Ensemble pedotransfer functions to derive hydraulic properties for New Zealand soils

Soil Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-111

  Cichota, Rogerio ^a   Vogeler, Iris ^a   Snow, Val O ^b   Webb, Trevor H ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

APSIM; drainage; hydraulic conductivity; simulation modelling; soil water content; volcanic soils.

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM; APSIM; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL HYDRAULIC FUNCTIONS; SOIL WATER CONTENT; VOLCANIC SOILS;

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MEASUREMENTS; PUBLISHING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL TESTS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

DATA SET; DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PREDICTION; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; VOLCANIC SOIL;

EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878080767     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR12338     Document Type: Article

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