Hello there,
is it possible to calculate/estimate the Alpha and N parameters from Mualem van Genuchten with measured field data from a Mini disc Infiltrometer?
I'm trying to compare the already measured Alpha and N Parameters from Mualem van Genuchten to the field data measured by me but I need to calculate my field data parameters first..
Thanks in advance!
Website to Minidisc manual and excel data sheet which I used:
https://metergroup.com/products/mini-di ... r-support/
Calculating Alpha and N parameters from field data
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Re: Calculating Alpha and N parameters from field data
RETC can use only the retention data (i.e., head-water content) or hydraulic conductivity data (head/water content -conductivity). It cannot use flow data (such as cumulative infiltration. For that, you need to use a flow model, such as HYDRUS. You can see a couple of examples in the literature, in which the disk data were used for this purpose. Below is some of my ancient work on this topic:
Šimůnek, J., and M. Th. van Genuchten, Estimating unsaturated soil hydraulic properties from tension disc infiltrometer data by numerical inversion, Water Resources Research, 32(9), 2683-2696, 1996.
Šimůnek, J., and M. Th. van Genuchten, Estimating unsaturated soil hydraulic properties from multiple tension disc infiltrometer data, Soil Science, 162(6), 383-398, 1997.
Šimůnek, J., R. Angulo-Jaramillo, M. G. Schaap, J.-P. Vandervaere, and M. Th. van Genuchten, Using an inverse method to estimate the hydraulic properties of crusted soils from tension-disc infiltrometer data, Geoderma, 86(1-2), 61-81, 1998.
Šimůnek, J., D. Wang, P. J. Shouse, and M. Th. van Genuchten, Analysis of field tension disc infiltrometer data by parameter estimation, International Agrophysics, 12, 167-180, 1998.
Šimůnek, J., O. Wendroth, and M. Th. van Genuchten, Estimating unsaturated soil hydraulic properties from laboratory tension disc infiltrometer experiments, Water Resources Research, 35(10), 2965-2979, 1999.
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Šimůnek, J., and M. Th. van Genuchten, Estimating unsaturated soil hydraulic properties from tension disc infiltrometer data by numerical inversion, Water Resources Research, 32(9), 2683-2696, 1996.
Šimůnek, J., and M. Th. van Genuchten, Estimating unsaturated soil hydraulic properties from multiple tension disc infiltrometer data, Soil Science, 162(6), 383-398, 1997.
Šimůnek, J., R. Angulo-Jaramillo, M. G. Schaap, J.-P. Vandervaere, and M. Th. van Genuchten, Using an inverse method to estimate the hydraulic properties of crusted soils from tension-disc infiltrometer data, Geoderma, 86(1-2), 61-81, 1998.
Šimůnek, J., D. Wang, P. J. Shouse, and M. Th. van Genuchten, Analysis of field tension disc infiltrometer data by parameter estimation, International Agrophysics, 12, 167-180, 1998.
Šimůnek, J., O. Wendroth, and M. Th. van Genuchten, Estimating unsaturated soil hydraulic properties from laboratory tension disc infiltrometer experiments, Water Resources Research, 35(10), 2965-2979, 1999.
J.