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Table 2 Soil and bedrock hydrologic properties calculated for chaparral and grass watersheds.

From: Post-Fire Soil Water Repellency, Hydrologic Response, and Sediment Yield Compared between Grass-Converted and Chaparral Watersheds

Substrate

PAWa (cm3 cm−3)

(cm3 cm−3)

Depthe (cm)

SCc (cm)

Soil + Crd (cm)

Chaparral watershed

     

Soil

0.065

0.376

34

12.8

 

Weathered bedrock (Cr)

0.076

0.160

110

17.6

30.4

Grass watershed

     

Soil

0.123

0.427

39

16.7

 

Weathered bedrock

0.076

0.160

105

16.8

33.5

  1. a PAW = plant available water.
  2. b WS = water storage.
  3. c SC = storage capacity.
  4. d Soil + Cr = Soil and weathered bedrock storage capacity (Depth × WS).
  5. e Soil depth: n = 98 grass, n = 99 chaparral.
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