Devendra M. Amatya, PhD

Research Hydrologist

Southern Research Station

devendra.m.amatya@usda.gov

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Ge Sun, Maricar Aguilos, Ning Liu, Johnny Boggs, Devendra M. Amatya, Lulu Zhang, Lu Hao. 2026. Evapotranspiration of Pine Forests: A Global Synthesis
R. Daren Harmel, Devendra M. Amatya, Stephen D. Sebestyen, Ge Sun, Joshua Mott, Merilynn Schantz, Johnny Boggs, Peter V. Caldwell, John Campbell, Aaron Hird, Elizabeth Keppeler, Benjamin Rau, Sherri Johnson, Doug Smith. 2026. Water quality in reference watersheds in the United States: A compilation and analysis of small watershed data
Alokesh Manna, Sushant Mehan, Devendra M. Amatya. 2026. Development of data-driven statistical models for daily water table depth prediction and variable selection: Two case studies in coastal plain forested wetlands
T.M. Williams, Devendra M. Amatya, L. Bren, Ge Sun, C. deJong, J.E. Nettles. 2025. Future directions in forest hydrology
Ge Sun, J. -C. Domec, Devendra M. Amatya. 2025. Forest Evapotranspiration: Processes and Quantification
L.J. Bren, T.M. Williams, Devendra M. Amatya. 2025. Hydrology of Flooded and Wetland Forests
H.E. Golden, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun. 2025. Forest Hydrology Modeling:Processes, Methods and Example Models
Dariusz Młyński, Devendra M. Amatya, Andrea Petroselli, Andrzej Wałęga, Sourav Mukherjee. 2025. A proposal for a new, simplified methodology for design flow modeling in ungauged catchments
George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya, François Birgand. 2025. Hydrologic Impacts of Afforestation in Uruguay, A 20-Year Paired Watershed Study
Devendra M. Amatya, S. Mukherjee, Elizabeth Keppeler, Peter V. Caldwell, Sherri Johnson, Stephen D. Sebestyen, John Campbell, Benjamin Rau, Kelly J. Elder, D.A. Misra, Pete M. Wohlgemuth. 2025. Trends and characteristics of hydroclimatic extremes on reference watersheds in experimental forests in the USA
Run Tang, Ram Prasad Awasthi, Kailun Jin, Lang Wang, Ning Liu, Krishna Raj Tiwari, Conghe Song, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Lu Hao. 2025. Detecting Shifts of Monsoon Precipitation Patterns and a Large Increase in Soil Erosion Potential During 1979–2020 in Nepal
Ning Liu, Ge Sun, Yun Yang, Maricar Aguilos, Gregory Starr, Thomas L. O’Halloran, Devendra M. Amatya, A. Christopher Oishi, Yulong Zhang, Carl C. Trettin. 2025. Potential for Augmenting Water Yield by Restoring Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Forests in the Southeastern United States
Sourav Mukherjee, Sudhanshu Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, Mariana Dobre, John Campbell, Roger Lew, Peter V. Caldwell, Kelly J. Elder, Johnny M. Grace, Sherri Johnson. 2025. Hydro-geomorphological assessment of culvert vulnerability to flood-induced soil erosion using an ensemble modeling approach
Sourav Mukherjee, Devendra M. Amatya, John Campbell, Landon Gryczkowski, Sudhanshu Panda, Sherri Johnson, Kelly J. Elder, Anna M. Jalowska, Peter V. Caldwell, Johnny M. Grace, Dariusz Młyński, Andrzej Wałęga. 2024. A watershed-scale multi-approach assessment of design flood discharge estimates used in hydrologic risk analyses for forest road stream crossings and culverts
Andrzej Wałęga, Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, Timothy Callahan, Dariusz Młyński, Vijay Vulava. 2024. Seasonality and Predictability of Hydrometeorological and Water Chemistry Indicators in Three Coastal Forested Watersheds
Devendra M. Amatya, Thomas M. Williams, R. Wayne Skaggs, Jami E. Nettles, Sushant Mehan. 2024. Silvicultural Practices and Water Table Dynamics of Coastal Forested Wetlands
Sarah E. Waickowski, Shane DeGaetano, Andrew Anderson, Devendra M. Amatya, William Hunt. 2024. Plot Scale Evaluation of the Hydrologic and Water Quality Benefits of Blue Roofs Compared to Green and Conventional Roofs
Maricar Aguilos, Ge Sun, Ning Liu, Yulong Zhang, Gregory Starr, Andrew Christopher Oishi, Thomas O'Halloran, Jeremy Forsythe, Jingfeng Wang, Modi Zhu, Devendra M. Amatya, Benju Baniya, Steve McNulty, Asko Noormets, John King. 2024. Energy availability and leaf area dominate control of ecosystem evapotranspiration in the southeastern U.S.
