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The Soil Profile as a Natural Reservoir

Formally Refereed

Abstract

The present study has been undertaken (a) to test out the validity of the concept that the soil profile has a definite measurable storage capacity for water and a definite regulating effect on ground-water discharge, and (b) to demonstrate that these functions of the soil profile are analogous to those of detention-type storage basin structures used in flood control and to retention and equalizing reservoir structures employed for water resources conservation

Citation

Hursh, C. R.; Fletcher, P. W. 1943. The Soil Profile as a Natural Reservoir. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 7(C): 480-486. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1943.036159950007000C0082x.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/64671