New method predicts soil water movement with unprecedented accuracy!
The article discusses how soil water retention curve (WRC) is crucial for understanding how water moves through soil. Researchers compared different methods of determining WRC and found that regional pedotransfer functions (PTF) were the most accurate for predicting soil moisture movement. Experimental methods like using sand-kaolin boxes or capillarimeters were also effective. Creating a regional database for hydrophysical data could improve forecasting models for soil water movement.