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MountainHarvester computes the soil and canopy properties from a forestry ecological map,
a table of soil properties and a table of canopy properties. It is also responsible for
adjusting the soil and surface properties according to the type of machinery used and the period of operations.
From the forestry ecological map, MountainHavester extract the surface deposit to compute maps of :
- soil thickness
- saturated hydraulic conductivity
- soil porosity
- soil residual water content at the wilting point
- coefficients that determines the shape of the conductivity vs saturation curve
From the forestry ecological map, MountainHavester extract the species group, the canopy density and height to compute maps of :
- maximum stomatal conductance
- leaf area index
- water storage capacity
- percentage of soil covered by trees
From the conjunction of the species group, canopy density and surface deposit, MountainHarvester computes maps of :
- surface roughness
- surface detention depth
- surface intrinsic convergence power (tendency to generate preferential flow)
- soil macroporosity
From the forestry ecological map, MountainHavester extract the operation type to compute maps of :
- perturbated elevations
- soil macroporosity adjusted for soil compaction
- surface intrinsic convergence power adjusted for the presence of rutters
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