Linearised evaporation from a soil of finite depth above a water table

Abstract

AbstractThe quasi-linear infiltration problem of flow from a semi-infinite wetted region on a soil of finite depth above a horizontal water table is considered in the presence of linearised evaporative loss away from the region. The resulting equations are solved by the Wiener-Hopf technique in terms of certain infinite products. Expressions for the porosity and stream function are derived, and appropriately plotted throughout the layer.