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Convert soil organic carbon concentration to organic carbon stock

Usage

soc2ocs(soc_percent, bulk_density, thickness, coarse_fraction = 0)

Arguments

soc_percent

soil organic carbon concentration (percent, 0-100)

bulk_density

bulk density (g/cm3)

thickness

layer thickness (cm)

coarse_fraction

coarse fragment volume fraction (0-1, default = 0)

Value

organic carbon stock (kg/m2)

Author

Akash

Examples

soc2ocs(2.5, 1.3, 30, 0.15)
#> [1] 8.2875

# Multiple soil layers
soc_pct <- c(3.2, 2.1, 1.8)
bd_g_cm3 <- c(1.2, 1.4, 1.5)
thickness_cm <- c(15, 15, 30)
coarse_fraction <- c(0.10, 0.20, 0.25)
soc2ocs(soc_pct, bd_g_cm3, thickness_cm, coarse_fraction)
#> [1] 5.184 3.528 6.075