College on Soil Physics | (smr 1496) (03-21 March 2003)

Administration

Material

announcement list of participants

College on Soil Physics | (smr 1496)

Go to day

Monday, 3 March 2003

08:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION
- 08:30 REGISTRATION 1h0'
09:30 - 10:15 OPENING - By Directors of College on Soil Physics
- 09:30 OPENING - By Directors of College on Soil Physics 45'
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
- 10:15 BREAK 15'

10:30 - 12:00 Soils of the World

10:30 Soils of the World 1h30'

Speaker:	Otto Spaargaren (ISRIC, The Netherlands)
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'
14:00 - 15:15 (continued)
- 14:00 (continued) 1h15'
  
  Speaker: Otto Spaargaren (ISRIC, The Netherlands)

15:30 - 16:30 Soil physical properties

15:30 Soil physical properties 1h0'

Speaker:	Roger Hartmann (Ghent University, Belgium)
Material:	lecture notes

18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 18:00 Welcome Reception 2h0'

Tuesday, 4 March 2003

08:45 - 09:45 Soil water potential - soil water retention

08:45 Soil water potential - soil water retention 1h0'

Speaker:	Roger Hartmann (Ghent University, Belgium)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:45 (continued)

09:45 (continued) 1h0'

Speaker:	Roger Hartmann (Ghent University, Belgium)
Material:	lecture notes

10:45 - 11:00 BREAK
- 10:45 BREAK 15'

11:00 - 12:00 The use of wenner configuration for soil water content determination

11:00 The use of wenner configuration for soil water content determination 1h0'

Speaker:	Sampson Agdozo ((former participant, Ghana))
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'

14:00 - 14:45 Soil physics and agriculture

14:00 Soil physics and agriculture 45'

Speaker:	Durval Dourado Neto ((former participant, Brazil))
Material:	lecture notes

14:45 - 15:30 Agroclimatic mapping of maize crop based on soil physical properties

14:45 Agroclimatic mapping of maize crop based on soil physical properties 45'

Speaker:	Durval Dourado Neto ((former participant, Brazil))
Material:	lecture notes

15:30 - 15:50 BREAK
- 15:30 BREAK 20'

15:50 - 16:50 Soil structure - soil porous systems

15:50 Soil structure - soil porous systems 1h0'

Speaker:	Marcello Pagliai ((Istituto Sperimentale per lo studio e la difesa del suolo, Florence, Italy))
Material:	lecture notes

Wednesday, 5 March 2003

08:45 - 09:45 Soil surface sealing and crusting - soil compaction

08:45 Soil surface sealing and crusting - soil compaction 1h0'

Speaker:	Marcello Pagliai (Istituto Sperimentale per lo studio e la difesa del suolo, Florence - Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Percolation theory and its application for interpolation of soil water retention curves

09:45 Percolation theory and its application for interpolation of soil water retention curves 45'

Speaker:	Radka Kodesova ((former participant, Czech Republic))
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:50 Break
- 10:30 Break 20'

10:50 - 11:50 Soil compaction

10:50 Soil compaction 1h0'

Speaker:	Marcello Pagliai (Florence, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

11:50 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 11:50 LUNCH BREAK 2h10'

14:00 - 14:50 A soil mechanics approach to study soil compaction

14:00 A soil mechanics approach to study soil compaction 50'

Speaker:	Moacir S. Dias Junior ((former participant, Brazil))
Material:	lecture notes

14:50 - 15:40 Water content, bulk density and cone index determinations for Ghanaian soils

14:50 Water content, bulk density and cone index determinations for Ghanaian soils 50'

Speaker:	Sampson Agdozo ((former particpant, Ghana))
Material:	lecture notes

15:40 - 16:00 BREAK
- 15:40 BREAK 20'

16:00 - 16:50 Traffic effect on the preconsolidation pressure of tropical soils

16:00 Traffic effect on the preconsolidation pressure of tropical soils 50'

Speaker:	Moacir S. Dias Junior ((former participant, Brazil))
Material:	lecture notes

Thursday, 6 March 2003

08:45 - 09:35 Soil shrinkage characteristics of swelling soils

08:45 Soil shrinkage characteristics of swelling soils 50'

Speaker:	Miguel Taboada ((former participant, Argentina))
Material:	lecture notes

