Agricultural Engineer
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Keith E. Saxton, Ph.D., P.E.
USDA-ARS (retired)
(509) 335-2724
Email:
ksaxton@wsu.edu
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| Education
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| 1957-1961
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University of Nebraska; major, Agricultural Engineering; B.S. 1961
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| 1963-1965
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University of Wisconsin; major, Civil Engineering; M.S. 1965
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| 1967-1972
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Iowa State University; major, Agricultural Engineering; Ph.D. 1972
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Experience
| 1961-1962
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Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, Nebraska, Cooperative Water
Yield Procedures Study.
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| 1962-1963
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Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS, Madison, Wisconsin, Watershed Engineering
Research Station.
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| 1963-1967
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Hydraulic Engineer, USDA-ARS, Columbia, Missouri, North Central Watershed
Research Center.
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| 1967-1969
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Hydraulic Engineer, USDA-ARS, Ames, Iowa, Educational Leave and Special
Assignment.
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| 1969-1976
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Hydraulic Engineer, USDA-ARS, Columbia Missouri, North Central Watershed
Research Center.
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| 1976-1992
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Research Hydrologist, USDA-ARS, Pullman, Washington, Land Management and
Water Conservation Research Unit.
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| 1992-2000
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Research Agricultural Engineer, USDA/ARS Project Coordinator, Columbia
Plateau Wind Erosion/Air Quality Project, Pullman, WA. (Retired 12/01/00)
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| 2000-Present
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USDA/ARS Volunteer, Pullman, WA., Consulting Agricultural Engineer.
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Selected Publications
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Saxton, K. E., Johnson, H. P. and Shaw, R. H. Watershed evapotranspiration
estimated by the combination method. Trans. ASAE l7(4):668-672.
1974.
Saxton, K. E., Johnson, H. P. and Shaw, R. H. Modeling evapotranspiration
and soil moisture. Trans. ASAE l7(4):673-677. 1974.
Saxton, K. E. Sensitivity analyses of the combination evapotranspiration
and soil moisture. Trans. ASAE l7(4):673-677. 1974.
Burwell, R. E., Schuman, G. E., Saxton, K. E. and Heinemann, H. G.
Nitrogen in subsurface discharge from agricultural watersheds. J.
Environ. Qual 5(3):325-329. 1976.
Saxton, K. E., Schuman, G. E. and Burwell, R. E. Modeling nitrate
movement and dissipation in fertilized soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am.
J. 4l(2):265-27l. 1977.
Sudar, R. A., Saxton, K. E. and Spomer, R. G. A predictive model
of water stress in corn and soybeans. Trans. ASAE. 24(l):97-102.
198l.
Saxton, K. E. and Bluhm, G. C. Regional prediction of crop water stress
by soil water budgets and climatic demand. Trans. ASAE. 25(l):105-ll5.
1982.
Rawls, W. I., Brakensiek, D. L. and Saxton, K. E. Soil water characteristics.
Trans. ASAE 25(5):13l6-1328. 1982.
Saxton, K. E. and McGuinness, J. L. Chapter 6--Evapotranspiration.
In C. T. Haan, H. P. Johnson, and D. L. Brakensiek (eds) Hydrologic Modeling
of Small Watersheds, Am. Soc. Agric. Eng. Monograph No. 5, pp. 229-273,
1982.
Bristow, K. L., Campbell, G. S. and Saxton, K. E. An equation for
separating daily solar irradiation into direct and diffuse components.
Agric. and Forest Meteor. 35:123-131. 1985. (Refereed Journal).
Saxton, K. E., Rawls, W. J., Romberger, J. S. and Papendick, R. I.
Estimating generalized soil water characteristics from texture. Soil
Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 50(4):1031-1036. 1986.
Saxton, K. E., Porter, M. A. and McMahon, T. A. Soil water budgets
for winter wheat by daily simulations. Proc. Amer. Soc. Agric. Engr.
Annual Summer Meeting, Paper No. 86-2002, 19pp. June 1986.
Omer, M. A., Saxton, K. E. and Bassett, D. L. Optimum sorghum planting
dates in Western Sudan by simulated water budgets. Agric. Water Mgt.
13:33-48, 1988.
Field, J. G., James, L. G., Bassett, D. L. and Saxton, K. E. An
analysis of irrigation scheduling methods for corn. Trans. Amer.
Soc. Agric. Engr. 31(2):508-512, 1988
Saxton, K. E. and Cordery, I. Evapotranspiration research priorities
for hydrology in the next decade. Trans. Amer. Soc. Agric. Engr.
31(2):485-489, 1988.
Flerchinger, G. N. and Saxton, K. E. Simultaneous heat and water
model of a freezing snow-residue-soil system: I. Theory and development.
Trans. Amer. Soc. Agric. Engr. 32(2):565-571. 1989.
Flerchinger, G. N. and Saxton, K. E. Simultaneous heat and water
model of a freezing snow-residue-soil system: II. Field verification.
Trans. Amer. Soc. Agric. Engr. 32(2):573-578, 1989.
Saxton, K. E. and Shiau, S. Y. Surface waters of North America;
Influence of land and vegetation on streamflow. Chapter 3 in: The Geology
of North America Vol. O-1, Surface Water Hydrology, The Geological Society
of America, pp. 55-80. 1990.
Stockle, C. O., James, L. G., Bassett, D. L. and Saxton, K. E. Effect
of evapotranspiration underprediction on irrigation scheduling and yield
of corn: a simulation study. Agric. Water Mgt. 19(1991):167-179,
1991.
Saxton, K. E., Porter, M. A. and McMahon, T. A. Climatic impacts
on dryland winter wheat yields by daily soil water and crop stress simulations.
