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Evaluating the US Soil Taxonomy Soil Moisture Regimes

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<strong>Soil</strong> – simple sponge with available water capacity<br />

Monthly precipitation values fill slots in <strong>the</strong><br />

conceptual sponge<br />

Monthly evopotranspiration calculated with<br />

Thorthwaite’s formula removes moisture from <strong>the</strong> slots<br />

differentiallywith depth<br />

<strong>Moisture</strong> drains out <strong>the</strong> bottom<br />

Precipitation in excess of capacity is treated as runoff<br />

and ignored

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