Zhengchao Tian

Works (11)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:35

2020 journal article

Advances in thermo-time domain reflectometry technique: Measuring ice content in partially frozen soils

SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, 84(5), 1519–1526.

By: Z. Tian*, Y. Kojima *, J. Heitman n , R. Horton * & T. Ren *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: December 11, 2020

2020 journal article

Estimating thermal conductivity of frozen soils from air-filled porosity

SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, 84(5), 1650–1657.

By: Z. Tian*, T. Ren *, J. Heitman n  & R. Horton *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 11, 2020

2020 journal article

New pedotransfer functions for soil water retention curves that better account for bulk density effects

SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH, 205.

By: Z. Tian*, J. Chen, C. Cai, W. Gao, T. Ren, J. Heitman* , R. Horton

author keywords: Pedotransfer; Functions; Water retention curve; Bulk density changes
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 30, 2020

2020 article

Soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity dynamics following tillage (vol 193, pg 95, 2019)

Kool, D., Tong, B., Tian, Z., Heitman, J. L., Sauer, T. J., & Horton, R. (2021, March). SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH, Vol. 207.

By: D. Kool *, B. Tong*, Z. Tian n, J. Heitman n , T. Sauer * & R. Horton *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2019 journal article

Approaches for estimating unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivities at various bulk densities with the extended Mualem-van Genuchten model

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 572, 719–731.

By: Z. Tian n, D. Kool *, T. Ren *, R. Horton * & J. Heitman n 

author keywords: Soil hydraulic conductivity; Water retention curve; Mualem-van Genuchten model; Bulk density
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, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 4, 2019

2019 journal article

Estimating soil bulk density with combined commercial soil water content and thermal property sensors

SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH, 196.

By: Z. Tian*, T. Ren *, R. Horton * & J. Heitman n 

author keywords: Soil bulk density; Multi-sensor combination method; Soil water content sensors; Soil thermal property sensors
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 30, 2019

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
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 12, 2019

2019 journal article

Soil water retention and hydraulic conductivity dynamics following tillage

Soil and Tillage Research, 193, 95–100.

By: D. Kool *, B. Tong*, Z. Tian n, J. Heitman n , T. Sauer * & R. Horton *

author keywords: Bulk density; Hydraulic properties; Water desorption curve; Moisture characteristic curve; Van genuchten model; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Tillage
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 12, 2019

2018 journal article

Approaches for Estimating Soil Water Retention Curves at Various Bulk Densities With the Extended Van Genuchten Model

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 54(8), 5584–5601.

By: Z. Tian n, W. Gao*, D. Kool *, T. Ren *, R. Horton * & J. Heitman n 

author keywords: soil water retention curve; van Genuchten model; bulk density
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 16, 2018

2018 journal article

Determining in-situ unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity at a fine depth scale with heat pulse and water potential sensors

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 564, 802–810.

By: Z. Tian n, D. Kool *, T. Ren *, R. Horton * & J. Heitman n 

author keywords: In-situ unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity; Heat pulse; Water potential gradient
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 16, 2018

2018 journal article

Improved thermo-time domain reflectometry method for continuous in-situ determination of soil bulk density

SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH, 178, 118–129.

By: Z. Tian n, Y. Lu *, T. Ren *, R. Horton * & J. Heitman n 

author keywords: Thermo-TDR probe; Soil bulk density; Heat capacity-based approach; Thermal conductivity-based approach
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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