Wood's moisture content makes it difficult to use as load-bearing structures without drying processes, but in a new dissertation in building technology, Winston Mmari studies the interaction between ...

This literature review synthesizes the role of soil moisture in regulating carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions (CS-GHG). Soil moisture directly affects photosynthesis, respiration, ...

Soil organic carbon (C) is the largest terrestrial C reservoir 1, and accurately predicting its decomposition rate in response to environmental factors is critical for projecting atmospheric carbon ...

Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to water their flowerbed over the weekend could spell disaster, but the trees will likely be fine.

This is a mutlidisciplinary research project that involves 2 universities (Wyoming and Arizona) and 3 Federal agencies (USDA-ARS, NASA-Goddard, and the USACE). We are developing an integrated soil ...

Soil moisture is easy to see when your favorite Little Leaguer slides into second base the day after a big summer storm. The mud splattered on that little hustler’s uniform tells the story. Trying to ...

Impacts of the Himalayas’ topographic complexity on the moisture transport and precipitation across the Tibetan Plateau during summer, compared to the smooth estimated topography from coarse spatial ...