09:35 - 10:25 Soil structural behaviour of flooded soils

09:35 Soil structural behaviour of flooded soils 50'

Speaker:	Miguel Tabaoda ((former participant, Argentina))
Material:	lecture notes

10:25 - 10:45 BREAK
- 10:25 BREAK 20'

10:45 - 12:00 Physical properties of Mg enriched soils of Colombia

10:45 Physical properties of Mg enriched soils of Colombia 1h15'

Speaker:	Ocampo Alvaro Garcia ((former participant, Colombia))
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'
16:00 - 16:00 VISIT to Miramare Castle
- 16:00 VISIT to Miramare Castle

Friday, 7 March 2003

08:45 - 10:00 Saturated and unsaturated flow in porous Media

08:45 Saturated and unsaturated flow in porous Media 1h15'

Speaker:	Roger Hartmann (University of Ghent, Belgium)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 10:20 BREAK
- 10:00 BREAK 20'

10:20 - 11:10 Experimental and modeling studies of infiltration

10:20 Experimental and modeling studies of infiltration 50'

Speaker:	Mauro Giudici (Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

11:10 - 12:00 Determination of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soil via inverse modeling

11:10 Determination of hydraulic properties of unsaturated soil via inverse modeling 50'

Speaker:	Radka Kodesova ((former participant, Czech Republic))
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'

14:00 - 14:45 Inverse modeling for flow and water transport in porous media

14:00 Inverse modeling for flow and water transport in porous media 45'

Speaker:	Mauro Giudici (Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

14:45 - 15:00 BREAK
- 14:45 BREAK 15'

15:00 - 15:45 Solute transport and preferential flow

15:00 Solute transport and preferential flow 45'

Speaker:	Don Nielsen (University of California, Davies, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

Monday, 10 March 2003

08:45 - 09:45 Spatial and temporal variability of soil properties

08:45 Spatial and temporal variability of soil properties 1h0'

Speaker:	Don Nielsen (University of California, Davis, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:45 Boundary layer theory for solute transport in soils

09:45 Boundary layer theory for solute transport in soils 1h0'

Speaker:	Mingan Shao ((former participant, People's Republic of China))
Material:	lecture notes

10:45 - 11:00 BREAK
- 10:45 BREAK 15'

11:00 - 11:50 General similarity theory and integral method for water flow in soils

11:00 General similarity theory and integral method for water flow in soils 50'

Speaker:	Mingan Shao ((former participant, People's Republic of China))
Material:	lecture notes

11:50 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 11:50 LUNCH BREAK 2h10'

14:00 - 15:00 Geostatistical analysis of landscape properties

14:00 Geostatistical analysis of landscape properties 1h0'

Speaker:	Don Nielsen (University of California, Davis, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 15:50 In situ determination of directional conductivities in soils

15:00 In situ determination of directional conductivities in soils 50'

Speaker:	Gautam Barua ((former participant, India))
Material:	lecture notes

15:50 - 16:05 BREAK
- 15:50 BREAK 15'
16:05 - 17:00 Spectral and cospectral analysis in agroecology
- 16:05 Spectral and cospectral analysis in agroecology 55'
  
  Speaker: Don Nielsen (University of California, Davis, USA)

Tuesday, 11 March 2003

08:45 - 10:00 Autoregressive analysis of soil attributes

08:45 Autoregressive analysis of soil attributes 1h15'

Speaker:	Don Nielsen (University of California, Davis, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 10:20 BREAK
- 10:00 BREAK 20'
10:20 - 11:10 Models for predicting water use and crop yields
- 10:20 Models for predicting water use and crop yields 50'
  
  Speaker: Maria Elena Ruiz ((former participant, Cuba))
11:10 - 12:00 Soil hydraulic properties of Cuban soils
- 11:10 Soil hydraulic properties of Cuban soils 50'
  
  Speaker: Maria Elena Ruiz ((former participant, Cuba))
12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'

14:00 - 14:50 Optimal estimations of random fields using kriging

14:00 Optimal estimations of random fields using kriging 50'

Speaker:	Gautam Barua ((former participant, India))
Material:	lecture notes

14:50 - 15:10 BREAK
- 14:50 BREAK 20'

15:10 - 15:30 Management of soil physical parameters for sustainable food production in South and Southeast Asia

