An understanding of vadose zone hydrology is important for irrigation design and management as well as protecting water quality. Spatial variability in soil properties such as available water capacity and hydraulic conductivity affect the processes of infiltration, runoff, and deep percolation. Nonpoint source pollution from agricultural lands is a significant cause of environmental degradation in groundwater, streams, lakes, and oceans. An improved knowledge of the mechanisms of nutrient fate and transport will help inform best management practices.
Journal Articles
- Heeren, D. M., L. Guertault, and K. R. Mankin. 2021. Preferential flow in riparian buffers: Current research and future needs. Perspective article. Transactions of the ASABE 64(6): 1907-1911, doi: 10.13031/trans.14732.
- Freiberger, R. P., D. M. Heeren, D. E. Eisenhauer, A. R. Mittelstet, and G. A. Baigorria. 2018. Tradeoffs in model performance and effort for long-term phosphorus leaching based on in situ field data. Vadose Zone Journal 17:170216, doi: 10.2136/vzj2017.12.0216.
- Heeren, D. M., G. A. Fox, C. J. Penn, T. Halihan, D. E. Storm, and B. E. Haggard. 2017. Impact of macropores and gravel outcrops on phosphorus leaching at the plot scale in silt loam soils. Transactions of the ASABE 60(3): 823-835, doi: 10.13031/trans.12015.
- Heeren, D. M., G. A. Fox, and D. E. Storm. 2015. Heterogeneity of infiltration rates in alluvial floodplains as measured with a berm infiltration technique. Transactions of the ASABE 58(3): 733-745, doi: 10.13031/trans.58.11056.
- Heeren, D. M., G. A. Fox, and D. E. Storm. 2014. Technical note: Berm method for quantification of infiltration at the plot scale in high conductivity soils. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 19(2): 457-461, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000802.