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Soil Water Retention Curves - Ivey Pecan Orchard (Tornillo, TX)


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Created: May 19, 2024 at 2:38 p.m. (UTC)
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026 at 10:49 p.m. (UTC) (Metadata update)
Published date: Jun 11, 2026 at 10:49 p.m. (UTC)
DOI: 10.4211/hs.37baf3cef01d4c8eb369a7bdf854c498
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Abstract

This data product provides soil hydraulic and texture data from fine- and coarse-textured intensive sampling sites within the Ivey Pecan Orchard in Tornillo, Texas. The orchard is located on floodplain deposits of the Rio Grande with substantial spatial variation in soil texture, and previous work at the site has shown differences in pecan tree size and soil moisture dynamics between fine- and coarse-textured areas. These data were collected to characterize how soil texture influences water retention and water availability in this flood-irrigated dryland agroecosystem. The dataset includes HYPROP/WP4C-derived soil water retention information exported to spreadsheet format, original HYPROP software files, associated diagnostic plots, and PARIO particle size analysis files. Samples represent multiple depths, primarily within the upper 30 cm of soil, with additional deeper samples near 120 cm. Soil water release curves were fit using the Fredlund-Xing model, and the exported HYPROP spreadsheets include fitted model parameters and associated uncertainty estimates. These measurements can be used to relate volumetric water content to soil water potential and to compare water retention behavior between fine- and coarse-textured orchard soils. The dataset provides reusable soil physical parameters for studies of soil moisture dynamics, plant water availability, and soil–plant–atmosphere interactions in flood-irrigated dryland agroecosystems. The dataset was developed as part of Lindsey Dacey’s thesis research, which used soil water release curves to evaluate texture-related differences in soil water availability at the Ivey Pecan Orchard.

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Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Tornillo, Texas
North Latitude
31.4057°
East Longitude
-106.0553°
South Latitude
31.4052°
West Longitude
-106.0544°

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Related Resources

This resource is described by Dacey, Lindsey. “Water Sufficiency For Organismal Function In Dryland Critical Zones” (2024). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 4083. https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/4083/

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Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
U.S. National Science Foundation Network Cluster: Patterns and controls of ecohydrology, CO2 fluxes, and nutrient availability in pedogenic carbonate-dominated dryland critical zones 2012475

How to Cite

Dacey, L., A. Darrouzet-Nardi (2026). Soil Water Retention Curves - Ivey Pecan Orchard (Tornillo, TX), HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.37baf3cef01d4c8eb369a7bdf854c498

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