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2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

279 Poster and 5 Minute Rapid--Soil Physics and Hydrology Division Student Competition, Part 1 - Lightning Orals

Oral Session
SSSA Division: Soil Physics and Hydrology
Presentations in this session are 3-minute talks plus 2 minutes for questions and are linked with the Student Poster Competition. Oral presentations are limited to two slides only with no animations. The lead author and presenting author must be a graduate or undergraduate student at the time of the annual meeting. The top 3 students will receive cash awards and will be recognized during the Soil Physics and Hydrology Division business meeting, via email to the Division, and in a short article to CSA News.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017: 2:45 PM-4:50 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 21

Organizers:
Ryan Stewart and Ziru Liu
Moderators:
Ryan Stewart , Ziru Liu , Melanie Stock and Jesse Radolinski
2:45 PM
Introductory Remarks
2:50 PM
Evaluation and Calibration of Empirical Methods to Estimate Reference Evapotranspiration in Northwest Texas.
Yassine Cherif, Prairie View A&M University; Ripendra Awal, Prairie View A&M University; Ali Fares, Prairie View A&M University
2:55 PM
Application of the Parswms Parallelized Code for Simulation of Three-Dimensional Water Flow and Solute Transport in Containerized Soilless Substrates.
Mohammad R Gohardoust, University of Arizona; Horst Hardelauf, Forschungszentrum Jülich; Asher Bar-Tal, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center; Hadar Heller, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center; Michal Amichai, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center; Markus Tuller, University of Arizona
3:05 PM
Measuring Soil Moisture in Skeletal Soils Using a Cosmos Rover.
Candice Medina, Texas A&M University Agronomy Society; Haly L. Neely, Texas A&M University; Darin Desilets, Hydroinnova; Binayak P. Mohanty, Texas A&M University; Georgianne W. Moore, Texas A&M University
3:10 PM
Improving Irrigation Management By Understanding Rhizosphere Processes.
Luke Carter, Auburn University; Thorsten Knappenberger, Auburn University; Joey N. Shaw, Auburn University; Charles Monks, Auburn University; Julie A. Howe, Auburn University
3:15 PM
Towards Novel Techniques for Root Phenotyping Using GPR.
Catherine Kobylinski, Texas A&M University; Haly L. Neely, Texas A&M University; Dirk Hays, Texas A & M University; Katie L. Lewis, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Mark Everett, Texas A&M University
3:20 PM
Biodegradable Plastic and Paper Mulch Effects on Soil Moisture Dynamics.
Henry Sintim, Washington State University; Mustafa Saglam, Ondokuz Mayis University; Andy Bary, Washington State University; Markus Flury, Washington State University
3:25 PM
Temporal Dynamics of Soil Water Among Delineated Management Zones.
Javier Reyes, University of Kentucky; Ole Wendroth, University of Kentucky
3:30 PM
Simulating Stony Soil Impact on Evapotranspiration.
Kshitij Parajuli, Utah State University; Scott B. Jones, Utah State University; David Tarboton, Utah State University; LIn Zhao, Utah State University; Gerald N. Flerchinger, USDA-ARS
3:35 PM
Comparison of Surface Energy Balance Components between a Tilled and an Un-Tilled Bare Soil.
Ohene Akuoko, Iowa State University; Dilia Kool, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Sauer, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Joshua L. Heitman, North Carolina State University; Robert Horton, Iowa State University
3:40 PM
Question and Answer
3:50 PM
Exchangeable Sodium Percentage and Salinity Impacts on Soil Atterberg Limits, Shrinkage, Strength and Water Retention.
Hans Klopp, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Bleam, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Francisco Arriaga, University of Wisconsin-Madison
3:55 PM
Evaluation of Different Models for Estimating the Hydraulic Parameters and Thermal Conductivity of Pasture Unsaturated Soils.
Geeta Kharel, Texas Tech University; Sanjit K Deb, Texas Tech University; Charles P West, Texas Tech University
4:00 PM
Numerical Analysis of Soil Water Dynamics Under Subsurface Ring-Shaped Emitter Irrigation Using Hydrus.
Reskiana Saefuddin, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology; Hirotaka Saito, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology; Jirka Šimůnek, University of California-Riverside
4:05 PM
Soil Thermal Property Values As a Function of Water Content and Bulk Density.
Bing Tong, Iowa State University; Dilia Kool, Iowa State University; Ohene Akuoko, Iowa State University; Joshua L. Heitman, North Carolina State University; Thomas J. Sauer, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Robert Horton, Iowa State University
4:10 PM
Water Movement in T- and Y- Shaped Capillary Tubes Under Microgravity.
Yuichi Maruo, Meiji University; Naoto Sato, Meiji University; Kosuke Noborio, Meiji University
4:15 PM
Kinetics of Molybdenum Adsorption-Desorption in Soils.
Wenguang Sun, LSU Agricultural Center - Baton Rouge; Magdi Selim, Louisiana State University
4:20 PM
In Situ Correction of Probe Deflection for a Thermo-TDR Sensor Provides Accurate Determination of Soil Water Content.
Minmin Wen, China Agricultural University; Gang Liu, China Agricultural University; Robert Horton, Iowa State University
4:25 PM
Relationships between Soil Cracks and Behaviors of CO2, CH4 and N2O Gases and Soil Water in Paddyfield Soil.
Toshihiro Doi, Meiji university Graduate School of Agriculture; Kosuke Noborio, Meiji University
4:30 PM
Evaluating the 2-D Distribution of Volumetric Water Content and Electrical Conductivity with Cloud-Based Drip Fertigation System.
Shinsuke Aoki, Meiji University; Yuki Ito, Meiji University; Sota Yaegashi, Meiji University; Ryuta Honda, Meiji University; Kiyoshi Ozawa, Meiji University; Hiroshi Takesako, Meiji University; Eiji Kita, Routrek Networks Inc.; Kosuke Noborio, Meiji University
4:35 PM
Water Imbibition in Porous Media Under Simulated Microgravity Conditions.
Naoto Sato, Meiji University; Yuichi Maruo, Meiji University; Kosuke Noborio, Meiji University
4:40 PM
Question and Answer
4:50 PM
Adjourn