Fixation soil water equation

soil moisture control of nitrogen fixation

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Description

This equation computes a soil water limitation factor for nitrogen fixation based on topsoil moisture relative to field capacity and wilting point. Fixation is reduced when soil moisture falls below a threshold fraction of available water capacity and is not limited when soil moisture exceeds this threshold. The formulation represents moisture stress effects on symbiotic activity.

Formula(s) and Quantities

$F X W_{i} = {\begin{matrix} \frac{S W 3_{i} - W P 3}{0.85 (F C 3 - W P 3)} & if & S W 3_{i} < 0.85 (F C 3 - W P 3) + W P 3 \\ 1.0 & if & S W 3_{i} \geq 0.85 (F C 3 - W P 3) + W P 3 \end{matrix}$
$F X W$ 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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