DAVID RUSSO
  • Institute of Soils, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization,
  • The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50-250, Israel.
  • Tel: 972-3-9683866; Fax: 972-3-9604017; E-Mail:vwrosd@agri.gov.il

    Area of Interest:

    1. Water flow and chemical transport in porous formations.
    2. Estimation of soil hydraulic properties.
    3. Characterization of the spatial heterogeneity of soil properties relevant to flow and transport.
    4. Modeling of flow and transport at the field scale.
    5. Contamination of soils and groundwater.
    6. Interaction of chemicals with clays and soils.
    7. Modeling of flow, transport and crop production and its application to management of saline and sodic soils.
    8. Multiphase flow and transport.

    LIST OF PUBLICATIONS --- DAVID RUSSO

    Articles in Reviewed Journals

    1. Hadas, A. and D. Russo. 1974. Water uptake by seeds as affected by water stress, capillary conductivity and seed-soil water contact. I. Experimental Study.Agron. J. 65:643-647.
    2. Hadas, A., and D. Russo. 1974. Water uptake by seeds as affected by water stress, capillary conductivity, and seed-soil water contact. II. Analysis of Experimental Data. Agron. J. 65: 647-652.
    3. Bresler, E., and D. Russo. 1975. Two-dimensional solutes transfer during nonsteady infiltration: laboratory test of mathematical model. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc. 39: 585-586.
    4. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1977. Effect of mixed Na/Ca solutions on hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 4l: 7l3-7l7.
    5. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1977. Analysis of the saturated-unsaturated hydraulic conductivity in a mixed Na/Ca soil system. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 4l(4): 706-7l0.
    6. Bresler, E., D. Russo, and R.D. Miller, 1978. Rapid estimate of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function.Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 42: l70-l72.
    7. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1980. Field determinations of soil hydraulic properties for statistical analyses. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 44: 697-702.
    8. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1980. Scaling soil hydraulic properties of a heterogeneous field. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 44: 68l-684.
    9. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1981. Soil hydraulic properties as stochastic processes: I. An analysis of field spatial variability. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 45: 682-687.
    10. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1981. Effect of field variability in soil hydraulic properties on unsaturated water and salt flows. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 45: 675-68l.
    11. Bresler, E., S. Dasberg, D. Russo , and G. Dagan. 1981. Spatial variability of crop yield as a stochastic soil process. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 45: 600-605.
    12. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1982. Soil hydraulic properties as stochastic processes: II. Errors of estimates in a heterogeneous field. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 46: 20-26.12.
    13. Russo, D. , and E. Bresler. 1982. A univariate versus a multivariate parameter distribution in a stochastic-conceptual analysis of unsaturated flow. Water Resour. Res. l8: 483-468
    14. Russo, D. , 1983. Leaching characteristics of a stony-desert soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47: 43l-438.
    15. Russo, D. , 1983. Crop yield-irrigation relationships in a gypsiferous-sodic soil. Agron. J. 73: 427-434.
    16. Russo, D. , 1983. A geostatistical approach to the trickle irrigation design in heterogeneous soil. I. Theory. Water Resour. Res. 19: 632-642.
    17. Russo, D. , 1984. A geostatistical approach to the trickle irrigation design in heterogeneous soil: II. A field test. Water Resour. Res. 20: 543-552.
    18. Russo, D. , 1984. Design for an optimal sampling network for estimating the variogram.Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48: 708-7l6.
    19. Russo, D. , 1984. Statistical analysis of crop yield-soil water relationships in heterogeneous soil under trickle irrigation. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48: l402-l4l0.
    20. Russo, D. , 1984. A geostatistical approach to the solute transport in heterogeneous fields and its applications to salinity management. Water Resour. Res. 20: l260-l270.
    21. Russo, D. , 1985. Leaching and water requirements in a gypsiferous desert soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 49: 432-437.
    22. Russo, D. , 1986. A stochastic approach to the crop yield-irrigation relationships in heterogeneous soils: I. Analysis of the field spatial variability. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 50: 736-745.
    23. Russo, D. , 1986. A stochastic approach to the crop yield-irrigation water relationships in heterogeneous soils: II. Applciation to irrigation management. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 50: 745-75l.
