Namoi River Floodplain Soil Water Saturation Profiles

Mathematically modelled daily water saturation profiles for 6 sites on the Namoi River floodplain in south-east Australia. The data comprises vertical profiles from the soil surface down to 10 meters depth, divided into 944 intervals per profile. It was created for a PhD project and underpins figures in Evans et al. (2018).

Use Cases

• Analyze water saturation patterns across 944 depth intervals to understand subsurface hydrology dynamics.
• Model the relationship between distance from the river channel (40m to 320m) and soil water saturation at two locations.
• Compare daily saturation profiles between the Old Mollee and Yarral East sites to assess spatial variability.
• Validate hydrological models using the mathematically modelled saturation data for riparian zones.

Strengths

• Provides detailed vertical resolution with 944 depth intervals per profile from surface to 10m.
• Covers 6 distinct sites at measured distances (40m, 50m, 110m, 140m, 290m, 320m) from the Namoi River.
• Data is mathematically modelled for controlled analysis of floodplain soil-water saturation.

Limitations

• Data is modelled, not directly measured, which may introduce assumptions from the mathematical model.
• Geographic scope is limited to 6 specific sites on the Namoi River floodplain.
• Sample size is constrained to two primary locations (Old Mollee and Yarral East).

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Mathematically modelled data from a PhD project funded by NERC and the National Trust.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

6 sites on the Namoi River floodplain in south-eastern Australia.