George M. Chescheir

Multi-variable calibration of SWAT in a small experimental catchment area for afforestation scenario analyses

Nervi, E., Alonso, J., Baethgen, W., Birgand, F., Chescheir, G., & Vervoort, R. W. (2025, September 8). Hydrological Sciences Journal, Vol. 10.

Drainage water recycling reduced nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment losses from a drained agricultural field in eastern North Carolina, U.S.A.

Moursi, H., Youssef, M. A., Poole, C. A., Castro-Bolinaga, C. F., Chescheir, G. M., & Richardson, R. J. (2023, January 23). Agricultural Water Management, Vol. 279.

Development and application of DRAINMOD model for simulating crop yield and water conservation benefits of drainage water recycling

Moursi, H., Youssef, M. A., & Chescheir, G. M. (2022, March 10). Agricultural Water Management.

Patterns of long-term variations of nitrate concentration – Stream discharge relationships for a drained agricultural watershed in Mid-western USA

Liu, W., Tian, S., Youssef, M. A., Birgand, F. P., & Chescheir, G. M. (2022, September 21). Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 11.

DRAINMOD modeling framework for simulating controlled drainage effect on lateral seepage from artificially drained fields

Youssef, M. A., Liu, Y., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, R. W., & Negm, L. M. (2021, May 14). Agricultural Water Management.

DRAINMOD-P: A Model for Simulating Phosphorus Dynamics and Transport in Drained Agricultural Lands: I. Model Development

Askar, M. H., Youssef, M. A., Vadas, P. A., Hesterberg, D. L., Amoozegar, A., Chescheir, G. M., & Skaggs, R. W. (2021, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

DRAINMOD-P: A Model for Simulating Phosphorus Dynamics and Transport in Drained Agricultural Lands: II. Model Testing

Askar, M. H., Youssef, M. A., Hesterberg, D. L., King, K. W., Amoozegar, A., Skaggs, R. W., … Ghane, E. (2021, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Estimates of Precipitation IDF Curves and Design Discharges for Road-Crossing Drainage Structures: Case Study in Four Small Forested Watersheds in the Southeastern US

Amatya, D. M., Tian, S., Marion, D. A., Caldwell, P., Laseter, S., Youssef, M. A., … Vose, J. M. (2021, February 9). Journal of Hydrologic Engineering.

DRAINMOD Simulation of macropore flow at subsurface drained agricultural fields: Model modification and field testing

Askar, M. H., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., Negm, L. M., King, K. W., Hesterberg, D. L., … Skaggs, R. W. (2020, August 4). Agricultural Water Management, Vol. 242.

Processes and mechanisms controlling nitrate dynamics in an artificially drained field: Insights from high-frequency water quality measurements

Liu, W., Youssef, M. A., Birgand, F. P., Chescheir, G. M., Tian, S., & Maxwell, B. M. (2020, January 28). Agricultural Water Management, Vol. 232.

Response of Drainage Water Quality to Fertilizer Applications on a Switchgrass Intercropped Coastal Pine Forest

Muwamba, A., Amatya, D. M., Chescheir, G. M., Nettles, J. E., Appelboom, T., Tollner, E. W., … Callahan, T. (2020, April 29). Water, Vol. 12.

Response of Nutrients and Sediment to Hydrologic Variables in Switchgrass Intercropped Pine Forest Ecosystems on Poorly Drained Soil

Muwamba, A., Amatya, D. M., Ssegane, H., Chescheir, G. M., Appelboom, T., Nettles, J. E., … Birgand, F. (2020, August 24). Water Air & Soil Pollution, Vol. 231.

Corrigendum to “DRAINMOD-based tools for quantifying reductions in annual drainage flow and nitrate losses resulting from drainage water management on croplands in eastern North Carolina” [J. Agric. Water Manage. 166 (2016) 86–100]

Negm, L. M., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., & Skaggs, R. W. (2019, October 3). Agricultural Water Management.

Effect of controlled drainage on nitrogen fate and transport for a subsurface drained grass field receiving liquid swine lagoon effluent

Liu, Y., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., Appelboom, T. W., Poole, C. A., Arellano, C., & Skaggs, R. W. (2019, March 25). Agricultural Water Management.

Effects of Drainage for Silviculture on Wetland Hydrology

Skaggs, R. W., Amatya, D. M., & Chescheir, G. M. (2019, August 20). Wetlands.

