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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 1983 - Truog Soil Science Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Martin C. Rabenhorst is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions across related subfields such as ecology, environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, water science and technology, and pollution.

The scientist has published extensively on a range of topics including heavy metals in the environment, soil geostatistics and mapping, soil and unsaturated flow, hydrology and watershed management studies, peatlands and wetlands ecology, mine drainage and remediation techniques, and coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Recent publications illustrate these research interests with papers such as:

  • Seasonal drivers of geographically isolated wetland hydrology in a low-gradient, Coastal Plain landscape, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Iron monosulfide identification: Field techniques to provide evidence of reducing conditions in soils, 2020, Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Use of multiple modules and Bayesian Model Averaging to assess structural uncertainty of catchment-scale wetland modeling in a Coastal Plain landscape, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Digital soil mapping in a low-relief landscape to support wetland restoration decisions, 2020, Geoderma
  • Drainage ditch network extraction from lidar data using deep convolutional neural networks in a low relief landscape, 2023, Journal of Hydrology

Martin C. Rabenhorst has frequently collaborated with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Gregory W. McCarty
  • Brian A. Needelman
  • Barret M. Wessel
  • Megan Lang
  • Karen Vaughan

Their work is often published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, with a total of thirteen papers in that venue. Other frequently chosen publication venues include the Journal of Hydrology, Geoderma, European Journal of Soil Science, and The Science of The Total Environment.

The scientist has received recognition in the form of awards such as the Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2001 and the Truog Soil Science Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 1983.

Best Publications

  • Determination of Organic and Carbonate Carbon in Calcareous Soils Using Dry Combustion

    M. C. Rabenhorst

  • Identification of Pedogenic Carbonates using Stable Carbon Isotope and Microfabric Analyses

    M. C. Rabenhorst;L. P. Wilding;L. T. West

  • Fractal parameters of pore surfaces as derived from micromorphological data: effect of long-term management practices

    Ya. Pachepsky;V. Yakovchenko;M.C. Rabenhorst;C. Pooley

  • Phosphorus sorption by peat and sand amended with iron oxides or steel wool

    Bruce R. James;Martin C. Rabenhorst;George A. Frigon

  • Indicator of Reduction in Soil (IRIS)

    Karen L. Castenson;Martin C. Rabenhorst

  • Differentiation of pedogenic and lithogenic carbonate forms in Texas

    L.T. West;L.R. Drees;L.P. Wilding;M.C. Rabenhorst

  • Genesis of Maryland soils formed from serpentinite

    M. C. Rabenhorst;J. E. Foss;D. S. Fanning

  • Measurements of Soil Redox Potential

    M. C. Rabenhorst;W. D. Hively;B. R. James

  • Sulfides and Sulfates

    D. S. Fanning;M. C. Rabenhorst;S. N. Burch;K. R. Islam

  • Subaqueous soils : Pedogenesis in a submersed environment

    George P. Demas;Martin C. Rabenhorst

  • Synthetic iron oxides as an indicator of reduction in soils (IRIS)

    Martin C. Rabenhorst;S. N. Burch

  • Historical developments in the understanding of acid sulfate soils

    Delvin S. Fanning;Martin C. Rabenhorst;Robert W. Fitzpatrick

  • The joy of teaching soil science

    Alfred E. Hartemink;Megan R. Balks;Zueng Sang Chen;Patrick Drohan

  • Colors of Acid Sulfate Soils

    D.S. Fanning;M.C. Rabenhorst;J.M. Bigham

  • Factors of subaqueous soil formation: a system of quantitative pedology for submersed environments

    George P. Demas;Martin C. Rabenhorst

  • Subaqueous soils: A pedological approach to the study of shallow-water habitats

    G. P. Demas;M. C. Rabenhorst;J. C. Stevenson

  • Landscape level variation in soil resources and microbial properties in a no-till corn field

    M.A. Cavigelli;L.L. Lengnick;J.S. Buyer;D. Fravel

  • Propensity of Soils to Develop Redoximorphic Color Changes

    M. C. Rabenhorst;S. Parikh

  • Temperature effects on iron reduction in a hydric soil

    M. C. Rabenhorst;K. L. Castenson

  • Critical loads and steady-state chemistry for streams in the state of Maryland

    H. Sverdrup;P. Warfvinge;M. Rabenhorst;Anthony Janicki

  • Airborne Dusts in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas

    M. C. Rabenhorst;L. P. Wilding;C. L. Girdner

  • Genesis of Calcic and Petrocalcic Horizons in Soils over Carbonate Rocks

    M. C. Rabenhorst;L. T. West;L. P. Wilding

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali M. Sadeghi
Ali M. Sadeghi Agricultural Research Service
Bruce R. James
Bruce R. James University of Maryland, College Park
Gregory W. McCarty
Gregory W. McCarty Agricultural Research Service
Andrew J. Baldwin
Andrew J. Baldwin University of Oxford
Jeffrey S. Buyer
Jeffrey S. Buyer Agricultural Research Service
Rob Fitzpatrick
Rob Fitzpatrick University of Adelaide
Erik Kristensen
Erik Kristensen University of Southern Denmark
Peter J. A. Kleinman
Peter J. A. Kleinman Agricultural Research Service
Patrick G. Hunt
Patrick G. Hunt Agricultural Research Service
J. Patrick Megonigal
J. Patrick Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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