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<ptfkit/li2007.h>

#include <ptfkit/li2007.h>

Li et al. (2007), Fengqiu County, North China Plain, China.

Source

Li, Y., Chen, D., White, R. E., Zhu, A., & Zhang, J. (2007). Estimating soil hydraulic properties of Fengqiu County soils in the North China Plain using pedo-transfer functions. Geoderma, 138(3-4), 261-271.

DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.11.018

Scope

Territory: Fengqiu County soils in the North China Plain, China

Dataset: 63 soil water retention curves and 36 saturated soil hydraulic conductivity samples from seven soil profiles.

PTF catalog page

li2007_ptf_result

typedef struct {
    double theta_s;
    double a_vg;
    double n_vg;
    double k_sat;
 } li2007_ptf_result;
Field Description
theta_s Saturated water content. (cm^3/cm^3)
a_vg Van Genuchten alpha parameter, inversely related to air-entry suction. (cm^-1)
n_vg Van Genuchten n parameter that characterizes pore-size distribution. (dimensionless)
k_sat Saturated hydraulic conductivity. (m/s)

Functions

calc_ptf_li2007

Estimate van Genuchten parameters and saturated hydraulic conductivity for Fengqiu County soils.

static inline li2007_ptf_result calc_ptf_li2007(double sand, double silt, double clay, double bulk_density, double soil_organic_matter);

Parameters

Name Direction Description
sand in Sand content, 0.02-2 mm. (%)
silt in Silt content, 0.02-0.002 mm. (%)
clay in Clay content, <0.002 mm. (%)
bulk_density in Bulk density. (g/cm^3)
soil_organic_matter in Soil organic matter. (%)

Returns

A li2007_ptf_result value.

Warning

The formulas use natural logarithms of selected inputs.