Publications

VALIDATING THE USE OF 137CS MEASUREMENTS TO ESTIMATE RATES OF SOIL REDISTRIBUTION BY WIND - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Van Pelt, R.S., Zobeck, T.M., Ritchie, J.C., Gill, T.E. 2007. Validating the use of 137cs measurements to estimate rates of soil redistribution by wind. Catena. 70(3):455-464.

WIND TUNNEL TESTING AND COMPARISON OF THREE SALTATION IMPACT SENSORS - (Abstract)

Van Pelt, R.S., Zobeck, T.M., Peters, P., Visser, S. 2006. Wind tunnel testing and comparison of three saltation impact sensors. International Conference on Aeolian Research. July 24 - 28, 2006, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS CONSERVATION SYSTEMS EFFECTS ON THE SOIL CONDITIONING INDEX AND OTHER SOIL QUALITY INDEXES - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Zobeck, T.M., Crownover, J., Dollar, M., Van Pelt, R.S., Acosta Martinez, V., Bronson, K.E., Upchurch, D.R. 2006. Southern high plains conservation systems effects on the soil conditioning index and other soil quality indexes[abstract]. 28th Southern Conservation Systems Conference, June 26-28, 2006, Bushland, Texas. p. 269.

ENZYME ACTIVITIES AS AFFECTED BY SOIL PROPERTIES AND LAND USE IN A TROPICAL WATERSHED - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Acosta Martinez, V., Cruz, L., Sotomayor-Ramirez, D., Perez-Alegria, L. 2007. Enzyme activities as affected by soil properties and land use in a tropical watershed. Applied Soil Ecology. 35(1): 35-45.

IF IT WAS EASY, EVERYBODY WOULD BE DOING IT: WHY CONSERVATION TILLAGE HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED BY SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS PRODUCERS - (Abstract)

Van Pelt, R.S. 2006. If it was easy, everybody would be doing it: Why conservation tillage has not been adopted by Southern High Plains producers [abstract]. 28th Southern Conservation Systems Conference, June 26-28, 2006, Bushland, Texas. p. 239.

THE SIMULATION OF WIND-BLOWN SAND MOVEMENT AND PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION OF LIFT-OFF VELOCITIES OF SAND GRAINS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(28-Mar-06)

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF LAND MANAGEMENTUSING THE SOIL CONDITIONING INDEX AS A SOIL QUALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL - (Abstract)

(22-Feb-06)

EFFECTS OF WIND EROSION ON SOIL PROPERTIES: A CASE STUDY AT BIG SPRING, TEXAS - (Abstract)

(15-Feb-06)

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE STOCHASTICS OF NEAR-SURFACE WIND SPEEDS IN WIND STORMS - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Van Pelt, R.S., Zobeck, T.M., Popham, T.W. 2006. Factors influencing the stochastics of near-surface wind speeds in wind storms[abstract]. International Soil Conservation Organization Conference.

EFFECT OF ALTERNATE-ROW DRIP IRRIGATION PATTERN ON COTTON ROOT DISTRIBUTION - (Abstract)

Gitz, D.C., McMichael, B.L., Mahan, J.R., Lascano, R., Wanjura, D.F. 2006. Effect of alternate-row drip irrigation pattern on cotton root distribution [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 3-6, 2006, San Antonio, Texas. 2006 CDROM.

IN SEARCH OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS FOR THE LLANO ESTACADO OF THE U.S. SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Allen, V., Brown, C.P., Segarra, E., Green, C.J., Wheeler, T.A., Acosta Martinez, V., Zobeck, T.M. 2008. In search of sustainable agricultural systems for the llano estacado of the u.s. southern high plains. Agriculture, Ecosystems, & Environment. 124: 3-12.

SUITABILITY OF EASTERN GAMAGRASS FOR AN IN SITU PRECIPITATION CATCHMENT PLAYA FORAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEM - (Abstract)

Gitz, D.C., Stout, J.E., Zobeck, T.M. 2005. Suitability of eastern gamagrass for an in situ precipitation catchment playa forage production system[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting. Paper No. 722B.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EFFECTS ON WATER INFILTRATION AND DENSITY OF TWO WEST TEXAS SOILS - (Abstract)

Halfmann, D., Zobeck, T.M., Zartman, R., Allen, V. 2005. Management system effects on water infiltration and density of two west texas soils[abstract]. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting. Paper No. 1005.