    24. Russo, D. , 1986. Simulation of leaching of a gypsiferous-sodic desert soil. Water Resour. Res. 22: 1341-1349.
    25. Russo, D. , 1987. Lettuce yield-irrigation water quality and quantity relationships in a gypsiferous desert soil. Agronomy J. 78: 8-14.
    26. Jury, W.A., D. Russo, G. Sposito and H. Elabd. 1987. The spatial variability of water and solute transport properties in unsaturated soil: I. Analysis of property variation and spatial structure with statistical models. Hilgardia 55: 1-32.
    27. Jury, W.A., D. Russo and G. Sposito. 1987. The spatial variability of water and solute transport properties in unsaturated soil: II. Scaling models of water transport. Hilgardia 55: 33-56.
    28. Russo, D. and W.A. Jury. 1987. A theoretical study of the estimation of the correlation scale in spatially-variable fields: I. Stationary fields. Water Resour. Res. 23: 1257-1268.
    29. Russo, D. and W.A. Jury. 1987. A theoretical study of the estimation of the correlation scale in spatially-variable fields: II. Non-stationary fields. Water Resour. Res. 23: 1269-1279.
    30. Russo, D. and D. Bakker. 1987. Crop-water production functions for sweet corn and cotton irrigated with saline waters. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 51: 1554-1562.
    31. Russo, D. , 1988. Numerical analysis of nonsteady transport of interacting solutes through unsaturated soil: I. Homogeneous systems. Water Resour. Res. 24: 271-284.
    32. Russo, D. , 1988. Numerical analysis of nonsteady transport of interacting solutes through unsaturated soil: II. Layered systems. Water Resour. Res. 24: 285-291.
    33. Russo, D. , 1988. Determining soil hydraulic properties by parameter estimation: On the selection of a model for the hydraulic properties. Water Resour. Res. 24: 453-459.
    34. Russo, D. , and W. A. Jury. 1988. The effect of the sampling network on estimates of the covariance function of stationary fields. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 52: 1228-1234.
    35. Russo, D., W. A. Jury, and G. Butters, 1989. Numerical analysis of solute transport during transient irrigation. I. The effect of hysteresis and profile heterogeneity. Water Resour. Res. 25: 2109-2118.
    36. Russo, D. , W. A. Jury, and G. Butters, 1989. Numerical analysis of solute transport during transient irrigation. II. The effect of immobile water. Water Resour. Res. 25: 2119-2127.
    37. Russo, D. , 1989. Field-scale transport of interacting solutes through the unsaturated zone. I. Analysis of the spatial variabilty of the input parameters. Water Resour. Res. 25: 2475-2485.
    38. Russo, D. , 1989. Field-scale transport of interacting solutes through the unsaturated zone. II. Analysis of the spatial variabilty of the field response. Water Resour. Res. 25: 2487-2495.
    39. Jury, W. A., Russo, D. , G. Streile, and H. El Abd, 1990. Evaluation of volatilization by organic chemicals residing below the soil surface.Water Resour. Res. 26: 13-20.
    40. Russo, D. , 1991. Stochastic analysis of simulated vadose-zone solute transport in a vertical cross section of heterogeneous soil during nonsteady water flow. Water Resour. Res.27:267-283.
    41. Russo, D. , and G. Dagan, 1991. On solute transport in a heterogeneous porous formation under saturated and unsaturated flows. Water Resour. Res. 27:285-293.
    42. Russo, D. , E. Bresler, U. Shani, and J. C. Parker, 1991. Analysis of infiltration events in relation to determining soil hydraulic properties by inverse problem methodology. Water Resour. Res. 27: 1361-1373.
    43. Russo, D. , 1992. Upscaling of hydraulic conductivity in partially saturated heterogeneous formation. Water Resour. Res. 28:397-409.
    44. Russo, D. and M. Bouton, 1992. Statistical analysis of spatial variability in unsaturated flow parameters. Water Resour. Res. 28: 1911-1925.
    45. Zaidel, J., and D. Russo, 1992. Estimation of finite difference interblock conductivities for simulation of infiltration into initially dry soils. Water Resour. Res. 28:2285-2295.
    46. Russo, D. , 1993. Stochastic modeling of macrodispersion for solute transport in heterogeneous unsaturated porous formation. Water Resour Res. 29:383-397
    47. Russo, D. , 1993. Stochastic modeling of solute flux in a heterogeneous partially-saturated porous formation. Water Resour. Res. 29:1731-1744.
    48. Zaidel, J. and D. Russo, 1993. Analytical models of steady state organic species transport in the vadose zone with kinetically controlled volatilization and dissolution. Water Resour. Res. 29: 3343-3356.
    49. Russo, D. , J. Zaidel, J. and A. Laufer, 1994. Stochastic analysis of solute transport in partially-saturated heterogeneous soil: I. Numerical experiments. Water Resour. Res. 30: 769-779.
    50. Russo, D. , J. Zaidel, J. and A. Laufer, 1994. Stochastic analysis of solute transport in partially-saturated heterogeneous soil: II. Prediction of solute spreading and breakthrough. Water Resour. Res. 30: 781-790.
    51. Zaidel, J., and D. Russo, 1994. Diffusive transort of organic vapors in the unsaturated zone with kinetically-controlled volatilization and dissolution: Analytiv\cal model and analysis, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 17: 145-165.