Estimation of evapotranspiration and its parameters for pine, switchgrass, and intercropping with remotely-sensed images based geospatial modeling

Panda, S. S., Amatya, D. M., Muwamba, A., & Chescheir, G. (2019, August 19). Environmental Modelling & Software.

Increased Duration of Drying–Rewetting Cycles Increases Nitrate Removal in Woodchip Bioreactors

Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 4(1).

Long-Term Water Table Dynamics of Forested Wetlands: Drivers and their Effects on Wetland Hydrology in The Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain

Amatya, D. M., Chescheir, G. M., Williams, T. M., Skaggs, R. W., & Tian, S. (2019, June 17). Wetlands.

Drying–Rewetting Cycles Affect Nitrate Removal Rates in Woodchip Bioreactors

Journal of Environment Quality, 48(1), 93.

Effect of Drainage Water Management on Nitrate Nitrogen Loss to Tile Drains in North Carolina

Poole, C. A., Skaggs, R. W., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., & Crozier, C. R. (2018, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Impacts on soil nitrogen availability of converting managed pine plantation into switchgrass monoculture for bioenergy

Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Shi, W., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, R. W., Tian, S., … Arellano, C. (2018, November 10). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 654, pp. 1326–1336.

Microtopography‐induced transient waterlogging affects switchgrass (Alamo) growth in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina, USA

Tian, S., Fischer, M., Chescheir, G. M., Youssef, M. A., Cacho, J. F., & King, J. S. (2018, March 26). GCB Bioenergy.

Calibration of paired watersheds: Utility of moving sums in presence of externalities

Hydrological Processes, 31(20), 3458–3471.

Nitrate removal potential of restored wetlands loaded with agricultural drainage water: A mesocosm scale experimental approach

Ecological Engineering, 106, 541–554.

Water Quality Effects of Switchgrass Intercropping on Pine Forest in Coastal North Carolina

Transactions of the ASABE, 60(5), 1607–1620.

Forest drainage.

Skaggs, R. W., Tian, S., Chescheir, G. M., Amatya, D. M., & Youssef, M. A. (2016, January 1). CABI EBooks.

Switchgrass growth and pine–switchgrass interactions in established intercropping systems

Tian, S., Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., Fischer, M., Nettles, J. E., & King, J. S. (2016, June 22). GCB Bioenergy.

DRAINMOD-based tools for quantifying reductions in annual drainage flow and nitrate losses resulting from drainage water management on croplands in eastern North Carolina

Negm, L. M., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., & Skaggs, R. W. (2015, December 29). Agricultural Water Management.

Effects of Site Preparation for Pine Forest/Switchgrass Intercropping on Water Quality

Journal of Environment Quality, 44(4), 1263.

Impacts of Switchgrass-Loblolly Pine Intercropping on Soil Physical Properties of a Drained Forest

Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, R. W., Leggett, Z. H., Sucre, E. B., … Arellano, C. (2015, December 30). Transactions of the ASABE, Vol. 58, pp. 1573–1583.

Switchgrass growth and morphological changes under established pine-grass agroforestry systems in the lower coastal plain of North Carolina, United States

Tian, S., Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., & Nettles, J. E. (2015, October 22). Biomass and Bioenergy.

Testing DRAINMOD-FOREST for predicting evapotranspiration in a mid-rotation pine plantation

Tian, S., Youssef, M. A., Sun, G., Chescheir, G. M., Noormets, A., Amatya, D. M., … Domec, J.-C. (2015, April 6). Forest Ecology and Management.

Assessment of water budgets and the hydrologic performance of a created mitigation wetland—A modeling approach

Petru, B. J., Chescheir, G. M., & Ahn, C. (2014, September 16). Ecological Engineering.

DRAINMOD-DSSAT Simulation of the Hydrology, Nitrogen Dynamics, and Plant Growth of a Drained Corn Field in Indiana

Negm, L. M., Youssef, M. A., Skaggs, R. W., Chescheir, G. M., & Kladivko, E. J. (2014, April 21). Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering.

Alteration of soil hydraulic properties during the construction of mitigation wetlands in the Virginia Piedmont

Petru, B. J., Ahn, C., & Chescheir, G. (2013, January 4). Ecological Engineering.

Effects of drainage water management on crop yields in North Carolina

Poole, C. A., Skaggs, R. W., Cheschier, G. M., Youssef, M. A., & Crozier, C. R. (2013, November 1). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

Long-term study of dune infiltration systems to treat coastal stormwater runoff for fecal bacteria

Ecological Engineering, 52, 1–11.

