Works (16)

Updated: April 29th, 2025 05:01

2025 article

Neural network estimation of thermal conductivity across full saturation for various soil types

Fu, Y., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. (2025, March 30). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol. 235.

By: Y. Fu n, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: Thermal conductivity; Water content; Neural network; Pedotransfer function; Hyperparameter tuning
topics (OpenAlex): Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications; Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Climate change and permafrost
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 21, 2025

2024 article

Estimating soil water retention curves over the entire saturation range: A thermal conductivity-based approach

Fu, Y., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. (2024, October 11). Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 645.

By: Y. Fu n, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: Soil water retention curve; Thermal conductivity; Hydraulic continuity; Capillarity; Adsorption
topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 4, 2024

2024 article

Modeling the Nonlinear–To–Linear Relationship Between Bulk and Pore Water Electrical Conductivity in Saturated Porous Media Using a Padé Approximant

Fu, Y., Binley, A., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. (2024, December 1). Water Resources Research, Vol. 60.

By: Y. Fu n, A. Binley*, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: electrical conductivity; salinity; surface conduction; pore space; electrical tortuosity
topics (OpenAlex): Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods; Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
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6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 16, 2024

2023 article

An Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Model Based on the Capillary Bundle Model, the Brooks‐Corey Model and Waxman‐Smits Model

Fu, Y., Horton, R., Ren, T., & Heitman, J. (2023, May 31). Water Resources Research, Vol. 59.

By: Y. Fu n, R. Horton*, T. Ren* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: hydraulic conductivity model; water content; matric potential; electrical conductivity; capillary bundle model
topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing; Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
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13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 12, 2023

2023 article

Estimating soil water retention curves from thermal conductivity measurements: A percolation-based effective-medium approximation

Fu, Y., Liu, L., Lu, Y., Horton, R., Ren, T., & Heitman, J. (2023, July 1). Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 624, p. 129898.

author keywords: Critical water content; Inflection point; Thermal conductivity; Soil water retention curve; van Genuchten model
topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Groundwater flow and contamination studies; Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
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6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 12, 2023

2023 article

Excluding quartz content from the estimation of saturated soil thermal conductivity: Combined use of differential effective medium theory and geometric mean method

Fu, Y., Jones, S., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. (2023, October 6). Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Vol. 342.

By: Y. Fu n, S. Jones*, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: Thermal conductivity; Geometric mean method; Differential effective medium theory; Saturation
topics (OpenAlex): Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications; Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Climate change and permafrost
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13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 20, 2023

2023 article

New insights into the correlation between soil thermal conductivity and water retention in unsaturated soils

Fu, Y., Ghanbarian, B., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. (2023, December 25). Vadose Zone Journal, Vol. 12.

By: Y. Fu n, B. Ghanbarian*, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
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6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 8, 2024

2023 article

Robust calibration and evaluation of a percolation-based effective‐medium approximation model for thermal conductivity of unsaturated soils

Fu, Y., Ghanbarian, B., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. (2023, August 8). Geoderma, Vol. 438.

By: Y. Fu n, B. Ghanbarian*, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: Percolation-based effective-medium approxi-mation; Saturation; Thermal conductivity; Water content
topics (OpenAlex): Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications; Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Groundwater flow and contamination studies
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 10, 2023

2021 article

A general form of Archie’s model for estimating bulk soil electrical conductivity

Fu, Y., Horton, R., Ren, T., & Heitman, J. L. (2021, March 10). Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 6.

By: Y. Fu n, R. Horton*, T. Ren* & J. Heitman n

Contributors: Y. Fu n, R. Horton*, T. Ren* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: Electrical conductivity; Phase exponent; Water content; Archie's law; Porosity
topics (OpenAlex): Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods; Geophysical Methods and Applications; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 10, 2021

2021 article

Estimating soil water retention curves from soil thermal conductivity measurements

Fu, Y., Lu, S., Ren, T., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. L. (2021, November 10). Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 12.

By: Y. Fu n, S. Lu*, T. Ren*, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

Contributors: Y. Fu n, S. Lu*, T. Ren*, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: Thermal conductivity; Van Genuchten model; Water content; Soil water retention curve; Matric potential
topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
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6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 3, 2022

2021 article

Estimating soil water suction from texture, bulk density and electrical resistivity

Liu, L., Lu, Y., Fu, Y., Horton, R., & Ren, T. (2021, November 30). Geoderma, Vol. 409.

Contributors: L. Liu*, Y. Lu*, Y. Fu n, R. Horton* & T. Ren*

author keywords: Soil water suction; Soil water retention curves; Soil electrical resistivity; Formation factor
topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
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6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 13, 2021

2021 article

Estimation of soil water retention curves from soil bulk electrical conductivity and water content measurements

Fu, Y., Horton, R., & Heitman, J. (2021, February 11). Soil and Tillage Research, Vol. 209.

By: Y. Fu n, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

Contributors: Y. Fu n, R. Horton* & J. Heitman n

author keywords: Electrical conductivity; Van Genuchten model; Water content; Soil water retention curve; Matric potential
topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing; Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 29, 2021

2021 article

Root influences on soil bulk density measurements with thermo-time domain reflectometry

Fu, Y., Lu, Y., Heitman, J., & Ren, T. (2021, May 12). Geoderma, Vol. 12.

By: Y. Fu n, Y. Lu*, J. Heitman n & T. Ren*

Contributors: Y. Fu n, Y. Lu*, J. Heitman n & T. Ren*

author keywords: Root zone; Bulk density; Spatial and temporal dynamics; Root water content; Root density
topics (OpenAlex): Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing; Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Irrigation Practices and Water Management
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13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 26, 2021

2020 article

Root-induced changes in soil thermal and dielectric properties should not be ignored

Fu, Y., Lu, Y., Heitman, J., & Ren, T. (2020, April 3). Geoderma, Vol. 370.

By: Y. Fu n, Y. Lu*, J. Heitman n & T. Ren*

Contributors: Y. Fu n, Y. Lu*, J. Heitman n & T. Ren*

topics (OpenAlex): Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects; Tree Root and Stability Studies; Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
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13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2023

2019 journal article

Measuring dynamic changes of soil porosity during compaction

Soil and Tillage Research, 193, 114–121.

By: Y. Fu n, Z. Tian*, A. Amoozegar n & J. Heitman*

Contributors: Y. Fu n, Z. Tian*, A. Amoozegar n & J. Heitman*

author keywords: Soil compaction; Porosity; Pore-size distribution; Traffic; Water content; Thermo-TDR
topics (OpenAlex): Soil and Unsaturated Flow; Soil Management and Crop Yield; Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
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2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 12, 2019

2014 article

Influences of finite probe property on soil thermal property estimated by heat pulse technique

Nongye Gongcheng Xuebao/Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, Vol. 30, pp. 71–77.

By: Y. Fu, Y. Lu & T. Ren

Contributors: Y. Fu, Y. Lu & T. Ren

topics (OpenAlex):
Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2023

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