Devendra M. Amatya, Timothy J. Callahan, Sourav Mukherjee, Charles A. Harrison, Carl C. Trettin, Andrzej Wałęga, Dariusz Młyński, Kristen D. Emmett. 2024. Hydrometeorological trends in a low-gradient forested watershed on the Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain in the USA
Ge Sun, Krishna Raj Tiwari, Devendra M. Amatya, Ning Liu, Conghe Song. 2024. Climate change and forest hydrology in future forests
Sourav Mukherjee, Devendra M. Amatya, Anna M. Jalowska, John Campbell, Sherri Johnson, Kelly J. Elder, Sudhanshu Panda, Johnny M. Grace, Duncan Kikoyo. 2023. Comparison of on-site versus NOAA’s extreme precipitation intensity-duration-frequency estimates for six forest headwater catchments across the continental United States
S.S. Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, Johnny M. Grace, Peter V. Caldwell, D.A. Marion. 2022. Extreme precipitation-based vulnerability assessment of road-crossing drainage structures in forested watersheds using an integrated environmental modeling approach
Devendra M. Amatya, A. Walega, T.J. Callahan, A. Morrison, V. Vulava, D.R. Hitchcock, T.M. Williams, T. Epps. 2022. Storm event analysis of four forested catchments on the Atlantic coastal plain using a modified SCS-CN rainfall-runoff model
Peijia Ku, Martin Tsui, Troy Farmer, Huan Chen, Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, Alex Chow. 2022. Effects of forest management practice (prescribed burning) on mercury transport: a case study in a paired experimental watershed in the lower Coastal Plain of South Carolina
Devendra M. Amatya, Herbert Ssegane, Mohamed D. Hamidi, Carl C. Trettin. 2022. Evaluating watershed-scale effects of longleaf pine restoration on water yield using a paired watershed and modeling approaches
Devendra M. Amatya, Milan Fischer. 2022. Estimating daily and seasonal evapotranspiration of a southeastern U S Atlantic coastal plain forest
Zach Reeves, Sudhanshu S. Panda, Zach Pilgrim, Ying Ouyang, Johnny M. Grace, Devendra M. Amatya. 2022. Groundwater and surface-water contamination susceptibility determination through automated geospatial models using combined modeling approach of DRASTIC and RUSLE
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, Andy A. Harrison, Julie Arnold. 2022. Long‐term hydro‐meteorology and water quality data from low‐gradient catchments of varying scales on the Santee experimental Forest, South Carolina
Ying Ouyang, Satyanarayan Dev, Johnny M. Grace, Devendra M. Amatya, Ted Leininger. 2022. Simulating biomass production and water use of poplars in a plantation using a STELLA-Based model
Julianna Corbin, Hunter Morgan, Evan Patrohay, Ty Williams, Devendra M. Amatya, Christophe J. G. Darnault. 2021. Hydrologic Modeling of Urban Development Scenarios and Low-Impact Design Systems on an Undisturbed Coastal Forested Watershed under Extreme Rainfall-Runoff Events and Hydro-Meteorological Conditions in a Changing Climate
Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya, Augustine Muwamba, Jim Glover, Rusty Wenerick. 2021. Chapter 15: Ecoregion 8.5.3 Southern Coastal Plain: Santee Experimental Forest, South Carolina
Devendra M. Amatya, Ssegane Herbert, Carl C. Trettin, Mohammad Daud. Hamidi. 2021. Evaluation of paired watershed runoff relationships since recovery from a major hurricane on a coastal forest-A basis for examining effects of Pinus palustris restoration on water yield
Devendra M. Amatya, Andrzej Walega, Timothy Callahan, Austin Morrison, Vijay Vulava, Daniel R Hitchcock, Thomas M Williams, Thomas Epps. 2021. Storm event analysis of forested catchments on the Atlantic Coastal Plain using MSME, a Modified SCS-CN runoff model
Augustine Muwamba, Devendra M. Amatya, Herbert Ssegane, George M. Chescheir, Timothy Appelboom, Jamie E. Nettles, Ernest W. Tollner, Mohamed A. Youssef, Andrzej Walega, Francois Birgand. 2020. Response of nutrients and sediment to hydrologic variables in switchgrass intercropped pine forest ecosystems on poorly drained soil
Devendra M. Amatya, A. Walega. 2020. Long-term data–the key for evaluating runoff peak discharge estimation tools and parameters for watersheds on forest lands
Andrzej Walega, Devendra M. Amatya. 2020. Application of modified SME-CN method for predicting event runoff and peak discharge from a drained forest watershed on the North Carolina Atlantic Coastal Plain
Andrzej Walega, Devendra M. Amatya, Peter V. Caldwell, Dan Marion, Sudhanshu Panda. 2020. Assessment of storm direct runoff and peak flow rates using improved SCS-CN models for selected forested watersheds in the Southeastern United States
Augustine Muwamba, Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir, Jamie E. Nettles, Timothy Appelboom, Ernest W. Tollner, Hebert Ssegane, Mohamed A. Youssef, Francois Birgand, Timothy Callahan. 2020. Response of drainage water quality to fertilizer applications on a switchgrass inrcropped coastal pine forest
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, M. D. Hamidi, Z. Dai. 2019. Watershed-scale effects of longleaf pine restoration on water yield and carbon: A paired watershed and modeling approach
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin. 2019. Long-term ecohydrologic monitoring: A case study from the Santee Experimental Forest, South Carolina
Devendra M. Amatya, Thomas M. Williams, Jami E. Nettles, Richard W. Skaggs, Carl C. Trettin. 2019. Comparison of hydrology of two Atlantic Coastal Plain forests
