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B5.4.3 Comparing the Soil Moisture Characteristics Functions
Both sets of relationships have five parameters that define the shape of the functions:
•
s
is the saturated porosity of the soil;
•
r
is the residual moisture content;
Figure B5.4.1
Comparison of the Brooks-Corey and vanGenuchten soil moisture characteristics functions
for different values of capillary potential: (a) soil moisture content and (b) hydraulic conductivity.
