3.3. Infiltration capacity
In Fig. 9 representative infiltration curves of a sedimentary
crust and a site immediately next to it, on which the crust was
removed, are displayed. With a final infiltration rate of 4.6 mm h−1
after 180 min., the crusted area has a value less than half the uncrusted area with 10.2 mm h−1
. Over the entire infiltration
course the infiltration rate on the uncrusted area is significantly
higher.