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Soil Water Determination for Field Applications: Current Problems, Advances in Technology, and Scale Issues: I

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 12:55 PM-4:55 PM
Convention Center, Room 410, Fourth Floor
Presidings:
Steven Evett and Timothy R. Green
Organizers:
Steven Evett and Timothy R. Green
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
A Complex Permittivity Model for Field Estimation of Soil Water Contents Using Time Domain Reflectometry.
Robert Schwartz, USDA-ARS; Steven Evett, USDA-ARS; Jourdan Bell, USDA-ARS
Audio File Recorded presentation
1:20 PM
Measurement of the Dielectric Properties of Soils Using Electromagnetic Sensors.
Thijs Kelleners, Univ. of Wyoming
Audio File Recorded presentation
1:40 PM
Direct Measurements of Dielectric Constant of Porous and Non-Porous Media.
Martin Buehler, Decagon Devices, Inc.; Giulia Ricciardi, Decagon Devices, Inc.; Douglas Cobos, Decagon Devices, Inc.
Audio File Recorded presentation
1:55 PM
In Situ Validation of Soil Water Content From Satellite Remote Sensing.
Michael H. Cosh, USDA-ARS, Hydrology & Remote Sensing Lab.; Thomas J. Jackson, USDA-ARS, Hydrology & Remote Sensing Lab.
2:15 PM
The Heat-Pulse Method for Measuring Soil Water Content: Prospects and Limitations for Routine Field Use.
Gerard J. Kluitenberg, Kansas State Univ.
2:30 PM
The Spatial Sensitivity of Heat Pulse Methods for Measuring Soil Water Fluxes.
John Knight, Queensland Univ. of Technology; Gerard J. Kluitenberg, Kansas State Univ.; Wei Jin, Kansas State Univ.
2:45 PM
Significance of Heat Loss and Improved Calibration for Soil Property Estimates Using a Heat-Pulse Probe.
Andrew C. Sherfy, Univ. of Tennessee; Jaehoon Lee, Univ. of Tennessee; John Tyner, Univ. of Tennessee; Stacy Worley, Univ. of Tennessee
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
Seeing What You Want to See.
Ty Ferre, Univ. of Arizona
Audio File Recorded presentation
3:35 PM
Field Use of Soil Moisture Sensors to Study Water Flow Patterns.
S.D. Logsdon, NSTL
Audio File Recorded presentation
3:55 PM
Scale Dependent Spatial Covariance of Soil Water Flux Across Soil Horizon Interfaces.
Miles Dyck, CANADA, Univ. of Alberta; Gary Kachanoski, CANADA, Univ. of Alberta
4:10 PM
Measurement of Oil and Water Contents In Oil-Contaminated Soil with a Thermo-Time Domain Reflectometry Probe.
Kosuke Noborio, Meiji Univ.; Misato Kakizawa, Meiji Univ.; Mito Saegusa, Meiji Univ.; Hiroyuki Ochiai, Meiji Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
4:25 PM
Measuring the Dynamic Soil Water Evaporation.
Xinhua Xiao, Iowa State Univ.; Robert Horton, Iowa State Univ.; J.L. Heitman, North Carolina State Univ.; Thomas J. Sauer, USDA-ARS, Natl. Soil Tilth Lab.; Tusheng Ren, China Agricultural Univ.; Robert P. Ewing, Iowa State Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
4:40 PM
Adjourn
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