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MICHAEL H. YOUNG

Acting Executive Director of the Division of Hydrologic Sciences
Research Professor

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Soil/Water Science (Soil Physics), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
M.S., Geological Sciences (Hydrogeology), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
B.A., Geological Sciences, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:

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

Curriculum Vitae

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

Dr. Young’s research interests and experience have focused on the movement of water and solutes in the vadose zone, soil water recharge in disturbed and undisturbed soil systems, determining hydraulic and transport properties of soils, designing systems for long-term monitoring of disposal sites (both radioactive and non-radioactive), and designing and implementing field-scale experimental facilities.

RESEARCH AREAS:

Hydrology of the Unsaturated Zone; Global Contaminant Transport; Hydrogeological Controls on Availability and Quality of Ground Water; Integrated Watershed System

PROJECTS:

Small-scale Variability of Soil Ped Hydraulic Properties: Potential impact on soil recharge and ecosystems
Effects of Changing Water and Nitrogen Inputs on a Mojave Desert Ecosystem
Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Soil Moisture Redistribution, Evaporation and Transpiration of Open Stand Vegetation Under Simulated Rainfall
Scaling Environmental Processes in Heterogeneous Arid Soils
Estimating Basin Evapotranspiration for Spring Valley and White River Valley, Nevada Scaling and Data Analysis
Assess and Improve Infiltration Analyses to Support Estimates of Recharge and Initial Abstraction
Evaluation of Polyacrylamide to Reduce Seepage from Unlined Irrigation Canals

PROJECT REPORTS:

Young, M.H., T.G. Caldwell, J.J. Miller, G. Dalldorf. 2007. Hydraulic Characteristics of Soil Contributing to the Windmill Wash Detention Basin near Bunkerville, Nevada. DRI Publication No. 41240.
Young, M.H. (Editor). 2007. Results of Laboratory Experiments in Support of PAM-Related Research (with nine authors). DRI Publication No. 41237.
Young, M.H. T.G. Caldwell, D.G. Meadows, D.S. Shafer, S Zitzer, J.J. Miller, E.V. McDonald, J.O. Goreham, V. Etyemezian, G. Nikolich. 2007. Technical Report: Evaluation of Topical Application of Encapco Emulsion on Desert Soils. DRI Publication No. 41233.
Young, M.H. J.J. Tappen, G.C. Miller, S. Carroll, R.B. Susfalk. 2007. Initial Risk Characterization: Using Linear Anionic Polyacrylamide (LA-PAM) to Reduce Water Seepage from Unlined Water Delivery Canal Systems. DRI Publication No. 41226.
Meadows, D.G., M.H. Young, L. Fenstermaker. 2006. Technical Report: Geostatistical Analysis of Soil and Hydraulic Properties at MGCF. DRI Publication No. 41225.
Young, M.H., K. Adams, S. Mizell, L. Chen, T. Bullard, S. Grant. 2005. Assessment and Improvement of Hydraulic Characterization of Alluvial Fans to Support Estimates of Recharge and Initial Abstraction. DRI Publication No. 41218.
Young, M.H., W. Albright, W. Zachritz, D.S. Shafer, K.D. Pohlmann, M. Cablk, S. Zitzer, E.V. McDonald. 2004. Alternative Cover Design for Edwards Air Force Base, CA: Data Collection, Monte Carlo Modeling, and Design Sensitivity Analysis. DRI Publication No. 41192.

RESEARCH GROUP:

