Provides functions for (1) soil water retention (SWC) and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (Ku) (van Genuchten-Mualem (vGM or vG) [1, 2], Peters-Durner-Iden (PDI) [3, 4, 5], Brooks and Corey (bc) [8]), (2) fitting of parameter for SWC and/or Ku using Shuffled Complex Evolution (SCE) optimisation and (3) calculation of soil hydraulic properties (Ku and soil water contents) based on the simplified evaporation method (SEM) [6, 7]. Main references: [1] van Genuchten (1980) <doi:10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400050002x>, [2] Mualem (1976) <doi:10.1029/WR012i003p00513>, [3] Peters (2013) <doi:10.1002/wrcr.20548>, [4] Iden and Durner (2013) <doi:10.1002/2014WR015937>, [5] Peters (2014) <doi:10.1002/2014WR015937>, [6] Wind G. P. (1966), [7] Peters and Durner (2008) <doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.04.016> and [8] Brooks and Corey (1964).
