Vadose Zone Journal

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Thanks to Reviewers, Vadose Zone Journal , 2023	96
Thanks to Reviewers, Vadose Zone Journal , 2022	62
Soil hydraulic property maps for the contiguous United States at 100‐m resolution and seven depths: Code design and preliminary results	47
Development of a vadose zone advanced monitoring system: Tools to assess groundwater vulnerability	39
Extending the measurement range of the simplified evaporation method using humidity sensors	30
Contactless estimation of soil moisture using leaky Rayleigh waves and a fully convolutional network	28
The plant‐available water associated with the four critical soil suctions vary depending on the different soil textures	23
Determination of a pedotransfer function for specific air–water interfacial area in sandy soils: A pore network‐informed multigene genetic programming approach	21
Application of cosmic‐ray neutron probes for measuring soil moisture in rocky areas of the Taihang Mountains, North China	20
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Microbial O 2 consumption as a function of pore structure in soils of sorghum, switchgrass, and prairie vegetation systems	19
Water vapor transport through bioenergy grass residues and its effects on soil water evaporation	19
Disentangling slope‐scale spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity in the black soil region of northeast China using noise‐assisted multivariate empirical mode decomposition	18
Using Sentinel‐1 and Sentinel‐2 to assess the role of soil water content and vegetation cover in mitigating wind erosion in cultivated organic soil	18
Validating coupled flow theory for bare‐soil evaporation under different boundary conditions	17
Algebraic expressions for convective solute transport in a homogeneous soil below a surface barrier	17
Cover Image, Volume 22, Issue 3	16
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An improved model and field calibration technique for measuring liquid water content in unfrozen and frozen soils with dielectric probes	14
Field evaluation of semi‐automated moisture estimation from geophysics using machine learning	14
Interpretation of large‐scale, long‐term electrical geophysical monitoring guided by a process simulation	13
Network‐wide assessment of soil water content calibration and sensitivity to biomass proxies using cosmic‐ray neutron sensing in the Roaring Fork Basin, Colorado	13
A closed‐form equation linking soil moisture and evaporation	12
Applying minirhizotrons to observe spatiotemporal variations in rooting depth and distribution in agroecosystems to improve the performance of hydrological models	12

Soil carbon determination for long‐term monitoring revisited using thermo‐gravimetric analysis	12
Methods for downhole soil water sensor calibration—Complications of bulk density and water content variations	11
Validation of downscaled 1‐km SMOS and SMAP soil moisture data in 2010–2021	11
Dimensionality and scales of preferential flow in soils of Shale Hills hillslope simulated using HYDRUS	11
The osmotic potential of soil solutions in salt tolerance studies: Following M. Th. van Genuchten's innovation	11
Characterizing the topographic index as a tool to represent spatial soil moisture: The effect of classification approach, digital elevation model type, and resolution	11
Understanding the influence of Malta litho‐structural features on the dynamics of nitrate transport in the vadose zone	10
Frequency domain‐based analytical solutions for one‐dimensional soil water flow in layered soils	10
Analyzing dual porosity in soil hydraulic properties using soil databases for pedotransfer function development	10
Neutron imaging of exchange flow between biopore and matrix for Bt versus C horizons	10
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The value of long‐term in situ soil moisture and snowpack monitoring: Laying the foundation for future studies in the Upper Missouri River Basin	9
Nitrate contamination of urban groundwater and heavy rainfall: Observations from Dakar, Senegal	9
Vadose Zone Journal Annual Report, 2023	9
A novel method to assess the infiltration and filtration functions of urban soils	9
A formulation for assessing the risk of anthropogenic drought based on drought characteristics and socioeconomic and physical factors	9
Cover Image, Volume 22, Issue 2	9
Publisher's Report 2022: Vadose Zone Journal	9
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Soil Moisture Operational Product System: An overview and data assimilation applications	9
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Organic carbon stocks in weathered bedrock—Establishing the soil parent material as a new horizon in soil carbon research	9
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Toward soil property‐driven identification of peat, limnic, and mineral horizons in Eastern Canada Histosols	9
Soil hydraulic conductivity in the state of nonequilibrium	8
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Bromide reactivity in topsoil: Implications for use as a “conservative” tracer in assessing quantity and quality of water	8
Gaia: Complex systems prediction for time to adapt to climate shocks	8
Effects of dynamic capillarity on the shear strength of sandy soils during transient two‐phase flow: Insights from non‐equilibrium triaxial simulations	8
A new exponential model for predicting soil gas diffusivity with varying degree of saturation	8
Colloidal transport of heavy metals in low‐advective‐velocity environmental systems: Reactive transport model on biogeochemical and hydrodynamic impacts	8
