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Any surface · soil properties — Archived Zurich below-grass soil configurationcommon evidence record unreferenced

soil_depth349
soil_store_capacity150
saturated_hydraulic_conductivity0.0005
soil_density1.16
soilcommonzurichgenericunreferenced

Parameters

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

soil_depth349
soil_store_capacity150
saturated_hydraulic_conductivity0.0005
soil_density1.16

Provenance evidence

Awaiting sign-off

Assumed · assessed by provenance-audit · 2026-08-25. Agent assessment is evidence preparation, not human verification.

SUEWS database pre-migration workbook: database.xlsxLater compilation

Where: Pre-migration Soil row 22240065

Stores the exact 349/150/0.0005/1.16 tuple, Origin Zurich and Ref 90240068. This establishes release and migration lineage only.

Intercomparison of biogenic CO2 flux models in four urban parks in the city of ZurichValidation

Where: Supplement Table S3, Parameters used by SUEWS model, p. 3

Distinguishes Trees and Lawn columns but publishes none of the four stored soil properties; its 143 mm Lawn value is a different quantity, wilting-point deficit.

Intercomparison of biogenic CO2 flux models in four urban parks in the city of ZurichValidation

Where: Title and abstract, p. 2133

The study evaluates models in four Zurich parks; it does not establish city-wide reach for an unpublished soil tuple.

Archived Zurich tree-soil configurationRelated record

Retains the separate 130 mm tree-soil configuration from the same migrated table.

Assessment findings

Namesupported
The neutral name identifies the retained Zurich below-grass soil configuration without presenting Below Grass as a parameter class published by Stagakis et al.
Targetsupported
The historical row stores common SUEWS soil hydraulic and storage inputs.
Valuessupported
The four values are supported as the exact migrated configuration tuple. The Stagakis article and supplement do not publish them, so no scientific origin or Zurich determination is asserted.
Sourcesupported
Unreferenced is correct because the cited publication contains no soil depth, store capacity, saturated hydraulic conductivity or density matching this row. source_legacy_ref 90240068 retains the historical registry link without exporting it as proof.
issue #222
Placesupported
Zurich records the archived application identity. It is not evidence that the tuple was measured or derived in Zurich.
Representativenesssupported
Generic avoids converting a four-park application or a migrated Origin cell into city-wide parameter evidence.
Methodsupported
Assumed denotes retention of an executable historical configuration whose scientific source and production method are not recorded.
Identitysupported
Legacy ID 22240065 and the 150 mm capacity distinguish this below-grass configuration from the related 130 mm tree-soil row without claiming two independently published determinations.

Scientific note

This resolves the incorrect attribution without inventing a replacement publication. The database can truthfully preserve an executable historical configuration even when its original parameter source is unknown. Stagakis et al. remain useful validation and application context, but they are not exported as the authors of values they did not publish. An identical tuple in an unrelated Helsinki configuration is not lineage evidence. No parameter value or stable identity changes.

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

InfiltrationRate10
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: 349
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: zurich, generic
soil_store_capacity:
  value: 150
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: zurich, generic
saturated_hydraulic_conductivity:
  value: 0.0005
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: zurich, generic
soil_density:
  value: 1.16
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: zurich, generic

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Record metadata

Sourceunreferenced — no citation was recorded in the legacy database; treat with care
Placezurich
Scopegeneric
Targetland_cover.common · docs
Origin“Zurich” (verbatim legacy string)
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 22240065
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