Evaluation of pedotransfer functions for soil-water characteristic curves of Japanese sandy soils

M. Tani*, E. C. Leong, K. Tateyama

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Abstract

Determining soil-water characteristic curve is time consuming and laborious. Many attempts have been made to establish relationships between readily available soil properties, like particle-size distribution, organic matter content, and bulk density, and the soil-water characteristic curve. These relationships are referred to as pedotransfer functions. In this study, four pedotransfer functions for soil-water characteristic curves are evaluated for Japanese sandy soils. Modifications are suggested for the pedotransfer functions to improve their fit to the soil-water characteristic curves of the Japanese sandy soils.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnsaturated Soils
Subtitle of host publicationTheoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics - Proceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils
Pages805-810
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event4th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils - Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Duration: Nov 23 2009Nov 25 2009

Publication series

NameUnsaturated Soils: Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics - Proceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils

Conference

Conference4th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityNewcastle, NSW
Period11/23/0911/25/09

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Soil Science

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