Research Project: Sustaining Irrigated Agriculture in an Era of Increasing Water Scarcity and Reduced Water Quality

Location: Agricultural Water Efficiency and Salinity Research Unit

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Dealing with the impact of climate change-induced drought on the management of soil salinity under irrigated arid-zone agriculture - (Review Article)
Corwin, D.L. 2024. Dealing with the impact of climate change-induced drought on the management of soil salinity under irrigated arid-zone agriculture. Advances in Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.12.001.

A system for concurrent on-the-go soil apparent electrical conductivity and gamma-ray sensing in micro-irrigated orchards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scudiero, E., Corwin, D.L., Markley, P.T., Pourreza, A., Rounsaville, T., Bughici, T., Skaggs, T.H. 2024. A system for concurrent on-the-go soil apparent electrical conductivity and gamma-ray sensing in micro-irrigated orchards. Soil and Tillage Research. 235. Article 105899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105899.

Assessing evapotranspiration in a lettuce crop with a two-source energy balance model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dhungel, R., Anderson, R.G., French, A.N., Saber, M., Sanchez, C.A., Scudiero, E. 2023. Assessing evapotranspiration in a lettuce crop with a two-source energy balance model. Irrigation Science, 41(2):183-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00814-x.

Ensemble HYDRUS-2D modeling to improve apparent electrical conductivity sensing of soil salinity under drip irrigation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bughici, T., Skaggs, T.H., Corwin, D.L., Scudiero, E. 2022. Ensemble HYDRUS-2D modeling to improve apparent electrical conductivity sensing of soil salinity under drip irrigation. Agricultural Water Management. 272. Article 107813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107813.

Spatiotemporal distribution of drought based on the standardized precipitation index and cloud models in the Haihe Plain, China - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fu, Y., Zhang, X., Anderson, R.G., Shi, R., Wu, D., Ge, Q. 2022. Spatiotemporal distribution of drought based on the standardized precipitation index and cloud models in the Haihe Plain, China. Water. 14(11). Article 1672. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14111672.

Modified ECa – ECe protocols for mapping soil salinity under micro-irrigation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Corwin, D.L., Scudiero, E., Zaccaria, D. 2022. Modified ECa – ECe protocols for mapping soil salinity under micro-irrigation. Agricultural Water Management. 269. Article 107640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107640.

Positron-emitting radiotracers spatially resolve unexpected biogeochemical relationships linked with methane oxidation in Arctic soils - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schmidt, M.P., Mamet, S.D., Senger, C., Schebel, A., Ota, M., Tian, W., Aziz, U., Stein, L.Y., Regier, T., Stanley, K., Peak, D., Siciliano, S.D. 2022. Positron-emitting radiotracers spatially resolve unexpected biogeochemical relationships linked with methane oxidation in Arctic soils. Global Change Biology. 28(13):4211-4224. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16188.

Electromagnetic sensing and infiltration measurements to evaluate turfgrass salinity and reclamation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Semiz, G.D., Suarez, D.L., Lesch, S.M. 2022. Electromagnetic sensing and infiltration measurements to evaluate turfgrass salinity and reclamation. Scientific Reports. 12. Article 5115. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09189-7.

Soil water retention curve inflection point: Insight into soil structure from percolation theory - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ghanbarian, B., Skaggs, T.H. 2021. Soil water retention curve inflection point: Insight into soil structure from percolation theory. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 86(2):338-344. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20360.

Impact of drought and changing water sources on water use and soil salinity of almond and pistachio orchards: 2. Modeling - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Helalia, S.A., Anderson, R.G., Skaggs, T.H., Šimunek, J. 2021. Impact of drought and changing water sources on water use and soil salinity of almond and pistachio orchards: 2. Modeling. Soil Systems. 5(4). Article 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems5040058.

Impact of drought and changing water sources on water use and soil salinity of almond and pistachio orchards: 1. Observations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Helalia, S.A., Anderson, R.G., Skaggs, T.H., Jenerette, D., Wang, D., Šimunek, J. 2021. Impact of drought and changing water sources on water use and soil salinity of almond and pistachio orchards: 1. Observations. Soil Systems. 5(3). Article 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems5030050.

Can Artificial Intelligence enhance the profit and environmental sustainability of agriculture? - (Trade Journal)
Scudiero, E., Anderson, R.G., Dhungel, R., Rios, S., Krueger, R. 2021. Can Artificial Intelligence enhance the profit and environmental sustainability of agriculture? Progressive Crop Consultant. 6(4):4-9.