Susan-Marie Stedman, Megan Lang, Devendra M. Amatya. 2019. Silviculture and forested wetlands of the southeast United States: an introduction to the special feature
Sudhanshu Sekhar Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, Augustine Muwamba, George Chescheir. 2019. Estimation of evapotranspiration and its parameters for pine, switchgrass, and intercropping with remotely-sensed images based geospatial modeling
R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir. 2019. Effects of drainage for silviculture on wetland hydrology
Thomas Williams, Devendra M. Amatya, William Conner, Sudhanshu Panda, Guangjun Xu, Jihai Dong, Carl C. Trettin, Changming Dong, Xiaoqian Gao, Haiyun Shi, Kai Yu, Hongjun Wang. 2019. Tidal forested wetlands: mechanisms, threats, and management tools
Devendra M. Amatya, G. M. Chescheir, T. M. Williams, R. W. Skaggs, S. Tian. 2019. Long-term water Table dynamics of forested wetlands: Drivers and their effects on wetland hydrology in the southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain
Said Shakib Atef, Fahima Sadeqinazhad, Faisal Farjaad, Devendra M. Amatya. 2019. Water conflict management and cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Augustine Muwamba, Benjamin Rau, Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya, Ernest W. Tollner, Sudhanshu Panda. 2019. Regional differences in stream water nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment responses to forest harvesting in the conterminous USA
Devendra M. Amatya, Marcin Fialkowski, Agnieszka Bitner. 2019. A daily water table depth computing model for poorly drained soils
Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya, Alton H. Gaskins, Chelcy F. Miniat, Alex Chow, Timothy Callahan. 2018. Watershed response to longleaf pine restoration–application of paired watersheds on the Santee Experimental Forest
Devendra M. Amatya, A. Muwamba, S. Panda, T.J. Callahan, S. Harder, C.A. Pellett. 2018. Assessment of spatial and temporal variation of potential evapotranspiration estimated by four methods for South Carolina, USA
S. Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, R Jackson, Ge Sun, A. Noormets. 2018. Automated geospatial models of varying complexities for pine forest evapotranspiration estimation with advanced data mining
Fahima Sadeqinazhad, Said Shakib Atef, Devendra M. Amatya. 2018. Benefit-sharing framework in transboundary river basins: the case of the Eastern Kabul River Basin-Afghanistan
Dorota Miroslaw-Swiatek, Devendra M. Amatya. 2017. Effects of cypress knee roughness on flow resistance and discharge estimates of the Turkey Creek watershed
Benjamin Rau, Augustine Muwamba, Carl C. Trettin, Sudhanshu Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, Ernest Tollner. 2017. Water Quality Response to Forest Biomass Utilization
Augustine Muwamba, Devendra M. Amatya, George M Chescheir, Jamie Nettles, Timothy Appelboom, Herbert Ssegane, Ernest Tollner, Mohamed Youssef, Francois Birgand, R. Wayne Skaggs, Shiying Tian. 2017. Water quality effects of switchgrass intercropping on pine forest in Coastal North Carolina.
A. Walega, A. Cupak, Devendra M. Amatya, E. Drozdzal. 2017. Comparison of direct outflow calculated by modified SCS-CN methods for mountainous and highland catchments in upper Vistula Basin, Poland and lowland catchment in South Carolina, U.S.A
Herbert Ssegane, Devendra M. Amatya, Augustine Muwamba, George M. Chescheir, Tim Appelboom, E.W. Tollner, Jami E. Nettles, Mohamed A. Youssef, Francois Birgand, R.W. Skaggs. 2017. Calibration of paired watersheds: Utility of moving sums in presence of externalities
Timothy Callahan, Devendra M. Amatya, Peter Stone. 2017. Coastal forests and groundwater: Using case studies to understand the effects of drivers and stressors for resource management
Devendra M. Amatya, S. Mukerjee, E. Keppeler, Peter V. Caldwell, S. Johnson, S. Sebestyen, J. Campbell, B. Rau, K. Elder, D.A. Misra, P. Wohlgemuth. 2016. Trends and Characteristics of Hydroclimatic Extremes on Reference Watersheds in Experimental Forests in the USA
Devendra M. Amatya, Andy A. Harrison, Carl C. Trettin. 2016. Hydro-meteorologic assessment of October 2015 extreme precipitation event on Santee Experimental Forest Watersheds, South Carolina
S. Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, A. Bowman. 2016. Remote estimation of a managed pine forest evapotranspiration with geospatial technology
Devendra M. Amatya, Charles A. Harrison, Carl C. Trettin. 2016. Hydro-metrologic assessment of October 2015 extreme precipitation event on Santee Experimental Forest Watersheds, SC
Devendra M. Amatya, Andy A. Harrison. 2016. Grass and forest potential evapotranspiration comparison using five methods in the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Ge Sun, Devendra M. Amatya, Steve McNulty. 2016. Forest hydrology
S.S. Panda, E. Masson, S. Sen, H.W. Kim, Devendra M. Amatya. 2016. Geospatial technology applications in forest hydrology
R.W. Skaggs, S. Tian, G.M. Chescheir, Devendra M. Amatya, M.A. Youssef. 2016. Forest drainage
Ge Sun, J-C. Domec, Devendra M. Amatya. 2016. Forest evapotranspiration: measurements and modeling at multiple scales
Devendra M. Amatya, G.M. Chescheir, J.E. Nettles. 2016. Impacts of switchgrass intercropping in traditional pine forests on hydrology and water quality in the southeastern United States.
