environmentaltools.processes.wet_soil

environmentaltools.processes.wet_soil(window, cn)

Determine if soil is in wet condition based on rainfall history.

Evaluates soil moisture dynamics using a rolling window. Classifies soil as wet if continuous rainfall occurred within the last 5 hours.

Parameters:

• window (np.ndarray) – Rolling window of cumulative precipitation values

• cn (float) – Curve Number value for wet soil conditions (CN3)

Returns:

Curve Number for wet conditions if all values in window are non-zero, otherwise returns NaN

Return type:

float

Notes

Soil moisture classification criteria:

• More than 5 hours of continuous rain: wet soil (returns cn)

• More than 5 days without rain: dry soil (see dry_soil function)

• Between 1-5 hours of rain: average conditions (CN2)