HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Lascano, R. J. Articles by Stroosnijder, L. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Lascano, R. J. Articles by Stroosnijder, L. Agricola Articles by Lascano, R. J. Articles by Stroosnijder, L.

A Simple Method for Predicting the Spatial Distribution of Soil Hydraulic Properties

Texas Agric. Exp. Stn., Rt. 3, Box 219, Lubbock, TX 79401-9757

Leo Stroosnijder

Agricultural Univ., Wageningen, the Netherlands

*Corresponding author.

ABSTRACT

We developed a method to calculate the statistical distribution of a scaling factor from soil-water retention curves. The method consists of measuring the particle-size distribution by laser scattering, computing soil water retention curves using the Arya and Paris model, and calculating a scale factor for each function. The method was tested by comparing measured and predicted soil-water retention curves. The advantage of this method is in its simplicity and ease of use. The applicability of the method to a given soil texture depends on the verification of the calculated soil-water retention functions.

Received for publication June 8, 1992.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				O. Wendroth, S. Koszinski, and E. Pena-Yewtukhiv Spatial Association among Soil Hydraulic Properties, Soil Texture, and Geoelectrical Resistivity Vadose Zone J., March 8, 2006; 5(1): 341 - 355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]