Non-Invasive Methods and Soil Structure

Monday, November 2, 2009: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Convention Center, Exhibit Hall BC, Second Floor
Presidings:
Teamrat Ghezzehei and Markus Berli
Evaluation of Tortuosity Models for Predicting Solute Diffusion in Unsaturated Soils.
Hsinyi Chou, Univ. of California, Riverside; Laosheng Wu, Univ. of California, Riverside
Characterization of Porosity Gradient within the Soil Aggregates Using X-Ray Microtomography.
Kateryna Ananyeva, Michigan State Univ.; Wei Wang, Michigan State Univ.; Alvin J. M. Smucker, Michigan State Univ.; Alexandra N. Kravchenko, Michigan State Univ.; Mark L. Rivers, Univ. of Chicago
Electrical Resistivity Sounding to Study Water Content Distribution in Heterogeneous Soils.
Zane Z. Hadzick, Univ. of Maryland; Andrey K. Guber, USDA-ARS; Yakov A. Pachepsky, USDA-ARS; Robert L. Hill, Univ. of Maryland; Randy A. Rowland, USDA-ARS; Amanda Garzio-Hadzick, Univ. of Maryland
Comparison of Response Surface and Unsupervised Classification Sampling Approaches to Characterize Soil Spatial Variability with ECa-Directed Soil Sampling.
Dennis L. Corwin, USDA-ARS; Scott M. Lesch, Univ. of California; Cinthia K. Johnson, Plainview Farms, Inc.
Comparison of Intra-Aggregate Pore Characteristics From Soil in Conventional Row-Crop Agriculture and Native Succession Vegetation.
Wei Wang, Michigan State Univ.; Alexandra N. Kravchenko, Michigan State Univ.; Kateryna Ananyeva, Michigan State Univ.; Alvin J. M. Smucker, Michigan State Univ.; Hyen Chung Chun, Michigan State University; Mark L. Rivers, Univ. of Chicago
A Simple Close Range Photogrammetry Technique to Assess Soil Erosion in the Field.
Sayjro K. Nouwakpo, Purdue Univ.; Chi-Hua Huang, USDA-ARS; Jim Frankengerger, USDA-ARS, Soil Erosion Res. Lab.; James Bethel, Purdue Univ.
Sequential Segmentation for Correction of Intensity Bias in X-Ray CT Grayscale Images.
Markus Tuller, University of Arizona; Pavel Iassonov, University of Arizona
Geophysical Characterization of Inactive Mine Tailings – A First Step for Revegetation.
Phyllis A. Berger, University of Arizona; Robert Heinse, University of Idaho; Hiruy Abdu, Utah State University; Markus Tuller, University of Arizona; Scott B. Jones, Utah State University
Estimation of Soil Water Retention Properties From X-Ray Microtomography Observations.
Carlos M.P. Vaz, Embrapa, Cerrados; Paulo R.O. Lasso, Embrapa, Cerrados; Isabella C. de Maria, Agronomic Institute of Campinas; Pavel Iassonov, University of Arizona; Markus Tuller, University of Arizona
Comparison of Three Approaches to Measuring Individual Soil Aggregate Density.
Kateryna Ananyeva, Michigan State Univ.; Wei Wang, Michigan State Univ.; Alvin J.M. Smucker, Michigan State Univ.; Alexandra N. Kravchenko, Michigan State Univ.; Mark L. Rivers, Univ. of Chicago
Neutron Imaging of Plant-Soil Systems at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Jeffrey Warren, Oak Ridge National Lab.; Hassina Bilheux, Oak Ridge National Lab.