SWRC Model

Model Parameters

Model Reference (Name)

θ ( h ) = θ r + ( θ s θ r ) [ 1 + ( α h ) n ] m

θs, θr, α, n

Van Genutchen (1980)

θ ( h ) = θ r + ( θ s θ r ) [ 1 + ( α h ) n ] 1

θs, θr, α, n

Gardner (1958)

θ ( h ) = ( θ s + θ r ) e α h

θs, θr, α

Exponential (2007)

θ ( h ) = θ s ( α h ) λ

θs, α, λ

Campbell (1974)

θ ( h ) = θ r + ( θ s θ r ) ( α h ) λ

θs, θr, α, λ

Brooks-Corey (1964)

θ ( h ) = θ r + ( θ s θ r ) [ ( 1 + 0.5 α h ) e 0.5 α h ] 2 / n + 2

θs, θr, α, n

Ruso (1988)

θ ( h ) = θ r + ( θ s θ r ) [ 1 + ( α h ) e α h ]

θs, θr, α

Tani (1982)

θ ( h ) = θ r + 1 2 ( θ s θ r ) erfc [ ln ( h / h m ) σ 2 ]

θs, θr, σ, hm

Kosugi (1999)

θ ( h ) = θ r + θ s θ r { ln [ 2.7183 + ( α h ) n ] } m

θs, θr, α, n, m

Fredlund-Xing (1994)

θ ( h ) = θ r + θ s 1 e α 1 h + θ s 2 e α 2 h

θs1, θs2, α1, α2, θr

Biexponential (Omuto, 2009)