USING LEAF GAS EXCHANGE TO QUANTIFY DROUGHT IN COTTON IRRIGATED BASED ON CANOPY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS - (Abstract)

Baker, J.T., Wanjura, D.F., Upchurch, D.R. 2005. Using leaf gas exchange to quantify drought in cotton irrigated based on canopy temperature measurements[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual. Paper No. 212A.

DETECTING THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF INDUCED SOIL SURFACE CHANGE USING BI-DIRECTIONAL SOIL SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Chappell, A., Zobeck, T.M., Brunner, G. 2005. Detecting the structure and composition of induced soil surface change using bi-directional soil spectral reflectance[abstract]. Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Processing in the Assessment and Monitoring of Land Degradation and Desertification.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EFFECTS ON WATER INFILTRATION AND DENSITY OF TWO WEST TEXAS SOILS - (Abstract)

Halfmann, D., Zobeck, T.M., Zartman, R., Allen, V. 2005. Management system effects on water infiltration and density of two west texas soils[abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting.

A HIGHLY PORTABLE WIND TUNNEL FOR FIELD USE - (Abstract)

Van Pelt, R.S., Zobeck, T.M. 2005. A highly portable wind tunnel for field use[abstract]. Soil and Water Conservation Society.

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON PROPERTIES OF SEMI-ARID SANDY SOILS - (Abstract)

Zobeck, T.M., Halfmann, D., Acosta Martinez, V., Bronson, K., Upchurch, D.R. 2005. Agricultural management effects on properties of semi-arid sandy soils[ABSTRACT]. Soil and Water Conservation Society Proceedings.

2004 HIGH PLAINS GROUNDWATER RESOURCES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Rainwater, K., Zobeck, T.M. 2004. High Plains Groundwater Resources: Challenges and Opportunities. Proceedings of 2004 High Plains Groundwater Resources: Challenges and Opportunities, December 7-9, 2004, Lubbock, Texas. 2004 CDROM.

CHEMICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMI-ARID SANDY SOILS COMPARING NO-TILLAGE AND CONVENTIONALLY-TILLED CROPLAND AND GRASSLAND - (Abstract)

Zobeck, T.M., Acosta Martinez, V., Bronson, K., Upchurch, D.R. 2004. Chemical, biochemical, and physical properties of semi-arid sandy soils comparing no-tillage and conventionally-tilled cropland and grassland [abstract]. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting. 2004 CDROM.

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE STOCHASTICS OF NEAR-SURFACE WIND SPEEDS IN WIND STORMS - (Abstract)

Van Pelt, R.S., Zobeck, T.M., Popham, T.W. 2004. Factors influencing the stochastics of near-surface wind speeds in wind storms [abstract]. International Symposium on Sand and Dust Storm, September 12-14, 2004, Beijing, China.

ENZYME ACTIVITIES AND FATY ACIDS OF DUST AS BIOLOGICAL FINGERPRINTS OF THE SOIL SOURCE - (Abstract)

Acosta Martinez, V., Kennedy, A.C., Zobeck, T.M. 2004. Enzyme activities and faty acids of dust as biological fingerprints of the soil source[abstract]. Soil and Water Conservation Society.

RAPID PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSES USING LASER DIFFRACTION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Zobeck, T.M. 2004. Rapid particle size analyses using laser diffraction. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 20(5): 633-639.

EFFECTS OF POLYACRYLAMIDE, COVER CROPS, AND CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT ON WIND EROSION - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Van Pelt, R.S., Zobeck, T.M. 2004. Effects of polyacrylamide, cover crops, and crop residue management on wind erosion. Proceedings 13th International Soil Conservation Organization Conference, July 2-9, 2004, Brisbane, Australia. 4 p.