Equilibrium Soil Chemistry Submodels - (Book / Chapter)
Suarez, D.L., Skaggs, T.H. 2022. Equilibrium soil chemistry submodels. In: Ahuja, L.R., Keresbaum, K.C. and Wendroth, O. editors. Modeling Processes and Their Interactions in Cropping Systems. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 179-201.

Intense agricultural irrigation induced contrasting precipitation changes in Saudi Arabia - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lo, M., Wey, H., Im, E., Tang, L.I., Anderson, R.G., Wu, R., Chien, R., Wei, J., Aghakouchak, A., Wada, Y. 2021. Intense agricultural irrigation induced contrasting precipitation changes in Saudi Arabia. Environmental Research Letters. 16(6). Article 064049. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac002e.

Critical knowledge gaps and research priorities in global soil salinity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hopmans, J.W., Qureshi, A.S., Kisekka, I., Munns, R., Grattan, S.R., Rengasamy, P., Ben-Gal, A., Assouline, S., Jarvaux, M., Minhas, P.S., Raats, P.C., Skaggs, T.H., Wang, G., De Jong Van Lier, Q., Jiao, H., Lavado, R.S., Lazarovitch, N., Li, B., Taleisnik, E. 2021. Critical knowledge gaps and research priorities in global soil salinity. Advances in Agronomy. 169:1-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2021.03.001.

Hydrochemistry of Mountain Pamir: Tributaries of the transboundary Pyanj River and their waters applicability for irrigation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Normatov, I., Anderson, R.G., Shermatov, N., Normatov, P. 2021. Hydrochemistry of Mountain Pamir: Tributaries of the transboundary Pyanj River and their waters applicability for irrigation. Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories. 13(1):53-57. https://doi.org/10.21177/1998-4502-2021-13-1-53-57.

Feasibility of moderate deficit irrigation as a water conservation tool in California’s Low Desert alfalfa - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Montazar, A., Bachie, O., Corwin, D.L., Putnam, D. 2020. Feasibility of moderate deficit irrigation as a water conservation tool in California’s low desert alfalfa. Agronomy. 10(11). Article 1640. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111640.

Climate change impacts on soil salinity in agricultural areas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Corwin, D.L. 2020. Climate change impacts on soil salinity in agricultural areas. European Journal of Soil Science. 72(2):842-862. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13010.

Dynamic management zones for irrigation scheduling - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fontanet, M., Scudiero, E., Skaggs, T.H., Fernàndez-Garcia, D., Ferrer, F., Rodrigo, G., Bellvert, J. 2020. Dynamic management zones for irrigation scheduling. Agricultural Water Management. 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106207.

ECOSTRESS: NASA’s next generation mission to measure evapotranspiration from the International Space Station - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fisher, J.B., Lee, B., Purdy, A.J., Halverson, G.H., Dohlen, M.B., Cawse-Nicholson, K., Wang, A., Anderson, R.G., Aragon, B., Arain, M., Baldocchi, D.D., Baker, J.M., Barral, H., Bernacchi, C.J., Bernhofer, C., Biraud, S.C., Bohrer, G., Brunsell, N., Cappelaere, B., Castro-Contreras, S., Chun, J., Conrad, B.J., Cremonese, E., Demarty, J., Desai, A.R., Ligne, A.D., Foltýnová, L., Goulden, M.L., Griffis, T.J., Grunwald, T., Johnson, M.S., Kang, M., Kelbe, D., Kowalska, N., Lim, J., Mainassara, I., McCabe, M.F., Missik, J.E., Mohanty, B.P., Moore, C.E., Morillas, L., Morrison, R., Munger, J., Posse, G., Richardson, A.D., Russell, E.S., Ryu, Y., Sanchez-Azofeifa, A., Schmidt, M., Schwartz, E., Sharp, I., Šigut, L., Tang, Y., Hulley, G., Anderson, M.C., Hain, C., French, A.N., Wood, E., Hook, S. 2020. ECOSTRESS: NASA’s next generation mission to measure evapotranspiration from the International Space Station. Water Resources Research. 56(4). Article e2019WR026058. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026058.

Release of colloidal biochar during transient chemical conditions: The humic acid effect - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, Y., Bradford, S.A., Shang, J. 2020. Release of colloidal biochar during transient chemical conditions: The humic acid effect. Environmental Pollution. 260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114068.

Groundwater recharge from drywells under constant head conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sasidharan, S., Bradford, S.A., Šimunek, J., Kraemer, S. 2020. Groundwater recharge from drywells under constant head conditions. Journal of Hydrology. 583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124569.

