Wetup - A software tool to display approximate wetting patterns from drippers

For trickle irrigation systems to deliver improved water and nutrient use efficiency, distance between emitters and emitter flow rates must be matched to the soil's wetting characteristics and the amount and timing of water to be supplied to the crop. Broad soil texture ranges are usually the only information related to soil wetting used in trickle system designs. WetUp allows calculation of wetting pattern dimensions for 29 individual soils covering a wide range of textures and soil hydraulic properties.

This software tool is the result of collaboration between CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems and CSIRO Land and Water, the CRC for Sustainable Sugar Production and the National Program for Irrigation Research and Development.

Database version 2 is now available