter. In: A.L. Page, R.H. Miller and D.R. Keeney (eds.). Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2. Chemical and Microbiological Properties. pp. 539-579.
    15. Neyshabouri, M.R., Fakherifard, A., Farsadizadeh, D., Sadeghian, N. and Kheiri, J. (2009). Parameters of the Philip, Kostiakov, and modified Kostiakov models based on bulk density and anticedent moisture of soil. Soil and Water Science 19 (2): 57-69 (in Persian).
    16. Nimmo, J.R. and Perkins, K.S. (2002). Aggregate stability and size distribution. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 317-329.
    17. Pachepsky, Y.A., Rawls, W.J. and Lin, H.S. (2006). Hydropedology and pedotransfer functions. Geoderma 131(3-4): 308-316.
    18. Perroux, K.M. and White, I. (1988). Design for disc permeameters. Soil Science Society of American Journal 52: 1205-1215.
    19. Philip, J. (1957). The theory of infiltration: 1. The infiltration equation and its solution. Soil Science 83(5): 345-358.
    20. Reynolds, W.D., Elrick, D.E., Youngs, E.G. and Amoozegar, A. (2002). Saturated and field-saturated water flow parameters. In: J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 797-879.
    21. Rezaei Arshad, R., Sayad, G., Mazlum, M., Jafarnejadi, A. and Mohammadi Safarzadeh, V. (2010). Pedo-transfer functions application to estimate the infiltration rate of the soil using neural network and linear regression methods. Journal of Crop Improvement 2(5): 55-62 (in Persian).
    22. Rhoades, J.D. (1982). Soluble Salts. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Chemical and Microbiological Properties, Part 2. A.L. Page (ed.). 2nd edition. Agronomy, 9: 149-157.
    23. Richards, L.A. (1931). Capillary conduction of liquids through porous mediums. Physics 1(5): 318-333.
    24. Topp, G.C. and Ferre, P.A. (2002). Water content. In: Methods of Soil Analysis: Physical Methods, Part 4. J.H. Dane and G. C. Topp (eds.). Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Madison, WI, USA, pp. 417-547.
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