Karletta Chief, Post-Doctoral Fellow
Todd Caldwell, UNR Ph.D. Student
Jeremy Koonce, UNLV Ph.D. Student (co-advised with Zhongbo Yu)
William Meyer, UNLV M.S. Student (co-advised with Sajjad Ahmad)
Wenming Nie, UNLV M.S. Student (co-advised with Michael Nicholl)
Christopher Evans, UNLV M.S. Student (co-advised with Michael Nicholl)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Meadows, D.G.; Fenstermaker, L.F., 2009.: Variability of soil physical and hydraulic properties at the Mojave Global Change Facility, Nevada: Implications for water budget and evapotranspiration. Journal of Arid Environments. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.01.015.
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.
Kavouras, I.G.; Etyemezian, V. ; Nikolich, G. ; Gillies, J.; Sweeney, M.; Young,M.H.; Shafer, D.S., 2009.: A New Technique for Characterizing the Efficacy of Fugitive Dust Suppressants. J. Air Waste Mgmt. Assoc. v.59. pp.603-612.
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.
Caldwell, T.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E., 2009.: The seedbed microclimate and active revegetation of disturbed lands in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Arid Environments. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.008.
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.
Devitt, D.A.; Young, M.H. ; Baghzouz, M; Bird, B.M. , 2008.: Surface temperature, heat loading, and spectral reflectance of artificial turfgrass. Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science. v.83. pp.63-82.
Yin, J.; Young, M.H.; Yu, Z., 2008.: Effects of paleoclimate and time-varying canopy structures on paleowater fluxes. J. Geophysical Res. Atmospheres. v.113. pp.D06103. doi:10.1029/2007JD009010.
Young, M.H.; Campbell, G.S.; Yin, J., 2008.: Correcting dual-probe heat-pulse readings for ambient temperature fluctuations. Vadose Zone Journal. v.7. pp.22-30.
Wang, X-P.; Cui, Y.; Pan, Y.-X. ; Li, X.-R. ; Yu, Z.; Young, M.H., 2008.: Effects of rainfall characteristics on infiltration and redistribution patterns in revegetation-stabilized desert ecosystems. Journal of Hydrology. v.358. pp.134-143.
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.
Shafer, D.S.; Young, M.H.; Zitzer, S.F.; Caldwell, T.G.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2007.: Impacts of interrelated biotic and abiotic processes during the past 125,000 years of landscape evolution in the northern Mojave Desert, U.S.A. Journal of Arid Environments. v.69. pp.633-657.
Young, M.H.; Lin, H.; Wilcox, B., 2007.: Organizers of Special Section entitled Bridging Hydrology, Soil Science and Ecology: Hydropedology and Ecohydrology. Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1029/2007GL031998.
Wang, X.-P.; Young, M.H.; Zu, Z.; Zhang, Z.-S., 2007.: Long-term effects of restoration on soil hydraulic properties in revegetation-stabilized desert ecosystems. Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1029/2007GL031725.
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.
Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2007.: Influence of Surface Age on Infiltration Mechanisms of Desert Pavements, Mojave Desert. Catena. v.72. pp.169-178.
Young, M.H.; Albright, W.H.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Pohll, G.M.; Zachritz, W.H.; Zitzer, S.F.; Shafer, D.S.; Nester, I.; Oyelowo, L., 2006.: Incorporating parametric uncertainty in the design of alternative landfill covers in arid regions. Vadose Zone Journal. v.5. pp.742-750.
Chen, L.; Young, M.H., 2006.: Green-ampt infiltration model for sloping surfaces. Water Resour. Res., 42, W07420, doi:10.1029/2005WR004468. v.42.
Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2006.: Estimating clay content and saturated hydraulic conductivity on clay-rich surfaces using GPR. Vadose Zone Journal. pp.720-730.
Caldwell, T.G.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Young, M.H., 2006.: Soil disturbance and unsaturated hydraulic response at the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, California. J. Arid Env. s.67. pp.456-472.
Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2005.: A laboratory method for determining the unsaturated hydraulic functions of individual soil peds. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. v.69. pp.807-815.
Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G.; Benner, S.G.; Meadows, D.G., 2004.: Hydraulic properties of a desert soil chronosequence in the Mojave Desert. Vadose Zone Journal. s.3. pp.956-963.
Rasmussen, T.C.; Haborak, K.G.; Young, M.H., 2003.: Estimating aquifer hydraulic properties using sinusoidal pumping at the Savannah river site, South Carolina, USA. Hydrogeology. s.11. pp.466-482.
Dahan, O.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Young, M.H., 2003.: Development of a flexible TDR probe for deep vadose zone monitoring. Vadose Zone Journal. s.2. pp.270-275.
Obrist, D.; Verburg, P.S.; Young, M.H.; Coleman, J.S.; Schorran, D.; Arnone, J.A., 2003.: Quantifying the effects of phenology on ecosystem evapotranspiration in planted grassland mesocosms using EcoCELL technology. Ag. and Forest Met. s.118. pp.173-183.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Dalldorf, Graham K. ; Caldwell, Todd G. ; Bacon, Steven N. ; Young, Michael H. ; Miller, Julianne J. ; McDonald, Eric V. , 2009 (submitted).: Rapid Characterization of Runoff Potential on Arid Alluvial Fans using Terrain Prediction and Geomorphic Mapping. AAG 2009. Las Vegas NV.
Berli, M.; Menon, M.; Ghezzehei, T.A.; Nico, P.; Tyler, S.W.; Young, M.H., 2009.: Root-induced changes in soil physical properties. W1188 - Soil Physics. USDA. Oracle, AZ.
Nie, W., ; Nicholl, M.J. ; Young, M.H. ; Yu, Z. , 2008.: Impact of Soil Layering on Evaporation Driven Flow and Transport in Arid Soils. Am. Geophysical Union National Meetings. San Francisco, CA.
Berli, M.; Ghezzehei, T. ; Menon, M. ; Tyler, S.W. ; Young, M.H ; Dexter, A. , 2008.: Modeling Rhizosphere Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics - An Overview. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Chief, Karletta; Young, Michael H., 2008.: Spatial variability of soil air permeability and hydraulic properties. 2008 Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes. Desert Research Institute and Nevada Water Resources Association. Las Vegas, NV.
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.
Xiang, L.; Mon, J. ; Yu, Z. ; Young, M.H. ; Stone, M. ; Acharya, K. , 2008.: Simulating One Dimensional Water Flow and Solute Transport in Arid Soils. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Young, M.H. ; Caldwell, T.G. ; Miller, J.; Chen, L. ; Dalldorf, G. ; Bacon S. ; McDonald, E., 2008.: Using Terrain Forecasting and Field Measurements to Predict Runoff Potential. Am. Soc. of Flood Plain Managers National Meetings. San Diego, CA.
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.
Menon, M.; Berli, M. ; Ghezzehei, T.A. ; Nico, P. ; Young, M.H. ; Tyler, S.W. , 2008.: Visualizing Rhizosphere Soil Structure Around Living Roots. Am. Geophysical Union National Meetings. San Francisco, CA.
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.
Menon, M.; Berli, M. ; Ghezzehei, T.A.; Nico, P.; Young, M.H. ; Tyler, S.W.; ; , 2008.: Visualizing rhizosphere soil structure around living roots. Synchrotron Environmental Science IV. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. San Francisco, CA.
Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G. ; McDonald, E.V. , 2008.: Evolution of arid alluvial soils: Linking texture and structure to the partitioning of water at different spatial scales. 1st International Conference on Hydropedology. Penn State University, PA.
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.H., 2008.: Monitoring and examining soil water balance to support riparian restoration. Lower Colorado River Basin Riparian Revegetation Workshop. Las Vegas, NV.
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.
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.
Chen, Li; Yin, Jun; Miller, Julianne; Young, Michael, 2008.: HYDROLOGIC IMPACT OF THE CLAST LAYER IN DESERT PAVEMENT. California Desert Research Symposium. Redlands, CA.
Chen, Li; Young, Michael; Miller, Julie ; Caldwell, Todd; , 2008.: Rapid Assessment of Watershed Scale Runoff Potential. annual Conference, Floodplain Management Association. San Diego.