Predicting dissolved organic nitrogen export from a drained loblolly pine plantation

Tian, S., Youssef, M. A., Skaggs, R. W., Chescheir, G. M., & Amatya, D. M. (2013, February 26). Water Resources Research.

Review of Nitrogen Fate Models Applicable to Forest Landscapes in the Southern U.S.

Amatya, D. M., Rossi, C. G., Saleh, A., Dai, Z., Youssef, M. A., Williams, R. G., … Tian, S. (2013, November 18). Transactions of the ASABE.

A DRAINMOD-Based Method to Estimate Effects of Drainage Water Management on Annual Nitrogen Loss to Surface Water

Skaggs, N. R. W., Youssef, N. M. A., & Chescheir, N. G. M. (2012, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

DRAINMOD: Model Use, Calibration, and Validation

Skaggs, N. R. W., Youssef, N. M. A., & Chescheir, N. G. M. (2012, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Hydrologic Effects of Size and Location of Fields Converted from Drained Pine Forest to Agricultural Cropland

Kim, H. W., Amatya, D. M., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, W. R., & Nettles, J. E. (2012, January 2). Journal of Hydrologic Engineering.

Temporal Variations and Controlling Factors of Nitrogen Export from an Artificially Drained Coastal Forest

Tian, S., Youssef, M. A., Skaggs, R. W., Amatya, D. M., & Chescheir, G. M. (2012, August 19). Environmental Science & Technology.

Effect of Minor Drainage on Hydrology of Forested Wetlands

Skaggs, N. R. W., Phillips, N. B. D., Chescheir, N. G. M., & Trettin, N. C. C. (2011, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Effects of Land Use on Soil Properties and Hydrology of Drained Coastal Plain Watersheds

Skaggs, N. R. W., Chescheir, N. G. M., Fernandez, N. G. P., Amatya, N. D. M., & Diggs, N. J. (2011, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Estimating Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Carbon Fluxes in Forested and Mixed-Use Watersheds of the Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina: Uncertainties Associated with Infrequent Sampling

Transactions of the ASABE, 54(6), 2099–2110.

Modeling water, carbon, and nitrogen dynamics for two drained pine plantations under intensive management practices

Tian, S., Youssef, M. A., Skaggs, R. W., Amatya, D. M., & Chescheir, G. M. (2011, November 5). Forest Ecology and Management.

A Method to Determine Lateral Effect of a Drainage Ditch on Wetland Hydrology: Field Testing

Phillips, N. B. D., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Chescheir, N. G. M. (2010, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Temperature Coefficient for Modeling Denitrification in Surface Water Sediments Using the Mass Transfer Coefficient

Transactions of the ASABE, 53(2), 465–474.

Nitrogen Balance for a Plantation Forest Drainage Canal on the North Carolina Coastal Plain

Appelboom, N. T. W., Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., Gilliam, N. J. W., & Amatya, N. D. M. (2008, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Application of DRAINMOD-GIS to a Lower Coastal Plain Watershed

Fernandez, N. G., Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Amatya, N. D. M. (2007, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Nitrogen Removal in Streams of Agricultural Catchments—A Literature Review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 37(5), 381–487.

Simulation of the Hydrologic Effects of Afforestation in the Tacuarembó River Basin, Uruguay

Stackelberg, N. N. O., Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Amatya, N. D. M. (2007, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

Substrate Organic Matter to Improve Nitrate Removal in Surface‐Flow Constructed Wetlands

Burchell, M. R., Skaggs, R. W., Lee, C. R., Broome, S., Chescheir, G. M., & Osborne, J. (2007, January 1). Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 36, pp. 194–207.

Drainage design coefficients for eastern United States

Skaggs, R. W., Youssef, M. A., & Chescheir, G. M. (2006, August 9). Agricultural Water Management.

Field Evaluation of a Model for Predicting Nitrogen Losses from Drained Lands

Youssef, M. A., Skaggs, R. W., Chescheir, G. M., & Gilliam, J. W. (2006, October 27). Journal of Environmental Quality.

HYDROLOGIC AND WATER QUALITY EFFECTS OF THINNING LOBLOLLY PINE

Grace, N. J. M., III, Skaggs, N. R. W., & Chescheir, N. G. M. (2006, January 1). Transactions of the ASABE.

