Wednesday, 9 November 2005: 9:40 AM
Convention Center,, Room 251C, Upper Level
265: Infiltration/Water Flow
Sponsor:S01 Soil Physics
Presiding:Maria Draglia, Oregon State University
9:40 AMIntroductory Remarks
9:45 AMEffect of Salty Crust on Evaporation from Bare Saline Soil. 
Haruyuki Fujimaki, University of Tsukuba, Takahiro Shimano, University of Tsukuba, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Yukuo Abe, University of Tsukuba, Kazurou Nakane, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
10:00 AMWater Movement with Condensation in a Soil under Temperature Gradient. 
Masaru Sakai, Graduate school of Bioresources, Mie University, Nobuo Toride, Graduate school of Bioresources, Mie University, Jirka Simunek, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside
10:15 AMScaling of Kostiakov Infiltration Parameters across Soil Textural Classes.
Joseph Kozak, USDA-ARS-GPSR, Lajpat Ahuja, USDA-ARS-GPSR
10:30 AMBreak
10:45 AMCharacterizing Liquid Imbibition in Porous Media under Microgravity.
Scott Jones, Utah State University, Markus Tuller, University of Idaho, Dani Or, University of Connecticut
11:00 AMWater Imbibition into Rock as Affected by Sample Shape, Pore Connectivity, and Antecedent Water Content. 
Robert P. Ewing, Iowa State University, Qinhong (Max) Hu, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
11:15 AMPressure Measurements at Spatially Abrupt Infiltration Fronts.
David DiCarlo, USDA/ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory
11:30 AMDiscussion
11:45 AMAdjourn

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