Agric. and Forest Meteor. 58(1992):177-192. 1992.
Maticic, B., Feges, B. and Saxton, K. E. Comparing measured and
simulated daily water balance of a grass covered lysimeter. ICID
Bulletin 1992, 41(2), pp. 163-172. 1992.
Rao, A. S. and Saxton, K. E. Analysis of soil water and water stress
for pearl millet in an Indian arid region using the SPAW model. Indian
J. of Arid Environments (1995) 29:155-167.
Saxton, K.E. and P.H. Willey. Agricultural Wetland and Pond Hydrologic
Analyses Using the SPAW Model. In: Self-Sustaining Solutions for Streams,
Wetlands, and Watersheds (12-15 September 2004, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA),
ed. J. L. D'Ambrosio. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASAE. ,Pub. Date 12 September
2004 . ASAE Pub #701P0504, pp. 16-23. 2004.
Saxton, K. E. and W. J. Rawls. Soil Water Characteristics by Texture
and Organic Matter for Hydrologic Solutions, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer., Annual
Conference, Seattle, WA, Oct. 30-Nov. 4,. 2004.
Saxton, K. E. and P. H. Willey. The SPAW Model for Agricultural
Field and Pond Hydrologic Simulation. Book Chapter in Mathematical Modeling
of Watershed Hydrology, V. P. Singh and D. Frevert, Editors; CRC Press
LLC. 2005.
Saxton, K. E. and W. J. Rawls. The SPAW Model for Agricultural Watershed
and Pond Hydrologyic Simulation. Proc. ASCE 2005 Conference, Washington
DC. 2005.
Saxton, K. E., Johnson, H. P. and Shaw, R. H. Watershed evapotranspiration
estimated by the combination method. Trans. ASAE l7(4):668-672. l974.
Brakensiek, D.L., H.B. Osborn, and W.J.Rawls. (Editors and Coordinators).
Field manual for research in agricultural hydrology. USDA Agricultural
Handbook 224, Revised, 547 pp. February 1979.
Rawls, W.J., D.L. Brakensiek and K.E. Saxton. Estimation of soil
water properties. Trans. Amer. Soc. of Agric. Engin. 25(5)1316-1320,
1328. 1982
Rawls, W.J., D.L. Brakensiek. Estimating soil water retention from
soil properties. Amer. Soc. of Civil Engin., J. of Irrig. and Drain.
108(IR2): 166-171, 1982.
Rawls, W.J., D.L. Brakensiek, and B. Soni. Agricultural management
of soil water properties: Part I - Soil water retention and Green-ampt
infiltration parameters. Trans., Amer. Soc. of Agric. Engin. 26(6):1752-1753.
1983.
Rawls, W.J., D.L. Brakensiek, and M.R. Savabi. Infiltration parameter
for rangeland soils. J. Rangeland Management. 42(2):139-142.
1989.
Rawls, W.J. and D.L. Brakensiek. Estimation of soil retention and
hydraulic properties. Book chapter in Unsaturated Flow in Hydrologic
Modeling, edited by Morel-Seytoux. p275-300. 1989.
Rawls, W.J., J.J. Stone and D.L. Brakensiek. Chapter 4 - Infiltration.
USDA Water erosion prediction project model documentation. NSREL
Report #2, National Soil Erosion Laboratory, W. Lafayette, IN. p.4.1-4.12.
1989.
Rawls, W. J., L. R. Ahuja, D. L. Brakensiek and A. Shirmohaammadi.Chapter on Soil Water Movement and Infiltration Handbook on AppliedHydrology. McGraw Hill, 1991.
Rawls, W. J., T. J. Gish and D. L. Brakensiek. Estimation of soil
waterretention from soil properties - A review. Advances in Soil Sciences(Accepted).
Rawls, W.J., J.R. Ahuja and D.L. Brakensiek. Estimating soil hydraulic
properties from soils data. Workshop on Indirect Methods for Estimating
the Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Soils, Riverside, CA, Proceedings
p. 329-341. 1992.
Brakensiek, D.L., W.J. Rawls, S.D. Logsdon, and W.M. Edwards. Fractal
description of macroporosity. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 56:1721-1723.
1992.
Rawls, W.J., D.L. Brakensiek, and S.D. Logsdon. Predicting saturated
hydraulic conductivity utilizing fractal principles. Soil Sci. Soc.
Amer. J. 57:1193-1197. 1993.
Rawls, W.J. and D.L. Brakensiek. Utilizing fractal principles for
predicting soil hydraulic properties. J. Soil & Water Conservation
50(5):463-466. 1995.
Rawls, W.J. (ed. & coordinator). Chapter on Infiltration.
Hydrology Handbook. ASCE Manuals and Reports on engineering Pratice
No. 28. 1996.
Rawls, W.J., D.L. Brakensiek, and S.D. Logsdon. Estimation of Macropore
Properties for No Till Soils. Transactions ASAE. 39(1):91-95, 1998.
Gimenez, D., Rawls, W.J. and Lauren, J. 1999. Scaling saturated hydraulic
conductivity. Geoderma 88:205-220.
 Pachepsky, Y.A., Rawls, W.J., Gimenez, D. and Watt, J.P.C. 1999. Use of
soil penetration resistence and group method of data handling to improve
soil water retention estimates. Soil and Tillage Res. 49:117-128.
Pachepsky, Y.A., Rawls, W.J. and Timlin, D.J. 1999. The current status
of pedo-transfer ... scale modeling. American Geophysical Union Geophysical
Monograph 108:223-234.
Crawford, J.W., Rawls, W.J. and Pachepsky, Y.A. 1999. Integrating processes
in soils using fractal models. Geoderma 88:103-109.
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