BBAuthors: Zhu, Y.; Advisor: -; Participants: Ren, L.; Horton, R.; Lü, H.; Wang, Z.; Yuan, F. (2018)
Based on field observations and local weather data for 2004–2005 and 2005–2006, HYDRUS‐1D was evaluated with different root density distribution functions by comparing simulated and measured root zone soil water contents. The evaluated model with the most suitable distribution function was used to estimate the daily CGWR for six winter wheat hydrological growth seasons. For all seasons, winter wheat growth was assumed to be at its optimal state. The main results were: (i) a piecewise root density distribution function was the most suitable for winter wheat; (ii) simulated seasonal CGWRs were 154, 128, and 136 mm in the dry, normal, and wet seasons, respectively; and (iii) the CGWR for...