What if water simply does not infiltrate?

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Angel J. Gordillo-Rivero
University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

This photograph was shot on 8 February 2013 in a study area near Almadén de la Plata, in the Sierra Norte (Sevilla, Spain). We can see a water drop resting on a water-repellent soil surface. This drop stayed for more than ten minutes without infiltrating

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Type Image Format JPG Size 2.4 MB Width 2560 px Height 1920 px Aspect 4:3 Brand Olympus Model FE-20 Exposure 7 mm f/3.5 1/400 s ISO 64 Taken 8 February 2013 Coordinates 37.8117, -6.2028 Tint Brownish black Submitted 21 February 2013

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