Berli, M.; Chen, L.; Young, M.H.; Scharffenberg, W., 2008.: Wildfire Effects on Watershed Hydrology - Modeling Approaches. Tools for Arid Regions Flood Damage Reduction and Restoration. USACE. San Diego, CA.
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.
Chief, K.; Young, M.H. , 2008.: Spatial Variability of Soil Air Permeability and Hydraulic Properties in Desert Soils. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Berli, M.; Ghezzehei, T.A.; Menon, M.; Tyler, S.W.; Young, M.H.; Dexter, A.R., 2008.: Modeling rhizosphere soil mechanics and hydraulics - an overview. Computational Methods in Water Resources XVII International Conference. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. San Francisco, CA.
Mon, J.; Yu, Z. ; Young, M.H. , 2008.: Tracer Characteristics of Brilliant Blue FCF and FD&C Green No. 3 in Arid Soils. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Chief, K.; Young, M.H. ; Healey, J. ; Johnson, E. ; Knight, E. ; Koonce, J. ; Yu, Z. ; Tyler, S.W., 2008.: Scaling Environmental Processes in Heterogeneous Arid Soils (SEPHAS) Weighing Lysimeter Facility: Construction, Installation, and Preliminary Infiltration Experiment Data. Am. Geophysical Union National Meetings. San Francisco, CA.
Zhu J.; Young, M. H., 2008.: Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Evapotranspiration Estimates for Semi-Arid Shrublands. Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference. Mesquite, 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.
Susfalk, R.B.; Martin, C.; Sada, D.; Young, M.H.; Gates, T.; Shanafield, M.; Fitzgerald, B.; Smith, D., 2008.: Benefits and Risks of Using Linear Anionic Polyacrylamide (LA-PAM) for Seepage Reduction in Unlined Water Delivery Canals. AGU. San Francisco.
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.
Koonce, J. ; Young, M.H. ; Yu, Z. ; Chief, K.; Healey, J. ; Tyler, S.W. , 2008.: Relating Temperature Propagation and Wetting Front in Arid Soils Using Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) Coupled With Multiple Technologies. Am. Geophysical Union National Meetings. San Francisco, CA.
Young, M.H.; Berli, M.; Knight, E. ; Chief, K.; Menon, M. ; Mon, J.; Healey, J.; Yu, Z. ; Tyler, S.W., 2008.: Examining arid soil processes in Nevada, USA, using weighing lysimeters. Lysimeters for Global Change Research: Biological Processes and the Environmental Fate of Pollutants. Helmholtz Center Munich. Munich, Germany.
Caldwell, T.G.; McDonald, E.V. ; Young, M.H. ; Bacon, S. ; Marion, G.M. , 2008.: Numerical Simulations of Salt Accumulation in a Hyper-Arid Soil Chronosequence In the Sonoran Desert. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Young, M.H.; McDonald, E.V. ; Caldwell, T.G. , 2008.: Relating Mass and Energy Fluxes to Arid Soil Development. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Yin, J.; Young, M. H. ; Chen, L. ; Yu, Z. , 2008.: Modeling the effect of spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties on a rangeland watershed using a diffusion wave model. ASCE/EWRI. ASCE. Honolulu, HI.
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.
Berli, M., ; Menon, M. ; Ghezzehei, T.A. ; Tyler, S.W. ; Young, Y.H., 2008.: Root induced changes in physical properties of desert soils. NWRA Natural Recharge Symposium. NWRA. Las Vegas, NV.
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.
Caldwell, T.G.; Young, M.H. ; Miller, J.J. ; Dalldorf, G.K. , 2008.: Characterizing Hydraulic Properties in An Arid Watershed to Aid in Flood Control and Uncertainty Analysis. Am. Soc. Agron. National Meetings. Houston, TX.
Miller, J.J.; Caldwell, T.G.; Young, M.H.; Dalldorf, G.K., 2008.: Verifying Curve Numbers in Arid Environments by Combining Detailed Geomorphic Mapping and Pedotransfer Functions. ASCE/EWRI. Honolulu HI.
Berli, M.; Chen, L.; Young, M.H.; Scharffenberg, W., 2008.: Wildfire Effects on Watershed Hydrologic Processes: An Introduction. Tools for Arid Regions Flood Damage Reduction and Restoration. USACE. Reno, NV.
