Convert a matric potential to a soil moisture

Convert a matric potential to a soil moisture

mpot2smoist(
  mpot,
  soil_water_potential_at_saturation,
  soil_hydraulic_b,
  volume_fraction_of_water_in_soil_at_saturation
)

Arguments

mpot

water potential (cm H2O)

soil_water_potential_at_saturation

water potential when soil is saturated (cm H2O)

soil_hydraulic_b

pore-size distribution parameter for Campbell (1974) water content model

volume_fraction_of_water_in_soil_at_saturation

VSWC when soil is saturated (numeric in range 0-1)

Value

volumetric soil water content