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JIANTING "JULIAN" ZHU

Julian ZhuAssociate Research Professor

EDUCATION

PhD, Civil Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
MS, Fluid Mechanics, Peking University, Beijing, China
BS, Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:

Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences—University of Nevada Reno
 Water Resources Management Program—University of Nevada Las Vegas

GENERAL AREAS OF RESEARCH

Scale issues in hydrology related to ecosystem functioning, upscaling of hydrological and ecological processes, evapotranspiration estimates and remote sensing applications, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis, subsurface hydrology, numerical modeling of hydrology and fluid mechanics, stochastic analysis and its applications, random processes and spatial variability, multiphase fluid flows and contaminant transport in porous media, artificial neural network applications in hydrology and ecology.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Zhu, J.; Sun, D., 2010 (in press).
Capillary pressure-dependent anisotropy of unsaturated soils. Canadian Journal of Soil Science.
Zhu, J.; Pohlmann, K. F.; Chapman, J. B.; Russell, C. E.; Carroll, R. W. H.; Shafer, D. S.; , 2010.
Sensitivity of Solute Advective Travel Time to Porosities of Hydrogeologic Units. Ground Water. v.48. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00664.x.
Zhu, J; Young, M.H., 2009.
Sensitivity and Uncertainty of Ground-Water Discharge Estimates for Semi-Arid Shrublands. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. v.45. n.3. pp.641-653. DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00312.x.
Young, M.H.; Moran, E.A.; Yu, Z.; Zhu, J.; Smith, D.M., 2009.
Reducing saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil with polyacrylamide. Soil Science Society of America Journal. v.73. pp.13-20. doi:10.2136/sssaj2007.0378.
Chen, L.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; Susfalk, R.B.; , 2009.
An integrated approach to modeling solute transport in streams and canals with applications. Journal of Hydrology. v.378. n.1-2. pp.128-136. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.09.012.
Zhu, J.; Sun, D., 2009.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Parameters for Transient Flows in Heterogeneous Soils. Vadose Zone Journal. v.8. n.301-309. doi:10.2136/vzj2008.0004.
Pan, F.; Ye, M.; Zhu, J.; Wu, Y.-S.; Hu, B. X.; Yu, Z., 2009.
Effect of Water Retention Parameters on Predictive Uncertainty of Unsaturated Flow and Contaminant Transport. Vadose Zone Journal. v.8. pp.158-166. doi:10.2136/vzj2008.0092.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H., 2009.
Sensitivity of Unlined Canal Seepage to Hydraulic Properties of Polyacrylamide (PAM) Treated Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. v.73. pp.695-703. doi:10.2136/sssaj2008.0261.
Zhu, J., 2008.
Equivalent Parallel and Perpendicular Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivities: Arithmetic Mean or Harmonic Mean?. Soil Science Society of America Journal. v.72. pp.1226-1233. doi:10.2136/sssaj2007.0337.
Pan, F.; Ye, M.; Zhu, J.; Wu, Y.-S.; Hu, B. X.; Yu, Z., 2008.
Incorporating Layer- and Local-Scale Heterogeneities in Numerical Simulation of Unsaturated Flow and Tracer Transport. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Available online November 5. doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.10.012.
Caldwell, T.G.; Young, M.H.; Zhu, J.; McDonald, E.V.; , 2008.
Spatial structure of hydraulic properties from canopy to interspace in the Mojave Desert. Geophysical Research Letters. v.35. pp.L19406. doi:10.1029/2008GL035095.
Ye, M.; Schaap, M. G.; Khaleel, R.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Simulation of Field Injection Experiments in Heterogeneous Unsaturated Media Using Cokriging and Artificial Neural Network. Water Resources Research. v.43. 10.1029/2006WR005030.
Mohanty, B. P.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Effective Hydraulic Parameters in Horizontally and Vertically Heterogeneous Soils for Steady-State Land-Atmosphere Interaction. Journal of Hydrometeorology. v.8. pp.715-729.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; van Genuchten, M., 2007.
