Thomas J Sauer
Air Quality of Agricultural Systems Research
Soil Scientist
Phone: (515) 294-3416
Fax: (515) 294-8125
Room 214 2110 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
NAT SOIL TILTH LAB AMES, IA, 50011-3120
Sauer, T.J., Akinyemi, O.D., Thery, P., Heitman, J.L., Desutter, T.M., Horton, R. 2008. Evaluation of a new, perforated heat flux plate design. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 35:800-804.
Heitman, J.L., Horton, R., Sauer, T.J., Desutter, T.M. 2007. Soil-water evaporation dynamics determined with measurement of sensible heat transfer [Abstract H2ID-0744]. American Geophysical Union. 88(52).
Hornbuckle, B., Krajewski, W.D., Kaleita, A.L., Kruger, A., Eichinger, W., Logsdon, S.D., Sauer, T.J. 2007. A new long-term experiment site for the validation and scaling of soil moisture observations [CD-ROM]. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts, Nov. 4-8, 2007, New Orleans, LA.
Flerchinger, G.N., Xiao, W., Marks, D.G., Sauer, T.J., Yu, Q. 2007,Comparision of algorithms for incoming atmospheric long-wave radiation. EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 88(52) Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract C21-0471.
Hornbuckle, B., Krajewski, W., Kaleita, A., Kruger, A., Eichinger, W., Logsdon, S.D., Sauer, T.J. 2007. A new long-term experimental site for validation and scaling of soil moisture observations [CD-ROM]. IEEE, New York, NY.
De Sutter, T.M., Sauer, T.J., Parkin, T.B., Heitman, J.L. 2008. A subsurface, closed-loop system for soil carbon dioxide and its application to the gradient efflux approach. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 72:126-134.
Sauer, T.J., Cambardella, C.A., Brandle, J.R. 2007. Soil carbon and tree litter dynamics in a red cedar-scotch pine shelterbelt. Agroforestry Systems. 71:163-174.
Prueger, J.H., Hatfield, J.L., Parkin, T.B., Sauer, T.J. 2007. CO2 and H20 vapor exchanges across growing seasons in rainfed corn-soybean systems [abstract]. 4th USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference, February 5-8, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland. CD-ROM.
Prueger, J.H., Hatfield, J.L., Parkin, T.B., Sauer, T.J. 2007. Gas and Water Vapor Exchanges in Rainfed Corn-Soybean Systems [abstract]. NACP Investigators Meeting, January 22-26, 2007, Colorado Springs, Colorado. CD-ROM.
Sauer, T.J. 2006. Historical evidence of human recognition of the relationship between soil quality and human health [CD-ROM]. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Nov. 12-16, 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
Heitman, J., Sauer, T.J., Horton, R., Desutter, T.M. 2006. Estimation of bare-soil evaporation using a calorimetric approach with heat flux measured at multiple depths [CD-ROM]. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Nov. 12-16, 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
Hatfield, J.L., Prueger, J.H., Parkin, T.B., Sauer, T.J., Desutter, T.M. 2006. Role of micrometeorological methods to quantify greenhouse gas fluxes in agricultural systems [CD-ROM]. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Nov. 12-16, 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
Parkin, T.B., De Sutter, T.M., Prueger, J.H., Kaspar, T.C., Sauer, T.J. 2006. Field Comparison of Methods for Measuring Soil CO2 Flux [CD-ROM]. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Nov. 12-16, 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
Akinyemi, O.D., Sauer, T.J., Olowofela, J.A. 2008. Reducing contact resistance errors in measuring thermal conductivity of porous media. Journal of Applied Science and Technology. 12:58-64.
Sauer, T.J., Thery, P., Heitman, J.L., Desutter, T.M., Horton, R. 2006. Evaluation of a new, perforated soil heat flux plate design [Abstract]. World Congress of Soil Science Abstracts. Soil Science Society of America. CD-ROM.
Desutter, T.M., Sauer, T.J., Parkin, T.B. 2006. Porous tubing for use in monitoring soil CO2 concentrations. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 38:2676-2681.
Zhou, J., Heitman, J.L., Horton, R., Ren, T., Ochsner, T.E., Prunty, L., Ewing, R.P., Sauer, T.J. 2006. Method for maintaining one-dimensional temperature gradients in unsaturated, closed soil cells. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 70:1303-1309.
Sauer, T.J. 2005. A case for ethical arguments on the inherent value of soil [Abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Madison, Wisconsin. CD-ROM.
Sauer, T.J., Logsdon, S.D., Brahana, J.V., Murdoch, J.F. 2005. Variation in infiltration with landscape position: Implications for forest productivity and surface water quality. Forest Ecology and Management. 220:118-127.