Self‐potential signals of soil columns experiencing evaporation and transpiration	8
Emerging issues and research opportunities in vadose zone processes	8
Temporal covariance of spatial soil moisture variations: A mechanistic error modeling approach	8
Determining groundwater recharge for quantifying PFAS mass discharge from unsaturated source zones	8
Averaging or adding domain conductivities to calculate the unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity	8
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Continuous data assimilation for the Richards equation of unsaturated flow: A computational study	7
The time validity of Philip's two‐term infiltration equation: An elusive theoretical quantity?	7
Vadose Zone Journal Annual Report, 2025	7
Investigation and quantification of hydraulic gradient and precipitation effect on flow and solute transport in the capillary fringe and saturated zone	7
A novel design for continuous measurement of CO 2 from deep remineralization of petrogenic organic carbon	7
Elucidating the role of water films on solute diffusion in unsaturated porous media by improved pore‐scale modeling	7
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Correction to “Effects of soil profile configuration‐based weathered coal residue addition on soil water infiltration and evaporation”	6
Hydraulic characteristics and model evaluation for silty sand affected by salt solution concentration	6
Soil moisture forecasting in wireless sensor networks via spatiotemporal graph convolutional networks	6
Cover Image, Volume 21, Issue 6	6
Plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria mediate soil hydro‐physical properties: An investigation with Bacillus subtilis and its mutants	6
Effects of water table fluctuations on naphthalene degradation: Soil column experiment and modeling	6
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The optimality‐based active region model for fingering flow in the vadose zone: Theory, model validation, and generalization	5
Subsurface thermal loading simulations to assess the viability of waste canister disposal in the Negev Desert, Israel	5
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Linking horizontal crosshole GPR variability with root image information for maize crops	5
How solid–liquid adsorption affects the liquid–vapor interface in pores	5
Unraveling soil moisture dynamics with dual‐scale interpretable machine learning: Cover cropping and irrigation insights in semi‐arid agriculture	5
Temporal scale‐dependent relationships between soil moisture and temperature unveiled by Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition in an irrigated field	5
The PDI model system for parameterizing soil hydraulic properties	5
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Modeling nitrogen loss using stable isotopes in mountainous watersheds of the Bohemian Slavkov Forest (NW Czech Republic)	5
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Seasonality and evaporation of water resources in Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed and Critical Zone Observatory, Southwestern Idaho, USA	5
Heat transport from atmosphere through the subsurface to drinking‐water supply pipes	5
Mechanistically derived macroscopic root water uptake functions: The α and ω of root water uptake function	4
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A field calibration method that improves soil heat flux accuracy	4
Effects of a variable air–water interface on injection of PFAS—Lessons learned from column tests with porous media	4
Joint multiscale dynamics in soil–vegetation–atmosphere systems: Multifractal cross‐correlation analysis of arid and semiarid rangelands	4
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Rien van Genuchten: A short autobiography	4
Field application of amorphous silica: Effects on soil hydraulic properties and crop‐specific water availability	4
Long‐term water dynamics in the Lascaux cave karst: Impact of tree removal	4
Western U.S. multistate research project on “water movement in soils”: A retrospective	4
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Field‐scale soil moisture estimation in complex alpine terrain using cosmic‐ray neutron sensors: Biomass correction, vertical extension, and multi‐scale heterogeneity	4
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Monitoring spatiotemporal soil moisture variability in the unsaturated zone of a mixed forest using electrical resistivity tomography	4
A field evaluation of the SoilVUE10 soil moisture sensor	3
Influence of weathering on unsaturated electrical conductivity of granitic regolith	3
Hydro‐pedo‐transfer‐functions expressing drought and memory effects on pine tree growth	3
Modeling compaction effects on soil water retention across the full moisture range: Calibration and validation	3
Biochar modifies soil physical properties mostly through changes in soil structure rather than through its internal porosity	3
Pedotransfer functions developed for calculating soil saturated hydraulic conductivity in check dams on the Loess Plateau in China	3
Recipients of 2022 VZJ Editor's Citation for Excellence named	3
Modeling tree responses to soil water variability guides irrigation to account for soil winter reserves	3
In Memoriam: Sjoerd E.A.T.M. van der Zee	3
Comment on “On the equivalence between laboratory and field estimates of soil water retention parameters and its implications for modeling oxygen diffusion in structured agricultural soils” by H. Yada	3