Upscaling schemes and relationships for Gardner and van Genuchten hydraulic functions for heterogeneous soils. Vadose Zone J. v.6. pp.186-195.
Zhu, J., 2006.
Interactive comment on Dynamical process upscaling for deriving catchment scale state variables and constitutive relations for meso-scale process models by Zehe et al. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions. v.3. pp.594-598.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B.P.; Das, N.N., 2006.
On the effective averaging schemes of hydraulic properties at the landscape scale. Vadose Zone Journal. v.5. pp.308-316.
Sharma, S.M.; Mohanty, B.P.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Including topography and vegetation attributes for developing pedo transfer functions in Southern Great Plains. Soil Science Society of America Journal. v.70. pp.1430-1440.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B.P., 2006.
Effective scaling factor for transient infiltration in heterogeneous soils. Journal of Hydrology. v.319. pp.96-108.
Zhu, J.; Sykes, J.F., 2004.
Simple screening models of NAPL dissolution in the subsurface. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. s.72. pp.245-258.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B.P.; Warrick, A.W.; van Genuchten, M.T., 2004.
Correspondence and upscaling of hydraulic functions for heterogeneous soils. Vadose Zone Journal. s.3. pp.527-533.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B.P., 2004.
Soil hydraulic parameter upscaling for steady-state flows with plant root-water uptake. Vadose Zone Journal. s.3. pp.1464-1470.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2004.
Approximate solutions of non-Newtonian flows over a swarm of bubbles. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. s.30. pp.1271-1278.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2003.
Spatial Averaging of van Genuchten Hydraulic Parameters for Steady State Flow in Heterogeneous Soils. Vadose Zone Journal. v.1. pp.261-272.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2003.
Effective Hydraulic Parameters for Steady State Flows in Heterogeneous Soils. Water Resources Research. v.39. n.8. doi:10.1029/2002WR001831.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2002.
Upscaling of Hydraulic Properties for Steady State Evaporation and Infiltration. Water Resources Research. v.38. n.9. doi:10.1029/2001WR000704.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2002.
Analytical Solutions for Steady State Vertical Infiltration. Water Resources Research. v.38. n.8. doi:10.1029/2001WR000398.
Zhu, J., 2001.
A Note on Slow Non-Newtonian Flows Over an Ensemble of Spherical Bubbles. Chemical Engineering Science. v.56. pp.2237-2241.
Zhu, J., 2001.
Transport and Fate of Nonaqueous Phase Liquid in Variably Saturated Porous Media with Evolving Scales of Heterogeneity. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. v.15. pp.447-461.
Zhu, J.; Satish, M. G., 2001.
Stochastic Analysis of Groundwater Flow in Aquifers with leakage. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. v.15. pp.228-243.
Zhu, J., 2000.
A Note on Statistical Analysis of Rate Coefficient of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Dissolution in Porous Media. Water Resources Research. v.36. n.5. pp.1347-1352.
Zhu, J.; Sykes, J. F., 2000.
The Influence of NAPL Dissolution Characteristics on Field-Scale Contaminant Transport in Subsurface. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. v.41. pp.133-154.
Zhu, J.; Sykes, J. F., 2000.
Stochastic Simulations of NAPL Mass Transport in Variably Saturated Heterogeneous Porous Media. Transport in Porous Media. v.39. n.3. pp.289-314.
Zhu, J.; Sykes, J. F., 2000.
Head Variance and Macrodispersivity Tensor in a Semiconfined Fractal Porous Media. Water Resources Research. v.36. n.1. pp.203-212.
Zhu, J.; Satish, M. G., 1999.
Stochastic Analysis of Macrodispersion in a Semi-confined Aquifer. Transport in Porous Media. v.35. n.3. pp.273-297.
Zhu, J., 1998.
Specific Discharge Covariance in a Heterogeneous Semi-confined Aquifer. Water Resources Research. v.34. n.8. pp.1951-1957.
Zhu, J., 1997.
Drag and Mass Transfer for Flow of a Carreau Fluid Past a Swarm of Newtonian Drops. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. v.21. n.5. pp.935-941.
