Computation of fixation soil water factor

soil moisture limitation of nitrogen fixation

computational task, discrete-time task, nonlinear task

Description

This task computes a dimensionless soil water factor that limits biological nitrogen fixation in legume crops based on near-surface soil moisture conditions. The factor represents the reduction of nitrogen fixation when soil water content in the upper soil layer falls below a threshold fraction of field capacity. When soil moisture is adequate, nitrogen fixation proceeds without water limitation; under drier conditions, fixation is progressively reduced. The formulation captures the sensitivity of symbiotic nitrogen fixation to soil water stress and links soil hydrological status to plant nitrogen acquisition.

Contained entities

nitrogen fixation soil water factor		output
soil water content of upper soil layer at wilting point		parameter
field capacity water content of upper soil layer		parameter
soil water content of upper soil layer		input
fixation soil water equation	$F X W_{i} = {\begin{matrix} \frac{S W 3_{i} - W P 3}{0.85 (F C 3 - W P 3)} & if & S W 3_{i} < 0.85 (F C 3 - W P 3) + W P 3 \\ 1.0 & if & S W 3_{i} \geq 0.85 (F C 3 - W P 3) + W P 3 \end{matrix}$
	$F X W$ represents nitrogen fixation soil water factor
	$S W 3$ represents soil water content of upper soil layer
	$W P 3$ represents soil water content of upper soil layer at wilting point
	$F C 3$ represents field capacity water content of upper soil layer

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