Environmental Biophysics: Top Five Blog Posts in 2015
In case you missed our best blogs, below are the five most-viewed Environmental Biophysics posts in 2015.
Sunflower field in Hokkaido
Do the Standards for Field Capacity and Permanent Wilting Point Need to Be Reexamined?
We asked scientist, Dr. Gaylon S. Campbell, which scientific idea he thinks impedes scientific progress. Here’s what he had to say.
Conifer
Environmental Biophysics Lectures
During a recent semester at Washington State University, a film crew recorded all of the lectures given in the Environmental Biophysics course. The videos from each Environmental Biophysics lecture are posted here for your viewing and educational pleasure.
Cherries
Sensor Data Improves Cherry Production
Dr. Khot and his postdoc, Dr. Jianfeng Zhou, are using leaf wetness sensors to determine if and how long water is present on cherry tree canopies after a rain event. Dr. Khot hopes that data from these sensors will help growers decide whether or not it makes sense to fly helicopters in order to dry the canopies.
Maple leaf
What is the Future of Sensor Technology?
Dr. John Selker, hydrologist at Oregon State University and one of the scientists behind the Trans African Hydro and Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO) project, gives his perspective on the future of sensor technology.
Riverbank
Sensors Validate California Groundwater Resource Management Techniques
Michelle Newcomer, a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, (previously at San Francisco State University), recently published research using rain gauges, soil moisture, and water potential sensors to determine if low impact design (LID) structures such as rain gardens and infiltration trenches are an effective means of infiltrating and storing rainwater in dry climates instead of letting it run off into the ocean.
Looking up at a tree canopy
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