First International Symposium on Soil Water Measurement using

[Ioan C. Paltineanu]

Capacitance, Impedance and Time Domain Transmission (TDT) - 2002
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Dear Bruce and All SOWACS Members:
  
First International Symposium on Soil Water Measurement using Capacitance,
Impedance and Time Domain Transmission (TDT)


Call for registration and papers abstracts: "The First International
Symposium on Soil Water Measurement using Capacitance, Impedance and Time
Domain Transmission (TDT)" to be held at the Washington D.C.  Baltimore
area, first week of November 2002.

 

Progress has been made since March 2001, regarding our proposal to organize
"The First International Symposium on Capacitance Probes  Achievement and
Challenges of the 21st century" in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore area, in
the autumn of 2002 (see <http://www.paltin.com/>www.paltin.com at
Symposium). As a result of suggestions, presentations and exhibits
regarding  Impedance and Time Domain Transmission (TDT) probes will be
included, along with Capacitance probes.

 

I)                     ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: (in order of acceptance of
invitation) 

Based on the positive responses for support an initial Organizing Committee
has been formed: Dr. Ioan C. Paltineanu (PALTIN International Inc., Laurel,
Maryland, USA), Dr. James L. Starr (USDA-ARS-Beltsville, Maryland, USA);
Dr. Rien Van Genuchten (USDA-ARS Riverside, California, USA); Dr. Ali Fares
(University of Florida CREC, Lake Alfred, Florida, USA); Dr. W. R. Whalley
(Silsoe Research Institute, Silsoe, U.K.); Dr. Vaclav Kuraz, (Czech
Technical University, Praha, Czech Republic); Dr. Jeff Campbell (Campbell
Consulting, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, USA). We are expecting more responses of
acceptance to extend and support the Symposium's organizing committee and
the panel of voluntary reviewers.

 

II)          MAIN TOPICS FOR PAPERS, POSTERS AND DISCCUSSIONS:

Presentations of research, technical and synthesis papers (oral, multimedia
and posters) regarding The STATE OF THE ART, FIELD SCALE APPLICATIONS,
including future directions, will cover the following topics (proposals for
new topics are welcomed):

 

1)       The STATE OF THE ART:

1.1. Theory: dielectric properties of porous media; effects of operating
frequency sensors performance; relationship between water content,
temperature, salinity and reading frequencies; permittivity vs. water
content, etc.;

1.2. New developments: sensors, systems, logging facilities, and accessories; 

1.3. Software: 

1.3.1.        Data presentation, integration of weather data, ET ref., etc.;

1.3.2.        Calculate different soil water budget components, i.e.,
leaching and recharge rates based on water content and weather data. 

1.4. Calibration: Methodology (laboratory and field); Mineralogy; Shrinking
and Swelling media; High organic content media; Saline conditions; Layered
soils; Zone of influence (axial and radial); etc;

1.5. Development of new real-time soil water profile dynamics monitoring
data based computer models for large areas;

1.6.  Spatial monitoring and remote monitoring:

1.6.1.        Soil water content (surface and profile) monitoring over
large research/application areas (ground truth);

1.6.2.        Telemetery: Radio frequencies, cellular phones, aircraft,
satellites;

1.7. Global distribution of capacitance, impedance and TDT probes,
monitoring and telemetry systems over large areas for research, practical
applications and educational programs (High Schools, Colleges, Public at
large);

1.8. Future directions: Global network for real-time soil water profile
dynamics vs. remote sensing monitoring; etc.

 

 

2)        APPLICATIONS CASE STUDIES:

 

2.1. Research oriented studies over large areas using GPS and GIS data
(climate change, drought, flood, agriculture, forestry, hydrology, and
environmental impact studies); 

2.2. Aircraft and orbital platforms remote sensing calibration data versus
"ground truth" real-time soil moisture profile dynamics monitoring and
telemetry systems data, using GPS and GIS data;

2.3. Irrigation and drainage in agricultural settings such as field and
vegetable crops, fruit trees, vineyards;

2.4. Irrigation and drainage of sports fields (football, baseball, golf
courses, etc.,) parks, and landscape architectural projects;

2.5. Land reclamation, rural development, civil engineering, construction
(highways, bridges, airports, concrete structures), mining works;

2.6. Waste disposal sites for nuclear and non-nuclear materials;

2.7. Future directions.

 

III) TENTATIVE AGENDA:

Proposals for tentative agenda: Suggestions welcome for the time frame.  In
any case we will be looking for advance commitments of those giving papers.

