Search Results - "Aaron L.M. Daigh"

Bird and invertebrate communities appear unaffected by fracking traffic along rural roads despite dust emissions by Spiess, Jonathan, McGranahan, Devan Allen, Whippo, Craig, Poling, Brittany, Daigh, Aaron L. M., Hovick, Torre

“…The development of shale petroleum resources has industrialized rural landscapes. We investigated how traffic from energy development expands and intensifies…”
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Comparison of soil-to-water suspension ratios for determining electrical conductivity of oil-production-water-contaminated soils by Klaustermeier, Aaron, Tomlinson, Hannah, Daigh, Aaron L.M, Limb, Ryan, DeSutter, Thomas, Sedivec, Kevin

“…Soil salinity caused by oil-production-water (brine) contamination is a major issue in regions of oil and gas development. However, rapid site assessment tools…”
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Effect of Water Table Depth on Soybean Water Use, Growth, and Yield Parameters by Yavuz F. Fidantemiz, Xinhua Jia, Aaron L.M. Daigh, Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Dean D. Steele, Ali R. Niaghi, Halis Simsek

“…Water table contribution to plant water use is a significant element in improving water use efficiency (WUE) for agricultural water management. In this study,…”
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Brine spill remediation utilizing capillary transport and wicking materials in loam and silty clay soils by Green, Aaron W., DeSutter, Thomas M., Meehan, Miranda A., Daigh, Aaron L. M.

“…Oil and gas extraction from the Bakken and Three Forks shale‐oil reserves often produces large volumes of highly saline water, or brine. Brine releases often…”
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Daytime Surface Energy Fluxes over Soil Material Remediated Using Thermal Desorption by O’Brien, Peter L., DeSutter, Thomas M., Casey, Francis X. M., Daigh, Aaron L.M., Heitman, Joshua L., Derby, Nathan E., Khan, Eakalak

“…Core Ideas Surface energy balance was quantified with micro‐Bowen ratio instrumentation. Surface energy balance was similar over native topsoil and soils…”
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Tillage practices alter the surface energy balance – A review by O’Brien, Peter L., Daigh, Aaron L.M.

“…•The surface energy balance is a useful way to assess the effects of tillage.•Few studies describe the relationship between tillage and surface energy…”
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Quantification and machine learning based N2O–N and CO2–C emissions predictions from a decomposing rye cover crop by Joshi, Deepak R., Clay, David E., Clay, Sharon A., Moriles‐Miller, Janet, Daigh, Aaron L. M., Reicks, Graig, Westhoff, Shaina

“…Cover crops improve soil health and reduce the risk of soil erosion. However, their impact on the carbon dioxide equivalence (CO2e) is unknown. Therefore, the…”
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Soil Moisture Mapping with Moisture-Related Indices, OPTRAM, and an Integrated Random Forest-OPTRAM Algorithm from Landsat 8 Images by Acharya, Umesh, Daigh, Aaron L. M., Oduor, Peter G.

“…Remote sensing tools have been extensively used for large-scale soil moisture (SM) mapping in recent years, using Landsat satellite images. Rainfall, soil clay…”
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Yields and yield stability of no-till and chisel-plow fields in the Midwestern US Corn Belt by Daigh, Aaron L.M., Dick, Warren A., Helmers, Matthew J., Lal, Rattan, Lauer, Joseph G., Nafziger, Emerson, Pederson, Carl H., Strock, Jeff, Villamil, Maria, Mukherjee, Atanu, Cruse, Richard

“…•Tillage had no effect on long-term crop yields, with few exceptions.•When evident, tillage caused higher crop yields except during drought.•Tillage effects on…”
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Subsurface Drainage Nitrate and Total Reactive Phosphorus Losses in Bioenergy‐Based Prairies and Corn Systems by Daigh, Aaron L. M., Zhou, Xiaobo, Helmers, Matthew J., Pederson, Carl H., Horton, Robert, Jarchow, Meghann, Liebman, Matt

“…We compare subsurface‐drainage NO3–N and total reactive phosphorus (TRP) concentrations and yields of select bioenergy cropping systems and their rotational…”
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Evaluation of soil treatment techniques on remediated brine spill sites in semi-arid rangelands by Dornbusch, Megan J., Limb, Ryan F., Tomlinson, Hannah A.K., Daigh, Aaron L.M., Sedivec, Kevin K.

“…Unconventional oil and gas development (UOG) generates high volumes of flowback and produced water, byproducts of hydraulic fracturing operations, that are…”
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Rain Garden Sedges Tolerate Cyclical Flooding and Drought by Nelson, Randy S., McGinnis, Esther E., Daigh, Aaron L.M.

“…Although sedges ( Carex L. spp.) are commonly recommended for planting in rain gardens, little work has been carried out in evaluating the ability of sedge…”
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Machine Learning for Predicting Field Soil Moisture Using Soil, Crop, and Nearby Weather Station Data in the Red River Valley of the North by Acharya, Umesh, Daigh, Aaron L. M., Oduor, Peter G.

“…Precise soil moisture prediction is important for water management and logistics of on-farm operations. However, soil moisture is affected by various soil,…”
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Mechanical and biotic reclamation strategies for a post‐mine temperate grassland by Puffer, Maureen, Limb, Ryan F., Daigh, Aaron L. M., Sedivec, K. K.

“…Global energy production is in high demand and is expanding its development into new landscapes, including grasslands. This expansion has intensive impacts on…”
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Soil compaction problems and subsoiling effects on potato crops: A review by Ghosh, Upasana, Daigh, Aaron L.M.

“…Subsoil compaction is universally known to have negative impacts on crop production. These impacts are prominent in modern mechanized systems that rely on…”
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Superabsorbent polymer characteristics, properties, and applications by Ostrand, Megan S., DeSutter, Thomas M., Daigh, Aaron L. M., Limb, Ryan F., Steele, Dean D.

“…Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) are materials that can absorb significant amounts of water relative to their mass. The nature and properties of SAPs make them a…”
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Can a superabsorbent polymer help remediate compaction in frigid, semiarid soils? - a laboratory evaluation on soil physical processes by Ostrand, Megan S., DeSutter, Thomas M., Steele, Dean D., Limb, Ryan F., Daigh, Aaron L. M.

“…Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) absorb more water than their mass. When applied to frigid, semiarid soils, they may modify physical processes and amplify winter…”
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Belowground Attributes on Reclaimed Surface Mine Lands over a 40‐year Chronosequence by Bohrer, Stefanie L., Limb, Ryan F., Daigh, Aaron L.M., Volk, Jay M.

“…Reclamation following mining activities often aims to restore stable soils that support productive and diverse native plant communities. The soil re‐spread…”
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Effects of soil bulk density and water content on penetration resistance by Lardy, Jarrett M., DeSutter, Thomas M., Daigh, Aaron L. M., Meehan, Miranda A., Staricka, James A.

“…Infrastructure installation (e.g., pipelines) disturbs soils, often resulting in increased soil compaction (bulk density [Bd] and penetration resistance [PR])…”
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Using Khan Academy Videos in Flipped Classroom Mode to Bolster Calculus Skills in Soil Physics Courses by Radcliffe, David E., Knappenberger, Thorsten, Daigh, Aaron L.M.

“…Core Ideas Many U.S. students complete a first or second course in calculus, but demonstrate a limited ability to use or understand the calculus in a typical…”
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