    52. Russo, D. , 1995. On the velocity covariance and transport modeling in heterogeneous anisotropic porous formations I. Saturated flow.Water Resour. Res. 31: 129-138.
    53. Russo, D. , 1995. On the velocity covariance and transport modeling in heterogeneous anisotropic porous formations II. Unsaturated flow. Water Resour. Res. 31: 139-146.
    54. Russo, D. , 1995. Stochastic analysis of the velocity covariance and the displacement covariance tensors in partially saturated heterogeneous anisotropic porous formations. Water Resour. Res. 31: 1647-1658.
    55. Zaidel, J., D. Russo, and G. Feldman, 1996. Theoretical analysis of the impact of vapor transport on the NAPL distribution in dry soils. Adv. Water Resour. 19: 145-162.
    56. Russo, D. , 1997, On the transport of reactive solutes in partially saturated heterogeneous anisotropic porous formations, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 24: 345-362.
    57. Russo, D. , 1997. On the estimation of parameters of log-unsaturated conductivity covariance from solute transport data. Adv. Water Resour. 20: 191-205.
    58. Russo, D. , A. Hadad and A. Laufer, 1998. A note on the orientation of the macrodispersion tensor in partially saturated heterogeneous porous formations. Adv. Water Resour. 21: 63-70.
    59. Russo, D. , 1996. A note on nonergodic transport of a passive solute in partially saturated anisotropic heterogeneous porous formations. Water Resour. Res. 32: 3623- 3628.
    60. Russo, D. , 1996. Stochastic analysis of mass flux of sorptive solutes in unsaturated heterogeneous anisotropic porous formations. Water Resour. Res. 32: 3243-3248.
    61. Russo, D. , I. Russo, and A. Laufer, 1997. On the spatial variability of parameters of the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity. Water Resour. Res., 33: 947-956.
    62. Russo, D. , 1998. A note on the velocity covariance and transport modeling in partially saturated heterogeneous porous formations of two- and three-dimensional structures. Adv. Water Resour. 21: 251-258.
    63. Russo, D. , I. Tauber-Yasur, A. Laufer and B. Yaron, 1998. Numerical analysis of field-scale transport of bromacil. Adv. Water Resour. 21: 637-648.
    64. Russo, D. , 1998. Stochastic analysis of flow and transport in unsaturated heterogeneous porous formation: effects of variability in water saturation. Water Resour. Res., 34: 569-581.
    65. Russo, D. , J. Zaidel, J. and A. Laufer, 1998. Numerical analysis of flow and transport in a three-dimensional partially saturated heterogeneous soil. Water Resour. Res., 34: 1451-1468.
    66. Tauber-Yasur I., M. Rozner, A. Hadas, D. Russo , and B. Yaron, 1999. Leaching of Terbuthylazine and Bromacil through field soils. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 113:119-335
    67. Bogaert, P. and D. Russo , 1999. Optimal spatial design for the estimation of the variogram based on a least squares approach.Water Resour. Res., 35, 1275-1289.
    68. Dror, I., L. Klinger, A. Laufer, A. Hadas, D. Russo, and B. Yaron. 1999. Behavior of Atrazine and Terbuthylazine in an irrigated field: I. Soil and management spatial variability. Agrochemica, XLIII: 21-29.
    69. Dror, I., L. Klinger, A. Hadas, D. Russo , and B. Yaron. 1999. Behavior of Atrazine and Terbuthylazine in an irrigated field: II. Persistence, Dissipation and redistribution. Agrochemica, XLIII: 30-39.
    70. Russo, D. , J. Zaidel, and A. Laufer. 2001. Numerical analysis of flow and transport in a combined heterogeneous vadose zone-groundwater system. Adv. Water Resour. 24: 49-62.
    71. Russo, D. , J. Zaidel, and A. Laufer. 2001. Numerical analysis of flow and transport in a variably saturated bimodal heterogeneous porous formation. Water Resour. Res. 37: 2127-2141.
    72. Russo, D. , J. Zaidel, A. Laufer, and Z. Gerstl. 2001. Numerical analysis of transport of trifluralin from a subsurface dripper Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65: 1648-1658.
    73. Russo, D. 2002. A note on the effective parameters of the convection- dispersion equation. Water Resour. Res. 38(2): 10.1029/2000WR000068.
    74. Russo, D. 2002. Stochastic analysis of macrodispersion in gravity-dominated flow through bimodal heterogeneous unsaturated formations. Water Resour. Res. 38(7): 10.1029/2001WR000850.
    75. Russo, D. 2003. Upscaled conductivity in gravity dominated flow through variably saturated heterogeneous formations. Water Resour. Res. 39(9): 1255, doi: 10.1029/2002WR001857.
    76. Russo, D. 2003. Block-effective macrodispersion in variably saturated heterogeneous formations. Water Resour. Res. 39(12): 1374, doi: 10.1029/2003WR002724.
    77. Russo, D. 2003. Simulation of transport in three-dimensional heterogeneous unsaturated soils with upscaled dispersion coefficients. Water Resour. Res. 39(12): 1358, doi: 10.1029/2003WR002245.
    78. Russo, D. , J. Zaidel, and A. Laufer 2004. Numerical analysis of transport of interacting solutes in a three-dimensional unsaturated heterogeneous soil. Vadose Zone Journal. (in press)
    79. Russo, D. 2004. Stochastic analysis of macrodispersion in heterogeneous bimodal variably saturated formations: The effect of water saturation. Water Resour. Res. 40: W09201, doi:10.1029/2004WR003045.

