Test for stagnic redox features (perched water signature)

Distinct from gleyic (groundwater): stagnic = redoximorphic features in some layer within the upper max_top_cm (default 100) AND redox in deeper layers DROPS substantially (decay to < third of the shallow value). The decay condition is what separates perched water (sits above an impermeable layer; deeper soil is not saturated) from groundwater-driven gleying (saturation continues with depth).

Usage

test_stagnic_pattern(h, max_top_cm = 100, min_redox_pct = 5, decay_factor = 3)

Arguments

h

Numeric threshold or option (see Details).

max_top_cm

Numeric threshold or option (see Details).

min_redox_pct

Numeric threshold or option (see Details).

decay_factor

Numeric threshold or option (see Details).