Soil infiltrability is an important soil quality indicator, as it has important agricultural and environmental implications and is strongly affected by land management practices. Measurement of soil infiltrability is generally done through ponded ring infiltration or simulated rainfall, each having specific advantages and disadvantages. The Cornell Sprinkle Infiltrometer (Ogden et al., 1997) was designed to combine the advantages of both. It also allows for easy and rapid measurement of soil infiltration, as this is essential to adequately estimate spatially and temporally-variable infiltration behavior (van Es, 1993).
The Cornell Sprinkle Infiltrometer is available to purchase and can be utilized for measuring field infiltration and wet aggregate stability.
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Purchase information
We are no longer selling the Cornell Sprinkle Infiltrometer.
Accessory Kits
Field Infiltrability Kit: $250
- 24cm diameter Infiltration ring
- Runoff collection tube
- Beakers, graduated cylinder
- Stopwatch
- Data sheets
Aggregate Stability Kit: $250
- 2mm soil sieve (20cm diameter)
- 0.25mm soil sieve (20cm diam.)
- 22cm diameter funnel
- Tripod
- 10 Filters (VWR # 28331-128)
Infiltrometer in action
