170 Revisiting the Most Important Curve in Soil Physics: I

Oral Session
SSSA Division: Soil Physics
Since Edgar Buckingham successfully created the first soil water characteristic (SWC) curve in 1907, its importance for various hydrological and agricultural processes and applications has been reemphasized in recent times. This session highlights latest advancements in SWC measurement technology and modeling. Contributions that include but are not limited to the following topics are encouraged: (1) novel measurement methods that increase SWC measurement accuracy and speed from saturation to oven-dry conditions; (2) new modeling concepts, which accurately describe the SWC from saturation to oven-dryness; (3) linking SWC measurements with emerging direct visualization methods (e.g. X-ray CT) to understand pore-network structure, shape, connectivity, and functions; and (4) cross-disciplinary studies about extracting useful information from measured SWC curves and linking these to soil life-support processes including water, solute and gas fluxes, bioactivity and biodiversity.
Monday, November 3, 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Renaissance Long Beach, Renaissance Ballroom II

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Organizers:
Emmanuel Arthur and Dan Karup Jensen
Presiders:
Emmanuel Arthur and Dan Karup Jensen
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:05 PM
1:35 PM
Expanding the Soil Water Characteristic Curve to Feed the World with Less Water.
Alvin J.M. Smucker, Michigan State University; Andrey K. Guber, Michigan State University; Mahdi Ibrahim Aoda, University of Baghdad
1:50 PM
Hydraulic Equilibrium: Is It Ever Reached?.
Sara E. Vero, TEAGASC; Rachel E. Creamer, Teagasc; Mark G. Healy, National University of Ireland, Galway; Tiernan Henry, National University of Ireland Galway; Tristan G. Ibrahim, Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Karl G Richards, Teagasc; Owen Fenton, TEAGASC
2:20 PM
Can the Dry-End (-1 to -1000 MPa) Soil Water Characteristic Curve be Well Characterized with a Single Point?.
Douglas R. Cobos, Decagon Devices, Inc.; Leonardo Daniel Rivera, Decagon Devices, Inc.; Gaylon S. Campbell, Decagon Devices, Inc.
2:35 PM
Impact of Texture, Bulk Density, and Organic Carbon on the Soil Water Characteristic from Oven Dryness to Saturation.
Dan Karup Jensen, Aarhus University; Per Moldrup Sr., Aalborg University; Emmanuel Arthur, Aarhus University; Markus Tuller, University of Arizona; Lis W. de Jonge, Aarhus University
3:05 PM
Break
3:15 PM
Soil Hydraulic Functions Revisited: Challenges and Solutions.
Wolfgang Durner, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Geoecology; Sascha Iden, TU Braunschweig, Institute of Geoecology, Department Soil Science and Soil Physics; Andre Peters, Technische Universität Berlin; Efstathios Diamantopoulos, TU Braunschweig, Institute of Geoecology, Department Soil Science and Soil Physics; Kai Germer, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Tobias KD Weber, TU Braunschweig, Institute of Geoecology, Department Soil Science and Soil Physics; Benedikt Scharnagl, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
3:30 PM
An Extension of Gardner's Model for the Hydraulic Conductivity Curve.
Theophilo Benedicto Ottoni Filho Sr., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Marlon Giovanni Lopes Alvarez Sr., State University of Rio de Janeiro; Arthur Bernardo Barbosa Dib Amorim Sr., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
3:45 PM
Closed-Form Model for Hysteretic Hydraulic Properties Based on Angular Pores with Variable Contact Angles.
Efstathios Diamantopoulos, TU Braunschweig, Institute of Geoecology, Department Soil Science and Soil Physics; Wolfgang Durner, TU Braunschweig, Institute of Geoecology, Department Soil Science and Soil Physics
4:00 PM
Determination of the Tangential Model Soil Water Retention Curves for Various Soil Types.
Hirotaka Saito, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology; Yuji Kohgo, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology; Thiam Magatt, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Hysteresis Phenomenon and Threshold Water Potentials for Cranberry Irrigation.
Jean Caron, Laval University; Simon Bonin, Fruit d'or; Steeve Pepin, Université Laval; Clay Vanderleest, University of Wisconsin; William L. Bland, University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:45 PM
Relating Soil Specific Surface Area, Water Film Thickness and Water Vapor Adsorption.
Tairone Paiva Leao, Universidade de Brasilia; Markus Tuller, University of Arizona
5:00 PM
Adjourn