    Chapters in Books

    1. Russo, D. , 1993. Analysis of solute transport in partially-saturated heterogeneous soils in: D. Russo and G. Dagan (eds.), Water Flow and Solute Transport in Soils. Advances Series in Agricultural Sciences 20: 61-81. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York.
    2. Russo, D. , 1998. Stochastic modeling of scale-dependent macrodispersion in the vadose zone in: G. Sposito (ed.), Scale Dependence and Scale Invariance in Hydrology, Cambridge University Press, Stanford.
    3. Russo, D. 2005. Stochastic analysis of soil processes in: D. Hillel (ed.), Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment 4:29-37. Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, U.K.
    4. Russo, D. 2005. Physical aspects of soil salinity in: D. Hillel (ed.), Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment 3: 442-453. Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, U.K.

    Books (Edited)

    1. D. Russo and G. Dagan (eds.) 1993. Water Flow and Solute Transport in Soils. Advances Series in Agricultural Sciences 20, 306 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York.

    Reviewed Articles Published in Proceedings of Symposia

    1. Russo, D. and E. Bresler. 1980. Soil-water-pressure relationships as affected by soil-solution composition and concentration in: A. Banin and U. Kafkafi (eds.), Agrochemicals in Soils: 287-296. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
    2. Russo, D. , 1984. Spatial variability considerations in salinity management in: I. Shainberg and J. Shalhevet (eds.), Soil salinity under irrigation - processes and management. Advances Series in Agricultural Sciences ll: 198-216. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York.
    3. Dagan, G., D. Russo and E. Bresler, 1988. Effect of the spatial variability upon subsurface transport of solutes from non-point sources in: D.G. DeCoursey (ed.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Water Quality Modeling of Agricultural Non-Point Sources, Part 2: 523-548. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
    4. Russo, D. , 1997. Stochastic analysis of solute transport in partially saturated heterogeneous soils in: G. Dagan and S. P. Neuman (ed.), Proceedings of the International Second IHP/IAHS George Kovacs Colloquium on "Subsurface Flow and Transport: The Stochastic Approach": 196-206. UNESCO/Cambridge University Press.
    5. Russo, D. 1998. Estimation of parameters of log-unsaturated conductivity covariance by inversion of solute transport data in: M. Th. van Genuchten (eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on "The Characterization and Measurement of the Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Porous Media": 1459-1474. U.S Salinity Laboratory, U.S Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, University of California.

