Estudo da variabilidade espacial da infiltração: aspectos teóricos e experimentais.

Abstract

Infiltration tests with double-ring infiltrometers were performed in a 33 paint reiangular regular]y spaced grid of an agri cultural site. Fitting of the infiltration curve obtained by Philip and Green and Ampt laws allowed to obtain the sorptivity, the infiltration rate at steady state and the suction parameters of Green and Ampt,for each point. Measurements of pre- and post-humidi ty, granulometry and dry density were also performed. Classical statistical and geo-statistical techniques were used to characterize spatial variability. None of the parameters studied showed a defined spatial structure. Single and muitiple correlations showed a dependence between Cclay + siltD percentage with space but no correlation between parameters was obtained. I11ustrative considerations about spatial variability were ma de with agronomic and hydrologic applications.