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  • 2015 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

John R. Nimmo is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields intersecting engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions to civil and structural engineering as well as environmental engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including:

  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Landslides and Related Hazards

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John R. Nimmo include Inge Wiekenkamp, Jannis Groh, Nitin K. Singh, Daniel Giménez, and Daniel R. Hirmas.

The scientist's publications have appeared in several recurring venues, notably:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Vadose Zone Journal
  • Hydrological Processes
  • HydroShare Resources
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Key recent papers authored by John R. Nimmo include:

  • The Processes of Preferential Flow in the Unsaturated Zone, 2020, Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Rapid-Response Unsaturated Zone Hydrology: Small-Scale Data, Small-Scale Theory, Big Problems, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Infiltration of Water Into Soil, 2023, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science

John R. Nimmo has been recognized by the Soil Science Society of America as a Fellow since 2015.

Best Publications

  • 2.6 Aggregate Stability and Size Distribution

    John R. Nimmo;Kim S. Perkins

  • POROSITY AND PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION

    John R. Nimmo

  • Modeling of soil water retention from saturation to oven dryness

    Cinzia Rossi;John R. Nimmo

  • Comparison of local-to regional-scale estimates of ground-water recharge in Minnesota, USA

    Geoffrey N. Delin;Richard W. Healy;David L. Lorenz;John R. Nimmo

  • Preferential flow occurs in unsaturated conditions

    John R. Nimmo

  • The processes of preferential flow in the unsaturated zone

    John R. Nimmo

  • Estimating groundwater recharge in Hebei Plain, China under varying land use practices using tritium and bromide tracers

    Bingguo Wang;Menggui Jin;John R. Nimmo;Lei Yang

  • Unsaturated flow in a centrifugal field: Measurement of hydraulic conductivity and testing of Darcy's Law

    John R. Nimmo;J. Rubin;D.P. Hammermeister

  • Modeling Structural Influences on Soil Water Retention

    John R. Nimmo

  • Comment on the treatment of residual water content in "A consistent set of parametric models for the two-phase flow of immiscible fluids in the subsurface" by L. Luckner et al.

    John R. Nimmo

  • Theory for Source-Responsive and Free-Surface Film Modeling of Unsaturated Flow

    John R. Nimmo

  • Rapid measurement of field-saturated hydraulic conductivity for areal characterization

    John R. Nimmo;Kevin M. Schmidt;Kim S. Perkins;Jonathan D. Stock

  • Discrete-storm water-table fluctuation method to estimate episodic recharge

    John R. Nimmo;Charles Horowitz;Lara Mitchell

  • Estimating soil hydraulic parameters from transient flow experiments in a centrifuge using parameter optimization technique

    Jirka Šimůnek;John R. Nimmo

  • Multiple-methods investigation of recharge at a humid-region fractured rock site, Pennsylvania, USA

    Christopher S. Heppner;Christopher S. Heppner;John R. Nimmo;Gordon J. Folmar;William J. Gburek

  • Porosity and Pore Size Distribution

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  • Simple predictions of maximum transport rate in unsaturated soil and rock

    John R. Nimmo

  • Hydraulic Conductivity of a Sandy Soil at Low Water Content After Compaction by Various Methods

    John R. Nimmo;Katherine C. Akstin

  • Effects of native forest restoration on soil hydraulic properties, Auwahi, Maui, Hawaiian Islands

    Kimberlie S. Perkins;John R. Nimmo;Arthur C. Medeiros

  • The feasibility of recharge rate determinations using the steady-state centrifuge method

    John R. Nimmo;David A. Stonestrom;Katherine C. Akstin

  • DIVISION S-l-SOIL PHYSICS Hydraulic Conductivity of a Sandy Soil at Low Water Content After Compaction by Various Methods

    John R. Nimmo;Katherine C. Akstin

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin B. Mirus
Benjamin B. Mirus United States Geological Survey
Kamini Singha
Kamini Singha Colorado School of Mines
Brian A. Ebel
Brian A. Ebel United States Geological Survey
Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan
Rafael Muñoz-Carpena
Rafael Muñoz-Carpena University of Florida
M. B. Kirkham
M. B. Kirkham Kansas State University
Henry Lin
Henry Lin Pennsylvania State University
Jirka Šimůnek
Jirka Šimůnek University of California, Riverside
William J. Gburek
William J. Gburek United States Department of Agriculture
Michelle Ann Walvoord
Michelle Ann Walvoord United States Geological Survey

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