Dinesh Gulati

Ph.D. Student in Water Resources | University of Idaho

Developing soil water budget models for Idaho agroecosystems and advancing climate-smart agriculture through data-driven solutions

Research Focus

Water Resources Management

Soil water balance modeling, evapotranspiration analysis, and groundwater recharge estimation

Climate-Smart Agriculture

Impact assessment of conservation practices on agro-hydrological variables and soil organic carbon dynamics

Scientific Software Development

Contributing to open-source tools like pyfao56 for agricultural water management

Interactive Tools & Applications

Web-based simulation tools developed for agricultural water management research and education

FAO-56 Soil Water Balance

Comprehensive FAO-56 dual crop coefficient approach for evapotranspiration and soil water balance simulation

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SWB-SOC Model

Soil water balance model with soil organic carbon integration for climate-smart agriculture assessment

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NRCS CPS-Based SWB

Conservation practice standards-based soil water balance model for evaluating NRCS practices

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SnakeFlux

Field data synchronization and management tool for agricultural research workflows

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Recent Presentations & Conferences

Upcoming Conferences (2026)

July 12-15, 2026 | Indianapolis, IN
ASABE Annual Meeting

Three presentations: Water footprint of U.S. dairy feed, soil moisture assimilation in FAO-56, and FAO56-Studio platform

3 Presentations
March 3-4, 2026 | Boise, ID
Idaho Water Quality Workshop

Poster presentation on agricultural water management

Poster

Recent Conferences (2025-2026)

January 21, 2026 | Pocatello, ID
Idaho Potato Conference

Revisiting potato evapotranspiration: Findings from continuous flux measurements

November 11, 2025 | Salt Lake City, UT
CANVAS Conference

Two presentations on soil moisture assimilation and soil carbon impacts

July 15, 2025 | Toronto, Canada
ASABE/CSABE Annual Meeting

Three presentations on OpenET deployment, soil water budgets, and irrigation management

Past Conferences (2024-2025)

March 3, 2025 | Boise, ID
Idaho Water Quality Workshop

Poster: How NRCS conservation practice standards impact agricultural water budgets?

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November 11, 2024 | San Antonio, TX
ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting

Two oral presentations on soil organic carbon impacts

July 29-30, 2024 | Anaheim, CA
ASABE Annual Meeting

Poster & Oral: ETr to ETo ratios & soil carbon sequestration

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Recent Publications

2025 | SoftwareX

Thorp, K. R., Gulati, D., Kukal, M., Ames, R., Pokoski, T., & DeJonge, K. C.

Version 1.4.0 - pyfao56: FAO-56 evapotranspiration in Python

Vanguard Award Winner 2025
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2024 | SoftwareX

Thorp, K. R., DeJonge, K. C., Pokoski, T., Gulati, D., et al.

Version 1.3.0 pyfao56: FAO-56 evapotranspiration in Python

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2022 | Paddy and Water Environment

Gulati, D., Satpute, S., et al.

Estimation of potential recharge through direct seeded and transplanted rice fields

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I'm always open to discussing research collaborations, consulting opportunities, or questions about my work.

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