Publications

Digital Applications

  • Brandão, A. R. A., D. Schwamback, A. Simoes, J. J. Ramirez-Avila, J. G. Vasconcelos, P. T. S Oliveira. Toward a better understanding of curve number and initial abstraction ratio values from a large-dataset of watersheds perspective [Dataset], Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12734750
  • Wu, Q., J. J. Ramirez Avila, J. Yang, C. Ji, S. Fang. 2024. High-resolution Annual Dynamic dataset of Curve Number from 2008 to 2021 over Conterminous United States. https://github.com/QiongWuChina/CUSCN30Python
  • Wu, Q., J. Ramirez Avila and J. Song. 2023. CUSCN30: the dynamic dataset of Curve Number from 2008 to 2021 over conterminous United States, Bagley College of Engineering Publications and Scholarship, 12, https://doi.org/10.54718/OEOT1989, (link)
  • Evaluating Risk Assessment Tools for Mississippi. (link) Web App development led by researchers from the CEE Department in collaboration with the Center for Technology Outreach, Geosystems Research Institute and USDA-NRCS.
  • RUSLE2 - Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Ver 2) MS. (link)
  • Mississippi Phosphorus Index (MS-PI). (link)

Books and Book Chapters

  • Flores, R., J. C. Restrepo, and J.J. Ramirez Avila. Proceedings of the 2022 Particles in the Americas Virtual Conference. Particles in the Americas. (link)
  • La Plante, R. and J.J. Ramirez-Avila (Eds). 2020. Watershed Management 2020. A Clear Vision of Watershed Management (Selected Papers from the Watershed Management Conference 2020). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). (link)
  • Kleinman, P. J.A., S. Spiegal, J. Liu, M. Holly, C. Church, J. Ramirez-Avila. 2020. Managing Animal Manure to Minimize Phosphorus Losses from Land to Water. In: H. M. Waldrip, P. H. Pagliari, Z. He, editors, Animal Manure: Production, Characteristics, Environmental Concerns, and Management, ASA and SSSA., Madison, WI. p. 201-228. (link)
  • USDA-NRCS National Engineering Handbook - Part 630 Hydrology. September 2017 Revision Prepared by ASCE-EWRI Curve Number Task Group of the Watershed Management Technical Committee (link);
    • Chapter 8-Land Use and Land Treatment Classes;
    • Chapter 9-Hydrologic Soil-Cover Complexes;
    • Chapter 10- Estimation of Direct Runoff from Storm Rainfall;
    • Chapter 12-Hydrologic Effects of Land Use and Land Treatment
  • ALIA-ASIAC-UNAL. XII Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Agricultural Engineering (CLIA 2016) Proceedings. 2016. Role: Member of the Scientific Committee. ISBN 978-958-57102-6-9 (In Spanish). (link)

