Title: Comparison of steady state and transient parameterization of unsaturated models for Sphagnum moss
Citation: Elliott, James; Price, Jonathan; Taylor, Neil (2020), “Data for: Comparison of steady state and transient parameterization of unsaturated models for Sphagnum moss”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/pd4wj5vmp9.1
Study Site: Shippagan, New Brunswick
Purpose: Growing Sphagnum moss for peatland restoration and fibre farming requires the proper moisture regime be maintained; thus, there is a desire to optimize growth by creating ideal hydrological conditions. However, it is uncertain which parameterization method is most suitable to describe field-scale processes and which soil water retention model and hydraulic conductivity curve (approach) is the most acceptable to use. Parameterizations of the van Genuchten – Mualem (VGM) equation were done using RETC, curve fitting to direct measurements of the water retention and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity curves; and Hydrus-1D, inverse modelling to field observations of soil moisture. The acceptability of each parameterization was tested by comparing soil moisture estimates based on forward simulations to observed soil moisture in two regenerated moss profiles, established in 1970 and 2006 cases, respectively.
Abstract: Data were collected from the experimental Spahgnum fibre farming station in Shippagan, New Brunswick during the 2013 field season. In situ measurements of soil moisture profiles from two experimental plots of different aged Sphagnum moss in a restored cut-over peatland, measured using CS605 TDR probes. Meteorological and water table were also collected hourly.
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Further Info: James Elliott, Jonathan Price, Comparison of soil hydraulic properties estimated from steady-state experiments and transient field observations through simulating soil moisture in regenerated Sphagnum moss,
Journal of Hydrology, Volume 582, 2020, 124489, ISSN 0022-1694, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124489
Status: Complete
Keywords:
modeling,
peat properties,
hydrology,
Geographical coordinates: North: 47.67, South: 47.67 East: -64.72 West: -64.72
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