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Soil moisture

28 February 2007

Low soil moisture recharge in Otago

Normal winter recharge of soil moisture reserves has been absent so far in much of Otago and parts of South Canterbury. Soils in the rest of the country were at or near field capacity at the end of July.

 

Water balance in the pasture root zone for an average soil type where the available water capacity is taken to be 150 mm.

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