On the use and misuse of abbreviations in scientific writing	3
Evaluation of 10 soil moisture profile sensors using a sandbox experiment	3
Large‐scale photovoltaic farms significantly change the vegetation diversity and biomass through influencing soil moisture and physiochemical properties	3
Thanks to Reviewers	3
Dynamic soil water retention properties: Exploring the interplay of moisture states and soil structure dynamics in a compacted Andosol	3
Combining root and soil hydraulics in macroscopic representations of root water uptake	3
Preface: Special section on emerging particles and biocolloids in terrestrial and aquatic systems	3
A simple, accurate, and explicit form of the Green–Ampt model to estimate infiltration, sorptivity, and hydraulic conductivity	3
Modeling per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances fate in agricultural soils: Clay and air‐water interface adsorption	3
Soil salinization in Portugal: An in‐depth exploration of impact, advancements, and future considerations	3
Implementation of the Brunswick model system into the Hydrus software suite	3
New insights into the correlation between soil thermal conductivity and water retention in unsaturated soils	3
Critical roles of short‐range‐order minerals in shaping soil water retention curves in volcanic regions	2
Quantitative analysis of diurnal CO 2 flux variations above an alkaline playa	2
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Coupled hydro‐mechanical pore‐scale modeling of biopore‐coated clods for upscaling soil shrinkage and hydraulic properties	2
Simulating controlled drainage and hydrological connections in a cultivated peatland field	2
Bailout test, HYDRUS‐2D, and analytical modeling for estimating permeability of ephemeral stream bed	2
Estimating soil moisture from environmental gamma radiation monitoring data	2
Insights into freeze–thaw and infiltration in seasonally frozen soils from field observations	2
Effects of improved water retention by increased soil organic matter on the water balance of arable soils: A numerical analysis	2
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Evaporation‐induced salt precipitation and feedback on water–heat transport in saline soil	1
Field evaluation of the SoilVUE10 time domain reflectometry soil moisture profiling sensor under different installation methods	1
A simple infiltrometer automated with a user‐friendly pressure datalogger	1
Free‐access geospatial data and machine learning deliver high‐resolution soil salinity maps in the Sonoran Basin and Range	1
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Design of a bioaugmented soil aquifer treatment for efficient removal of p ‐nitrophenol	1
Noble gases in aquitard provide insight into underlying subsurface stratigraphy and free gas formation	1
Delineating soil moisture dynamics within an evapotranspiration surface barrier using spatial‐temporal analysis	1
Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from a tropical sandy loam using oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar and compost amendments	1
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Exploring the artistic dimensions of soils in the vadose zone	1
Capturing soil moisture and salinity changes in flooded coastal forests using electrical resistivity and induced polarization	1
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Vadose zone flushing of fertilizer tracked by isotopes of water and nitrate	1
Cover Image, Volume 21, Issue 5	1
Within‐field soil moisture variability and time‐invariant spatial structures of agricultural fields in the US Midwest	1
Vadose Zone Journal Special Section: Soil physics in agricultural production, water resources, and waste management	1
Evaluation of a practical approach for field scale moisture flow modeling in heterogeneous media at a semiarid site	1
Evaluation of soil water content and bulk electrical conductivity across the U.S. Climate Reference Network using two electromagnetic sensors	1

A regression‐based waveform interpretation model for accurate soil moisture estimation under incomplete time domain reflectometry probe insertions	1
Simulating bare soil evaporation for undisturbed soil cores—Using HYDRUS 3D simulation on X‐ray µCT determined soil macrostructures	1
Downscaling SMAP soil moisture product in cold and arid region: Incorporating NDSI and BSI into the random forest algorithm	1
Effects of sludge‐based biochar application on heavy metals bioavailability and migration–transformation in coastal saline soil	1
A comprehensive drought characterization of Bangladesh using integrated remote sensing observations and land surface model outputs	1
Cover Image, Volume 22, Issue 1	1
Importance of short‐term variations in greenhouse gas emission and cycling along agricultural riparian zone soils	1
Correction to “A generalized analytical solution for preferential infiltration and wetting”	1
Review of Colloid (Nano‐ and Micro‐Particle) Transport and Surface Interaction in Groundwater . William P. Johnson and Eddy F. Pazmino. The Groundwater P	1
Segmental retention models for representing the hydraulic properties of evolving structured soils	1
Relationship between soil electrical conductivity and water content: A multiscale petrophysical calibration	1
Machine learning applications in vadose zone hydrology: A review	1
Reviewing and analyzing shrinkage of peat and other organic soils in relation to selected soil properties	1
Research on soil quality evaluation in an impermeable saline‐sodic soil with drip irrigation under cropping of Lycium barbarum L.	1