Zhu, J.; Satish, M. G., 1997.
A Boundary Element Method for Stochastic Flow Problems in a Semiconfined Aquifer with Random Boundary Conditions. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. v.19. n.3. pp.199-208.
Zhu, J.; Deng, Q., 1996.
Non-Newtonian Flow Past an Ensemble of Newtonian Droplets. Chemical Engineering Science. v.49. n.1. pp.147-150.
Satish, M. G.; Zhu, J., 1995.
Closure to “Stochastic Analysis of Groundwater Flow in a Semiconfined Aquifer”. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE. v.121. n.3. pp.291-292.
Satish, M. G.; Zhu, J., 1994.
Stochastic Analysis of Groundwater Flow in a Semiconfined Aquifer. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE. v.120. n.2. pp.147-168.
Satish, M. G.; Zhu, J., 1993.
Stochastic Approach for Groundwater Flow in a Semiconfined Aquifer Subject to Random Boundary Conditions. Advances in Water Resources. v.15. pp.329-339.
Xu, Y.; Zhu, J., 1992.
On the Flow of Polymeric Liquids Through Porous Media. Advances in Mechanics. v.22. n.1. pp.20-34.
Rahman, M.; Satish, M. G.; Perrie, W.; Zhu, J., 1992.
Drift Forces on a Pair of Vertical Cylinders. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. v.15. n.7. pp.817-838.
Zhu, J.; Satish, M. G., 1992.
Non-Newtonian Effects on the Drag of Creeping Flow Through Packed Beds. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. v.18. n.5. pp.765-777.
Satish, M. G.; Zhu, J., 1992.
Flow Resistance and Mass Transfer in Slow Non-Newtonian Flow Through Multiparticle Systems. Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME. v.59. pp.431-437.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Gautam, M.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Meyer, P.; Hassan, A., 2010.
Modified ANN-pedotransfer function for soil hydraulic properties. W2188 USDA Multi-State Research Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.; Healey, J.; Jasoni, R.; Osterberg, J., 2010.
Evapotranspiration estimates from groundwater level fluctuations in riparian zone. W2188 USDA Multi-State Research Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
Shafer, David; Russell, Charles; Chapman, Jenny; Engelbrecht, Johann; Tappen, Jeffrey; Pohlmann, Karl; Zhu, Jianting; Stone, Asako, 2009 (submitted).
The Development of Monitoring Programs for the Proposed Yucca Mountain Geological Repository, Nevada, USA. 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. Liverpool, UK.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2009.
Soil Hydraulic Parameters for Evaporation in Large Scale Heterogeneous Soils. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2009 International Annual Meetings. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Zhu, J., 2009.
Capillary Pressure-Dependent Anisotropy of Unsaturated Layered Soils. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2009 International Annual Meetings. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Zhu, J., 2009.
Soil Hydraulic Properties of Layered Formations – Anisotropy and Uncertainty. Department of Energy Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Program Conference. Hauppauge, New York.
Zhu, J.; Sun, D., 2009.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Properties for Infiltration and Redistribution in Unsaturated Zone. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California.
Zhu, J.; Sun, D., 2009.
Effect of Spatial Soil Hydraulic Properties on Large Scale Evapotranspiration. AGU Joint Assembly. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2009.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Properties for Transient Evaporation in Heterogeneous Soils. AGU Joint Assembly. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Young, M.; Fenstermaker, L.; Zhu, J., 2009.
Near-Surface Water Content and Carbon Flux in Biological Soil Crust. AGU Chapman Conference on Examining Ecohydrological Feedbacks of Landscape Change Along Elevation Gradients in Semiarid Regions. Sun Valley, Idaho.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2009.
Soil Hydraulic Properties and Large Scale Evapotranspiration in Desert Ecosystem. 94th ESA Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2009.
Averaging Schemes of Hydraulic Properties in Large Scale Heterogeneous Soils. 2009 GSA Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon.
Acharya, K.; Li, Y.; Stone, M.; Yu, Z.; Young, M.; Shafer, D.; Zhu, J.; Warwick, J., 2009.
