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Typical parameter values of van Genuchten models for different soil texture classes (from Leij, Alves, and van Genuchten, 1996)

Soil Saturated Water Residual Water Empirical Constant alpha Empirical Saturated

Texture Content Content (cm­1) Constant n Conductivity 
(cm hr­1)
Sand 0.43 0.045 0.145 2.68 29.7
Loamy sand 0.41 0.057 0.124 2.28 14.6
Sandy loam 0.41 0.065 0.075 1.89 4.42
Loam 0.43 0.078 0.036 1.56 1.04
Silt 0.46 0.034 0.016 1.37 0.25
Silt loam 0.45 0.067 0.020 1.41 0.45
Sandy clay
0.39 0.100 0.059 1.48 1.31
loam
Clay loam 0.41 0.095 0.019 1.31 0.26
Silty clay
0.43 0.089 0.010 1.23 0.07
loam
Sandy clay 0.38 0.100 0.027 1.23 0.12
Silty clay 0.36 0.070 0.005 1.09 0.02
Clay 0.38 0.068 0.008 1.09 0.20

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