Publication Date:
2014-10-21
Description:
The Green-Ampt infiltration equation is an incomplete governing equation for rainfall infiltration due to the absence of an inertia term. The estimation of the capillary pressure head at the wetting front is difficult to determine. Thus, a major limitation of the Green-Ampt model is the constant, non-zero surface ponding depth. This paper proposes an integrated rainfall infiltration model based on the Green-Ampt model and the SCS-CN model. It achieves a complete governing equation for rainfall infiltration by momentum balance and the water budget based on the Green-Ampt assumption, and uses the curve number from the SCS-CN method to calculate the initial abstraction, which is used as a basic parameter for the governing equation of the intensity of rainfall loss during the runoff period. The integrated rainfall infiltration model resolves the dilemma for capillary pressure head estimation, overcomes the limitation of constant, non-zero surface ponding depth, and facilitates the calculation of runoff for individual flood simulations. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Print ISSN:
0885-6087
Electronic ISSN:
1099-1085
Topics:
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
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Geography
