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. 82
Thursday, 9 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

J18. Soil Physics and Vadose Zone Hydrology: Our Future Contributions

GSA Hydrogeology Division; S01 Soil Physics; S05 Pedology

 

Scott W. Tyler and Jan M.H. Hendrickx, Conveners/Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
Opportunities for Transformative Measurement in Surface Hydrology
SELKER, John S., Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, rm 116 Gilmore Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, Selkerj@engr.orst.edu, Selkerj@engr.orst.edu
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8:25 AM
Techniques to Answer Hydrologic Questions of the Unsaturated Zone: Borrow, Adapt, Steal, and Dream
NIMMO, John R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and PERKINS, Kim S., 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-420, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jrnimmo@usgs.gov, jrnimmo@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
Advances in Estimations of Vadose Zone Properties with the Heat Pulse Probe
KAMAI, Tamir1, TULI, Atac1, KLUITENBERG, Gerard J.2 and HOPMANS, Jan W.1, (1)Land Air and Water Resources, University of California, 106 Veihmeyer Hall, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Agronomy, Kansas State University, 2702 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Manhattan, KS 66506, tkamai@ucdavis.edu, tkamai@ucdavis.edu
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9:00 AM
Using Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) to Assess Soil Moisture In Agricultural Settings
HATCH, Christine E.1, TYLER, Scott2, CLUFF, Tyler1 and HAUSNER, Mark1, (1)Geological Sci. & Engr, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 172, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Hydrological Sciences Program, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 175, Reno, NV 89557-0180, christinehatch@gmail.com, christinehatch@gmail.com
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9:15 AM
Challenges in Characterizing and Simulating Flow and Transport in Stony Soils
STEPHENS, Daniel B. and UMSTOT, Todd, Daniel B Stephens & Associates, 6020 Academy Rd NE Ste 100, Albuquerque, NM 87109-3315, dan.stephens@dbstephens.com, dan.stephens@dbstephens.com
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
Integration of Hydrogeology and Soil Science for Sustainable Water Resources—Focus on Water Quantity
SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, STONESTROM, David, US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and GOWDA, Prasanna, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Conservation & Production Research lab, Bushland, TX 79012, bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu, bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu
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10:05 AM
Integration of Hydrogeology and Soil Science for Sustainable Water Resources—Focus on Water Quality
STONESTROM, David A., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS-420, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and SCANLON, Bridget R., Jackson School of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg. 130, Austin, TX 78758, dastones@usgs.gov, dastones@usgs.gov
 
10:25 AM
Break
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10:40 AM
Vertical Spatial Variability in Soil Texture on Soil Water Storage
SI, Bing, Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N5A8, Canada, Bing.Si@usask.ca, Bing.Si@usask.ca
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10:55 AM
Sensitivity Analysis of Contaminant Transport Uncertainty in Unsaturated Zone
PAN, Feng, Division of Hydrologic Science, Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, ZHU, Jianting, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 755 E Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, YE, Ming, School of Computational Science & Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, 441 Dirac Science Library, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and YU, Zhongbo, State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai Univ, Nanjing 210098, China, Geoscience, Univ of Nevada at Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, Feng.Pan@dri.edu, Feng.Pan@dri.edu
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11:10 AM
Perspectives on Vadose Zone Modeling Challenges from a Hydrogeologist and a Soil Physicist
STEPHENS, Daniel B., Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc, 6020 Academy Rd NE, Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87109-3315 and VAN GENUCHTEN, Martinus T., Department of Mechanical Engineering, COPPE/LTTC, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, 21945-970, Brazil, dan.stephens@dbstephens.com, dan.stephens@dbstephens.com
 
11:30 AM
Discussion
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