Figure 1

Source: own elaboration.
Water behavior at every time interval ∆t: (a) on soil surface: d∆t—distance traveled by water, H∆t—runoff, ∆R∆t—infiltration/vertical gravity flow, ET∆t—evapotranspiration; (b) in the nth soil layer: H∆t—capillary (horizontal) infiltration, V∆t—gravity flow (vertical).