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF WATERSHED-SCALE MODELS FOR POORLY DRAINED SOILS

Fernandez, N. G. P., Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Amatya, N. D. M. (2005, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

DRAINMOD-GIS: A lumped parameter watershed scale drainage and water quality model

Fernandez, G. P., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, R. W., & Amatya, D. M. (2005, April 28). Agricultural Water Management.

EFFECT OF DRAINAGE INTENSITY ON NITROGEN LOSSES FROM DRAINED LANDS

Skaggs, N. R. W., Youssef, N. M. A., Chescheir, N. G. M., & Gilliam, N. J. W. (2005, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

HYDROLOGIC AND WATER-QUALITY RESPONSE OF FORESTED AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS DURING THE 1999 EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Shelby, N. J. D., Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Amatya, N. D. M. (2005, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

SHALLOW SUBSURFACE DRAINS TO REDUCE NITRATE LOSSES FROM DRAINED AGRICULTURAL LANDS

Burchell, N. M. R., II, Skaggs, N. R. W., Chescheir, N. G. M., Gilliam, N. J. W., & Arnold, N. L. A. (2005, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 48, pp. 1079–1089.

THE NITROGEN SIMULATION MODEL, DRAINMOD-N II

Youssef, N. M. A., Skaggs, N. R. W., Chescheir, N. G. M., & Gilliam, N. J. W. (2005, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

DRAINWAT-BASED METHODS FOR ESTIMATING NITROGEN TRANSPORT IN POORLY DRAINED WATERSHEDS

Amatya, N. D. M., Chescheir, N. G. M., Fernandez, N. G. P., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Gilliam, N. J. W. (2004, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

EFFECTS OF SUBSURFACE DRAIN DEPTH ON NITROGEN LOSSES FROM DRAINED LANDS

Skaggs, N. R. W., & Chescheir, N. G. M., III. (2003, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

Hydrology and water quality of forested lands in eastern North Carolina

Raleigh, N.C. : N.C. Agricultural Research Service, N.C. State University.

MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SEDIMENT REDUCTION FROM FOREST ROADS IN THE COASTAL PLAINS

Appelboom, N. T. W., Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Hesterberg, N. D. L. (2002, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 45, pp. 337–344.

WATGIS: A GISBASED LUMPED PARAMETER WATER QUALITY MODEL

Fernandez, N. G. P., Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Amatya, N. D. M. (2002, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

DRAINMOD MODIFICATIONS FOR COLD CONDITIONS

Luo, N. W., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Chescheir, N. G. M. (2000, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

GIS-based water quality lumped parameter model

Proceedings of the Mini-Conference, Advances in Water Quality Modeling, (1999), 65–70. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE.

Irrigation‐Drainage Interaction

Letey, J. (1999, January 12). Agronomy Monograph/Agronomy.

Quantification and effects of in-stream processes in the ditches and canals of the Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina

Proceedings of the Mini-Conference, Advances in Water Quality Modeling, (1999), 45–50. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE.

Testing of a watershed scale hydrologic/water quality model for poorly drained soils

Proceedings of the Mini-Conference, Advances in Water Quality Modeling, (1999), 33–39. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE.

Watershed scale GIS based lumped parameter water quality model

In S. P. L. Amusy & M. Fritsch (Eds.), Proceedings of 2nd Inter-Regional Conference on Environment-Water, Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Land Use and Water Management. Lausanne, Switzerland: Presses Polytechniques et Universitaries Romandes.

DRAINMOD 5.0: A Windows version that considers crop yield, nitrogen and salinity

Drainage in the 21st century: Food production and the environment: Proceedings of the seventh International Drainage Symposium, 220–226. St. Joseph, Michigan: American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

Evaluation of a DRAINMOD based watershed scale model

Drainage in the 21st century: Food production and the environment: Proceedings of the seventh International Drainage Symposium, 211–219. St. Joseph, Michigan: American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

FIELD TESTING OF DRAINMOD-N

Brevé, N. M. A., Skaggs, N. R. W., Gilliam, N. J. W., Parsons, N. J. E., Mohammad, N. A. T., Chescheir, N. G. M., & Evans, N. R. O. (1997, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.

Evaluation of Wetland Buffer Areas for Treatment of Pumped Agricultural Drainage Water

Chescheir, N. G. M., Skaggs, N. R. W., & Gilliam, N. J. W. (1992, January 1). Transactions of the ASAE.