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Add in ability to estimate total soil P from soil test P data #15

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LeahJB opened this issue Oct 23, 2018 · 1 comment
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Add in ability to estimate total soil P from soil test P data #15

LeahJB opened this issue Oct 23, 2018 · 1 comment

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LeahJB commented Oct 23, 2018

Most soil P measurements are in the form of soil test P (some measure of bioavailable P) rather than total soil P. The link between the two is often not straightforward, depending on a range of soil properties. However, it would be useful to have this link explicitly made in the model for cases where soil test P is the only measure of soil P available. This could be a user-specified linear relationship in the first instance. Future improvements could include incorporating more advanced geochemical representations. The benefit of making these parameters explicit in the model is that they can then be included in any calibration or uncertainty analysis in a transparent way.

@LeahJB LeahJB changed the title Incorporate soil test P data Add in ability to estimate total soil P from soil test P data Oct 23, 2018
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LeahJB commented Dec 18, 2018

Looked into this, but there is no linear relationship between soil total P and P-AL (the soil test P commonly used in Scandinavia). There may be a relationship between some other extractable P fractions and total soil P, but the absence of one for P-AL makes me think that a better approach may be to build a database of total soil P values (given soil type, climate and land use history), and use these as defaults if data aren't available.

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