Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21110%2F18%3A00322706" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21110/18:00322706 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1237-2018" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1237-2018</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1237-2018" target="_blank" >10.5194/essd-10-1237-2018</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database
Original language description
In this paper, we present and analyze a novel global database of soil infiltration measurements, the Soil Water Infiltration Global (SWIG) database. In total, 5023 infiltration curves were collected across all continents in the SWIG database. These data were either provided and quality checked by the scientists who performed the experiments or they were digitized from published articles. Data from 54 different countries were included in the database with major contributions from Iran, China, and the USA. In addition to its extensive geographical coverage, the collected infiltration curves cover research from 1976 to late 2017. Basic information on measurement location and method, soil properties, and land use was gathered along with the infiltration data, making the database valuable for the development of pedotransfer functions (PTFs) for estimating soil hydraulic properties, for the evaluation of infiltration measurement methods, and for developing and validating infiltration models. Soil textural information (clay, silt, and sand content) is available for 3842 out of 5023 infiltration measurements (similar to 76%) covering nearly all soil USDA textural classes except for the sandy clay and silt classes. Information on land use is available for 76% of the experimental sites with agricultural land use as the dominant type (similar to 40%). We are convinced that the SWIG database will allow for a better parameterization of the infiltration process in land surface models and for testing infiltration models. All collected data and related soil characteristics are provided online in *.xlsx and *.csv formats for reference, and we add a disclaimer that the database is for public domain use only and can be copied freely by referencing it.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10501 - Hydrology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA16-05665S" target="_blank" >GA16-05665S: Soil water regime in headwater catchments under climatic stress</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
ISSN
1866-3508
e-ISSN
1866-3516
Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
27
Pages from-to
1237-1263
UT code for WoS article
000438160500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85049846331