FORECASTING SOIL-MOISTURE PHASE-COMPOSITION IN A FROZEN PEAT SOIL

A method to forecast the amount of nonfrozen moisture within the inter val ''natural moisture capacity-monosorption moisture'' has been propo sed. The desorption isotherms are used, which may be obtained by posit ive temperatures; white, in case of high moisture content, the moistur e potential values changes may be helpful; they can be obtained by moi sture potentiometry and microtensiometry. The method has been tested, limits of the ratios proposed have been determined. The calculated reg ularities were correlated with experimental data. The applied aspects of the method have been considered.