Sorptivity
John Philip 1957 described sorptivity as a measure of the capacity of the medium to absorb or desorb liquid by capillarity . Calculation of the true sorptivity required numerical iterative procedures dependent ..
Disc permeameter
been given mainly to the sorptivity apparatus of Dirksen 1975 which used a ceramic plate as a base. Based on this design, Brent Clothier and Ian White 1981 developed the sorptivity tube which can provide ..
John R. Philip
math I S sqrt t A t math where S is sorptivity and A is the steady state infiltration rate. Other ..
Diatomaceous earth
, due to its physico sorptivity sorptive properties. The fine powder absorbs lipids from ..
Pedotransfer function
water retention curve , sorptivity and saturated hydraulic conductivity for different soil texture ..
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