Articles | Volume 2, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-615-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-615-2016
Original research article
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09 Dec 2016
Original research article |  | 09 Dec 2016

Deriving pedotransfer functions for soil quartz fraction in southern France from reverse modeling

Jean-Christophe Calvet, Noureddine Fritz, Christine Berne, Bruno Piguet, William Maurel, and Catherine Meurey

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Soil thermal conductivity in wet conditions can be retrieved together with the soil quartz content using a reverse modelling technique based on sub-hourly soil temperature observations at three depths below the soil surface. A pedotransfer function is proposed for quartz, for the considered region in France. Gravels have a major impact on soil thermal conductivity, and omitting the soil organic matter information tends to enhance this impact.
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