Estimation of the draining soil moisture characteristic from standard data as recorded in routine soil surveys

dc.contributor.author	Danalatos, NG	en
dc.contributor.author	Kosmas, CS	en
dc.contributor.author	Driessen, PM	en
dc.contributor.author	Yassoglou, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:42:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:42:42Z
dc.date.issued	1994	en
dc.identifier.issn	00167061	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/764
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dc.subject.other	clay content	en
dc.subject.other	Density	en
dc.subject.other	density	en
dc.subject.other	Model Tests	en
dc.subject.other	moisture retention	en
dc.subject.other	silt content	en
dc.subject.other	soil	en
dc.subject.other	soil horizon	en
dc.subject.other	Soil Moisture Retention	en
dc.subject.other	soil texture	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	Water Content	en
dc.subject.other	water retention	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	Estimation of the draining soil moisture characteristic from standard data as recorded in routine soil surveys	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1994	en
heal.abstract	An analytical expression describing the moisture retention characteristic was tested using multiple regression on 105 horizons in 34 representative soils from Greece, with textures from loamy sand to heavy clay. All samples were analyzed for particle size distribution, organic carbon content, carbonates content and dry bulk density. It was found that soil moisture retention by the studied soils can satisfactorily be described using a logarithmic model that incorporates simple soil properties such as saturation moisture content, clay and silt contents, and bulk density. The applicability of a simplified model (with saturation moisture content and clay content as the only soil parameters) to small watersheds and considering groups of soil horizons was apparent from the improved coefficients of determination. Homogeneity tests showed, however, that only 2 major groups of soil horizons could be distinguished, namely well-structured horizons and structureless to weakly structured horizons. Incorporating other soil properties in the regression analyses of these soil horizon groups produced only a slightly higher R2-value. © 1994.	en
heal.journalName	Geoderma	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.volume	64	en
dc.identifier.spage	155	en
dc.identifier.epage	165	en