Simple interface to the hydromad "leaky bucket" soil moisture model.
simpleWB(
PPT,
PET,
D,
thickness,
sat,
fc,
pwp,
S_0 = 0.5,
a.ss = 0.05,
M = 0,
etmult = 1
)a data.frame
precipitation series (mm)
potential ET series (mm)
dates
soil thickness (cm)
volumetric water content at saturation (satiated water content)
volumetric water content at field capacity (typically 1/3 bar suction)
volumetric water content at permanent wilting point (typically 15 bar suction)
initial soil moisture as a fraction of total water storage (mm)
recession coefficients for subsurface flow from saturated zone, should be > 0
fraction of area covered by deep-rooted vegetation
multiplier for PET
Adjustments for coarse fragments should be made by reducing thickness.
Farmer, D., M. Sivapalan, Farmer, D. (2003). Climate, soil and vegetation controls upon the variability of water balance in temperate and semiarid landscapes: downward approach to water balance analysis. Water Resources Research 39(2), p 1035.
Bai, Y., T. Wagener, P. Reed (2009). A top-down framework for watershed model evaluation and selection under uncertainty. Environmental Modelling and Software 24(8), pp. 901-916.