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Hydrologic Losses - Theory & Concepts - Horton Infiltration

Understanding Evaporation, Transpiration, and Infiltration.

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Initial Capacity (f₀)100 mm/hr

Constant Capacity (fc)15 mm/hr

Decay Constant (k)0.5 /hr

Formula: $f_p = 15 + (100 - 15)e^{-0.5t}$

Observe how increasing k causes the infiltration capacity to drop more rapidly to its constant value.

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