Crop evapotranspiration - (Other)
Anderson, R.G., French, A.N. 2019. Crop evapotranspiration. Agronomy. 9(10):614. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9100614.

Correlation-based flux partitioning of water vapor and carbon dioxide fluxes: Method simplification and estimation of canopy water use efficiency - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Scanlon, T.M., Schmidt, D.F., Skaggs, T.H. 2019. Correlation-based flux partitioning of water vapor and carbon dioxide fluxes: Method simplification and estimation of canopy water use efficiency. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107732.

Modeling virus transport and removal during storage and recovery in heterogeneous aquifers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Torkzaban, S., Hocking, M., Bradford, S.A., Tazehkand, S.S., Sasidharan, S., Šimunek, J. 2019. Modeling virus transport and removal during storage and recovery in heterogeneous aquifers. Journal of Hydrology. 578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124082.

Review & syntheses: Turning the challenges of partitioning ecosystem evaporation and transpiration into opportunities - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stoy, P.C., El-Madany, T.S., Fisher, J.B., Gentine, P., Gerken, T., Good, S.P., Klosterhalfen, A., Liu, S., Miralles, D.G., Perez-Priego, O., Rigden, A.J., Skaggs, T.H., Wohlfahrt, G., Anderson, R.G., Coenders-Gerrits, A.M.J., Jung, M., Maes, W.H., Mammarella, I., Mauder, M., Migliavacca, M., Nelson, J.A., Poyatos, R., Reichstein, M., Scott, R.L., Wolf, S. 2019. Review & syntheses: Turning the challenges of partitioning ecosystem evaporation and transpiration into opportunities. Biogeosciences. 16(19):3747-3775. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3747-2019.

The physiological response of ‘Hass’ avocado to salinity as influenced by rootstock - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Acosta-Rangel, A.M., Li, R., Celis, N., Suarez, D.L., Santiago, L.S., Arpaia, M.L., Mauk, P.A. 2019. The physiological response of ‘Hass’ avocado to salinity as influenced by rootstock. Scientia Horticulturae. 256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108629.

Reducing the discrepancies between the Aerodynamic Gradient Method and other micrometeorological approaches for measuring fumigant emissions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, R.G., Yates, S.R., Ashworth, D.J., Jenkins, D.L., Zhang, Q. 2019. Reducing the discrepancies between the Aerodynamic Gradient Method and other micrometeorological approaches for measuring fumigant emissions. Science of the Total Environment. 687:392-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.132.

Actual evapotranspiration and tree performance of mature micro-irrigated pistachio orchards grown on saline-sodic soils in the San Joaquin Valley of California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Marino, G., Zaccaria, D., Snyder, R., Lagos, O., Lampinen, B., Ferguson, L., Grattan, S., Little, C., Shapiro, K., Maskey, M.L., Corwin, D.L., Scudiero, E., Sanden, B. 2019. Actual evapotranspiration and tree performance of mature micro-irrigated pistachio orchards grown on saline-sodic soils in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Agriculture. 9(4):75. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9040076.

Compilation of literature using apparent soil electrical conductivity with geophysical techniques to measure soil properties - (Other)
Corwin, D.L. 2019. Compilation of literature using apparent soil electrical conductivity with geophysical techniques to measure soil properties. Mendeley Data. http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/vfb6mzzwyw.1#file-98d24ccb-1392-4b4f-b582-6d87d0b1716f.

Co-transport of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in chemically heterogeneous porous media - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, M., Bradford, S.A., Simunek, J., Vereecken, H., Klumpp, E. 2019. Co-transport of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in chemically heterogeneous porous media. Environmental Pollution. 247:907-916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.106.

Physics-informed data-driven models to predict surface runoff water quantity and quality in agricultural fields - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liang, J., Li, W., Bradford, S.A., Simunek, J. 2019. Physics-informed data-driven models to predict surface runoff water quantity and quality in agricultural fields. Water. 11(2):200. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020200.

Drywell infiltration and hydraulic properties in heterogeneous soil profiles - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sasidharan, S., Bradford, S.A., Simunek, J., Kraemer, S.R. 2019. Drywell infiltration and hydraulic properties in heterogeneous soil profiles. Journal of Hydrology. 570:598-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.12.073.

Mapping soil salinity from space: Keeping an eye on degradation of the world’s farmland - (Popular Publication)
Scudiero, E., Skaggs, T.H., Corwin, D.L. 2018. Mapping soil salinity from space: Keeping an eye on degradation of the world’s farmland. Science Trends. https://www.doi.org/10.31988/SciTrends.46281.