Spatiotemporal Distribution of Algal and Nutrient, and Their Correlations Based on Long-term Monitoring Data in Lake Taihu, China. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California.
Zhu, J.; Warrick, A. W., 2009.
Effective Hydraulic Conductivity for Layered Soils of Structured Heterogeneity. W1188 USDA Multi-State Research Meeting. Oracle, Arizona.
Young, M.; Fenstermaker, L.; Zhu, J., 2009.
Dynamics of Very Near-Surface Water Contents in an Arid Setting. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2009 International Annual Meetings. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Zhu, J.; Young, M., 2009.
Sensitivity of Evapotranspiration Estimates for Semi-Arid Shrublands. 94th ESA Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.; Caldwell, T.; McDonald, E., 2009.
Effect of Canopy Patterns on Large Scale Water Budgets in Arid Environments. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California.
Li, Y.; Acharya, K.; Chen, D.; Stone, M.; Yu, Z.; Young, M.; Zhu, J.; Shafer, D.; Warwick, J., 2009.
Circulation and Temperature Stratification of Lake Mead under Changing Water Levels. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California.
Zhu, J.; Sykes, J. F., 2008.
Analytical NAPL Dissolution Models in Relation to Other Rate Coefficient Correlation Models in Porous Media. MODFLOW and More: Ground Water and Public Policy. Golden, CO.
Zhu, J.; Caldwell, T.; Young, M.; McDonald, E., 2008.
Scaling Under-Canopy and Interspace Soil Hydraulic Properties in Desert Ecosystems. 2008 Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes. Las Vegas, NV.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.; Caldwell, T.; McDonald, E., 2008.
Effect of Distinct Under-Canopy and Interspace Soil Hydraulic Properties on Large Scale Water Budget. AGU 2008 Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Zhu, J., 2008.
Macroscopic Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivities. 2008 GSA and ASA-CSSA-SSSA Joint Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas.
Young, M. H.; Healy J.; Zhu, J.; Chief, K.; Yu, Z.; Knight, E.; Mon, J.; Tyler, S.; Menon, M., 2008.
Examining Arid Soil Processes Using Weighing Lysimeter in Nevada, U.S.A. 2008 Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes. Las Vegas, NV.
Zhu, J.; Young, M., 2008.
Applying Polyacrylamide (PAM) to Reduce Seepage Loss of Water through Unlined Canals. 2008 UCOWR/NIWR Conference. Durham, North Carolina.
Young, M.; Yu, Z.; Tyler, S.; Chief, K.; Knight, E.; Healey, J.; Zhu, J.; Menon, M.; Mon, J., 2008.
Examining Arid Soil Processes in Nevada USA Using Weighing Lysimeters. European Geosciences Union 2008 General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.
Zhu, J.; Sun, D., 2008.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Properties for Heterogeneous Soils: Effect of Temporal Scales. 2008 Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes. Las Vegas, NV.
Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G. ; Zhu, J. ; Fenstermaker, L. ; McDonald, E.V. , 2008.
Multi-Scale Variability of Soil and Hydraulic Properties and Impacts to Arid Water Balance. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Zhu, J., 2008.
Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity for Layered Heterogeneous Soils. AGU 2008 Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Gautam, M.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Meyer, P. D.; Hassan, A. E., 2008.
Improved Artificial Neural Network-Pedotransfer Functions (ANN-PTFs) for Estimating Soil Hydraulic Parameters. AGU 2008 Fall Meeting. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Pan, F.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Yu, Z., 2008.
An Estimation of Correlation Structure of Hydraulic Parameters using Bayesian Inference Approach. AGU 2008 Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Earman, S.; Stone, M.; Zhu, J., 2008.
Integration of climate change impacts into risk and uncertainty analysis. Floodplain Management Association 2008 Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
Zhu, J., 2008.
Equivalent Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivities for Layered Soils: Arithmetic Mean or Harmonic Mean?. W1188 USDA Multi-State Research Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
Caldwell, T.; Young, M. H.; Zhu, J.; McDonald, E., 2008.
