Recent Posters and Presentations

Soil and Water Quality

Kimble, John. 2000. Soil quality (soil health) and agriculture sustainability. Presented at Global Sustainability Conference, Springfield, IL. 27–29 Mar. 2000.

Elrashidi, M.A. 2005. Loss of phosphorus by runoff for an agricultural watershed. Soil and Water Conservation annual conference. 30 July–4 Aug. Rochester, NY.

Elrashidi, M.A., and M.D. Mays. 2005. Loss of nitrate-N by runoff and leaching for agricultural watersheds. Agronomy Abstracts. SSSA annual meetings. November 6–10. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mays, M.D., and M.A. Elrashidi. 2005. Research/analytical methodologies in soils and environmental analyses at the National Soil Survey Center. SERA-17 annual conference. 26–29 July. Banff, AB, Canada.

Mays, M.D., M.A. Elrashidi, R.J. Ahrens, and J. Lemunyon. 2005. Some highlights of the national phosphorus project (USA). Soil and Plant Analysis Conference. 30 Jan.–4 Feb. Cancun, Mexico.

Doolittle, J., H. Lin, B. Jenkinson, and X. Zhou. 2006. Characterizing watersheds with geophysical methods: Some uses of GPR and EMI in hydropedological investigations. AGU spring meeting. 23–26 May. Baltimore, MD.

Elrashidi, M.A., M.D. Mays, and J. Harder. 2006. Utilization of soil survey to estimate the impact of soil nitrogen on water quality. Soil and Water Conservation Society annual conference. 22–26 July. Keystone, CO.

Elrashidi, M.A., M.D. Mays, and S.D. Peaslee. 2006. Loss of alkaline earth elements by runoff for agricultural watersheds. Agronomy Abstracts. SSSA annual meetings. 12–16 Nov. Indianapolis, IN.

Elrashidi, M.A., M.D. Mays, and S.D. Peaslee. 2006. Utilization of soil survey to evaluate the impact of agricultural land on natural water resources. Symposium: Synthesis, modeling, and applications of soil science for soil-water-plant-environment systems. World Congress of Soil Science. 9–14 July. Philadelphia, PA.

Mays, M.D., M.A. Elrashidi, and D. Hammer. 2006. Loss of nitrogen by runoff and leaching from agricultural watersheds. Agronomy Abstracts. SSSA Annual Meetings. 12–16 Nov. Indianapolis, IN.

Elrashidi, M.A., and S.D. Peaslee. 2007. Utilization of soil survey information to evaluate the environmental impact of agricultural land on natural water resources. International Syposium on Green Technology and Ecosystem Health. 13–15 Oct. Hangzhou-Linan, China.

Elrashidi, M.A., M.D. Mays, and S.D. Peaslee. 2007. A technique to estimate the impact of agricultural watersheds on natural water resources. Agronomy Abstracts. SSSA annual meetings. 4–8 Nov. New Orleans, LA.

Zhu, Q., H.-S. Lin, X. Zhou, J. Doolittle, and J. Zhang. 2007. Precision soil mapping for hydropedology-precision agriculture study. Annual International Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy. 4–8 Nov. New Orleans, LA. Published abstract.

Doolittle, J., and H. Lin. 2008. Hydropedological investigations of a small, forested catchment with GPR and EMI. First International Hydropedology Conference. 28–31 July. Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.

Elrashidi, M.A. 2008. Application of soil, hydrology, and climate data to estimate effects of land management practices on water quality. Future of Soil Science Forum. 18–22 May. Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt.

Elrashidi, M.A. 2008. Estimating nonpoint source of nitrogen contamination to study the impact of land management practices on water quality. 1 Aug. College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD.

Elrashidi, M.A., and S.D. Peaslee. 2008. Loss of phosphorus by runoff from watersheds in West Virginia. Agronomy Abstracts. SSSA annual meetings. 5–9 Oct. Houston, TX.

Lin, H., D. Andrews, J. Zhang, K. Takagi, C. Anderson, and J. Doolittle. 2008. Hydropedologic investigations in the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. First International Hydropedology Conference. 28–31 July. Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.

