Urban soil infiltration rates on different land use types in southwest Nigeria: actual versus model estimates

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This research quantified urban soil infiltration rates at 88 locations in Akure metropolis, southwest Nigeria, and assessed the effectiveness of Horton and Green-Ampt infiltration models. While Akure's urban soils showed high infiltration rates, both models poorly compared to measured rates, consistently underestimating urban soil infiltration. The models' largely below-average performance suggested that projections from them are less reliable for urban soils.