Devendra M. Amatya, John Campbell, Pete M. Wohlgemuth, Kelly J. Elder, Stephen D. Sebestyen, Sherri Johnson, Elizabeth Keppeler, Mary Beth Adams, Peter V. Caldwell, D. Misra. 2016. Hydrological processes of reference watersheds in Experimental Forests, USA
Devendra M. Amatya, S. Tian, Z. Dai, Ge Sun. 2016. Long-term potential and actual evapotranspiration of two different forests on the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Devendra M. Amatya, S. Irmak, P. Gowda, Ge Sun, J.E. Nettles, K.R. Douglas-Mankin. 2016. Ecosystem evapotranspiration: challenges in measurements, estimates, and modeling
Ge Sun, Shanlei Sun, Jingfeng Xiao, Peter V. Caldwell, Devendra M. Amatya, Suat Irmak, Prasanna H. Gowda, Sudhanshu Panda, Steve McNulty, Yang Zhang. 2016. Estimating watershed evapotranspiration across the United States using multiple methods
Carl C. Trettin, Brooke J. Czwartacki, Craig J. Allan, Devendra M. Amatya. 2016. Linking freshwater tidal hydrology to carbon cycling in bottomland hardwood wetlands
George Chescheir, Francois Birgand, Mohamed Youssef, Jami Nettles, Devendra M. Amatya. 2016. Environmental sustainability of intercropping switchgrass in a loblolly pine forest
Devendra M. Amatya, Herbert Ssegane, Charles Andy Harrison, Carl C. Trettin. 2016. Testing resiliency of hydrologic dynamics of a paired forested watershed after a hurricane in Atlantic coastal plain using long-term data
Paul Conrads, Devendra M. Amatya. 2016. Ten years of real-time streamflow gaging of turkey creek - where we have been and where we are going
Devendra M. Amatya, Timothy Callahan, Carl C. Trettin. 2016. Synthesis of 10-years of Ecohydrologic studies on Turkey Creek watershed
Sudhanshu Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, Young Kim, Ge Sun. 2016. Advanced image processing approach for ET estimation with remote sensing data of varying spectral, spatial and temporal resolutions
Augustine Muwamba, Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, James B. Glover. 2016. Comparing nutrient export from first, second and third order watersheds in the South Carolina Atlantic coastal plain
Thomas M. Williams, Devendra M. Amatya. 2016. Coastal plain soils and geomorphology: a key to understanding forest hydrology
H.E. Golden, G.R. Evenson, S. Tian, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun. 2015. Hydrological modeling in forested systems
J.G. Arnold, M.A. Youssef, H. Yen, M.J. White, A.Y. Sheshukov, A.M. Sadeghi, D.N. Moriasi, J.L. Steiner, Devendra M. Amatya, R.W. Skaggs, E.B. Haney, J. Jeong, M. Arabi, P.H. Gowda. 2015. Hydrological processes and model representation: impact of soft data on calibration
R. W. Malone, G. Yagow, C. Baffaut, M.W Gitau, Z. Qi, Devendra M. Amatya, P.B. Parajuli, J.V. Bonta, T.R. Green. 2015. Parameterization guidelines and considerations for hydrologic models
Devendra M. Amatya, Agnieszka Cupak, Andrzej Walega. 2015. Influence of time of concentration on variation of runoff from a small urbanized watershed
Shiying Tian, Mohamed A. Youssef, Ge Sun, George M. Chescheir, Asko Noormets, Devendra M. Amatya, R. Wayne Skaggs, John S. King, Steve McNulty, Michael Gavazzi, Guofang Miao, Jean-Christophe Domec. 2015. Testing DRAINMOD-FOREST for predicting evapotranspiration in a mid-rotation pine plantation
H. Ssegane, Devendra M. Amatya, A. Muwamba, G. M. Chescheir, T. Appelboom, E. W. Tollner, J. E. Nettles, M. A. Youssef, F. Birgand, R. W. Skaggs. 2015. Hydrologic calibration of paired watersheds using a MOSUM approach
Devendra M. Amatya, Timothy Callahan, William Hansen, Carl C. Trettin, Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Patrick Meire. 2015. Turkey Creek—a case study of ecohydrology and integrated watershed management in the low-gradient Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA
A. Muwamba, Devendra M. Amatya, H. Ssegane, G.M. Chescheir, T. Appelboom, E.W. Tollner, J. E. Nettles, M. A. Youssef, F. Birgand, R. W. Skaggs, S. Tian. 2015. Effects of site preparation for pine forest/switchgrass Intercropping on water quality
Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Cole Green Rossi, Herbert S. Ssegane, Jamie E. Nettles, Sudhanshu Panda. 2015. Forests, land use change, and water
S. Panda, Devendra M. Amatya, G. Hoogenboom. 2014. Stomatal conductance, canopy temperature, and leaf area index estimation using remote sensing and OBIA techniques
Shiying Tian, Mohamed A. Youssef, Devendra M. Amatya, Eric D. Vance. 2014. Global sensitivity analysis of DRAINMOD-FOREST, an integrated forest ecosystem model
James Vose, Wayne T. Swank, Mary Beth Adams, Devendra M. Amatya, John Campbell, Sherri Johnson, Frederick J. Swanson, Randy Kolka, Ariel Lugo, Robert C. Musselman, Charles Rhoades. 2014. The role of experimental forests and ranges in the development of ecosystem science and biogeochemical cycling research
A.D. Jayakaran, T.M. Williams, H. Ssegane, Devendra M. Amatya, B. Song, Carl C. Trettin. 2014. Hurricane impacts on a pair of coastal forested watersheds: implications of selective hurricane damage to forest structure and streamflow dynamics
Heather E. Golden, Charles R. Lane, Devendra M. Amatya, Karl W. Bandilla, Hadas Raanan Kiperwas Kiperwas, Christopher D. Knightes, Herbert Ssegane. 2014. Hydrologic connectivity between geographically isolated wetlands and surface water systems: A review of select modeling methods