Sauer, T.J., Cambardella, C.A., Brandle, J.R. 2000 [CD-ROM]. Soil carbon content within a red cedar-scotch pine shelterbelt. Rochester, MN. North American Agroforestry Conference.
Defauw, S.L., Sauer, T.J., Brye, K.R., Savin, M.K., Hays, P.D., Brahana, J.V. 2005. Field-scale mapping of ground water Nitrate-N distributions and denitrification potential estimates for an agroforestry site in the Ozark Highlands [abstract]. North American Agroforestry. p. 25-26.
Cambardella, C.A., Sauer, T.J., Brandle, J.R. 2005. Carbon and nitrogen partitioning in aboveground litter within a mixed-species shelterbelt [CD-ROM]. Rochester, MN. North American Agroforestry Conference.
Scarbrough, D. A., W. K. Coblentz, R. K. Ogden, J. E. Turner, J. B. Humphry, K. P. Coffey, T. C. Daniel, T. J. Sauer, J. A. Jennings, and D. W. Kellogg. 2006. Nitrogen partitioning and estimates of degradable intake protein in wilting orchardgrass and bermudagrass hays damaged by simulated rainfall. Agronomy Journal. 98:85-93.
Heitman, J.L., Ren, T., Zhou, J., Horton, R., Ochsner, T.E., Sauer, T.J., Ewing, R.P. 2005. Laboratory application of thermo-TDR for observation of coupled heat and water movement in soil [abstract][CD-ROM]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting. November 5-8, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT.
Brahana, J.V., Hays, P.D., Davis, R.K., Kresse, T.M., Sauer, T.J. 2004. Case Studies from a Long-Term Karst Research Site Illustrating Data Requirements Necessary to Adequately Characterize and Represent Flow in Karst Aquifers at Meaningful Scales [abstract]. GSA Abstracts and Programs. 36(5):32.
Reicosky, D.C., Allmaras, R.R., Sauer, T.J., Venterea, R.T., Dell, C.J., Johnson, J.M. 2004. Greenhouse contributions and mitigation potential in central USA agricultural regions of North America [CD-ROM]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. Madison, Wisconsin.
Johnson, J.M., Reicosky, D.C., Allmaras, R.R., Sauer, T.J., Venterea, R.T., Dell, C.J. 2005. Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture in the Central USA. Soil & Tillage Research. 83(1):73-94.
Akinyemi, O.D., Olowofela, J.A., Sauer, T.J., Fasunan, O. 2004. Spatio-temporal variability and fractal characterization of the thermal conductivity measured in situ in a natural clay soil. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 1:252-258.
Hatfield, J.L., Prueger, J.H., Sauer, T.J. 2004. Spatial and temporal variation of water use in corn-soybean cropping systems of the midwest. [CD-ROM]. Minneapolis, MN: Soil and Water Conservation Society Proceedings.
Ochsner, T.E., Sauer, T.J., Horton, R. 2004. Measurement of near-surface soil heat storage in energy balance studies [CD-ROM]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts, November 1-4, 2004.
Sauer, T.J., Defauw, S.L., Brye, K.R., Brahana, J.V., Skinner, J.V., Coblentz, W.K., Thomas, A.L., Hays, P.D., Moffitt, D.C., Robinson, J.L. 2004. N and p assimilation in a silvopastoral system receiving poultry litter or inorganic fertilizer [abstract]. World Agroforestry Congress. p. 207.
Thomas, A.L., Defauw, S.L., Sauer, T.J., Brauer, D.K. 2004. Hydrologic influences on the growth of young grafted black walnut trees [abstract]. World Agroforestry Congress. p. 213.
Defauw, S.L., Hays, P.D., Sauer, T.J., Brahana, J.V. 2004. Hydrodynamics of an experimental silvopastoral field in the ozark plateau of northwestern arkansas [abstract]. World Agroforestry Congress. p. 176.
Hatfield, J.L., Sauer, T.J., Prueger, J.H. 2004. Radiation Balance. In: Hillel, D. (ed). Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. Elsevier, Oxford, UK. p. 355-359.
Hatfield, J.L., Sauer, T.J., Prueger, J.H. 2003. Do higher residue systems make more efficient use of water? [CD-ROM] American Society of Agronomy Meetings. Madison, WI.
OCHSNER, T.E., SAUER, T.J., HORTON, R. 2003. EVALUATING AND IMPROVING TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING SOIL HEAT FLUX IN THE FIELD [CD-ROM]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA ANNUAL MEETING ABSTRACTS. MADISON, WI.
GASTON, L.A., KOVAR, J.L., SAUER, T.J. PREDICTING PHOSPHORUS LOSS IN RUNOFF USING A DISPLACEMENT TECHNIQUE. ASA-CSSA-SSSA ANNUAL MEETING ABSTRACTS. 2003. CD-ROM. MADISON, WI.