Heterogeneity of Soils and Hydraulic Properties from Canopy to Interspace in the Mojave Desert. 2008 Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes. Las Vegas, NV.
Pan, F.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Yu, Z., 2008.
Effect of Water Retention Parameter Uncertainty on Unsaturated Flow in Heterogeneous Soils. 2008 Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes. Las Vegas, NV.
Zhu J.; Young, M. H., 2008.
Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Evapotranspiration Estimates for Semi-Arid Shrublands. Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference. Mesquite, NV.
Zhu, J., 2008.
Saturation-Dependent Anisotropy of Unsaturated Soils. 2008 Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes. Las Vegas, NV.
Caldwell, T.; Young, M. H.; Zhu, J.; McDonald, E., 2008.
Gradation of Soil Hydraulic Properties from Canopy to Interspace on a Mojave Desert Soil Chronosequence. European Geosciences Union 2008 General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.
Pan F.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Wu, Y.S.; Yu, Z., 2008.
Sensitivity Analysis of Unsaturated Flow Uncertainty at Yucca Mountain. Proceedings of the 12th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM). American Nuclear Society. Las Vegas, NV.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2008.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Properties for Heterogeneous Fields. 2008 GSA and ASA-CSSA-SSSA Joint Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas.
Caldwell, T.; Young, M.; Zhu, J.; McDonald, E., 2008.
Hydropedology of Canopy-Interspace Ecosystems in the Mojave Desert: Biotic and Abiotic Processes. 93rd Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Pohlmann, K. F.; Zhu, J.; Chapman, J. B.; Russell, C. E.; Carroll, R. W. H.; Shafer, D. S., 2008.
Contaminant Travel Times from the Nevada Test Site to Yucca Mountain: Sensitivity to Porosity. AGU 2008 Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Zhu, J., 2008.
Hydraulic Properties of Layered Soils and Its Impact on Water Flow – Anisotropy and Numerical Simulations. DOE EPSCOR State/National Laboratory Program Review. Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Pan, F.; Zhu,J.; Ye, M.; Yu, Z., 2008.
Sensitivity Analysis of Contaminant Transport Uncertainty in Unsaturated Zone. 2008 GSA and ASA-CSSA-SSSA Joint Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas.
Young, M.; Caldwell, T.; Zhu, J.; Fenstermaker, L.; McDonald, E., 2008.
Multi-Scale Variability of Soil and Hydraulic Properties and Impacts to Arid Water Balance. 2008 GSA and ASA-CSSA-SSSA Joint Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas.
Zhu, J.; Caldwell, T.; Young, M.; McDonald, E., 2008.
Implications of Under-Canopy and Interspace Soil Hydraulic Property Distributions in Large Scale Desert Ecosystems. European Geosciences Union 2008 General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.
Zhu, J.; Pohlmann, K. F.; Chapman, J. B.; Russell, C. E.; Carroll, R. W. H.; Shafer, D. S., 2008.
Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Contaminant Travel Times from Nevada the Test Site to Yucca Mountain. 2008 Devils Hole Workshop. Death Valley, CA.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J. ; Young, M.H. ; Caldwell, T.G. ; McDonald, E.V. , 2008.
Effect of Distinct Under-Canopy and Interspace soil Hydraulic Properties on Large Scale Water Budget. Am. Geophysical Union National Meetings. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Meyer, P. D.; Zhao, Y.; Pan, F., 2007.
Estimating Soil Hydraulic Parameter Uncertainty and Heterogeneity Using Bayesian Updating and Neural Network Methods. DOE EPSCoR State/National Laboratory Program Review Workshop. DOE. Golden, Colorado.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Effective Hydraulic Properties for Transient Flow in Unsaturated Zone. AGU 2007 Fall Meeting. AGU. San Francisco, California.
Caldwell, T.; Young, M. H.; Zhu, J.; Fenstermaker, L. H.; McDonald, E. V., 2007.
Scaling Heterogeneous Soil Hydraulic Properties Using Canopy/Interspace Distributions in a Mojave Desert Ecosystem. AGU 2007 Fall Meeting. AGU. San Francisco, California.