Daniel A. Marion, Ge Sun, Peter V. Caldwell, Chelcy F. Miniat, Ying Ouyang, Devendra M. Amatya, Barton D. Clinton, Paul A. Conrads, Shelby Gull Laird, Zhaohua Dai, J. Alan Clingenpeel, Yongqiang Liu, Edwin A. Roehl, Jennifer Moore Myers, Carl C. Trettin. 2014. Managing forest water quantity and quality under climate change
Thomas M. Williams, Devendra M. Amatya, Daniel R. Hitchcock, Amy E. Edwards. 2014. Streamflow and nutrients from a karst watershed with a downstream embayment: Chapel Branch Creek
Thomas H. Epps, Daniel R. Hitchcock, Anand D. Jayakaran, Drake R. Loflin, Thomas M. Williams, Devendra M. Amatya. 2013. Curve number derivation for watersheds draining two headwater streams in lower coastal plain South Carolina, USA
Thomas H. Epps, Daniel R. Hitchcock, Anand D. Jayakaran, Drake R. Loflin, Thomas M. Williams, Devendra M. Amatya. 2013. Characterization of storm flow dynamics of headwater streams in the South Carolina lower coastal plain
Herbert Ssegane, Devendra M. Amatya, E.W. Tollner, Zhaohua Dai, Jami E. Nettles. 2013. Estimation of daily stream flow of southeastern coastal plain watersheds by combining estimated magnitude and sequence
Amy E. Edwards, Devendra M. Amatya, Thomas M. Williams, Daniel R. Hitchcock, April L. James. 2013. Flow characterization in the Santee Cave system in the Chapel Branch Creek watershed, upper coastal plain of South Carolina, USA
Devendra M. Amatya, C. G. Rossi, A. Saleh, Z. Dai, M. A. Youssef, R. G. Williams, D. D. Bosch, G. M. Chescheir, Ge Sun, R. W. Skaggs, Carl C. Trettin, E. D. Vance, J. E. Nettles, S. Tian. 2013. Review of nitrogen fate models applicable to forest landscapes in the Southern U.S.
Hyun Woo Kim, Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir, Wayne R. Skaggs, Jami E. Nettles. 2013. Hydrologic Effects of Size and Location of Fields Converted from Drained Pine Forest to Agricultural Cropland
Devendra M. Amatya, Manoj K. Jha, Thomas M. Williams, Amy Edwards, Daniel R. Hitchcock. 2013. SWAT Model Prediction of Phosphorus Loading in a South Carolina Karst Watershed with a Downstream Embayment
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, Sudhanshu Panda, Herbert Ssegane. 2013. Application of LiDAR data for hydrologic assessments of low-gradient coastal watershed drainage characteristics
Herbert Ssegane, Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir, Wayne R. Skaggs, Ernest W. Tollner, Jami E. Nettles. 2013. Consistency of Hydrologic Relationships of a Paired Watershed Approach
Zhaohua Dai, Carl C. Trettin, Changsheng Li, Ge Sun, Devendra M. Amatya, Harbin Li. 2013. Modeling the impacts of climate variability and hurricane on carbon sequestration in a coastal forested wetland in South Carolina
Zhaohua Dai, Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya. 2013. Effects of climate variability on forest hydrology and carbon sequestration on the Santee Experimental Forest in coastal South Carolina
James Vose, Chelcy R. Ford, Stephanie H. Laseter, Salli Dymond, Ge Sun, Mary Beth Adams, Stephen D. Sebestyen, John Campbell, Charlie H. Luce, Devendra M. Amatya, Kelly J. Elder, Tamara Heartsill Scalley. 2012. Can forest watershed management mitigate climate change impacts on water resources?
James Vose, Chelcy F. Miniat, Stephanie H. Laseter, Salli Dymond, Ge Sun, Mary Beth Adams, Stephen D. Sebestyen, John Campbell, Charlie H. Luce, Devendra M. Amatya, Kelly J. Elder, Tamara Heartsill Scalley. 2012. Can forest watershed management mitigate climate change effects on water resources
Joseph K. O. Amoah, Devendra M. Amatya, Soronnadi Nnaji. 2012. Quantifying watershed surface depression storage: determination and application in a hydrologic model
Shiying Tian, Mohamed A. Youssef, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya, G.M. Chescheir. 2012. DRAINMOD-FOREST: Integrated modeling of hydrology, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, and plant growth for drained forests
Shiying Tian, Mohamed A. Youssef, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir. 2012. Modeling water, carbon, and nitrogen dynamics for two drained pine plantations under intensive management practices
Hyunwoo Kim, Devendra M. Amatya, Stephen W. Broome, Dean L. Hesterberg, Minha Choi. 2011. Sensitivity analysis of the DRAINWAT model applied to an agricultural watershed in the lower coastal plain, North Carolina, USA
Dorota Miroslaw-Swiatek, Devendra M. Amatya. 2011. Determination of plant characteristics used in discharge capacity assessment of Turkey Creek watershed on South Carolina coastal plain, USA
Ulrike Hirt, Annett Wetzig, Devendra M. Amatya, Marisa Matranga. 2011. Impact of seasonality on artificial drainage discharge under temperate climate conditions
D.A. Sampson, Devendra M. Amatya, C.D. Blanton Lawson, R.W. Skaggs. 2011. Leaf area index (LAI) of loblolly pine and emergent vegetation following a harvest
Devendra M. Amatya, R.W. Skaggs. 2011. Long-term hydrology and water quality of a drained pine plantation in North Carolina
Devendra M. Amatya, K.R. Douglas-Mankin, T.M. Williams, R.W. Skaggs, J.E. Nettles. 2011. Advances in forest hydrology: challenges and opportunities
Devendra M. Amatya, M.K. Jha. 2011. Evaluating the SWAT model for a low-gradient forested watershed in coastal South Carolina