    Commentary

    1. Russo , D., and E. Bresler. 1983. Reply on "A Critique of Some Recent Attempts to Characterize Spatial Variability", by J. Horowitz and D. Hillel. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47: 616.
    2. Zaidel, J., and D. Russo, 1993. Reply on "Comment on Estimation of Finite Difference Interblock Conductivities For Simulation of Infiltration into Initially Dry Soils", by D. L. Baker. Water Resour. Res. 29:3603-3604.
    3. Russo, D. 1995. Reply on "Comment on Stochastic modeling of solute flux in a heterogeneous partially-saturated porous formation", by G. Destouni. Water Resour. Res. 31:1155-1157.
    4. Russo, D. 1999. Reply on "Comment on Applications of the water-content-based form of the Richards' equation to heterogeneous soils" by E. M. Labolle and V. Clausnitzer. Water Resour. Res. 35:609-610.

    Final Research Reports

    1. Russo, D. 1976. Analysis of the saturated-unsaturated hydraulic conductivity in a mixed Sodium-Calcium soil system. M.Sc. thesis (in Hebrew), Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
    2. Russo, D. 1979. Estimation of transport parameters of unsaturated soil under field conditions. Ph.D thesis (in Hebrew), The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
    3. Miyamoto, S., and D. Russo. 1985. Management of Gypseous Saline Waters for Efficient Crop Production. US-Israel BARD, US 330-80, Final Scientific Report.
    4. Miyamoto, S., and D. Russo. 1989. Quantifying the Process of Sodic Soil Reclamation. US-Israel BARD, US-844-84, Final Scientific Report.
    5. Russo D. , E. Bresler, U. Shani, and J. C. Parker. 1991. Development of Parameter Estimation Methods for Field Scale Unsaturated Transient Water Flow Models. US-Israel BSF, 87-00017, Final Scientific Report.
    6. Zaidel, J., and D. Russo. 1991. A Conceptual Model for Transport of Organic Compounds in the Unsaturated Zone in Relation to Groundwater Contamination by Volatile Petroleum Products. Water Commission, Ministry of Agriculture, 55004-90, Final Scientific Report.
    7. Jury, W. A., and D. Russo. 1992. Characterization of Solute Transport in Spatially Variable Unsaturated Field Soils.US-Israel BARD, US-1484-88, Final Scientific Report.
    8. Russo D., J. C. Parker, M. Bouton, A. Laufer, J.L Zhu, and K. Unlu.1994. Development of Parameter Estimation Methods for Field Scale Unsaturated Transient Water Flow Models. US-Israel BARD, IS-1464-89R, Final Scientific Report.
    9. Russo, D., J. Zaidel, A. Laufer, D. W. Wadill, and J. C. Parker. 1995. Contaminant Transport in Spatially Heterogeneous Field Soils. US-Israel BARD, IS-1929-91, Final Scientific Report.
    10. Jury, W. A., and D. Russo. 1997. Characterization of Field-Scale Solute Transport in Spatially Variable Unsaturated Field Soils. US-Israel BARD, US-2294-93, Final Scientific Report.
    11. Russo, D. , and Y. Rubin. 2000. Development of Predictive Tools for Transport of Contaminants Through Integrated Heterogeneous Vadose Zone - Groundwater Systems. US-Israel BSF, 96-00357, Final Scientific Report.
    12. Russo, D. , and W. A. Jury. 2001. Characterization of Preferential Flow in Spatially Variable Unsaturated Field Soils. US-Israel BARD, IS-2859-97, Final Scientific Report.
    13. Zhang, R. and D. Russo. 2004. Scale-Dependency and Spatial Variability of Soil Hydraulic Properties. US-Israel BARD, US-3287-01R, Final Scientific Report.

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