 

1)       Preregistration . Participants name, address, Title of Paper,
Poster presentation, Exhibition: Send email to Dr. Ioan C. Paltineanu at
<mailto:icpaltin@msn.com>icpaltin@msn.com before February 1, 2002; 

2)       Paper and poster presentations Abstracts: (authors, addresses, and
text maximum one page 8.5" X 11", MS Word, double spaced, 1" margin
top/base, 1" margin left/right, use 12 point font Times New Roman type for
Title, all other text use 10 point font Times New Roman type. Send to Dr.
Ioan C. Paltineanu at <mailto:icpaltin@msn.com>icpaltin@msn.com before
February 15, 2002 ;

3)       Organizing Committee response with acceptance of the Abstracts:
March 15, 2002;

4)       Registration (including fees for participation with papers,
posters, exhibits, sponsorship). Send to Dr. Ioan C. Paltineanu before
April 1, 2002;.

5)       Full text paper (maximum 10 pages including title, authors,
addresses, introduction, methods and materials, results, discussions,
recommendations, conclusions, tables and figures and references, MS Word,
double spaced). Send to Dr. Ioan C. Paltineanu at
<mailto:icpaltin@msn.com>icpaltin@msn.com before May 1, 2002.

6)       Return paper to authors, with peer review observations by July 01,
2002.

7)       Final draft, ready for publication, will be send back to Dr. Ioan
C. Paltineanu, at <mailto:icpaltin@msn.com>icpaltin@msn.com by August 01,
2002.

8)       Participants will receive at the opening of Symposium: a spiral
hard copy booklet with all abstracts of papers and poster presentations,
names and addresses of participants and sponsors; a book with full text of
the reviewed and approved for publication papers, max. 10 pages/paper); a
CD ROM with all full length of peer reviewed papers. 

9)       At the recommendation of the Organizing Committee a limited number
of authors will be advised to submit to the Vadose Zone Electronic Journal
(Editor: Dr. Rien Van Genutchen) papers following specific publication rules.

10)   At the recommendation of the Organizing Committee, the Sponsors will
provide funds for editing and publishing a book on "Capacitance, Impedance
and Time Domain Transmission probes for real-time soil water profile
monitoring: Theory and Practical Applications"

11)   Visits to laboratories and to agricultural large field scale studies,
as well as athletic fields, other applications and demonstrations, will be
included in the program.

 

 

 

 

IV) SPONSORS AND COLLABORATORS:

The main manufacturers and distributors of Capacitance, Impedance and TDT
based probes that have responded positively so far, are: Sentek Pty Ltd.,
Stepney, and Agrilink International Pty Ltd., Hilton, from South Australia;
Delta-T Devices Ltd., Burwell, Cambridge, and Envirofactors, Bradford, from
the United Kingdom; Streat Instruments, Bromley, Christchurch, from the New
Zealand; Environmental Sensors Inc., Victoria, B.C., from Canada; Dynamax,
Inc., Houston, Texas, Stevens Water Monitoring Systems Inc., Portland,
Oregon, and Campbell Consulting Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, from the U.S.A. Some
individuals from research, education and private industry have also
expressed interest in participation at the Symposium - 2002.

 

National and international nongovernmental societies, state and federal
agencies, universities, private companies and foundations interested in
promoting non nuclear real-time soil water measurement probes, monitoring
and telemetry systems based on Capacitance, Impedance and Time Domain
Transmission, are welcomed and will be recognized by the Symposium's
Transactions.

 

V) PARTICIPATION FEES: 

Individual and corporate fees for participation at Symposium will be
announced after the pre registration period, February 15, 2002, when the
total number of participants will be known. 

 

 

More details are provided at <http://www.paltin.com/>www.paltin.com Symposium.

 

Happy Holidays!

 

IOAN

 

Ioan C. Paltineanu, Ph.D.  President

Paltin International Inc.

6309 Sandy St.

Laurel, Maryland

U.S.A.

Voice & Fax: (301) 725-0604

Email: <mailto:icpaltin@msn.com>icpaltin@msn.com

<http://www.paltin.com/>www.paltin.com