Can generate prediction of MI at any location at which you know: 1.XYZ Precipitation, potential evaporation 2. Soil depth texture AWc Ultimately, what's important for a plant is not how much rain falls, but how much water is in the soil where its roots are! But how to generate gridded Mi values across entire landscapes? need 'micro scaled soil maps most soil maps do not map profile depth depth more important to AWc calculation than texture• Can generate prediction of MI at any location at which you know: 1. XYZ Precipitation, potential evaporation 2. Soil depth + texture AWC Ultimately, what’s important for a plant is not how much rain falls, but how much water is in the soil where its roots are! • But how to generate gridded MI values across entire landscapes? - need ‘micro’ scaled soil maps - most soil maps do not map profile depth - depth more important to AWC calculation than texture