Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

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

31 Modeling in Soil Physics and Hydrology

Oral Session
SSSA Division: Soil Physics and Hydrology
This session focuses on advances in modeling for soil physics and hydrology with applications for cropping systems, engineered systems, water management, and solute transport.
Monday, October 23, 2017: 8:00 AM-10:15 AM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 14

Organizers:
Yohannes Tadesse Yimam , Matthew R. Levi and Nathaniel Chaney
Moderators:
Yohannes Tadesse Yimam and Matthew R. Levi
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
Effect of Diffusive Tortuosity on Longitudinal Dispersivity in Undisturbed Soil.
Poulamee Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Bhabani Sankar Das, Indian Institute of Technology
8:35 AM
Erosion Alters Depth to the Argillic Horizon: What Impacts on Hillslope Interflow?.
Rachel Ryland, University of Georgia-Athens; Daniel Markewitz, University of Georgia-Athens; David E. Radcliffe, University of Georgia-Athens; Aaron Thompson, University of Georgia-Athens; Lori Sutter, University of Georgia
8:50 AM
Evaluating Drywells for Stormwater Management and Enhanced Aquifer Recharge.
Salini Sasidharan, University of California; Scott A. Bradford, USDA-ARS; Jirka Šimůnek, University of California-Riverside; Stephen Kraemer, US EPA; Dave Goodrich, USDA-ARS
9:05 AM
Validation of a New Scheme for Determination of Irrigation Depths Using a Numerical Model of Crop Response to Irrigation and Quantitative Weather Forecasts.
Hassan Abd El Baki, Tottori University; Haruyuki Fujimaki, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University; Ieyasu Tokumoto, Saga University; Tadaomi Saito, Tottori University
9:20 AM
Break
9:30 AM
Obtaining Soil Hydraulic Parameters from Data Assimilation Under Different Climatic/Soil Conditions.
Javier Valdes-Abellan, University of Alicante. Ed Bibl Gr SIBYD; Yakov A. Pachepsky, USDA-ARS; Gonzalo Martinez, University of Cordoba
9:45 AM
Influence of Data Availability and Pedotransfer Functions on the Modeling of Soil Moisture Dynamics.
Cristina P. Contreras, Catholic University of Chile; Sara E Acevedo, Catholic University of Chile; Carlos A. Bonilla, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
10:15 AM
Adjourn