Soil Water Infiltration Rate
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
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Contributing Benchmarks
Evidence & Context
A steady-state infiltration rate below 5 mm/hr for Alpine Humus Soils under agricultural use would indicate significant degradation and impaired hydrological function.
Steady-state soil water infiltration rate (SWIR) representing the intrinsic capacity of soil to transmit water through the profile once initially wetted.
A steady-state soil water infiltration rate below 5 mm/hr indicates significant impairment of soil hydrological function in agricultural Alpine Humus Soils.
Indicates significant soil degradation (compaction, poor structure), increased runoff/erosion risk. Well below expected capacity of healthy Alpine Humus Soils and significantly lower than ARR Group C/D soils.
Sources (1)
Impacts of Road Disturbance on Soil Properties and on Exotic Plant Occurrence in Subalpine Areas of the Australian Alps - ResearchGate
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Alfalfa planting significantly improved alpine soil water infiltrability in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
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Infiltration rates and soil moisture in a groved mulga community near Alice Springs, arid central Australia: Evidence for complex internal rainwater redistribution in a runoff-runon landscape | Request PDF - ResearchGate
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theaustralianalpsnationalparks.org
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