15:10 Management of soil physical parameters for sustainable food production in South and Southeast Asia 20'

Speaker:	Rajib Mohan Baghat ((former participant, India))
Material:	lecture notes

15:30 - 15:50 Water flow problems in swelling and shrinking soils
- 15:30 Water flow problems in swelling and shrinking soils 20'
  
  Speaker: Dianqing Lu ((participant, P.R. China))
15:30 - 16:10 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS
- 15:30 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS 40'
15:50 - 16:10 Soil evaporation with mulches
- 15:50 Soil evaporation with mulches 20'
  
  Speaker: Mensah Bonsu ((ICTP Senior Associate, Ghana))

Wednesday, 12 March 2003

08:45 - 10:00 Dimensional analysis, fractals and scaling soil properties

08:45 Dimensional analysis, fractals and scaling soil properties 1h15'

Speaker:	Klaus Reichardt (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 10:30 BREAK
- 10:00 BREAK 30'

10:30 - 12:00 (continued)

10:30 (continued) 1h30'

Speaker:	Klaus Reichardt (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'

14:00 - 14:50 Soil physical aspects in rice soils

14:00 Soil physical aspects in rice soils 50'

Speaker:	Rajib Mohan Baghat ((former participant, India))
Material:	lecture notes

14:50 - 15:10 Grassland Management
- 14:50 Grassland Management 20'
  
  Speaker: Selina Teresa Camacaro ((participant, Venezuela))
14:50 - 16:50 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS
- 14:50 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS 2h0'
15:10 - 15:30 Infiltration and draining processes
- 15:10 Infiltration and draining processes 20'
  
  Speaker: Maria Teresa Alonso ((participant, Cuba))
15:30 - 15:50 Water transport simulation models
- 15:30 Water transport simulation models 20'
  
  Speaker: Teresa Seijas Lopez ((participant, Cuba))
15:50 - 16:10 Modelling groundwater contamination
- 15:50 Modelling groundwater contamination 20'
  
  Speaker: Luis Guarracino ((participant, Argentina))
16:10 - 16:30 Physical properties of Bulgarian Soils
- 16:10 Physical properties of Bulgarian Soils 20'
  
  Speaker: Plamen Ivanov ((participant, Bulgaria))
16:30 - 16:50 Climate impact on crop production
- 16:30 Climate impact on crop production 20'
  
  Speaker: B.T. Ravindrababu ((participant, India))

Thursday, 13 March 2003

08:45 - 10:00 Soil Water balance

08:45 Soil Water balance 1h15'

Speaker:	Klaus Reichardt (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 10:20 BREAK
- 10:00 BREAK 20'

10:20 - 11:30 Neutron and gamma probes, electromagnetic wave attenuation in soil physics

10:20 Neutron and gamma probes, electromagnetic wave attenuation in soil physics 1h10'

Speaker:	Klaus Reichardt (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Material:	lecture notes

11:30 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK
- 11:30 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'
13:30 - 13:30 VISIT to Grotta Gigante
- 13:30 VISIT to Grotta Gigante

Friday, 14 March 2003

08:45 - 09:35 Automatic gamma ray equipment for multiple soil physical properties measurements

08:45 Automatic gamma ray equipment for multiple soil physical properties measurements 50'

Speaker:	Pedro C. Vaz ((former participant, Brazil))
Material:	lecture notes

09:35 - 10:25 Structure and organic matter under different soil management conditions

09:35 Structure and organic matter under different soil management conditions 50'

Speaker:	Estela Bricchi ((former participant, Argentina))
Material:	lecture notes

10:25 - 10:45 BREAK
- 10:25 BREAK 20'

10:45 - 11:35 Oxygen transport in sealed soils

10:45 Oxygen transport in sealed soils 50'

Speaker:	Franco Moncayo Obando ((former participant, Colombia))
Material:	lecture notes

11:35 - 12:00 Management of soil physical parameters for sustainable food production in South and South East Asia

11:35 Management of soil physical parameters for sustainable food production in South and South East Asia 25'

Speaker:	Rajib Mohan Baghat ((former participant, India))
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'

14:00 - 14:30 Hydrological behaviour of sealing under different soil management conditions

14:00 Hydrological behaviour of sealing under different soil management conditions 30'

