Edward L. Skidmore

Research Interests:

Wind erosion mechanics, control, prediction and related disciplines (soil physics, agricultural climatology, etc.)

Education:

• 1958, B.S. Agricultural Education, Utah State University
• 1963, Ph.D. Soil Science (Physics), Oklahoma State University

Selected Publications:

Skidmore, E. L. Wind erosion climatic erosivity. Climate Change 9: 195-208, 1986.

Skidmore, E. L. and Tatarko, John. Stochastic wind simulation for erosion modeling. Trans. Am. Soc. Agr. Engin. 33: 1893-1899, 1990.

Skidmore, E. L. and Nelson, R. G. Small-grain equivalent of mixed vegetation for wind erosion control and prediction. Agron. J. 83(1): 98-101, 1992.

Skidmore, E. L. and Layton, J. B. Dry soil-aggregate stability as influenced by selected soil properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56: 557-561, 1992.

Skidmore, E. L. Win erosion. In R. Lal (editor) Soil Erosion Research Methods. Soil and Water Conservation Society. pp. 265-293, 1994.

Skidmore, E. L., L. J. Hagen, D. V. Armbrust, A. A. Durar, D. W. Fryrear, K. N. Potter, L. E. Wagner and T. M. Zobeck. Methods for investigating basic processes and conditions affecting wind erosion. In R. Lal (editor) Soil Erosion Research Methods. Soil and Water Conservation Society. Ankeny, IA. pp. 295-330, 1994.

Skidmore, E., J. Tatarko, and L. Wagner. A climate database for wind erosion prediction. In Current and Emerging Erosion Prediction Technology: Extended Abstracts from the Symposium. Sponsored by the Soil and Water Conservation Society. pp. 87-89, 1994.

Durar, Abdu A., Jean L. Steiner, Steven R. Evett, Edward L. Skidmore. Measured and simulated surface soil drying. Agron J. 87: 235-244, 1995.