WETTING FRONT
The Soil and Water Management Research Unit Newsletter

 

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• Volume 10, Number 1, _June 2008 (2.06 MB in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Evapotranspiration of Corn and Forage Sorghum for Silage [Terry Howell, Judy Tolk, Steve Evett, Karen Copeland, P. D. Colaizzi, and P. H. Gowda]
  Radiation Partitioning Model for Row Crops: Refinement of the Campbell and Norman 1998 Approach [Paul D. Colaizzi, Robert C. Schwartz, Terry A. Howell, Steven R. Evett, Judy A. Tolk, Fuqin Li, and William P. Kustas]
  
• Volume 9, Number 2,_December_2007 (1.2 MB in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Wireless Makes Sense in Agriculture[Susan O'Shaughnessy]
  
• Volume 9, Number 1, _May_2007 (827 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Evapotranspiration of Deficit Irrigated Sorghum [Terry Howell, Judy Tolk, Steve Evett, Karen Copeland, and Don Dusek]
  
• Volume 8, Number 2,_December_2006 (1.65 Mb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  TIllage Effects On Near-surface Soil Water Dynamics [Robert C. Schwartz]
  New Scientist[Susan O'Shaughnessy]
  
• Volume 8, Number 1,_May_2006 (1.1 Mb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) Research Update at Bushland, TX [Paul D. Colaizzi]
  Non-Uniform Planting Geometry for Dryland Grain Sorghum; Thoughts from Outside of the Box on Clump Planting [R. Louis Baumhardt]
  
• Volume 7, Number 2,_December_2005 (1,162 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  International Research Cooperation at the Conservation & Production Research Laboratory [S.R. Evett]
  Mapping Tillage Practices in the Texas Panhandle with LandSat Thematic Mapper (TM) Data [P.H. Gowda, R.T. Peters, and T.A. Howell]
  
  
• Volume 7, Number 1,_Spring_2005 (659 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Development of an Agricultural Irrigation Water Use Estimating Methodology [T.A. Howell]
  Phosphorus Extractabilities in Manure Amended Soils [R.C. Schwartz and J.M. Bell]
  New SWMRU Scientist [Prasanna Gowda]
  
  
• Volume 6, Number 2, November 2004 (737 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Using GPS for Determining Center Pivot Angular Position [R. Troy Peters]
  An Evapotranspiration Research Facility for Soil-Plant-Enviroment Interactions [Judy A. Tolk, Terry A. Howell and Steven R. Evett]
  
  
• Volume 6, Number 1, March 2004 (474 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Cotton Yield and Quality with SDI, LEPA, and Spray Irrigation in the North Texas High Plains [P. D. Colaizzi, S. R. Evett, and T. A. Howell]
  Modeling Grain Sorghum Growth and Yield [R. Louis Baumhardt]
  
  
• Volume 5, Number 2, December 2003 (529 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Inverse Estimation of Hydraulic Properties with the Tension Infiltrometer [Robert Schwartz]
  Moisture Sensor International Comparison Effort Nears End [Steve Evett]
  New SWMRU Scientist [Troy Peters]
  Consortium for Water and Natural Resource Management for Agricultural Viability [Terry Howell]
  
  
• Volume 5, Number 1, February 2003 (580 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  SDI, LEPA, and Spray Irrigation of Grain Sorghum [Arland Schneider, Terry Howell, and Steve Evett]
  Research Unit Reorganized [Terry Howell]
  New SWMRU Scientist [Paul Colaizzi]
  

• Volume 4, Number 2, August 2000 (556 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Furrow Diking of Sprinkler Irrigated Corn [Terry Howell]
  Sprinkler Irrigated Wheat Efficiently Uses Fractions of Spring PET [Arland Schneider]
  
  
• Volume 4, Number 1, February 2000 (148kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Predicting Crop Water Use -- the New FAO-56 Methodology [Judy Tolk]
  Erosion of Water Management Funding [Terry Howell]
  Calibration of Neutron Probes at the UNCGRI, Uzbekistan [Steve Evett]
  Control of Sprinkler Irrigation Runoff is Critical [Arland Schneider]
  IA & ASCE Team Up on Unifying ET Equations [Terry Howell]
  

The publishing dates changed in 2000 from May and November to February and August, so Volume 3 has only one issue.

• Volume 3, Number 1, May 1999 (254 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  LEPA vs. Spray Sprinkler Irrigation [Arland Schneider]
  The New ARS National Irrigation Research Program [Terry Howell]
  IAEA Consultants Support Continued Use of Neutron Moisture Meter [Steve Evett]
  The ATUT Project (cooperative project with SWRI in Giza, Egypt) [Steve Evett & Rick Todd]
  
  
• Volume 2, Number 2, November 1998 (192 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Drip Irrigated Soybean Production - Southern High Plains [Steve Evett]
  Irrigated Area in the Texas High Plains Greatly Exceeds Projections [Arland Schneider]
  Is 1998 a Normal Year? [Terry Howell]
  

• Volume 2, Number 1, May 1998 (876 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Irrigation Research Golden Anniversary [Terry Howell]
  Texas SWCS Meeting in Amarillo [Judy Tolk]
  Texas North Plains PET Network [Terry Howell, Thomas Marek, Leon New, and Don Dusek]
  Exploring the Anatomy of ET [Rick Todd]
  Texas Regional Water Planning [Terry Howell]
  

• Volume 1, Number 2, November 1997 (705 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  A Conservation Landmark [Arland Schneider]
  What's In A Name [Terry Howell]
  LEPA, LESA & MESA Irrigation [Arland Schneider & Terry Howell]
  Corn Water Use & Yield Response to Growing Season Mulch and Soil Differences [Judy Tolk, Terry Howell, and Steve Evett]
  

• Volume 1, Number 1, May 1997 (562 kb in "pdf")
  Feature Articles:
  Those Dalhart Lights [Terry Howell]
  Texas High Plains Irrigation [Terry Howell and Jack Musick]
  Where's the Water? [Steve Evett]