82 Soil Physics and Vadose Zone Hydrology: Our Future Contributions

Oral Session
Joint Sessions

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Thursday, 9 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 351AD

Presiding:
Scott Tyler and Jan Hendrickx
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
8:45 AM
Advances in Estimations of Vadose Zone Properties with the Heat Pulse Probe
Tamir Kamai, University of California; Atac Tuli, University of California; Gerard Kluitenberg, Kansas State University; Jan Hopmans, Univ. of California
9:00 AM
Using Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) to Assess Soil Moisture In Agricultural Settings
Christine E. Hatch, University of Nevada, Reno; Scott Tyler, University of Nevada, Reno; Tyler Cluff, University of Nevada, Reno; Mark Hausner, University of Nevada, Reno
9:15 AM
Challenges in Characterizing and Simulating Flow and Transport in Stony Soils
Daniel Stephens, Daniel B Stephens & Associates; Todd Umstot, Daniel B Stephens & Associates
9:30 AM
Break
9:45 AM
Integration of Hydrogeology and Soil Science for Sustainable Water Resources—Focus on Water Quantity
Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin; David Stonestrom, US Geological Survey; Prasanna Gowda, USDA
10:05 AM
Integration of Hydrogeology and Soil Science for Sustainable Water Resources—Focus on Water Quality
David Stonestrom, US Geological Survey; Bridget R. Scanlon, Univ of Texas at Austin
10:25 AM
Break
10:40 AM
Vertical Spatial Variability in Soil Texture on Soil Water Storage
Bing Cheng Si, University of Saskatchewan
10:55 AM
Sensitivity Analysis of Contaminant Transport Uncertainty in Unsaturated Zone
Feng Pan, Desert Research Institute; Jianting Zhu, Desert Research Institute; Ming Ye, Florida State University; Zhongbo Yu, Geoscience, Univ of Nevada at Las Vegas
11:10 AM
Perspectives on Vadose Zone Modeling Challenges from a Hydrogeologist and a Soil Physicist
Daniel Stephens, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc; Martinus van Genuchten, Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ
11:30 AM
Discussion
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