Research Project: Improved Agroecosystem Efficiency and Sustainability in a Changing Environment

Location: Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems Research

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

Predicting a Wide Range of Fractal Dimensions of Salt-Induced Aggregates in Water Using a Random Forest Model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hammond, C.B., Mamoon, K., Bradford, S.A., Che, D., Sharma, S., Wu, L. 2024. Predicting a Wide Range of Fractal Dimensions of Salt-Induced Aggregates in Water Using a Random Forest Model. Langmuir. 40:23606-23615. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01182.

A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Anderson, M.C., Bambach, N., Melton, F., Ellis, Z., Yang, Y., Volk, J., McElrone, A.J., Kustas, W.P., Roby, M.C., Carrara, W., Castro, S., Kilic, A., Fisher, J., Ruhoff, A., Senay, G.B., Morton, C., Saa, S., Allen, R. 2024. A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 355. Article 110146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110146.

Computationally efficient watershed-scale hydrological modeling: Integrating HYDRUS-1D and KINEROS2 for coupled surface-subsurface analysis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meles, M.B., Chen, L., Unkrich, C.L., Ajami, H., Bradford, S.A., Simunek, J., Goodrich, D.C. 2024. Computationally efficient watershed-scale hydrological modeling: Integrating HYDRUS-1D and KINEROS2 for coupled surface-subsurface analysis. Journal of Hydrology. 640. Article 131621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131621.

Uncovering the gaps in managed aquifer recharge for sustainable groundwater management: A focus on hillslopes and mountains - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meles, M.B., Bradford, S.A., Casillas-Trasvina, J.A., Chen, L., Osterman, G.K., Hatch, T., Ajami, H., Crompton, O.V., Levers, L.R., Kisekka, I. 2024. Uncovering the gaps in managed aquifer recharge for sustainable groundwater management: A focus on hillslopes and mountains. Journal of Hydrology. 639. Article 131615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131615.

Estimating the value of satellite-derived measurements of evapotranspiration to inform irrigation scheduling in California almond orchards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lapidus, D., Milliken, C., Knipper, K.R., Saa, S., Devol, T., Kustas, W.P., Mcelrone, A.J., Gallaher, M., Bambach, N., Anderson, M.C. 2024. Estimating the value of satellite-derived measurements of evapotranspiration to inform irrigation scheduling in California almond orchards. The Journal of Technology Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-024-10093-7.

Dual roles of goethite coating on the transport of plastic nanoparticles in heterogeneous porous media: The significance of collector surface roughness - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dong, P., Liang, Y., Shen, C., Jiang, E., Bradford, S.A. 2024. Dual roles of goethite coating on the transport of plastic nanoparticles in heterogeneous porous media: The significance of collector surface roughness. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 470. Article 134153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134153.

A conditioned Latin hypercube sampling design methodology for ground-truthing transient EM resistivity models - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Osterman, G.K., Lesch, S., Bradford, S.A. 2024. A conditioned Latin hypercube sampling design methodology for ground-truthing transient EM resistivity models. Computers and Geosciences. 187. Article 105582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2024.105582.

Rainfall distributional properties control hydrologic model parameter importance when modeling medium size semi-arid watersheds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meles, M.B., Goodrich, D.C., Unkrich, C.L., Gupta, H.V., Burns, I.S., Hirpa, F.A., Razavi, S., Guertin, D.P. 2024. Rainfall distributional properties control hydrologic model parameter importance when modeling medium size semi-arid watersheds. Journal of Hydrology. 51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.101662.

The Tree-Crop Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration Experiment (T-REX): A science-based path for sustainable water management and climate resilience - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bambach, N., Knipper, K.R., McElrone, A.J., Nocco, M., Torres-Rua, A., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Castro, S., Edwards, E., Duran-Gomez, M., Gal, A., Tolentino, P., Wright, I., Roby, M.C., Gao, F.N., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Hipps, L., Saa, S. 2023. The Tree-Crop Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration Experiment (T-REX): A science-based path for sustainable water management and climate resilience. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 105(1):E257-E284. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0118.1.