Lin, H., J. Zhang, K. Takagi, L. Luo, Q. Zhu, D. Andrews, and J. Doolittle. 2008. Heterogeneous world underfoot: Visualizing soil-water interactions in the Critical Zone. Joint annual meeting (Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies). 5–9 Oct. Houston, TX. Published abstract.

Lin, H., J. Zhang, K. Takagi, L. Luo, Q. Zhu, D. Andrews, and J. Doolittle. 2008. Hydropedologic investigations in the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Joint annual meeting (Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies). 5–9 Oct. Houston, TX. Published abstract.

Lin, H., L. Luo, J. Zhang, K. Takagi, Z. Qing, C. Andrews, and J. Doolittle. 2008. Heterogeneous world underfoot: Visualizing soil-water interactions in the Critical Zone. First International Hydropedology Conference. 28–31 July. Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.

Zhang, Z., H. Lin, and J. Doolittle. 2008. Identification of subsurface flow pattern using a combination of ground penetrating radar and real-time soil moisture monitoring. First International Hydropedology Conference. 28–31 July. Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.

Elrashidi, M.A., and L. West. 2009. Loss of nitrogen by runoff and leaching from agricultural watersheds in West Virginia. Agronomy Abstracts. SSSA annual meetings. 1–5 Nov. Pittsburgh, PA.

Elrashidi, M.A., and L. West. 2009. Nonpoint source of nitrogen contamination from land management practices in Lost River basin, West Virginia. SWCS annual conference. 11–15 July. Dearborn, MI.

Owens, P.R., Z. Libohova, P. Schoeneberger, M. Wilson, and T. Neely. 2009. Hydraulic conductivity and pedogenesis of a benchmark loess catena in southern Indiana. SSSA Abstracts. Pittsburgh, PA.

Vepraskas, M.J., M.A. Wilson, and D.L. Lindbo. 2009. History and application of micromorphological techniques in land use regulation. SSSA Abstracts. Pittsburgh, PA.

Zhang, J., H. Lin, and J. Doolittle. 2009. Combining time-lapsed GPR and real-time soil moisture monitoring to detect subsurface lateral flow. Annual International Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy. 1–5 Nov. Pittsburgh, PA. Published abstract.

Zhu, Q., H. Lin, and J. Doolittle. 2009. Functional soil mapping for soil moisture and crop yield management in an agricultural landscape. Annual International Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy. 1–5 Nov. Pittsburgh, PA. Published abstract.

Zhu, Q., H. Lin, and J. Doolittle. 2009. Repeated electromagnetic induction surveys for understanding landscape soil and water dynamics. Annual International Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy. 1–5 Nov. Pittsburgh, PA. Published abstract.

Benham, E., R. Ferguson, M.J. Pearson, and Larry West. 2010. A comparison of geographically broad models for prediction of soil carbonate, total carbon, and gypsum using VNIR. SSSA meeting. Long Beach, CA.

Doolittle, J. 2010. Defining hydropedologic functional units (HFUs) with electromagnetic induction (EMI). International Workshop on Frontiers of Hydropedology and Earth’s Critical Zone: Research and Applications. 11–13 July. Beijing, China.

Doolittle, J. 2010. Use of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) in hydropedologic investigations. International Workshop on Frontiers of Hydropedology and Earth’s Critical Zone: Research and Applications. 11–13 July. Beijing, China.

Elrashidi, M.A. 2010. Application of equivalent gypsum content to estimate potential subsidence of gypsiferous soils. Agronomy Abstracts. SSSA international annual meetings. 31 Oct.–3 Nov. Long Beach, CA.

Elrashidi, M.A. 2010. Loss of phosphorus by runoff from watersheds in Lost River basin, West Virginia. SACS 65th International Annual Conference. 18–21 July. St. Louis, MO.

Ferguson, R., Ellis Benham, M.J. Pearson, and Larry West. 2010. A comparison of three light sources for VNIR analysis of soil samples. SSSA meeting. Long Beach, CA.