Soil Water Infiltration Rate
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context. The scoring engine uses 18 benchmarks together — the OptimalRange form drives the primary score, while 17 guard(s) constrain the result.
Contributing Benchmarks
Evidence & Context
This range comfortably encompasses the higher end of ARR Group B's final infiltration rate (13 mm/hr) and extends towards and slightly beyond ARR Group A's final rate (25 mm/hr).
Steady-state soil water infiltration rate (SWIR) representing the intrinsic capacity of soil to transmit water through the profile once initially wetted.
An optimal steady-state soil water infiltration rate range of 15 to 35 mm/hr indicates healthy soil function under sustained regenerative agriculture in Alpine Humus Soils.
Encompasses excellent soil health, reflecting the potential of well-managed Alpine Humus Soils. Spans high-end ARR Group B to beyond Group A final rates, allowing for variability in texture and organic matter.
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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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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Impacts of Road Disturbance on Soil Properties and on Exotic Plant Occurrence in Subalpine Areas of the Australian Alps - ResearchGate
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theaustralianalpsnationalparks.org
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