calcKS

Calculates saturated hydraulic conductivity (ks) following Darcy's law

Provides functions for (1) soil water retention (SWC) and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (Ku) (van Genuchten-Mualem (vGM or vG) [1, 2], Peters-Durner-Iden (PDI) [3, 4, 5], Brooks and Corey (bc) [8]), (2) fitting of parameter for SWC and/or Ku using Shuffled Complex Evolution (SCE) optimisation and (3) calculation of soil hydraulic properties (Ku and soil water contents) based on the simplified evaporation method (SEM) [6, 7].
Main references:
[1] van Genuchten (1980) <doi:10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400050002x>,
[2] Mualem (1976) <doi:10.1029/WR012i003p00513>,
[3] Peters (2013) <doi:10.1002/wrcr.20548>,
[4] Iden and Durner (2013) <doi:10.1002/2014WR015937>,
[5] Peters (2014) <doi:10.1002/2014WR015937>,
[6] Wind G. P. (1966),
[7] Peters and Durner (2008) <doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.04.016> and
[8] Brooks and Corey (1964).

Ullrich Dettmann

SoilHyP

Soil Hydraulic Properties

Felix Andrews

Brecht Donckels

Qingyun Duan

calcKS function

<dl><dt>V</dt>
<dd>water volume passed sample [L³]</dd>
<dt>Tmeas</dt>
<dd>duration of measurement [time]</dd>
<dt>L</dt>
<dd>length of the sample [L]</dd>
<dt>A</dt>
<dd>cross-sectional area [L²]</dd>
<dt>dP</dt>
<dd>pressure difference between top and bottom of the sample during the measurement [L]</dd></dl>

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Saturated hydraulic conductivity — calcKS

<dl>

<dt>V</dt>
<dd>water volume passed sample [L³]</dd>


<dt>Tmeas</dt>
<dd>duration of measurement [time]</dd>


<dt>L</dt>
<dd>length of the sample [L]</dd>


<dt>A</dt>
<dd>cross-sectional area [L²]</dd>


<dt>dP</dt>
<dd>pressure difference between top and bottom of the sample during the measurement [L]</dd>

</dl>

calcKS: Saturated hydraulic conductivity

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