An empirical model for drainage from soil under rain fed conditions

Abstract

An empirical relationship was derived for drainage from a podzolic sandy loam using a weighing lysimeter at Krawarree, N.S.W. The form of the equation was similar to those used to describe drainage following irrigation. The agreement between computed and measured soil moisture contents over a period of five years was good, and indicated the usefulness of such an approach to characterize drainage of soil water under natural field conditions.