Genuchten, water retention, model layers

No. of elements in Table: 1

Name

Default

Unit

Symbol

Comments/Explanations

mUpperDepth

0

m

 z

 

mLowerDepth

0.1

m

 z

 

m_m-value

1-1/gn

-

gm

See eq. (2.21).

m_n-value

1+λ

-

gn

See eq. (2.21).

mAlpha

1/ψa

1/cm

α

See eq. (2.21).

mSaturation

45

vol %

θs

Water content at saturation. See eq. (2.20)..

mWilting Point

4

vol %

θwilt

Water content at wilting point (15 atm).

mResidual Water

1

vol %

θr

Residual soil water content. See eq. (2.20).

mUpper Boundary

1500

cm

ψx

Soil water tension at the upper boundary of Brooks & Corey’s expression.