Coupling water, solute, and sediment transport into a new computationally efficient hydrologic model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, L., Šimunek, J., Bradford, S.A., Ajami, H., Meles, M.B. 2023. Coupling water, solute, and sediment transport into a new computationally efficient hydrologic model. Journal of Hydrology. 628. Article 130495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130495.

Retention and release of black phosphorus nanoparticles in porous media under various physicochemical conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liang, Y., Liu, J., Dong, P., Qin, Y., Zhang, R., Bradford, S.A. 2023. Retention and release of black phosphorus nanoparticles in porous media under various physicochemical conditions. Chemosphere. 339. Article 139604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139604.

Divalent cation contributions to the co-transport and deposition of functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes and soil nanoparticles in porous media in the presence of bentonite or geothite nanoparticles: Experiment and - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, M., Bradford, S.A., Klumpp, E., Šimunek, J., Mo, Y., Ding, K., Wan, Q., Wang, S., Jin, C., Qiu, R. 2023. Divalent cation contributions to the co-transport and deposition of functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes and soil nanoparticles in porous media in the presence of bentonite or geothite nanoparticles: Experiment and. Journal of Hydrology. 625(Part A). Article 129909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129909.

Statistical analysis, machine learning modeling, and text analytics of aggregation attachment efficiency: Mono and binary particle systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gomez-Flores, A., Bradford, S.A., Hong, G., Kim, H. 2023. Statistical analysis, machine learning modeling, and text analytics of aggregation attachment efficiency: Mono and binary particle systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 454. Article 131482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131482.

Decreased latency in landsat-derived land surface temperature products: A case for near-real-time evapotranspiration estimation in California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Yang, Y., Anderson, M.C., Bambach, N., Kustas, W.P., McElrone, A.J., Gao, F.N., Alsina, M. 2023. Decreased latency in landsat-derived land surface temperature products: A case for near-real-time evapotranspiration estimation in California. Agricultural Water Management. 283. Article 108316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108316.

Controls on flood managed aquifer recharge through a heterogeneous vadose zone: Hydrologic modeling at a site characterized with surface geophysics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Perzan, Z., Osterman, G.K., Maher, K. 2023. Controls on flood managed aquifer recharge through a heterogeneous vadose zone: Hydrologic modeling at a site characterized with surface geophysics. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 27(5):969-990. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-969-2023.

Evaluation of partitioned evaporation and transpiration estimates within the DisALEXI modeling framework over irrigated crops in California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Anderson, M.C., Bambach, N., Kustas, W.P., Gao, F.N., Zahn, E., Hain, C., McElrone, A.J., Rosario Belfiore, O., Castro, S., Alsina, M.M., Saa, S. 2022. Evaluation of partitioned evaporation and transpiration estimates within the DisALEXI modeling framework over irrigated crops in California. Remote Sensing. 15(1). Article 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15010068.

Prediction of attachment efficiency using machine learning on a comprehensive database and its validation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gomez-Flores, A., Bradford, S.A., Cai, L., Urík, M., Kim, H. 2022. Prediction of attachment efficiency using machine learning on a comprehensive database and its validation. Water Research. 229. Article 119429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119429.

A computationally efficient hydrologic modeling framework to simulate surface-subsurface hydrological processes at the hillslope scale - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, L., Simunek, J., Bradford, S.A., Ajami, H., Meles, M.B. 2022. A computationally efficient hydrologic modeling framework to simulate surface-subsurface hydrological processes at the hillslope scale. Journal of Hydrology. 614. Article 128539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128539.

Response of soil carbon dioxide efflux to temporal repackaging of rainfall into fewer, larger events in a semiarid grassland - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roby, M.C., Scott, R.L., Biederman, J.A., Smith, W.K., Moore, D.J. 2022. Response of soil carbon dioxide efflux to temporal repackaging of rainfall into fewer, larger events in a semiarid grassland. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. Article 940943. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.940943.

Biogeochemical cycle of mercury and controlling technologies: Publications in critical reviews in environmental science & technology during 2017–2021 - (Review Article)
Wang, J., Ma, L.Q., Letcher, R.J., Bradford, S.A., Feng, X., Rinklebe, J. 2022. Biogeochemical cycle of mercury and controlling technologies: Publications in critical reviews in environmental science & technology during 2017–2021. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science Technology. 52(24): 4325-4330. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2022.2071210.