pedon 0.0.4

Python package for (unsaturated) soil properties including pedotransfer functions

pedon

from Greek: πέδον, pedon -> soil

Python package for (unsaturated) soil properties including pedotransfer functions. This package takes an object-oriented approach to soils, soil samples and soil models. Soil models that are available in this package are:

• Mualem-Van Genuchten
• Brooks-Corey
• Fredlund & Xing
• Gardner
• Panday (Modflow-USG)

This package can fit soil water retention curves and using least squares (same as RETC) to measurements.

Measurements for different soil properties and parameters are available from these datasets:

• HYDRUS
• VS2D
• Staring Series (2001 & 2018)

Additionaly, there are pedotransfer functions implemented such as:

• Van Genuchten: Wösten
• Van Genuchten: Staring Series
• Brooks-Corey: Cosby

Installation

To get the latest stable version install using:

pip install pedon

To get the development version download the GitHub code to your computer. Use cd to get to the download directory and install using:

pip install -e .

Todo

• Rosetta Pedotransfer Function
• Other soil models such as Haverkamp