10.1594/PANGAEA.965004Tong, YongpingYongpingTongWang, YunqiangYunqiangWangZhou, JingxiongJingxiongZhouGuo, XiangyuXiangyuGuoWang, TingTingWangXu, YutingYutingXuSun, HuiHuiSunZhang, PingpingPingpingZhangLi, ZiminZiminLiLauerwald, RonnyRonnyLauerwald0000-0001-5554-0897PANGAEA2024Deep profileIn situ samplingSoil hydraulic parametersYellow River BasinEvent labelIdentificationSample IDLONGITUDELATITUDEELEVATIONLand useYear of samplingDEPTH, soilClaySiltSandAnalytical methodSoil texture qualitySoil texture classificationDensity, dry bulkConductivity, hydraulic, saturatedSoil water content, volumetricSoil water content, fitted, saturedSoil water content, fitted, residualGenuchten shape parameter α, fittedGenuchten shape parameter n, fittedGenuchten shape parameter m, fittedField capacity, fittedPermanent wilting point, soil, fittedCoefficient of determinationSoil water content, satured, error, relativeQuantile rangeSoil sampleWGS84Particle size analyzer, Malvern Panalytical, Mastersizer 3000 laserCalculated, see CommentUSDA soil taxonomyOven dried at 105°C for 10 hourssee commentCentrifuge, Hitachi, CR21NCalculated, based on soilhypfit package in R (4.2.3)Dataset10.1038/s41597-024-03576-757916 data pointstext/tab-separated-valuesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalSoil hydraulic parameters are vital for precise characterization of soil hydrological processes. Although many studies have integrated comprehensive soil datasets, availability of data in sufficient quality remains limitted, especially for deep soil information from in-situ measurement.
This dataset contains soil hydraulic parameter data, including 2924 soil texture, 2798 bulk density (BD), 2782 saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks), and 1035 soil water retention curve (SWRC) parameter records down to a maximum profile depth of 5 m. It encompasses the entire Yellow River Basin (795,000 km²) which ranking as the fifth longest river in the world. Soil samples were obtained using high-density in situ field sampling at 475 sites from 2008 to 2019.
The soil texture, BD, and Ks were directly measured from field samples. Mastersizer laser particle size analysers (Mastersizer 3000, Malvern Panalytical, UK) were used to determine soil particle size distribution and the classification of soil texture followed USDA standards. The undisturbed soil samples were initially immersed for 24 h to achieve full saturation, before we performed the determination of Ks using the constant-head method. The SWRC were measured by centrifuge (CR21N, Hitachi, Japan) first and we then used soilhypfit package in R (4.2.3) to predict SWRC parameters. The BD was assessed by oven-drying method (at 105°C for 10 h). All data underwent quality checks, and the dataset includes detailed annotations regarding the testing methods and data quality for various parameters.Principal Investigator (PI) for all parameters are Yunqiang Wang and Yongping Tong.
Further method/device information:
* Soil texture quality: The absolute difference between the sum of particle size distribution and 100%, Level A (<1%), Level B (1%≤difference<2%), and Level C (2%≤difference<3%)
* Field capacity [fit_FC] and Permanent wilting point [PWP]: Predicted by fitted SWRC curve based on 'soilhypfit' package in R (4.2.3)
* Soil saturated water conductivity [Ks]: Constant-head method
* Coefficient of determination [fit_r²]: Coefficient of determination when fitting SWRC based on 'soilhypfit' package in R
* Error, relative [θs_RE]: The absolute value of ((meaured_θs - fit_θs) / 100)97.328725118.70583333.43492541.07922ChinaNational Key Research and Development Program of Chinahttps://doi.org/10.13039/5011000121662019YFA0607303National Natural Science Foundation of Chinahttps://doi.org/10.13039/50110000180941977422