Buying water for the environment: A hydro-economic analysis of Salton Sea inflows - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Levers, L.R., Skaggs, T.H., Schwabe, K.A. 2018. Buying water for the environment: A hydro-economic analysis of Salton Sea inflows. Agricultural Water Management. 213:554-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.10.041.

Estimating the permeability of naturally structured soil from percolation theory and pore space characteristics imaged by x-ray - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Koestel, J., Dathe, A., Skaggs, T.H., Klakegg, O., Ahmad, M.A., Babko, M., Gimenez, D., Farkas, C., Nemes, A., Jarvis, N. 2018. Estimating the permeability of naturally structured soil from percolation theory and pore space characteristics imaged by x-ray. Water Resources Research. 54(3):9255-9263. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023609.

Importance of the El Nino teleconnection to the 21st century California wintertime extreme precipitation increase - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zecca, K., Allen, R.J., Anderson, R.G. 2018. Importance of the El Nino teleconnection to the 21st century California wintertime extreme precipitation increase. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(19):10,648-10,655. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079714.

Modeling the transport and retention of polydispersed colloidal suspensions in porous media - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bradford, S.A., Leij, F.J. 2018. Modeling the transport and retention of polydispersed colloidal suspensions in porous media. Chemical Engineering Science. 192:972-980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.08.037.

California’s fourth climate assessment: Inland deserts region report - (Government Publication)
Hopkins, F.M., Carranza, V., Ajami, H., Allison, J., Anderson, R.G., Barrows, C.W., Barth, M., Jenerette, D.R., Porter, W.C., Rolinski, T., Schwabe, K., Yanez, C., Yu, N. 2018. California’s fourth climate assessment: Inland deserts region report. Government Publication/Report. Publication number: SUM-CCCA4-2018-008. Available: http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/.

Validating the use of MODIS time series for salinity assessment over agricultural soils in California, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Whitney, K., Scudiero, E., El-Askary, H.M., Skaggs, T.H., Allali, M., Corwin, D.L. 2018. Validating the use of MODIS time series for salinity assessment over agricultural soils in California, USA. Ecological Indicators. 93:889-898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.069.

21st century California drought risk linked to model fidelity of the El Nino teleconnection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Allen, R.J., Anderson, R.G. 2018. 21st century California drought risk linked to model fidelity of the El Nino teleconnection. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 1:21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-018-0032-x.

Evaluating drywells for stormwater management and enhanced aquifer recharge - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sasidharan, S., Bradford, S.A., Simunek, J., Dejong, B., Kraemer, S. 2018. Evaluating drywells for stormwater management and enhanced aquifer recharge. Advances in Water Resources. 1116:167-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.04.003.

Minimizing virus transport in porous media by optimizing solid phase inactivation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sasidharan, S., Bradford, S.A., Simunek, J., Torkzaban, S. 2018. Minimizing virus transport in porous media by optimizing solid phase inactivation. Journal of Environmental Quality. doi:10.2134/jeq2018.01.0027.

Fluxpart: Open source software for partitioning carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skaggs, T.H., Anderson, R.G., Alfieri, J.G., Scanlon, T.M., Kustas, W.P. 2018. Fluxpart: Open source software for partitioning carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 253:218-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.02.019.

Transport and retention of surfactant- and polymer-stabilized engineered silver nanoparticles in silicate-dominated aquifer material - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Adrian, Y.F., Schneidewind, U., Bradford, S.A., Simunek, J., Fernandez-Steeger, T.M., Azzam, R. 2018. Transport and retention of surfactant- and polymer-stabilized engineered silver nanoparticles in silicate-dominated aquifer material. Environmental Pollution. 236:195-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.011.

Measurement and partitioning of evapotranspiration for application to vadose zone studies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, R.G., Zhang, X., Skaggs, T.H. 2018. Measurement and partitioning of evapotranspiration for application to vadose zone studies. Vadose Zone Journal. 16(13):1-9. doi:10.2136/vzj2017.08.0155.

Flux variance partitioning: a new approach to advance eddy covariance observations for greenhouse gas emissions - (Abstract Only)

Impact of water use efficiency parameterization on partitioning evapotranspiration with the eddy covariance flux variance method - (Abstract Only)

Use of crop-water production models in bio-economic valuations of agricultural and environmental water: the case of the Salton Sea - (Abstract Only)

Know your community: evapotranspiration measurement and modeling - (Trade Journal)
Anderson, R.G., Nithya, R. 2017. Know your community: evapotranspiration measurement and modeling. CSA News. 62(7):32-33. doi: 10.2134/csa2017.62.0723.