Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Ecology & Recovery
Working definition
Soil exhibiting reduced water infiltration because of water-repellent properties that may be created or enhanced by fire effects.
Also searched as
water-repellent soil
In plain language
Soil exhibiting reduced water infiltration because of water-repellent properties that may be created or enhanced by fire effects.
Why it matters
Hydrophobic Soil is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.