Modeling of spatially distributed soil moisture in the Iraqi Western Desert

Because it affects infiltration, evapotranspiration, and surface and subsurface runoff, Moisture holding capacity is an essential environmental variable. However, large-scale measurements of Moisture holding capacity have just lately been practicable. The Western Desert areas are being exploited to take advantage of existing water reservoirs for agriculture and other applications. Moisture holding capacity was evaluated in 75 samples collected from the research region. The soil in the region is divided into three types: sandy loam, loam, and silty loam. The research area’s resultant maps revealed that the maximum rate of soil absorption is 52 % of infiltrated water in sandy soils and the lowest value is 31 % of infiltrated water in Silty soil. Hence, this virtual manner acts for a significant part in mapping Moisture holding capacity by providing fast, timely, reparative, and comparatively inexpensive data.