Griffith University

B Science, M Science, PhD

Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment

Contact details for Associate Professor Hossein Ghadiri

Research Expertise

• Soil erosion by water
• Soil conservation
• Nutrient and chemical transport in overland flow
• Catchment and land management
• Catchment monitoring and assessment

Current Teaching Areas

• Earth Science and GIS
• Chemistry, Physics and Pollution of Soils
• Land Degradation and Catchment Management

Selected Publications

• Ghadiri, H., Hussein, J., and. Rose, C.W. 2011. Effect of pasture buffer length and pasture type on runoff water quality following prescribed burning in the Wivenhoe Catchment. Soil Research 49: 1-10.
• Asadi, H., Mousavi, M., Ghadiri, H. and Rose, C.W. 2011. Flow-driven soil erosion processes and the size selectivity of sediment. The Journal of Hydrology 406: 73-81.
• Ghadiri, H., Sanjari, G., Yu, B. and Ciesiolka, C. 2010. Sediment and pollutant transport from grazing lands of Australia. Advances in GeoEcology 41: 118-129.
• Burton, J., Chen, C., Xu, Z and Ghadiri, H. 2010. Soil microbial biomass, activity and community composition in adjacent native and plantation forests of subtropical. Journal of Soils and Sediments 10: 1267-1277.
• Sanjari, G., Yu, B., Ghadiri, H., Ciesiolka, C.A. and Rose, C.W. 2009. Effects of time-controlled grazing on runoff and sediment loss. Australian Journal of Soil Research 47: 1-13.
  
• Hussein, J., Ghadiri, H., Lutton, J. And  Smolders, M. 2008. "The effect of flow impedance on deposition of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts with or without a buffer strip." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40: 2696-2698.
• Sanjari, G., Ghadiri, H., Ciesiolka, C.A. and Yu, B. 2008. Comparing the effects of two grazing management systems on soil characteristics in Southeast Queensland. Australian Journal of Soil Research 46(4): 348-358 .
• Asadi, H., Rouhipour, H., Rafahi, G., and Ghadiri, H. 2008. Testing a mechanistic soil erosion model for three selected soil types from Iran. J. Agric. Sci. Technol. 10: 79-91.
• Hussein, J.,Ghadiri, H., Yu, B., and Rose, C.W. 2007. Sediment retention by a stiff grass hedge under sub-critical flow condition. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 71: 1516-1523.
• Burton, J., Chen, C., Xu, Z. and Ghadiri, H. 2007. Gross nitrogen transformations in adjacent native and plantation forests of subtropical Australia. Journal of Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39: 426-433.
• Rose, C.W., Yu, B., Ghadiri, H., Asadi, H., Parlange, J.Y., Hogarth, W.L. and Hussein, J. 2007. Dynamic erosion of soil in steady sheet flow. Journal of Hydrology 333, 449-458.
• Rouhipour, H., Ghadiri, H. and Rose C.W. 2006. Investigation of the interaction between flow-driven and rainfall-driven erosion processes. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 44(5): 503-514.
• Ghadiri, H., I. Dordipour, M. Bybordi and M. J. Malakouti. 2006. Potential use of the Caspian Sea water for supplementary irrigation in northern Iran. Journal of Agricultural Water Management, 79: 209-224.
• Ghadiri, H. 2004. Crater formation in soils by raindrop impact. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 29: 77-89.
  Rose, C.W., Yu, B., Hogarth, W.L., Okom, A., and Ghadiri, H. 2003. Sediment deposition from flow at low gradients into a buffer strip- a critical test of re-entrainment theory. Journal of Hydrology, 280: 33-51.
  
• Burton, J., Chen, C., Xu, Z. and Ghadiri, H. 2007. Gross nitrogen transformations in adjacent native and plantation forests of subtropical Australia. Journal of Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39: 426-433.
• Rose, C.W., Yu, B., Ghadiri, H., Asadi, H., Parlange, J.Y., Hogarth, W.L. and Hussein, J. 2007. Dynamic erosion of soil in steady sheet flow. Journal of Hydrology 333, 449-458.
• Ciesiolka, C.A.A., Yu, B., Rose, C.W., Ghadiri, H., Lang, D. and Rosewell, C. 2006. Improvement in soil loss estimation in USLE type experiments. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 61(4):223-229.
• Rouhipour, H., Ghadiri, H. and Rose C.W. 2006. Investigation of the interaction between flow-driven and rainfall-driven erosion processes. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 44(5): 503-514.
• Ghadiri, H., I. Dordipour, M. Bybordi and M. J. Malakouti. 2006. Potential use of the Caspian Sea water for supplementary irrigation in northern Iran. Journal of Agricultural Water Management, 79: 209-224.
• Weaver, T.B., Hulugalle, N.R. and Ghadiri, H. 2005. Comparing deep drainage estimated with transient and steady state assumptions in irrigated Vertisols. Irrigation Science, 23: 183-191.
• Ghadiri, H. 2004. Crater formation in soils by raindrop impact. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 29: 77-89.
• Rose, C.W., Yu, B., Hogarth, W.L., Okom, A., and Ghadiri, H. 2003. Sediment deposition from flow at low gradients into a buffer strip- a critical test of re-entrainment theory. Journal of Hydrology, 280: 33-51.
• Rose, C.W. Parlange J-Y., Hogarth, W., and Ghadiri, H. 2002. Overland flow to and through a segment of uniform resistance. Journal of Hydrology, 255: 134-150.
• Ghadiri, H. Rose C.W., and Hogarth, W.L. 2001. The influence of grass and porous barrier strips on runoff hydrology and sediment transport. Transactions of ASAE 44(2): 259-267.
• Ghadiri, H. Rose, C.W. 2001. Degradation and transport of endosulfan in cotton soils from cotton farms of western Queensland. Journal of Environmental Management, 62(2): 155-162.
• Ghadiri, H. Connell, D. and R. Baker. 1999. Sorption-desorption and leaching of strychnine in soils. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 38(3), 603-616.
• Ghadiri, H. and C. W. Rose. 1993a. Water erosion processes and the enrichment of sorbed pesticides in the eroded sediment. Part 1: Enrichment mechanism and the degradation of applied pesticides. J. Environmental Management. 37: 23-35.
• Ghadiri, H. and C.W. Rose. 1993b. Water erosion processes and the enrichment of sorbed pesticides in the eroded sediment. Part 2: Enrichment under rainfall dominated erosion process. J. Environ. Management. 37: 35-50.

Current Supervised PhD Projects

• Mr Sina Akram
• Mrs Nor Ashikin Ahmed
• Miss Sevda Amini
• Mr Mehran Rezaei-rashti
• Mrs Rawaa Abdeljabbar
• Mr Tim Weaver