alpha.E3D: calculate Van-Genuchten ALPHA

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alpha.E3DR Documentation

calculate Van-Genuchten ALPHA

Description

calculates alpha-parameter according to Vereecken et. al 1989 (doi:10.1097/00010694-198912000-00001) for Van-Genuchten soil-water retention curve (Van-Genuchten 1980 - doi:10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400050002x) -> first equation in Table 7 for log(alpha)

Usage

alpha.E3D(Sa, Cl, Bulk, Corg)

Arguments

Sa

Gravimetric content of sand particles in fine soil (0-100)

Cl

Gravimetric content of clay particles in fine soil (0-100)

Bulk

bulk density of dry soil [kg/m^3]

Corg

Gravimetric content of organic bound carbon in fine soil (0-100)

Value

alpha

Examples

alpha.E3D(30,20,1300,1.3)

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