Pan, F.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Wu, Y.-S.; Yu, Z.; Hu, B., 2007.
Sensitivity analysis of hydraulic parameters on radionuclide transport uncertainty in the unsaturated zone of Yucca Mountain. AGU 2007 Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California.
Chen, L.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H., 2007.
Polyacrylamide Transport in Water Delivery Canals. San Francisco, CA.
Mohanty, B. P.; Ines, A. V. M.; Das, N. N.; Jana, R.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Parameters – State-of-the-art!. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2007 International Annual Meetings. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Zhu, J., 2007.
A New Method for Estimating Soil Hydraulic Parameter Uncertainty, and Heterogeneity Using Bayesian Updating and Neural Network Methods. DOE-ERSP PI Meeting. DOE. Lansdowne, Virginia.
Caldwell, T.G.; Young, M.H.; Zhu, J.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2007.
Small-Scale Heterogeneity of Soil Hydraulic Properties on Large-Scale Water Balance Simulations.
Young, M.H.; Zhu, J.; Tyler, S.W., 2007.
Large Weighing Lysimeters for Studying Environmental Processes in Arid Soils. Los Alamos, NM.
Zhu, J.; Sun, D.; Neelakrishnan, S., 2007.
Hydraulic Conductivity Anisotropy of Unsaturated Soils. AGU 2007 Fall Meeting. AGU. San Francisco, California.
Caldwell, T.G.; Young, M.H.; Zhu, J.; Fenstermaker, L.F.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2007.
Scaling Heterogeneous Soil Hydraulic Properties Using Canopy/Interspace Distributions in a Mojave Desert Ecosystem. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Sykes, J. F., 2007.
Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Dissolution Characteristics and Large-Scale Subsurface Contaminant Transport Modeling. AGU Joint Assembly. AGU. Acapulco, Mexico.
Zhu, J.; Sun, D., 2007.
Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Dissolution Models in Subsurface. Japan Geoscience Union Meeting. Makuhari, Japan.
Zhao, Y.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Meyer, P. D.; Pan, F.; Hassan, A. E., 2007.
Incorporating Soil Hydraulic Parameter Statistics in Developing Pedo-transfer Functions. AGU 2007 Fall Meeting. AGU. San Francisco, California.
Young, M. H.; Caldwell, T.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Spatial Variability of Soil Hydraulic Properties at Interspace/Canopy Microsites. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2007 International Annual Meetings. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Zhu, J.; Sykes, J. F., 2007.
Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Dissolution Characteristics and Large-Scale Contaminant Transport in Subsurface. GSA 2007 Annual Meeting. GSA. Denver, Colorado.
Caldwell, T.; Young, M.; Zhu, J.; McDonald, E. V., 2007.
Small-Scale Heterogeneity of Soil Hydraulic Properties on Large-Scale Water Balance Simulations. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2007 International Annual Meetings. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Zhu, J., 2007.
Parallel and Perpendicular Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivities for Layered Soils. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2007 International Annual Meetings. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Effective Hydraulic Parameters for Transient Infiltration in Heterogeneous Soil. GSA 2007 Annual Meeting. GSA. Denver, Colorado.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Saturation-Dependent Hydraulic Conductivity Anisotropy in Unsaturated Soils. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2007 International Annual Meetings. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Zhu, J., 2007.
Upscaling Schemes of Hydraulic Properties and Characterizing Hydraulic Parameter Variability Using Cokriging and Artificial Neural Network for Heterogeneous Soils. W1188 Multistate Research Project Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Zhu, J., 2007.
Spatial Variability of Soil Hydraulic Properties at Interspace/Canopy Microsites. New Orleans, LA.
Zhu, J.; Satish, M.G., 2006.
Groundwater Flows in Heterogeneous Semi-Confined Aquifers. Geological Society of America. Philadelphia.
Zhu, J.; van Genuchten, M.Th., 2006.
Upscaling Schemes for Hydraulic Functions at the Landscape Scale. AGU. Baltimore, MD.
