Sudhanshu Panda, University of North Georgia, Institute of Environmental Spatial Analysis, Oakwood, GA, United States, Devendra M. Amatya, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Cordesville, SC, United States, Johnny Grace, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Tallahassee, FL, United States, Peter V Caldwell, USDA Forest Svc, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Raleigh, NC, United States and Daniel Marion, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Hot Springs National, AR, United States