Infiltration (hydrology)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003420",
  "term": "Infiltration (hydrology)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The movement of water into the soil through pores or other openings, connoting flow into a soil in contradistinction to the word percolation which connotes flow through a soil.",
  "synonyms": [
    "percolation (hydrology)"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrology",
    "infiltration rate",
    "Green-Ampt equation",
    "Richards' equation",
    "infiltrometers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "infiltración (hidrología)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/infiltration-hydrology/"
}