Table 3.
Pearson linear correlation coefficients for some soil properties and the parameters in Equations (15) (logarithmic model), (5) (Malicki and Walczak), (6) (Hilhorst), (19) (Rhoades tortuosity) and (10) (Archie). Bold numbers indicate a significant linear relationship.
| Equation (15) | Equation (5) | Equation (6) | Equation (19) | Equation (10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a′ | a″ | l | εECa = 0 | e | f | m | n | |
| Sand | 0.25 | 0.76 | 1.00 | −0.60 | −0.68 | 0.73 | −0.79 | 1.00 |
| Clay | −0.14 | −0.8 | −0.98 | 0.51 | 0.59 | −0.62 | 0.66 | −0.97 |
| Clay/Sand | 0.23 | −0.89 | −0.82 | 0.20 | 0.45 | −0.43 | 0.31 | −0.79 |
| SOC | −0.98 | 0.30 | −0.40 | 0.94 | 0.36 | −0.48 | 0.78 | −0.46 |
| CaCO3 | 0.26 | 0.58 | 0.85 | −0.73 | −0.95 | 0.96 | −0.75 | 0.84 |