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Any surface · soil properties — Archived SUEWS sand-soil configuration (code 51)common evidence record unreferenced

soil_depth333
soil_store_capacity150
saturated_hydraulic_conductivity0.05
soilcommonunreferenced

Parameters

Names follow the SUEWS YAML specification; click one for its definition in the configuration reference.

soil_depth333
soil_store_capacity150
saturated_hydraulic_conductivity0.05

Provenance evidence

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Assumed · assessed by provenance-audit · 2026-08-24. Agent assessment is evidence preparation, not human verification.

SUEWS soil input table introduction: SUEWS_Soil.txtLater compilation

Where: SUEWS_Soil.txt row 51, introduced 21 April 2016

The first repository version of the table stores 51, 333, 150, 0.05, -999, 25 and labels the row sand. It gives no publication citation for the tuple.

SUEWS v2016a release workbook: SUEWS_SiteInfo18_Lo.xlsmLater compilation

Where: SUEWS v2016a release workbook, SUEWS_Soil sheet, row 6

The pinned release workbook stores the same code 51 tuple and sand label. Its SHA-256 is e1a34632b0ab6b1aa379b8329a92ee584d130f54941c3d9eeca3e3303cde1d42.

Where: Fixed v2016a SUEWS_Soil.txt row 6

The fixed release-format table independently exposes the same exact tuple and sand label in a human-readable pinned artifact, with no citation attached to row 51.

SUEWS database pre-migration workbook: database.xlsxLater compilation

Where: Pre-migration Soil sheet, row 2 (legacy ID 22240054)

The workbook preserves name sand [51], no Origin, the exact 333/150/0.05/25 tuple and Ref 90240000. Its SHA-256 is 50dfc15322115651f672fed86df1fdcc7dc8b13a58b7ced9b2e270b388aee6d3.

Where: Generated Soil YAML entry 22240054

The generated migration artifact preserves the workbook row exactly, including placeholder Ref 90240000.

Assessment findings

Namesupported
Archived SUEWS sand-soil configuration (code 51) identifies the retained table row without presenting its tuple as a measured or published generic sand determination.
issue #291
Targetsupported
The SUEWS Soil table defines depth, store capacity and saturated hydraulic conductivity for the common subsurface soil configuration used below non-water land-cover surfaces.
Valuessupported
The original table, pinned v2016a artifacts and pre-migration workbook all store soil depth 333 mm, store capacity 150 mm, saturated hydraulic conductivity 0.05 mm s-1 and legacy infiltration rate 25 mm h-1. They support exact configuration retention, not a scientific parameter attribution.
Sourcesupported
Unreferenced is correct because neither the original nor release table cites a publication for row 51, and migration row 22240054 carries Ref 90240000, the database's unreferenced placeholder.
issue #291
Placenot applicable
The original and release rows specify a soil class rather than a site, and the migration row has no Origin. The stable generic identity therefore carries no place claim.
Representativenessnot applicable
Code 51 is an archived configurable soil class, not evidence that the tuple is empirically representative of sand at site, city, regional or generic scale.
Methodsupported
Assumed is the honest method for an exact release configuration whose measurement, calculation, fit and scientific source are undocumented.
issue #291
Identitysupported
SUEWS code 51 and migration legacy ID 22240054 uniquely connect the sand label and exact tuple across the original table, v2016a release artifacts and the current stable record path.

Scientific note

The exact tuple is release and migration evidence, not a literature parameter. It is already present as the uncited sand row when SUEWS_Soil.txt is introduced on 21 April 2016 and persists in the pinned v2016a workbook and fixed legacy input. The later migration row retains generic placeholder Ref 90240000. Official SUEWS documentation explains the fields but does not source these values. A generic soil textbook would establish only plausibility or a broad range, not the provenance of this exact tuple. The record therefore preserves every value, the stable path, absent origin and legacy ID, retains source unreferenced, records method assumed and uses an archived configuration name.

Legacy values (verbatim original columns; not SUEWS model inputs)

SoilDensity-999
InfiltrationRate25
OBS_SMDepth-999
OBS_SMCap-999
OBS_SoilNotRocks-999

Model-ready fragment

Paste under land_cover.common in a SUEWS YAML configuration; every value carries its citation.

soil_depth:
  value: 333
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
soil_store_capacity:
  value: 150
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
saturated_hydraulic_conductivity:
  value: 0.05
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null

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Record metadata

Sourceunreferenced — no citation was recorded in the legacy database; treat with care
Targetland_cover.common · docs
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 22240054
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