Speaker:	Estela Bricchi ((former participant, Argentina))
Material:	lecture notes

14:30 - 15:15 Use of combined penetrometer-TDR moisture probe for soil compaction studies

14:30 Use of combined penetrometer-TDR moisture probe for soil compaction studies 45'

Speaker:	Pedro C. Vaz ((former participant, Brazil))
Material:	lecture notes

15:15 - 15:30 BREAK
- 15:15 BREAK 15'
15:30 - 17:00 State-space analysis of landscape processes
- 15:30 State-space analysis of landscape processes 1h30'
  
  Speaker: Don Nielsen (University of California, Davis, USA)

Monday, 17 March 2003

08:45 - 09:45 Salinity and soil water balance
- 08:45 Salinity and soil water balance 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Ildefonso Pla Sentis (University of Lleida, Spain)

09:45 - 10:35 Susceptibility to soil erosion of coarse textured soils in the tropics

09:45 Susceptibility to soil erosion of coarse textured soils in the tropics 50'

Speaker:	Felix Salako ((former participant, Nigeria))
Material:	lecture notes

10:35 - 11:00 BREAK
- 10:35 BREAK 25'
11:00 - 12:00 Soil physical degradation processes
- 11:00 Soil physical degradation processes 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Ildefonso Pla Sentis (University of Lleida, Spain)
12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'
14:00 - 14:50 Some applications of Mossbauer spectroscopy for soil research
- 14:00 Some applications of Mossbauer spectroscopy for soil research 50'
  
  Speaker: Norma Raisa Furet ((Senior associate, Cuba))
14:50 - 15:15 Soil water regime in dryland vineyards in NE Spain
- 14:50 Soil water regime in dryland vineyards in NE Spain 25'
  
  Speaker: Ildefonso Pla Sentis (University of Lleida, Spain)
15:15 - 15:30 BREAK
- 15:15 BREAK 15'
15:30 - 17:30 State-space approach for evaluating the soil-plant-atmosphere systems
- 15:30 State-space approach for evaluating the soil-plant-atmosphere systems 2h0'
  
  Speaker: Luis Carlos Timm ((former participant, Brazil))

Tuesday, 18 March 2003

08:45 - 09:45 Modelling hydrological processes
- 08:45 Modelling hydrological processes 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Ildefonso Pla Sentis (University of Lleida, Spain)

09:45 - 10:25 Energy budget affected by land surface specifications

09:45 Energy budget affected by land surface specifications 40'

Speaker:	Zafer Aslan ((former participant, Turkey))
Material:	lecture notes

10:25 - 10:45 BREAK
- 10:25 BREAK 20'
10:45 - 11:45 Water management in arid and semi-arid regions
- 10:45 Water management in arid and semi-arid regions 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Donald Gabriels (Ghent University, Belgium)
11:45 - 12:00 Water balance studies in Northern China
- 11:45 Water balance studies in Northern China 15'
  
  Speaker: Huijan Wu ((participant, P.R. China))
12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'
14:00 - 15:30 Water erosion processes and modelling
- 14:00 Water erosion processes and modelling 1h30'
  
  Speaker: Donald Gabriels (Ghent University, Belgium)
15:30 - 15:50 BREAK
- 15:30 BREAK 20'

15:50 - 16:40 Ideas for physical interpretation of USLE

15:50 Ideas for physical interpretation of USLE 50'

Speaker:	Svetla Rousseva ((former participant, Bulgaria))
Material:	lecture notes

16:40 - 17:00 Water balance in relation to nitrogen fertilizer efficiency use in coffee
- 16:40 Water balance in relation to nitrogen fertilizer efficiency use in coffee 20'
  
  Speaker: Adriana Lucia da Silva ((Participant, Brazil))
16:40 - 18:00 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS
- 16:40 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS 1h20'
17:00 - 17:20 Site characterization for Romanian low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal
- 17:00 Site characterization for Romanian low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal 20'
  
  Speaker: Maria Crina Bucur ((participant, Romania))
17:20 - 17:40 Soil mineralogical studies
- 17:20 Soil mineralogical studies 20'
  
  Speaker: Yezena Vasquez Huaypar ((participant, Peru))
17:40 - 18:00 GIS-model based approach to assess risk salinity in irrigated soils of Valencia community
- 17:40 GIS-model based approach to assess risk salinity in irrigated soils of Valencia community 20'
  
