SPAW.Rd
Wilting point, field capacity and saturated moisture
wilting point
: 1500 kPa moisture, %v, (Eq. 1)
field capacity
: 33 kPa moisture, %v, (Eq. 2)
saturated moisture
: Saturation (0 kPa moisture), %v, (Eq. 5)
wilting_point(S, C, OM)
field_capacity(S, C, OM)
saturated_mois(S, C, OM)
wilting_point_salinity(S = 0.2, C = 0.2, OM = 2.5, EC = 3)
the weight ratio of Sand, (weight ratio, 0-1)
the weight ratio of Clay, (weight ratio, 0-1)
the percentage of Organic Matter, (%w, 0-100)
Electrical conductance of a saturated soil extract (dS/m = mili-mho/cm)
%v
The unit of OM
is %w
, which is different from S
and C
.
Saxton, K. E., & Rawls, W. J. (2006). Soil water characteristic estimates by texture and organic matter for hydrologic solutions. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 70(5), 1569-1578. doi:10.2136/sssaj2005.0117
S = C = 0.20; OM = 2.5
wilting_point(S, C, OM) # 13.8%
#> [1] 0.1365448
field_capacity(S, C, OM) # 32.1%
#> [1] 0.3208775
saturated_mois(S, C, OM) # 48.2%
#> [1] 0.482125