Current Research Projects

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Modeling

• GIS Modeling Linking Landscape Characteristics & Water Resource Data
• Using GIS to Evaluate Water Quality & Quantity BMPs at the Basin Scale

Irrigation

• Evaluation of automatic evapotranspiration-based irrigation scheduling controllers for water and energy saving in southern Florida tropical fruit orchards
• Assessment of water savings using soil moisture sensors in urban settings
• Effect of Irrigation Management on Papaya Growth & Physiology 2005 to 2009
• Improving Water Quality at the Watershed Level by Targeting High Return Stakeholders
• Evaluation of Different Irrigation Techniques for Growing Organic Herbs

Water Quality

• Development of Tools for Including Uncertainty in Goodness-of-Fit Indicators
• Storm Event Sampling in Biscayne Bay Watershed
• Biscayne Bay and Watershed Water Quality Data Analysis
• Characterization & Analyses of Water Quality Data in the Indian River Lagoon

Water & Soil

• Tempe Cell & Pressure Plate Investigations
• Capillary Rise Studies in South Florida Soils
• Comparison of Bucket Lysimeters & Soil Water Samplers as Methods for Evaluating Nutrient Leaching

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