  Speaker: Jose Miguel de Paz ((participant, Spain))
18:00 - 18:20 Scaling variable infiltration rate in a tropical soil
- 18:00 Scaling variable infiltration rate in a tropical soil 20'
  
  Speaker: Mensah Bonsu ((ICTP senior associate, Ghana))

Wednesday, 19 March 2003

08:45 - 09:45 Soil physical properties affecting the soil erosion processes in tropical soils
- 08:45 Soil physical properties affecting the soil erosion processes in tropical soils 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Deyanira Lobo Lujan ((former participant,Venezuela))
09:45 - 10:35 Soil physical conditions in Nigeria savannas and biomass
- 09:45 Soil physical conditions in Nigeria savannas and biomass 50'
  
  Speaker: Felix Salako ((former participant, Nigeria))
10:35 - 11:00 BREAK
- 10:35 BREAK 25'

11:00 - 12:00 Influence of compacted subsurface layer on soil erosion

11:00 Influence of compacted subsurface layer on soil erosion 1h0'

Speaker:	Svetla Rousseva ((former participant, Bulgaria))
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h0'
14:00 - 19:30 VISIT to University of Udine (Department of Crop production and Horticulture) - Visit to vineyards
- 14:00 VISIT to University of Udine (Department of Crop production and Horticulture) - Visit to vineyards 5h30'

Thursday, 20 March 2003
- 08:45 - 10:15 Soil physical properties for soil conservation on Venezuelan steeplands
  - 08:45 Soil physical properties for soil conservation on Venezuelan steeplands 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Fernando Delgado ((former participant, Venezuela))
- 10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
  - 10:15 BREAK 15'
- 10:30 - 12:00 Applications of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) for erosion risk assessment
  - 10:30 Applications of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) for erosion risk assessment 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Enrico Feoli (University of Trieste, Italy)
- 12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
  - 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'
- 14:00 - 14:20 Using geostatistics and GIS to quantify soil processes
  - 14:00 Using geostatistics and GIS to quantify soil processes 20'
    
    Speaker: Daniel Okae-Anti ((Regular Associate, Ghana))
- 14:00 - 15:00 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS
  - 14:00 PRESENTATIONS BY NEW PARTICIPANTS 1h0'
- 14:20 - 14:40 Spatial variability of soil under a slash-burn cultivation system
  - 14:20 Spatial variability of soil under a slash-burn cultivation system 20'
    
    Speaker: Leonardo Lugo-Salinas ((participant, Venezuela))
- 14:40 - 15:00 Soil compaction and surface sealing: gamma ray computed tomography
  - 14:40 Soil compaction and surface sealing: gamma ray computed tomography 20'
    
    Speaker: Luiz Fernando Pires ((participant, Brazil))
- 15:00 - 15:20 Spatio-temporal behaviour of the watertable at Havana Province
  - 15:00 Spatio-temporal behaviour of the watertable at Havana Province 20'
    
    Speaker: Hanoi Medina ((ICTP young collaborator, Cuba))
- 15:20 - 15:30 BREAK
  - 15:20 BREAK 10'
- 15:30 - 17:00 Wind erosion processes
  - 15:30 Wind erosion processes 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Ed Skidmore (USDA-ARS, Manhattan, Kansas, USA)

Friday, 21 March 2003

08:45 - 09:45 Wind erosion modelling
- 08:45 Wind erosion modelling 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Ed Skidmore (USDA-ARS, Manhattan,Kansas, USA)

09:45 - 10:30 Climatological changing effects on wind and precipitation: large, meso and small scale analysis

09:45 Climatological changing effects on wind and precipitation: large, meso and small scale analysis 45'

Speaker:	Zafer Aslan ((former participant, Turkey))
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
- 10:30 BREAK 15'
10:45 - 11:45 Combined effect of wind and rain on erosion processes
- 10:45 Combined effect of wind and rain on erosion processes 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Gunay Erpul ((former participant, Turkey))
11:45 - 12:00 Discussion on wind erosion
- 11:45 Discussion on wind erosion 15'
12:00 - 13:00 CLOSING SESSION
- 12:00 CLOSING SESSION 1h0'