Berli, M.; Chen, L.; Caldwell, T.; Chief, K.; Miller, J.; Young, M.H., 2008.: Post-fire effects on watershed hydrology. USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs Annual Review Conference. USACE. San Diego, 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.
Mcdonald, E.V.; Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Benner, S.G.; Meadows, D.G., 2007.: Hydraulic Properties of a Desert Soil Chronosequence in the Mojave Desert, USA. Los Alamos, NM.
Devitt, D.A.; Bird, B.; Young, M.H., 2007.: Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Soil Moisture Redistribution, Evaporation, and Transpiration. New Orleans, LA.
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.
Caldwell, T.G.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Young, M.H.; Hamerlynck, E.P.; Bacon, S.N., 2007.: Soil Development and Hydrology of an Arid Soil Chronosequence in the Sonoran Desert. Los Alamos, NM.
Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Zhu, J., 2007.: Spatial Variability of Soil Hydraulic Properties at Interspace/Canopy Microsites. New Orleans, LA.
Berli, M.; Chen, L.; Young, M.H., 2007.: Wildfire effects on watershed hydrology - an introduction for engineers. Arid Regions 11th Triennial Conference. Colorado Associtation of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers. Breckenridge, CO.
Arrowood, T.J.; Young, M.H.; Yu, Z.; Labahn, S.; Moser, D.P., 2007.: Fate and Transport of Acrylamide in Soil and Groundwater Systems: Sorption, Retardation and Numerical Simulations. San Francisco, CA.
Chen, L.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H., 2007.: Polyacrylamide Transport in Water Delivery Canals. San Francisco, CA.
Yin, J.; Young, M.H.; Yu, Z., 2007.: Effects of Paleoclimate and Time-Varying Canopy Structures on Paleo-Water Fluxes.
Conrad, B.; Devitt, D.A.; Young, M.H.; Fenstermaker, L.F., 2007.: Estimating Sensible Heat in the Great Basin, NV using a Large Aperture Scintillometer. San Francisco, CA.
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.
Labahn, S.; Moser, D.P.; Arrowood, T.; Young, M.H., 2007.: Fate of Acrylamide in Soil and Groundwater Systems: Microbial Degradation. San Francisco, CA.
Devitt, D.A.; Baghzouz, M.; Bird, B.; Young, M.H., 2007.: Surface Temperature, Heat Loading and Spectral Reflectance of Artificial Turfgrass. New Orleans, LA.
Miller, J.J.; French, R.H.; Mizell, S.A.; Meadows, D.; Young, M.H., 2007.: Results of channel transmission loss studies during ephemeral flow events. ASCE EWRI. Tampa, FL.
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.
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.
Young, M.H., 2007.: Groundwater Characterization and Monitoring Strategies II.
Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Miller, J.J.; Dalldorf, G., 2007.: Combining Pedotransfer Functions and Detailed Geomorphic Mapping to Characterize Runoff Potential on an Arid Alluvial Fan Complex. San Francisco, CA.
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.
Young, M.H., 2007.: Measuring Water Content in Near-surface Soils With Large Changes In Ambient Temperature. Boise State University, Boise, Idaho.
Berli, M.; Menon, M.; Ghezzehei, T.A.; Tyler, S.W.; Young, M.H., 2007.: Multi-scale physical processes of desert soils - An example of Nevada EPSCoR research. NSF EPSCoR MEETING. NSF EPSCoR. Kona, Hawaii.
Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H.; Fenstermaker, L.F., 2006.: Impact of Spatial Variability of Soil Properties on Local Water Balance in a Mojave Desert Ecosystem. Indianapolis, Indiana.
Young, M.H.; Yu, Z.; Tyler, S.W., 2006.: Scaling Environmental Processes in Heterogeneous Arid Soils (SEPHAS): A New Research Facility in Nevada USA. Philadelphia, PA.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H., 2006.: Effective Hydraulic Properties for Large Scale Transient Infiltration in Heterogeneous Formations. Geological Society of America. Philadelphia.
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.
Young, M.H.; Albright, W.H.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Pohll, G.M.; Zachritz, W.H.; Zitzer, S.F.; Shafer, D.S.; Nester, I.; Oyelowo, L., 2006.: Designing Alternative Landfill Covers Using Parametric Uncertainty Analysis. American Society of Civil Engineers. Carefree, Arizona, USA.
Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G.; Meadows, D.G.; Shafer, D.S., 2006.: Evolution of soil hydraulic properties on arid alluvial fans: Impacts on near-surface water resources. Nanjing, China.
Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Meadows, D.G.; Etyemezian, V.R.; Nikolich, G.; Shafer, D.S.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Miller, J.J.; Goreham, J.O., 2006.: Field and Laboratory Evaluation of a Soil-Applied, Organic Emulsion. Indianapolis, Indiana.
Moran, E.A.; Young, M.H.; Yu, Z., 2006.: Mechanisms for reducing infiltration in laboratory columns using polyacrylamide (PAM). AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Shafer, D.S.; Etyemezian, V.R.; Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Nikolich, G.; Meadows, D.G.; Karr, L.A.; Salmon, J.; Jones, W.; Morrill, V.D., 2006.: Evaluation of organic-based emulsions for stabilization of dryland soils in the southwestern United States. United Nations. Beijing, China.
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.
Chen, L.; Young, M.H., 2006.: A Physically-based Two-dimensional Rainfall-Runoff Model for Small-scale Watersheds. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Susfalk, R.B.; Epstein, B.; Goreham, J.O.; Young, M.H.; Moran, E.; Martain, C.; Gates, T.; Swihart, J.; Smith, D.; Fitzgerald, B.C., 2006.: Use of Polyacrylamide to Reduce Seepage from Unlined Water Delivery Canals. Fall 2006 AGU Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Susfalk, R.B.; Young, M.H.; Goreham, J.O.; Epstein, B.; Schmidt, M.; Smith, D.; Swihard, J., 2006.: Use of Polyacrylamide to Reduce Seepage From Unlined Irrigation Canals. 2006 Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting. Keystone, CO.
Susfalk, R.B.; Young, M.H.; Goreham, J.O.; Epstein, B.; Smith, D.; Schmidt, M.; Swihart, J., 2006.: Use of Polyacrylamide to Reduce Seepage From Unlined Irrigation Canals. 18th World Congress of Soil Science. Philadelphia, PA.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; Moran, E.A., 2006.: Effects of Polyacrylamide Treated Soils on Water Seepage in Unlined Water Delivery Canals. Indianapolis, Indiana.
Young, M.H.; Meadows, D.G.; Caldwell, T.G.; Shafer, D.S.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2006.: Evolution of soil hydraulic properties on arid alluvial fans. Beijing, China.
Susfalk, R.B.; Epstein, B.J.; Schmidt, M.; Goreham, J.O.; Fitzgerald, B.C.; Young, M.H.; Martin, C.; Swihart, J.; Smith, D., 2006.: Seepage Reduction from Unlined Irrigation Canals: Water Quality and Seepage Reduction Effectiveness. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Chen, L.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; Susfalk, R.B., 2006.: Modeling Polyacrylamide Transport in Water Delivery Canals. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Indianapolis, IN.
Caldwell, T.G.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Young, M.H.; Hamerlynck, E.P.; Bacon, S.N., 2006.: Ecohydrology of an Arid Soil Chronosequence in the Sonoran Desert, Yuma Proving Ground, USA. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Young, M.H.; Caldwell, T.G.; Meadows, D.G.; Etyemezian, V.R.; Nikolich, G.; Shafer, D.S.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Miller, J.J.; Goreham, J.O., 2006.: Hydrologic and Air Quality Impacts of a Soil-Applied, Organic Emulsion. Philadelphia, PA.
Susfalk, R.B.; Young, M.H.; Schmidt, M.; Epstein, B.J.; Goreham, J.O.; Swhihart, J.; Smith, D., 2005.: Use of polyacrylamide to reduce seepage from unlined irrigation canals: initial results from small scale test troughs. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Young, M.H.; Meadows, D.G.; Caldwell, T.G.; Goreham, J.O.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Shafer, D.S.; Miller, J.J., 2005.: Hydrologic impacts of a surface-applied, organic emulsion on arid soils. 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.
Chen, L.; Young, M.H., 2005.: Two-dimensional approaches for simulating overland flow. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Zitzer, S.F.; Young, M.H., 2005.: Surface emulsion impacts seed germination and winter annual vital rates in a Sonoran Desert wash community. Ecological Society of America. Montreal, CA.
