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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > hydrology > infiltration (hydrology)
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > hydrology > infiltration (hydrology)
Preferred Term:

infiltration (hydrology)

Definition:
The movement of water into the soil through pores or other openings, connoting flow into a soil in contradistinction to the word percolation which connotes flow through a soil.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
hydrology
Entry Terms:
  • percolation (hydrology)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/43847
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