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SWRC Bulletin (Spring 2005)headline bar   USDA LogoARS LogoSWRC LogoThe SWRC QuarterlySound Science for Watershed DecisionsSpring 2005http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/  Latest Science Results (not yet published)(click on title for more information)Using airborne lidar to discern age classes of cottonwood treesA graphical tool for water quality conservation planningPlanning agricultural research looking ahead from 2005Slope shape effects on erosion: A laboratory studyModeling response of soil erosion and runoff to changes in precipitation and coverPotential effects of climate change on rainfall erosivity in the yellow river basin of ChinaVegetation-hydrology interactions:Dynamics of riparian plant water use along theSanPedroRiver,ArizonaSpatial patterns of soil erosion and deposition in two small semiarid watershedsCanopy temperatures variability as an indicator of crop water stress severityMoisture controls on trace gas fluxes in semiarid soilsApplication of theHEC6T model to assess post-fire channel remediation alternativesSelection of parameter values to model post-fire runoff and sediment transport at the watershed scale in Southwestern forestsPartitioning of evapotranspiration and its relation to carbon dioxide exchange in aChihuahuanDesertshrublandEvapotranspiration on westernU.S.rivers estimated using the Enhanced Vegetation Index from MODIS and data from eddy covariance and Bowen ratio flux towers**Trends in Precipitation, runoff and in-channel vegetation on the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed****Measuring sediment yield rates from semiarid rangeland watershed****Papers Published This Quarter:****(click on title to download a reprint)******Gomez, J.A., Nearing, M.A. 2005. Runoff and sediment losses from rough and smooth soil surfaces in a laboratory experiment. Catena 59:253-266.Huxman, T.E., Wilcox, B.P., Scott, R.L., Snyder, K.A., Small, E.E., Hultine, K.R., Pockman, W.T.,Jackson, R.B. 2005. Ecohydrological implications of woody plant encroachment. Ecology 86:308-319.McLain, J.E.T., Martens, D.A. 2005. Nitrous oxide flux from soil amino acid mineralization. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37:289-299.Rieke-Zapp, D.H., Nearing, M.A., 2005. Digital close range photogrammetry for measurement of soil erosion. The Photogrammetric Record 20:69-87.**Our full publication list is available at****http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/unit/Publications/search.html****.**Future Science Events:Workshops on sedimentation, evaporation, remote sensing and soil moisture are planned.See the latest research plans for a rangeland hydrology and erosion model (RHEM) and a new long-term eddy covariance site at Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed.(click here for more information)Rainfall Report:WGEW and SRER data can be downloaded from the web site athttp://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/dapAwards:SWRC scientists won a host of awards at the recent meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers.Congratulations to Ken Renard for the ASCE Lifetime Achievement Award.(click here for more information)Staff News:This issue of our SWRC Quarterly is in memory of the hard work and gentle nature of SWRC Scientist Terri Kelly.(click here for more information)******SWRC Quarterly:**Contact the SWRC Research Leader, Dr. Susan Moran at 670-6380 X171 orsmoran@tucson.ars.ag.gov.Mailing address is USDA ARS SWRC,2000 E. Allen Rd.,Tucson,AZ85719and web address is http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/ .The SWRC Quarterly is on-line at/News/News.htm?modecode=53-42-45-00.**SWRCMission:**The Southwest Watershed Research Center conducts long-term research of soil, water and climate processes to better understand interactions with plants, animals and humans as a basis for management of semiarid watersheds.SWRC develops new technologies for land managers, including remote sensing, computer-aided decision tools, and ecosystem models.


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