CARBON AND NITROGEN POOLS OF SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS CROPLAND AND GRASSLAND SOILS. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Bronson, K.F., Zobeck, T.M., Chua, T.T., Acosta Martinez, V., Booker, J.D. 2004. Carbon and nitrogen pools of southern High Plains cropland and grassland soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 68:1695-1704.

ESTIMATING CARBON DIOXIDE LEAKAGE RATES IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT CHAMBERS USING NITROUS OXIDE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Baker, J.T., Kim, S., Gitz, D.C., Timlin, D.J., Reddy, V. 2003. Estimating carbon dioxide leakage rates in controlled environment chambers using nitrous oxide. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 51:103-110.

WET AGGREGATE STABILITY MODIFICATION USING FERRIHYDRITE, LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE, AND STOCKOPAM - (Abstract)

Gardner, S., Zartman, R.E., Jaynes, W.F., Zobeck, T.M. 2003. Wet aggregate stability modification using ferrihydrite, layered double hydroxide, and stockopam. Meeting Abstract.

MEASUREMENT AND DATA ANALYSIS METHODS FOR FIELD-SCALE WIND EROSION STUDIES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Zobeck, T.M., Stout, J.E., Van Pelt, R.S., Funk, R., Rajot, J.L., Sterk, G. 2003. Measurement and data analysis methods for field-scale wind erosion studies. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 28(11):1163-1188.

VALIDATION OF THE WIND EROSION EQUATION (WEQ) FOR DISCRETE PERIODS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(18-Feb-03)

CARBON AND NITROGEN POOLS OF SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS GRASSLAND AND CULTIVATED SOILS. - (Abstract)

Bronson, K., Zobeck, T.M., Chua, T.T., Van Pelt, R.S., Acosta Martinez, V. 2003. Carbon and nitrogen pools of southern high plains grassland and cultivated soils. American Society of Agronomy Abstracts. 2003 CDROM.

RAPID PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSES USING LASER DIFFRACTION - (Abstract)

Zobeck, T.M. 2003. Rapid particle size analyses using laser diffraction. Proceedings of International Meeting of ASAE. Paper No. 032207. 2003 CDROM.

VALIDATION OF THE WIND EROSION STOCHASTIC SIMULATOR (WESS) AND THE REVISED WIND EROSION EQUATION (RWEQ) FOR SINGLE EVENTS. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Van Pelt, R.S., Zobeck, T.M., Potter, K.N., Stout, J.E., Popham, T.W. 2003. Validation of the wind erosion stochastic simulator (wess) and the revised wind erosion equation (RWEQ) for single events.. Journal of Environmental Modeling and Software. 19(2):191-198.

MEASUREMENT AND DATA ANALYSIS METHODS FOR FIELD-SCALE WIND EROSION STUDIES - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Zobeck, T.M., Stout, J.E., Van Pelt, R.S., Funk, R., Rajot, J.L., Sterk, G. 2002. Measurement and data analysis methods for field-scale wind erosion studies. Proceedings of the ICAR5/GCTE-SEN Joint Conference. Internation Center of Arid and Semiarid Land Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Pub No. 02-2 pp. 204

SAMPLING PROTOCOL AND VARIATION OF FIELD SOIL CARBON - (Abstract)

Zobeck, T.M., Van Pelt, R.S., Acosta Martinez, V.,Bronson, K.F., and Upchurch, D.R. 2002. Sampling protocol and variation of field soil carbon. 2002 Annual Meeting Abstracts ASA/CSSA/SSSA CD paper s05-zobeck171145 Poster.PDF

SOIL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION: EROSION: WIND EROSION - (Book/Chapter)

(28-Mar-02)

AN EVALUATION OF THE SOIL CONDITIONING INDEX IN SEMI-ARID SOILS - (Abstract)

ZOBECK, T.M., WANJURA, D.F., CROWNOVER, J., ROBINSON, C., GREEN, C., BRONSON, K.F 2002. AN EVALUATION OF THE SOIL CONDITIONING INDEX IN SEMI-ARID SOILS. 17TH WORLD CONGRESS OF SOIL SCIENCE Abstracts 3.883