Interflow on a dry day at the edge of a forest
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Interflow on a dry day at the edge of a forest

by Vincent Felde, University of Hannover, Germany, Hannover, Germany

The topsoil of this Stagnosol was eroded on the agricultural field, but under the forest, it was protected from erosion. Hence, water that infiltrate to deeper layers and moves downhill as interflow comes to light at the forest edge