2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 62 Monday, 6 October 2008
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: General Assembly Theater Hall B

J17. Soil Hydrology (GSA Hydrogeology Division; S01 Soil Physics; S05 Pedology; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)

Michael H. Young, Brad Wilcox, J. Bruce J. Harrison and Eric McDonald, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
62-11:30 PM Structure and Function In Soil Hydrology: PACHEPSKY, Yakov A., Environmental Microbial Safety Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 10300 Baltimore Ave, Bldg. 173, BARC-EAST, Beltsville, MD 20705, Yakov.Pachepsky@ars.usda.gov, LILLY, Allan, Macaulay Institute, Macaulay Drive, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, United Kingdom, NEMES, Attila, Dep. of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, 2102 Plant Science Building, College Park, MD 20742, GISH, Timothy J., USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab, Beltsville, MD 20706, and GIMENEZ, Daniel, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
62-21:45 PM Evolution of Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Aggregated Soils during Compression: BERLI, Markus, Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, markus.berli@dri.edu, CARMINATI, Andrea, Hydrogeology Department, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Permoserstrasse 15, Leipzig, 04318, Germany, TEAMRAT, Ghezzehei, Earth Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, and OR, Dani, Department of Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
62-32:00 PM Soil Architecture and Its Functional Manifestations: A New Era for Soil-Landscape-Hydrology Research?: LIN, Henry, Department of Crop and Soil Sceince, The Pennsylvania State University, 415 Agricultural Sciences and Industries, University Park, PA 16802, henrylin@psu.edu
62-42:15 PM The Hydrologic Implications of Soil Variability within a Small, First Order Semi-Arid Drainage Basin, Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico: HARRISON, J. Bruce J., HENDRICKX, Jan, and MCMAHON, Dennis, Earth and Environmental Science Dept, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, bruce@nmt.edu
62-52:30 PM Vegetation-Soil-Aspect Modulated Hydrologic Dynamics on Semiarid Hillslopes of Central New Mexico: GUTIERREZ-JURADO, Hugo A., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, MSEC 122, Socorro, NM 87801, hugo@nmt.edu, HARRISON, J. Bruce J., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, MSEC 342, Socorro, NM 87801, and VIVONI, Enrique R., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of MIning and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, MSEC 244, Socorro, NM 87801
62-62:45 PM Characterizing Hydraulic Properties in An Arid Watershed to Aid in Flood Control and Uncertainty Analysis: CALDWELL, Todd G.1, YOUNG, Michael H.2, MILLER, Julianne J.2, and DALLDORF, Graham K.1, (1) Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, todd.caldwell@dri.edu, (2) Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119
62-73:00 PM From Idiosyncrasies to Interactions: Systematic Exploration of the Soil Controls on Subsurface Lateral Flow at the Hillslope Scale: MCDONNELL, Jeffrey J. and HOPP, Luisa, Department of Forest Engineering, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331-5706, Jeff.McDonnell@orst.edu
 3:15 PM Break
62-83:30 PM Hillslope hydrology in stepped limestone terrains of the Central Texas Hill Country: WILDING, Larry P., Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A & M Univ, 18 Ranchero Road, College Station, TX 77845-9405, wilding@tamu.edu, WOODRUFF, Charles M. Jr, Consulting Geologist, 711 West 14th Street, Austin, TX 78701, and WILCOX, Bradford P., Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
62-93:45 PM Impact of Vegetation on Nitrate Accumulation In Desert Vadose Zone: MENON, Manoj1, PARRATT, Ronald1, TYLER, Scott2, and KROPF, Christian3, (1) Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, MS-175, Reno, NV 89557, mmenon@unr.edu, (2) Hydrological Sciences Program, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 175, Reno, NV 89557-0180, (3) Department of Water Resources, Washoe County, 4930 Energy Way, Reno, NV 89502
62-104:00 PM Modeling Flow and Nitrate Transport in a Heterogeneous Vadose Zone: Comparison of Three Approaches: BOTROS, Farag, Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, FEBotros@ucdavis.edu and HARTER, Thomas, University of California - Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616
62-114:15 PM Transport of Tritium Contamination from the Shallow Unsaturated Zone to the Atmosphere in An Arid Environment: GARCIA, C. Amanda1, ANDRASKI, Brian J.1, COOPER, Clay A.2, STONESTROM, David A.3, JOHNSON, Michael J.1, MICHEL, Robert L.4, and WHEATCRAFT, Stephen W.5, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, 2730 N. Deer Run Road, Carson City, NV 89701, cgarcia@usgs.gov, (2) 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, (3) US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS-420, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4) US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Dr, MS 434, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5) Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557
62-124:30 PM Application of Field Scale Infiltration and Heat Transport Methods to Estimate the Hydraulic Conductivity of Coarse Grained Vadose Zone Materials: SWIERC, James, Geology, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812, james.swierc@umontana.edu, WOESSNER, William, Geology, Univ of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812, and CLEMENTS, William, Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725
62-134:45 PM Tracer Studies of Solute Flow Pathways in Caliche and Related Clayey Soils of Central Texas: NOBLES, M.M., Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, P.O. Box 1208, Normal, AL 35762, maria.nobles@aamu.edu and WILDING, Larry P., Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A & M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-2474
62-145:00 PM Impacts of Soil Conservation Measures on Vadose Zone Drainage in the Loess Plateau, China: GATES, John B.1, SCANLON, Bridget1, and MU, Xingmin2, (1) Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, john.gates@beg.utexas.edu, (2) Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, 26 Xinong Road, Yangling, 712100, China

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