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ptfkit.beniaich2023

import ptfkit.beniaich2023;

Exported namespace: ptfkit::beniaich2023

Beniaich et al. (2023), soil-water PTFs for four Moroccan regions.

Source

Beniaich, A., Otten, W., Shin, H.-C., Cooper, H. V., Rickson, J., Soulaimani, A., & El Gharous, M. (2023). Evaluation of pedotransfer functions to estimate some of soil hydraulic characteristics in North Africa: A case study from Morocco. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1090688.

DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1090688

Scope

Territory: Agricultural topsoils in Doukkala, Gharb-Loukouss, Moulouya, and Tadla, Morocco

Dataset: 331 disturbed topsoil samples collected at 0-20 cm from 2019 to 2022; random 50% calibration and 50% validation subsets.

PTF catalog page

Beniaich2023PTFResult

struct Beniaich2023PTFResult {
    double water_saturation;
    double water_field_capacity;
    double water_wilting_point;
};
Field Description
water_saturation Gravimetric water content at saturation. (g/g)
water_field_capacity Gravimetric water content at -33 kPa. (g/g)
water_wilting_point Gravimetric water content at -1,500 kPa. (g/g)

Functions

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr1

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from clay.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr1(double clay)

Parameters

Name Description
clay Clay content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr2

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from silt.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr2(double silt)

Parameters

Name Description
silt Silt content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr3

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from sand.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr3(double sand)

Parameters

Name Description
sand Sand content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr4

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from clay plus silt.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr4(double clay, double silt)

Parameters

Name Description
clay Clay content by mass. (%)
silt Silt content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr5

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from the clay-to-silt ratio.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr5(double clay, double silt)

Parameters

Name Description
clay Clay content by mass. (%)
silt Silt content by mass and denominator of the clay-to-silt ratio. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr6

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from soil organic matter.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_slr6(double soil_organic_matter)

Parameters

Name Description
soil_organic_matter Soil organic matter content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr1

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from silt, sand, and organic matter.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr1(double silt, double sand, double soil_organic_matter)

Parameters

Name Description
silt Silt content by mass. (%)
sand Sand content by mass. (%)
soil_organic_matter Soil organic matter content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr2

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from sand and organic matter.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr2(double sand, double soil_organic_matter)

Parameters

Name Description
sand Sand content by mass. (%)
soil_organic_matter Soil organic matter content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr3

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from silt and organic matter.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr3(double silt, double soil_organic_matter)

Parameters

Name Description
silt Silt content by mass. (%)
soil_organic_matter Soil organic matter content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr4

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from clay and organic matter.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr4(double clay, double soil_organic_matter)

Parameters

Name Description
clay Clay content by mass. (%)
soil_organic_matter Soil organic matter content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.

calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr5

Estimate three gravimetric water contents from clay, silt, and organic matter.

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inline Beniaich2023PTFResult calc_ptf_beniaich2023_mlr5(double clay, double silt, double soil_organic_matter)

Parameters

Name Description
clay Clay content by mass. (%)
silt Silt content by mass. (%)
soil_organic_matter Soil organic matter content by mass. (%)

Returns

A Beniaich2023PTFResult value.

Note

Source regressions operate in percentage points; outputs are divided by 100 to return g/g.

Warning

Developed from Moroccan agricultural topsoils and not independently validated outside the source territory.