Zhaohua Dai, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Carl C. Trettin, Changsheng Li, Harbin Li. 2011. Climate Variability and Its Impact on Forest Hydrology on South Carolina Coastal Plain, USA
Devendra M. Amatya, M. Jha, A.E. Edwards, T.M. Williams, D.R. Hitchcock. 2011. SWAT-based streamflow and embayment modeling of Karst-affected Chapel branch watershed, South Carolina
Zhaohua Dai, Carl C. Trettin, Changsheng Li, Harbin Li, Ge Sun, Devendra M. Amatya. 2011. Effect of assessment scale on spatial and temporal variations in CH4, C02, and N20 fluxes in a forested wetland
Ileana La Torre Torres, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Timothy Callahan. 2011. Seasonal rainfall-runoff relationships in a lowland forested watershed in the southeastern USA
Zhaohua Dai, Carl C. Trettin, Changsheng Li, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Harbin Li. 2010. Sensitivity of stream flow and water table depth to potential climatic variability in a coastal forested watershed
A. Noormets, Ge Sun, Steve McNulty, Michael Gavazzi, J. Chen, J.-C. Domec, J.S. King, Devendra M. Amatya, R.W. Skaggs. 2010. Corrigendum: “Energy and water balance of two contrasting loblolly pine plantations on the lower coastal plain of North Carolina, USA” [Foreco 259: 1299–1310]
Z. Dai, C. Li, Carl C. Trettin, Ge Sun, Devendra M. Amatya, Harbin Li. 2010. Bi-criteria evaluation of the MIKE SHE model for a forested watershed on the South Carolina coastal plain
Maurizio Borin, Tomaso Bisol, Devendra M. Amatya. 2010. Performance of DRAINWAT model in assessing the drainage discharge from a small watershed in the Po Valley (Northern Italy)
George M. Chescheir, François Birgand, Shiying Tian, Mohamed A. Youssef, Devendra M. Amatya. 2010. The effect of sampling frequency on the accuracy of nitrogen load estimates from a drained loblolly pine plantation in eastern North Carolina
Zhaohua Dai, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Carl C. Trettin, Changsheng Li, Harbin Li. 2010. A comparison of MIKE SHE and DRAINMOD for modeling forested wetland hydrology in coastal South Carolina, USA
S. Tian, M. A. Youssef, R.W. Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya, G.M. Chescheir. 2010. Field evaluations of a forestry version of DRAINMOD-NII model
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin. 2010. Streamflow characteristics of a naturally drained forested watershed in southeast Atlantic coastal plain
Bray Beltran, Devendra M. Amatya, Mohamed Youssef, Martin Jones, Timothy J. Skaggs Callahan. 2010. Impacts of fertilization on water quality of a drained pine plantation: a worse case scenario
T.W. Appelboom, G.M. Chescheir, F. Birgand, R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam, Devendra M. Amatya. 2010. Temperature coefficient for modeling denitrification in surface water sediments using the mass transfer coefficient.
M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya. 2009. Quantifying the hydrologic impacts of afforestation in Uruguay: A paired watershed study
Devendra M. Amatya, T.J. Callahan, A. Radecki-Pawlik, P. Drewes, Carl C. Trettin, W.F. Hansen. 2009. Hydrologic and water quality monitoring on Turkey Creek watershed, Francis Marion National Forest, SC.
Zhaohua Dai, Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Changsheng Li, Carl C. Trettin, Harbin Li. 2009. Modeling the effect of land use change on hydrology of a forested watershed in coastal South Carolina.
Ileana B. La Torre Torres, Devendra M. Amatya, Timothy J. Callahan. 2009. Interpreting historical streamflow data from a third-order Coastal Plain watershed: runoff response to storm events.
Amy Edwards, Devendra M. Amatya. 2009. Applying the SWAT hydrologic model on a watershed containing forested karst.
Devendra M. Amatya, R. Wayne Skaggs, Carl C. Trettin. 2009. Advancing the science of Forest Hydrology
Timothy W. Appelboom, George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Skaggs, J. Wendell Gilliam, Devendra M. Amatya. 2009. Nitrogen balance for a plantation forest drainage canal on the North Carolina Coastal Plain
Devendra M. Amatya, T.M. Williams, Amy Edwards, N.S. Levine, D.R. Hitchcock. 2009. Application of SWAT Hydrologic model for TMDL development on Chapel Branch Creek watershed, SC.
Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya, Charles Kaufman, Norman Levine, Robert T. Morgan. 2009. Recognizing change in hydrologic functions and pathways due to historical agricultural use – implications to hydrologic assessments and modeling.
Devendra M. Amatya, Wayne Skaggs, Carl C. Trettin. 2009. Advancing the science of forest hydrology A challenge to agricultural and biological engineers
Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya, Mark Coleman. 2008. Interactions of woody biofuel feedstock production systems with water resources: Considerations for sustainability
Ge Sun, Johnny Boggs, Steven G. McNulty, Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, Zhaohua Dai, James Vose, Ileana B. La Torre Torres, Timothy Callahan. 2008. Hydrologic processes of forested headwater watersheds across a physiographaic gradient in the southeastern United States
James Vose, Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, Ge Sun, Steven G. McNulty. 2008. Implications of groundwater hydrology to buffer design in the southeastern U.S.