Sauer, T.J., Sreematkandalam, K.C., Tim, U.S., James, D.E., Hatfield, J.L. Measurement and Prediction of Phosphorus Transport From Swine Manure at the Watershed Scale [abstract]. International Symposium on Agricultural & Food Processing Wastes Proceeding. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. p. 535.
SAUER, T.J., SREEMATKANDALAM, K.C., TIM, U.S., JAMES, D.E., HATFIELD, J.L. MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION OF PHOSPHORUS TRANSPORT FROM SWINE MANURE AT THE WATERSHED SCALE. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AGRICULTURAL & FOOD PROCESSING WASTES PROCEEDING. 2003. P. 535-541.
Sauer, T.J., Logsdon, S.D. 2003. Variation of Infiltration With Landscape Position in an Ozark Watershed: Implications for Watershed Management [abstract]. North America Forest Soils Conference. p. 14.
COBLENTZ, W.K., RHEIN, R.T., TURNER, J.E., OGDEN, R.K., ROSENKRANS, JR., C.F., KELLOGG, D., SAUER, T.J. AEROBIC STABILITY OF WHEAT AND ORCHARDGRASS ROUND-BALE SILAGE. University of Arkansas Forage and Hay Day. 2003. p. 11-20.
COBLENTZ, W.K., SCARBROUGH, D.A., TURNER, J.E., JENNINGS, J.A., KELLOGG, D., ROSENKRANS, JR., C.F., DANIEL, T.C., SAUER, T.J., COFFEY, K.C., RHEIN, R.T. RAINFALL EFFECTS ON WILTING FORAGES. University of Arkansas Forage and Hay Day Proceedings. 2003. p. 1-10.
SAUER, T.J., MEEK, D.W., OCHSNER, T.E., HARRIS, A.R., HORTON, R. 2003. ERRORS IN HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENT BY FLUX PLATES OF CONTRASTING DESIGN AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY. VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL. 2:580-588.
Meek, D.W., Sauer, T.J. 2003. Suggestions for presenting Kriging results [abstract]. 15th Applied Statistics In Agriculture Conference Abstracts. p. 18.
Meek, D.W., Sauer, T.J. 2003. Suggestions for presenting Kriging data. In: Proceedings of the 15th Applied Statistics In Agriculture Conference, April 27-30, 2003, Manhattan, Kansas. p. 258-276.
Self-Davis, M.L., Moore Jr, P.A., Daniel, T.C., Nichols, D.J., Sauer, T.J., West, C.P., Aiken, G.E., Edwards, D.R. 2003. Forage species and canopy cover effects on runoff from small plots. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 58:349-359.
SAUER, T.J., SWIATEK, E.M., TANNER, B.D. ACCURACY OF SOIL HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS MADE WITH FLUX PLATES OF CONTRASTING PROPERTIES. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY MEETINGS. 2002. CD-ROM. MADISON, WI.
EASH, N.S., SAUER, T.J., POTTER, B.D. STRIP-TILLAGE IN THE NORTHERN US CORN BELT: ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC EFFECTS ON CORN GROWTH AND YIELD. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY MEETINGS. 2002. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. CD-ROM. MADISON, WI.
KOVAR, J.L., SAUER, T.J., MOORMAN, T.B. TURKEY LITTER AS A PHOSPHORUS SOURCE FOR CORN. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY MEETINGS. 2002. CD-ROM. MADISON, WI.
HATFIELD, J.L., PRUEGER, J.H., SAUER, T.J. HOW EFFICIENT ARE HIGHER YIELDS?. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING. 2002. CD-ROM. MADISON, WI.
Brahana, J.V., Davis, R.K., Sauer, T.J., Ting, T.E., Al-Rashidy, S., Whitsett, K., Al-Qinna, M. 2002. Recurring, multicomponent ground-water tracing experiments at a well-characterized basin in mantled Karst - lessons from the Savoy experimental watershed. GSA Abstracts and Program. 34(6): 158-159.
SCARBROUGH, D.A., COBLENTZ, W.K., HUMPHRY, J., DANIEL, T.C., SAUER, T.J., COFFEY, K.P., KELLOGG, D., TURNER, J.E. USING SIMULATED RAINFALL TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE LOSSES OF DRY MATTER AND CHANGES IN QUALITY FOR RAIN-DAMAGED HAY CROPS. FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK FIELD DAY PROCEEDINGS. 2002. P. E1-E6.
Humphry, B., Coffey, K., Sauer, T.J., Goodwin, H. 2001. Macromineral concentrations of grazed forage fertilized with broiler litter. Animal Science Department Report - 2001. Arkansas Experiment Station Research Series 488.