Koehne, J.M.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Stochastic Analysis of Specific Discharge in a Leaky Aquifer, GSA 2006 Annual Meeting. Geological Society of America. Philadelphia.
Mohanty, B.P.; Ines, A.V.; Zhu, J.; Jana, R.; Das, N.N.; Sharma, S.K., 2006.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Parameters Across Scales for Land-Atmosphere Interaction. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H., 2006.
Effective Hydraulic Properties for Large Scale Transient Infiltration in Heterogeneous Formations. Geological Society of America. Philadelphia.
Pohlmann, K.F.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Chapman, J.B.; Russell, C.E.; Shafer, D.S.; Carroll, R.W., 2006.
Evaluation of Groundwater Pathways and Travel Times from the Nevada Test Site to the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, California.
Baron, A.; Yu, Z.; Kreamer, D.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Simulation of Hydrologic Response in an Arid and a Humid Watershed Using a Distributed Hydrologic Model System. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B.P.; Das, N.N., 2006.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Properties at the Landscape Scale and Beyond. Philadelphia.
Baron, A.; Yu, Z.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Soil Moisture Variation and its Significance to the Water Budget of the Lower Virgin Valley, Nevada. American Geophysical Union. Beijing, China.
Sharma, S.M.; Mohanty, B.P.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Including Topography and Vegetation Attributes for Developing Pedotransfer Functions. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H., 2006.
Upscaling relationships of hydraulic functions for flux and moisture in heterogeneous soils. Las Vegas, NV.
Zhu, J.; Sun, D.; Young, M.H., 2006.
Aggregating Hydraulic Property Measurements to Large Scale Hydrologic Processes. AGU. Beijing, China.
Pohlmann, K.F.; Zhu, J.; Ye, M.; Carroll, R.W.; Chapman, J.B.; Russell, C.E.; Shafer, D.S., 2006.
Evaluation of Groundwater Pathways and Travel Times From the Nevada Test Site to the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Upscaling Schemes and Effective Hydraulic Parameters for Transient Flows in Heterogeneous Soils. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; Moran, E.A., 2006.
Effects of Polyacrylamide Treated Soils on Water Seepage in Unlined Water Delivery Canals. Indianapolis, Indiana.
Zhu, J., 2006.
Scale Effects on Dispersivities of Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Transport in Variably Saturated Formations. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Sykes, J.F.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Transport in Variably Saturated Heterogeneous Porous Formations. Geological Society of America. Philadelphia.
Chen, L.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; Susfalk, R.B., 2006.
Modeling Polyacrylamide Transport in Water Delivery Canals. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Indianapolis, IN.
Satish, M.G.; Zhu, J., 2006.
Stochastic Analysis of Macrodispersion in Semi-Confined Aquifers. Geological Society of America. Philadelphia.
Zhu, J.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Ye, M.; Shafer, D.S.; Carroll, R.W., 2006.
Groundwater pathways from regions upgradient of potential Yucca Mountain repository. American Nuclear Society. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cablk, M.E.; Zhu, J.; Kratt, C.; Jasoni, R.L.; Young, M.H.; Thomas, J.M.; Arnone, J.A., 2006.
Multi-scale remote sensing observations as a basis for estimating evapotranspiration across the eastern Great Basin Desert, Nevada, USA. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; Cooper, C.A.; Devitt, D.A., 2005.
Modeling tritium vapor transport in soil profiles and subsequent tritium uptake by plants. ASA-CSSA-SSA. Salt Lake City, UT.
Mohanty, B.P.; Zhu, J., 2005.
Effective land surface hydraulic parameters for horizontally and vertically heterogeneous soil. Orange County, California.
Ye, M.; Schaap, M.G.; Khaleel, R.; Zhu, J., 2005.
Characterizing variability in soil hydraulic properties using cokriging and artificial neural network. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J., 2005.
Equivalence of hydraulic functions and its implication on upscaling for steady state flux and surface soil moisture in heterogeneous soils. AGU. New Orleans, LA.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H., 2005.
