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Water Retention Capacity in Coarse Podzol Profiles Predicted from Measured Soil Properties

Dep. of Forest Ecology, Univ. of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27, FIN-00014, Finland

View larger version (38K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Comparison of soil water contents at a given potential calculated by a model with measured values at test sites and at validation sites; (a) Model 1 at h = -10 kPa potential, (b) Model 1 at h = 0 (saturation), (c) Model 2 at h = -10 kPa potential, and (d) Model 2 at h = -100 kPa potential.

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Water retention for Site 1 (S1) high in coarse sand (Csand), and for Site 3 (S3) high in sand and silt, for upper illuvial horizons (0.07 m) and in parent material (0.50 m).