Devendra M. Amatya, Artur Radecki-Pawlik. 2008. Flow dynamics of three experimental forested watersheds in coastal South Carolina (USA)
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin. 2008. An eco-hydrological project on Turkey Creek watershed, South Carolina, U.S.A.
George M. Chescheir, Devendra M. Amatya, R. Wayne Skaggs. 2008. Hydrology of a natural hardwood forested wetland
Elizabeth N. Mihalik, Norm S. Levine, Devendra M. Amatya. 2008. Rainfall-runoff modeling of the Chapel Branch Creek Watershed using GIS-based rational and SCS-CN methods
Devendra M. Amatya, Elizabeth Haley, Norman S. Levine, Timothy J. Callahan, Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Manoj K. Jha. 2008. Calibration and validation of the SWAT model for a forested watershed in coastal South Carolina
Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya, Mark Coleman. 2008. Interactions of woody biofuel feedstock production systems with water resources: considerations for sustainability
Devendra M. Amatya, Kim Hyunwoo, George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Nettles Skaggs. 2008. Hydrologic effects of size and location of harvesting on a large drained pine forest on organic soils
Bray Beltran, Devendra M. Amatya, Martin Jones, R. Wayne Skaggs, William Neal P.E. Reynolds, Timothy J. Callahan, Jami E. Nettles. 2008. Impacts of fertilizer additions on water quality of a drained pine plantation in North Carolina. A worst case scenario.
Bray Beltran, Devendra M. Amatya, Martin Jones, R. Wayne Skaggs, William Neal Reynolds, Timothy J. Callahan, Jami E. Nettles. 2008. Impacts of fertilizer additions on water quality of a drained pine plantation in North Carolina. A worst case scenario.
Guoyi Zhou, Ge Sun, Xu Wang, Chuanyan Zhou, Steven G. McNulty, James Vose, Devendra M. Amatya. 2008. Estimating forest ecosystem evapotranspiration at multiple temporal scales with a dimension analysis approach
Scott Harder, Devendra M. Amatya, Callahan Timothy J., Carl C. Trettin, Hakkila Jon. 2007. Hydrology and water budget for a forested atlantic coastal plain watershed, South Carolina
Scott Harder, Devendra M. Amatya, Timothy J. Callahan, Carl C. Trettin, Jon Hakkila. 2007. Hyrdology and water budget for a forested atlantic coastal plain watershed, South Carolina
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin. 2007. Development of watershed hydrologic research at Santee Experimental Forest, coastal South Carolina
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin. 2007. Annual evapotranspiration of a forested wetland watershed, SC
Devendra M. Amatya, Charles Harrison, Carl C. Trettin. 2007. Water quality of two first order forested watersheds in coastal South Carolina
J. Lu, Ge Sun, Devendra M. Amatya, S. V. Harder, Steve McNulty. 2006. Understanding the Hydrologic Response of a Coastal Plain Watershed to Forest Management and Climate Change in South Carolina, U.S.A.
Devendra M. Amatya, R. W. Skaggs, C. D. Blanton, J. W. Gilliam. 2006. Hydrologic and Water Quality Effects of Harvesting and Regeneration of a Drained Pine Forest
R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya, G.M. Chescheir, Christine D. Blanton. 2006. Soil property changes during loblolly pine production
W. Cao, Ge Sun, Steve McNulty, J. Chen, A. Noormets, R. W. Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya. 2006. Evapotranspiration of a Mid-Rotation Loblolly Pine Plantation and a Recently Harvested Stands on the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, U.S.A.
T. W. Appelboom, G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs, J. W. Gilliam, Devendra M. Amatya. 2006. Temperature Coefficient for Modeling Denitrification in Surface Water Sediments Using the Mass Transfer Coefficient
J. L. Deforest, Ge Sun, A. Noormets, J. Chen, Steve McNulty, M. Gavazzi, Devendra M. Amatya, R. W. Skaggs. 2006. Carbon and Water Fluxes in a Drained Coastal Clearcut and a Pine Plantation in Eastern North Carolina
R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya, G. M. Chescheir, C. D. Blanton, J. W. Gilliam. 2006. Effect of Drainage and Management Practices on Hydrology of Pine Plantation
Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, R. W. Skaggs, G. M Chescheir, J. E. Nettles. 2006. Hydrologic Effects of Global Climate Change on a Large Drained Pine Forest
S. V. Harder, Devendra M. Amatya, T. J. Callahan, Carl C. Trettin. 2006. Modeling the Monthly Water Balance of a First Order Coastal Forested Watershed
Devendra M. Amatya, R. W. Skaggs, J. W. Gilliam. 2006. Hydrology and Water Quality of a Drained Loblolly Pine Plantation in Coastal North Carolina
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, R. Wayne Skaggs, Marianne K Burke, T.J. Callahan, Ge Sun, J.E. Nettles, J.E. Parsons, M. Miwa. 2005. Five hydrologic studies conducted by or in cooperation with the Center for Forested Wetlands Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Ge Sun, Steve McNulty, J. Lu, Devendra M. Amatya, Y. Liang, Randy Kolka. 2005. Regional annual water yield from forest lands and its response to potential deforestation across the southeastern United States
Jianbiao Lu, Ge Sun, Steve McNulty, Devendra M. Amatya. 2005. A comparison of six potential evapotranspiration methods for regional use in the Southeastern United States
Glenn P. Fernandez, George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya. 2005. Development and testing of watershed-scale models for poorly drained soils
Devendra M. Amatya. 2005. Modeling hydrology and in-stream transport on drained forested lands in coastal Carolinas, U.S.A.
