PREFERENTIAL WATER FLOW IN A GLACIAL TILL SOIL

Field water dynamics and new estimated parameters on little catchments. Soil properties: saturated hydraulic conductivity, texture and bulk porosity on soil cores. Measured water retention values at different depths with TDR probes. Description of the COUP model for simulating heat and mass transfer for soil-plant-atmosphere systems. Parameters values at measured horizons. Model representation of hydraulic conductivity for a selection of model layers. Simulation results of soil water content after rain. Linear regression values when comparing simulated and measured soil water contents.