The infiltration rate at the beginning of a storm is 150 mm/h and decreases to a constant value of 15 mm/hr after 10 hours. If the total infiltration during the 15 h amounts to 290 mm and the rainfall is always in excess of the infiltration capacity, what is the value of the parameter of the empirical infiltration model given by Horton?

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