Holmes, C.D.; Nowak, R.S.; Young, M.H., 2005.: Intact biological soil crust does not affect soil moisture content in the Mojave Desert. Ecological Society of America. Montreal, CA.
Yin, J.; Young, M.H.; Yu, Z., 2005.: Effects of time-varying soil properties and canopy structure on paleorecharge in the Mojave Desert. GSA. Denver, CO.
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.
Moran, E.M.; Young, M.H.; Yu, Z., 2005.: Laboratory studies to examine the impact of polyacrylamide (PAM) on soil hydraulic conductivity. AGU. San Francisco, CA.
Caldwell, T.G.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Young, M.H.; Stevenson, B.A., 2005.: Modeling the interdependence of hydropedology and root distributions of {Larrea Tridentata} in the Mojave Desert. 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.
Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2005.: Dynamism in the predominant mechanism of infiltration on desert pavements as a function of surface age. American So. Agron. Salt Lake City, UT.
Albright, W.H.; Young, M.H.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Zitzer, S.F., 2004.: Sensitivity analysis as a design tool for alternative final landfill covers. U.S. Environmental Protection. Denver, Colorado.
Zitzer, S.F.; Shafer, D.S.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G., 2004.: Changes in diversity and density of northern Mojave plant communities resulting from desert pavement development on a 125,000-year-old chronosequence. Ecological Society of America. Portland, OR.
Prim, P.; Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H., 2004.: Determination of interped flow and surface sealing through infiltration experiments on a 100 kA desert pavement. GSA. Denver, CO, USA.
Young, M.H.; Meadows, D.G.; Gimenez, D.; Heck, R.J.; Elliot, T.R., 2004.: Dynamic behavior of pore morphology using CT scanning: Preliminary results. Seattle, WA.
Young, M.H.; Goreham, J.O.; Zimpfer, J.; Wagner, D.; Smith, S.A., 2004.: Measuring water content in Mojave Desert biological soil crusts using dual-probe heat-pulse method. Seattle, WA.
Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V., 2004.: A laboratory method for determining the unsaturated hydraulic functions of individual soil peds. Seattle, WA.
Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G.; Benner, S.G., 2003.: Infiltration through desert pavements, Mojave Desert, CA, USA. Denver, CO.
Miller, J.J.; French, R.; Young, M.H.; Mizell, S.A., 2003.: Effect of soil condition on channel transmission loss during ephemeral flow events. American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute. Philadelphia, PA.
Shafer, D.S.; Young, M.H.; Zitzer, S.F.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G., 2003.: Coupled environmental processes: Implications for landscape development in the northern Mojave desert. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Cooper, C.A.; Young, M.H.; Sharpe, S.E.; Miller, J.J., 2003.: Numerical simulation of moisture flux in deep unsaturated zones. American Geophysical Union. Nice, France.
Shafer, D.S.; Chapman, J.B.; Hassan, A.; Pohll, G.M.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Young, M.H., 2003.: Long-term stewardship and risk management for inactive nuclear test sites in the United States. Oxford, England.
Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G.; Benner, S.G., 2003.: Infiltration through desert pavements, Mojave Desert, CA, USA. American Geophysical Union. Nice, France.
Meadows, D.G.; Young, M.H.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G., 2003.: Hydraulic property determination of vesiculated soil peds in desert pavement environments. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.
Caldwell, T.G.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Young, M.H., 2003.: Modeling soil moisture in support of revegetation of military lands in arid regions. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA.

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