John Baker Research Leader, USDA-ARS, and Adjunct Professor
Disciplinary Area Soil Physics and Micrometeorology, with emphasis on transport processes at the soil surface plus or minus a few meters.
Current Research Interests
Movement of water, heat, and mass in soil; exchange processes between soil and atmosphere; carbon balance and net greenhouse gas emissions in contrasting agricultural systems; cover cropping and companion cropping; developing farming practices that increase the net primary productivity of agriculture while improving water quality.