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Rawls et al. (1982), water-retention regressions for soils across the USA.

Source

Rawls, W. J., Brakensiek, D. L., & Saxton, K. E. (1982). Estimation of soil water properties. Transactions of the ASAE, 25, 1316-1320.

Scope

Territory: Agricultural soils from 32 states of the USA

Dataset: 1,323 soils with about 5,350 horizons; regression equations used 2,541 horizons.

Functions

calc_theta_1500_rawls1982

Estimate volumetric water content at -1500 kPa.

Status: implemented

Prediction target: Volumetric soil water content at -1500 kPa.

Models: \(h(\theta)\) — Point estimate at -1500 kPa

Inputs

Name Type Unit Domain Description
clay number % 0.1 <= value <= 94 Clay content.
organic_matter number % 0.1 <= value <= 12.5 Organic matter content.

Outputs

Name Unit Domain Description
theta_1500 cm^3/cm^3 value >= 0 Volumetric soil water content at -1500 kPa.

calc_theta_33_rawls1982

Estimate volumetric water content at -33 kPa using measured or estimated theta_1500.

Status: implemented

Prediction target: Volumetric soil water content at -33 kPa.

Models: \(h(\theta)\) — Point estimate at -33 kPa

Inputs

Name Type Unit Domain Description
sand number % 0.1 <= value <= 99 Sand content.
organic_matter number % 0.1 <= value <= 12.5 Organic matter content.
theta_1500 number cm^3/cm^3 value >= 0 Measured or estimated volumetric water content at -1500 kPa.

Outputs

Name Unit Domain Description
theta_33 cm^3/cm^3 value >= 0 Volumetric soil water content at -33 kPa.

calc_full_wrc_rawls1982

Estimate a twelve-point water-retention curve using theta_33 and theta_1500.

Status: implemented

Prediction target: Volumetric water contents from -4 to -1500 kPa.

Models: \(h(\theta)\) — Twelve point water-retention curve

Inputs

Name Type Unit Domain Description
sand number % 0.1 <= value <= 99 Sand content.
organic_matter number % 0.1 <= value <= 12.5 Organic matter content.
bulk_density number g/cm^3 0.1 <= value <= 2.09 Bulk density.
theta_33 number cm^3/cm^3 value >= 0 Measured or estimated volumetric water content at -33 kPa.
theta_1500 number cm^3/cm^3 value >= 0 Measured or estimated volumetric water content at -1500 kPa.

Outputs

Name Unit Domain Description
theta_4 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -4 kPa.
theta_7 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -7 kPa.
theta_10 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -10 kPa.
theta_20 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -20 kPa.
theta_33 cm^3/cm^3 Input volumetric water content at -33 kPa.
theta_60 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -60 kPa.
theta_100 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -100 kPa.
theta_200 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -200 kPa.
theta_400 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -400 kPa.
theta_700 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -700 kPa.
theta_1000 cm^3/cm^3 Volumetric water content at -1000 kPa.
theta_1500 cm^3/cm^3 Input volumetric water content at -1500 kPa.

Note

The source offers three regression levels; this function uses measured theta_33 and theta_1500 for the intermediate points.

Warning

The source value 0.8888 is retained literally for the theta_7 intercept.