Devendra M. Amatya, Artur Radecki-Pawlik. 2005. Long-term flow dynamics of three coastal experimental forested watersheds
R. Wayne Skaggs, George M Chescheir, Glen P. Fernandez, Devendra M. Amatya. 2004. Effects of Land Use of the Hydrology of Drained Coastal Plain Watersheds
Devendra M. Amatya, R. Wayne Skaggs, J. Wendell Gilliam, Jami E. Nettles. 2004. Effects of regeneration on hydrology and water quality of a managed pine forest
Maurizio Borin, Tomaso Bisol, Gabriele Bonaiti, Francesco Morari, Devendra M. Amatya. 2004. Evaluation of Actual Nitrogen Losses From a Watershed Preliminary Results of a Case Study in the Po Vally (Northern Italy)
Ge Sun, Mark Riedel, Rhett Jackson, Randy Kolka, Devendra M. Amatya, Jim Shepard. 2004. Influences of management of Southern forests on water quantity and quality
Ge Sun, Timothy Callahan, Jennifer E. Pyzoha, Carl C. Trettin, Devendra M. Amatya. 2004. Modeling the Hydrologic Processes of a Depressional Forested Wetland in South Carolina, U.S.A.
Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin, R. Wayne Skaggs, Timothy J. Callahan, Ge Sun, Masato Miwa, John E. Parsons. 2004. An Overview of Hydrologic Studies at Center for Forested Wetlands Research, USDA Forest Service
Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir, Glenn P. Fernandez, R. Wayne Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam. 2004. DRAINWAT--Based Methods For Estimating Nitrogen Transport in Poorly Drained Watersheds
Glenn P. Fernandez, George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya. 2004. Comparison of Drainmod Based Watershed Scale Models
C. Rhett Jackson, Ge Sun, Devendra M. Amatya, Wayne T. Swank, Mark Riedel, Jim Patric, Tom Williams, Jim M. Vose, Carl C. Trettin, W. Michael Aust, R. Scott Beasley, Hamlin Williston, George G. Ice. 2004. Fifty years of forest hydrology in the Southeast
George M. Chescheir, Glenn P Fernandez, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya. 2004. Application of Watershed Scale Models to Predict Nitrogen Loading From Coastal Plain Watersheds
T.J. Callahan, J.D. Cook, Mark D. Coleman, Devendra M. Amatya, Carl C. Trettin. 2004. Modeling Storm Water Runoff and Soil Interflow in a Managed Forest, Upper Coastal Plain of the Southeast US.
Devendra M. Amatya, R. Wayne Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam, J.H. Hughes. 2003. Effects of Orifice-Weir Outlet on Hydrology and Water Quality of a Drained Forested Watershed
Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, Carl C. Trettin, R. Wayne Skaggs. 2003. Long-Term Forest Hydrologic Monitoring in Coastal Carolinas
R. Wayne Skaggs, George M. Chescheir, Glenn Fernandez, Devendra M. Amatya. 2003. Watershed Models for Predicting Nitrogen Loads from Artificially Drained Lands
Devendra M. Amatya, Ge Sun, R. Wayne Skaggs, Carl C. Trettin. 2003. Testing of DRAINMOD for Forested Watersheds with Non-Pattern Drainage
George M. Chescheir, M.E. Lebo, Devendra M. Amatya, J. Hughes, J.W. Gilliam, R. Wayne Skaggs, R.B. Hermann. 2003. Hydrology and Water Quality of Forested Lands in Eastern North Carolina
Glenn P. Fernandez, George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya. 2003. Application of a DRAINMOD-based watershed model to a lower coastal plain watershed
Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir, Glen P. Fernandez, R. Wayne Skaggs, F. Birgand, J.W. Gilliam. 2003. Lumped Parameter Models for Predicting Nitrogen Transport in Lower Coastal Plain Watersheds
Jianbiao Lu, Ge Sun, Steven G. McNulty, Devendra M. Amatya. 2003. Modeling Actual Evapotranspiration From Forested Watersheds Across the Southeastern United States
Devendra M. Amatya, George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Skaggs, Glenn P. Fernandez. 2002. Hydrology of Poorly Drained Coastal Watersheds in Eastern North Carolina
Glenn P. Fernandez, George M. Chescheir, R. Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M. Amatya. 2002. WATGIS: A GIS-Based Lumped Parameter Water Quality Model
Devendra M. Amatya, Richard Wayne Skaggs. 2001. Hydrologic modeling of a drained pine plantation on poorly drained soils
Ge Sun, Steven G. McNulty, James P. Shepard, Devendra M. Amatya, Hans Riekerk, Nicholas B. Comerford, Wayne Skaggs, Lloyd Swift. 2001. Effects of timber management on the hydrology of wetland forests in the Southern United States
Ge Sun, Devendra M. Amatya, Steve McNulty, R. Wayne Skaggs, Joseph H. Hughes. 2000. Climate Change Impacts on the Hydrology and Productivity of a Pine Plantation
Devendra M. Amatya, R.W. Skaggs, J.D. Gregory. 1996. Effects of controlled drainage on the hydrology of drained pine plantations in the North Carolina coastal plain

North Carolina State University, Ph.D., Soil and Water, 1993
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Lumumba University, M.Sc., Hydrotechnical, 1974

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