ThetaLowerRange

Water content interval in the soil moisture response function for microbial activity, mineralisation-immobilisation, nitrification and denitrification.

Default

Unit

Symbol

Equation

Function

13

vol % 

 pθLow

(5.86)

Common Soil Moisture Response Function

The response increases from 0 at the wilting point to optimum at the end of the interval. Normal range 8-15.