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MICHAEL H. YOUNG

DHS Deputy Director / Associate 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

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

PROJECT:

Uranium Oxide Soil Stabilization Study, Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
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
Lateral Vapor Transport of Tritium in Soil Profiles and Subsequent Tritium Uptake by Plants
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
Jun Yin, Ph.D. Student
Todd Arrowood, M.S. Student

JOURNAL ARTICLES

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.; Caldwell, T.G.; Meadows, D.G.; Fenstermaker, L.F.; 2008 (submitted).: Variability of soil physical and hydraulic properties at the Mojave Global Change Facility, Nevada: Implications for water budget and evapotranspiration.
Young, M.H.; Moran, E.A.; Yu, Z.; Zhu, J.; Smith, D.M.; 2008 (inpress).: Reducing saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil with polyacrylamide. Soil Science Society of America Journal.
Caldwell, T. G.; Young, M. H.; Zhu, J.; McDonald, E. V.; 2008 (inpress).: Spatial structure of hydraulic properties from canopy to interspace in the Mojave Desert. Geophysical Research Letters.
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.
Yin, J.; Young, M.H.; Chen, L.; Yu, Z; 2008 (submitted).: Modeling the effect of spatial variability of soil hydraulic properties on the rainfall-runoff process in a rangeland watershed using a diffusion wave model. Water Resources Research.
Caldwell, T.G.; Young, M.H.; Zhu, J.; McDonald, E.V.; 2008 (accepted).: The spatial structure of hydraulic properties from canopy to interspace in the Mojave Desert. Geophysical Research Letters.
Devitt, D.A.; Young, M.H.; Baghzouz, M.; Bird, B.M.; 2007 (in press).: Surface temperature, heat loading, and spectral reflectance of artificial turfgrass. J. Turfgrass Res.
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.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; 2007 (submitted).: Sensitivity of Unlined Canal Seepage to Hydraulic Properties of Polyacrylamide (PAM) Treated Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal.
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. Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1029/2007GL031725.
Zhu, J; Young, M.H.; 2007 (submitted).: Uncertainty and sensitivity of evapotranspiration estimates for semi-arid shrublands. Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
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.
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.
Young, M.H.; Tappen, J.J.; Susfalk, R.B.; Miller, G.C.; 2007 (submitted).: Characterizing the risk of using linear anionic polyacrylamide (LA-PAM) to reduce seepage from unlined water delivery canals. J. Soc. Risk Assessment.
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.
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.
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.; 2005.: A laboratory method for determining the unsaturated hydraulic functions of individual soil peds. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. v.69. pp.807-815.
Grant, S.A.; Young, M.H.; 2005 (submitted).: Modification of general model of infiltration to include the effects of temperature and soil texture. Water Resources Research.
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.
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.
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.
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.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

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.
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.
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.; Young, M.; 2008.: Applying Polyacrylamide (PAM) to Reduce Seepage Loss of Water through Unlined Canals. 2008 UCOWR/NIWR Conference. Durham, North Carolina.
Zhu J.; Young, M. H.; 2008.: Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Evapotranspiration Estimates for Semi-Arid Shrublands. Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference. Mesquite, NV.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.; 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.
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.
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.
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.; 2007.: Groundwater Characterization and Monitoring Strategies II.
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.; 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; Moran, E.A.; 2006.: Effects of Polyacrylamide Treated Soils on Water Seepage in Unlined Water Delivery Canals. Indianapolis, Indiana.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sun, D.; Zhu, J.; Young, M.H.; 2006.: Effective Hydraulic Properties for Large Scale Transient Infiltration in Heterogeneous Formations. Geological Society of America. Philadelphia.
Chen, L.; Young, M.H.; 2006.: A Physically-based Two-dimensional Rainfall-Runoff Model for Small-scale Watersheds. 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.
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.; 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.
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.
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.
Chen, L.; Young, M.H.; 2005.: Two-dimensional approaches for simulating overland flow. AGU. San Francisco, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.; 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.
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.; Mcdonald, E.V.; Caldwell, T.G.; Benner, S.G.; 2003.: Infiltration through desert pavements, Mojave Desert, CA, USA. Denver, CO.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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Desert Research Institute
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Email: Michael.Young@dri.edu