Correspondence of hydraulic functions and its implication on upscaling for large scale flux and surface soil moisture in heterogeneous soils. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Ye, M.; Schaap, M.G.; Khaleel, R.; Zhu, J., 2005.
Characterizing soil hydraulic parameter heterogeneity using Cokriging and artificial neural network: A framework of integrating hard and soft data. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Young, M.H.; Yu, Z.; Tyler, S.; Drohan, P.J.; Verburg, P.S.; Cooper, C.A.; Caldwell, T.G.; Decker, D.L.; Devitt, D.; Kreamer, D.K.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Nowak, R.S.; Papelis, C.; Smith, S.D.; Sun, H.; Ye, M.; Zhu, J., 2005.
Scaling environmental processes in heterogeneous arid soils (SEPHAS): A new Nevada NSF EPSCoR initiative. NSF Sponsored. Newark, Delaware.
Satish, M.; Zhu, J., 2005.
Boundary element formulations for stochastic flow in semiconfined aquifers with random boundary conditions.
Mohanty, B.P.; Zhu, J., 2005.
Soil hydraulic parameters for heterogeneous landscapes. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sharma, S.K.; Mohanty, B.P.; Zhu, J., 2004.
Addition of topographic and vegetation attributes prediction of soil hydraulic parameters for southern great plains region. ASCE/CSAE. Ottawa, Canada.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B.P.; Raghavendra, J., 2004.
Hydraulic parameter upscaling in heterogeneous soil, topography and vegetation. SAHRA. Albuquerque, NM.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J., 2004.
Spatial variations of residual NAPL zone concentration in subsurface. AGU.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B., 2004.
Significance of hydraulic parameter distribution skewness on effective averaging schemes in heterogeneous soils. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B., 2004.
Impact of soil hydraulic parameter distributions on upscaling for steady state flow in heterogeneous soils. AGU.
Mohanty, B. P.; Zhu, J., 2003.
Guidelines for Aggregating Hydrologic Parameters from Local Scale to Model Scale. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. Nice, France.
Mohanty, B. P.; Zhu, J., 2003.
Hydraulic Property Upscaling in Heterogeneous Soils. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2003.
Effective Hydraulic Parameters in Heterogeneous Soils. 3rd SAHRA Annual Meeting. Tucson, AZ.
Mohanty, B. P.; Zhu, J., 2003.
Effective Soil Hydraulic Parameters in Heterogeneous Soils. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Mohanty, B. P.; Zhu, J., 2003.
Soil Hydraulic Properties: Pore-Scale to Landscape-Scale. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting. Denver, CO.
Mohanty, B. P.; Zhu, J., 2003.
Effective Soil Scaling Factor for Infiltration in Heterogeneous Soils. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2003.
Soil Hydraulic Parameter Upscaling for Steady State Flows with Plant Rootwater Uptakes in Heterogeneous Soils. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Sykes, J. F.; Zhu, J., 2003.
Empirical Models of NAPL Dissolution and Their Applications in Subsurface Contaminant Transport Modeling. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Warrick, A. W.; Mohanty, B. P., 2002.
Correspondence of Hydraulic Functions and its Significance in Upscaling of Hydraulic Properties for Heterogeneous Soils. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2002.
Upscaling Hydraulic Properties for Steady Vertical Flows. Gordon Research Conference. Andover, NH.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2002.
Upscaling Hydraulic Properties for Steady State Evaporation and Infiltration. NSH-SAHRA Annual Meeting. Tucson, AZ.
Zhu, J., 2001.
Fate of Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) in Variably Saturated Fractal Formations. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Schaap, M. G.; Mohanty, B. P., 2001.
Soil Hydraulic Properties – Upscaling from Measurement Scale to Hydrologic Model Scale. NASA-LSH PI Meeting. Potomac, MD.
Mohanty, B. P.; Zhu, J., 2001.
Accuracy and Uncertainty of Average Hydraulic Parameters for Steady State Flows in Heterogeneous Soils. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu, J.; Mohanty, B. P., 2001.
Upscaling of Hydraulic Properties. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC.