Monday, November 5, 2007: 9:25 AM
Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor
88: Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: I. Advances in Soil Sensing and Measurement Technologies and their Applications
Sponsor:S01 Soil Physics
Cosponsors:S05 Pedology; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; S09 Soil Mineralogy
Presidings:David A. Robinson, University of the West Indies
Ty Ferre, University of Arizona
9:25 AM Introductory Remarks
9:30 AM88-1Temperature and Frequency Dependent Time-Domain Reflectometry Water Content Calibrations in Fine-Textured Soils.
Robert Schwartz, USDA-ARS, Steven R. Evett, USDA-ARS, Jourdan M. Bell, USDA-ARS
9:45 AM88-2Measuring Dielectric Permittivity of Tropical Soils Under Different pH Condition by Time Domain Reflectometry.
Xiufu Shuai, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Chittaranjan Ray, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Ole Wendroth, University of Kentucky, Russell Yost, University of Hawaii
10:00 AM88-3Time Domain Spectroscopy in Soil Science.
Yongping Chen, Univ Connecticut, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Paolo Castiglione, Montana State University, Jon Wraith, Montana State University, Dani Or, EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Federale
10:15 AM88-4Modeling Temperature and Salinity Response of EC-5 Dielectric Soil Moisture Sensors.
Gaylon Campbell, Decagon Devices, Inc., Colin Campbell, Decagon Devices, Inc., Doug Cobos, Decagon Devices, Inc.
10:30 AM88-5Time Domain Spectroscopy in Soil Physics.
Paolo Castiglione, Montana State University, Jon Wraith, Montana State University
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM88-6Application of Embedded Networked Systems for Spatio-Temporal Rhizosphere Research.
Michael Hamilton, University of California-Riverside, Rodrigo Vargas, University of California Riverside, Michael Allen, University of California-Riverside
11:15 AM88-7Soil Moisture Variation Reveals Soil Textural Features Using Electromagnetic Induction Mapping.
Hiruy Abdu, Utah State University, David Robinson, Stanford University, Scott Jones, Utah State University
11:30 AM88-8Experimental and Numerical Sensitivity Analyses of Heat Pulse Probe Designs.
Atac Tuli, University of California,Davis, Tamir Kamai, University of California,Davis, Hirotaka Saito, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Jan Hopmans, University of California,Davis, Jirka Simunek, University of California
11:45 AM88-9Monitoring Climate and Seasonal Effects on Field Soil Properties Using Sound Speed Measurement: A Long-Term Survey.
Zhiqu Lu, National Center for Physical Acoustics/University of Mississippi
12:00 PM88-10Field and Laboratory Calibration of Capacitance Sensor As Affected by Organic Matter Levels.
Ali Fares, University of Hawaii
12:15 PM Adjourn
Cosponsors:S05 Pedology; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; S09 Soil Mineralogy

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