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications 

  • Ndugah, H. and Ramirez-Avila, J. 2025. Socio-Economic Dynamics and Land Use/Cover Changes within Nairobi and Ruiru Catchments in Kenya. Open Access Library Journal, 12, 1-19. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1114005.
  • Timberlake, T. J. Ramirez-Avila, N. Grigg, D. Curtis. Forecast-Informed Pre-Release Reservoir Operations for Flood Risk Management: State-of-the-Art Review. J. of Water Resources Planning and Management. 151(9) doi.org/10.1061/JWRMD5.WRENG-6683
  • Kumar, S., S. Imen, E. Ahmadisharaf, R. Barranco, S. Rabby, J. Ramirez Avila, V. Shirdharan, C. Lott, R. LaPlante, H. Zhang, N. Quinn. 2025. Rethinking TMDLs– Perspective Based on Community Survey. Environmental Engineering. 151(7). doi.org/10.1061/JOEEDU.EEENG-8104
  • Bonta, J., D.A. Chin, M.S. Johnson, J.J. Miller, W. Millervini, J. Ramirez-Avila, G. Moglen, T. J. Neelam, P.T.S. Oliveira, S. Sharma, R. Talchabhadel, E.W. Tollner, T.W. Walter, T. Ward, D.E. Woodward. 2025. The Curve Number’s Initial Abstraction and Physical Hydrology: ASCE-EWRI CN Hydrology Committee Synthesis. J. of Irrigation and Drainage Eng. 151(4), 06025002. org/10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10449
  • Brandão, A. R. A., D. Schwamback, A. S. Ballarin, J. J. Ramirez-Avila, J. G. Vasconcelos, P. T. S Oliveira. Toward a Better Understanding of Curve Number and Initial Abstraction Values from a Global Watershed Dataset Perspective. J. of Hydrology. (655) 132941. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132941.
  • Brandão, A. R. A., D. Schwamback, J. Ramirez-Avila, and P. Tarso S. Oliveira. 2025. Evaluating the accuracy of the Curve Number method using Natural vs. Frequency-matched data from a large sample. J. of Hydrologic Eng. (30) 3. doi.org/10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-64.
  • Rengifo Montufar, Haro, R., Espinosa Marín, J., Bastidas, W., Ramirez Avila, J. & Osorio, J. 2024. Validation of the Curve Number method in three tributary sub-watersheds of the Pisque River in Ecuador. GeoFocus. International Review of Geographical Information Science and Technology, (34), 63–87. doi.org/10.21138/GF.848.
  • McCrary, A.; J.P. Brooks; R.K. Smith; L.M. Burger; A. Lucore; J.J. Ramirez-Avila; T.Schauwecker; J.M. Prince Czarnecki; L.W. Burger Jr.; B.H. Baker. Short-Term Contribution of Conservation Practice Implementation to Water Quality Impairments in Small Streams. Water 2024, 16, 261. org/10.3390/w16020261
  • Wu, Q., J. J. Ramirez Avila, J. Yang, C. Ji, S. Fang. 2024. High-resolution Annual Dynamic dataset of Curve Number from 2008 to 2021 over Conterminous United States. Sci Data 11, 207 (2024). org/10.1038/s41597-024-03044-2
  • Kumar, S., S. Imen, V.K. Sridharan, A.6 Gupta, W. McDonald, J. J. Ramirez-Avila, O. I. Abdul-Aziz, R. Talchabhadel, H. Gao, N. W. T, Quinn, W. J. Weiss, T. Poulose, S.S. Palamte, C. M. Lee, L. Baskaran. 2024. Perceived Barriers and Advances in Integrating Earth Observations with Water Resources Modeling. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 33 (2024) 101119 org/10.1016/j.rsase.2023.101119.
  • Valenzuela, J., M. Figueroa, E. Armijos, J. C. Espinoza, S. Wongchuig and J. Ramírez‐Avila. Flooding risk of cropland areas by repiquetes in the Amazon River at Tamshiyacu City: Assessment of extreme cases. J. of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 47 101428 doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101428
  • Valenzuela, J., M. Figueroa, E. Armijos, J.C. Espinoza, S. Wongchuig, J.J. Ramirez-Avila. 2023. Evaluación de los niveles de riesgo de inundación por “repiquetes” en áreas de cultivos ribereños en la cuenca Amazónica peruana: caso de estudio de la ciudad de Tamshiyacu. Boletín Científico El Niño, Instituto Geofísico del Perú, 10 (10), 4-11. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12816/5541
  • Moglen, G., H. Sadeq, L.H. Hughes, M.E. Meadows, J.J. Miller, J.J. Ramirez‐Avila, and E.W. Tollner. Closure to NRCS Curve Number Method: Comparison of Methods for Estimating the Curve Number from Rainfall‐Runoff Data. J. of Hydrologic Eng. 28:(8) doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002210
  • Quinn, N. W. T., V. Sridharan, J. Ramirez-Avila, S. Imen, H.Gao, R. Talchabhadel, S. Kumar, W. McDonald. Applications of GIS and remote sensing in public participation and stakeholder engagement for watershed management. Socio-Environmental Systems Modelling. 4, 1814 doi.org/10.18174/sesmo.18149
  • Moglen, G., H. Sadeq, L.H. Hughes, M.E. Meadows, J.J. Miller, J.J. Ramirez-Avila, and E.W. Tollner. 2022. NRCS Curve Number Method: Comparison of Methods for Estimating the Curve Number from Rainfall-Runoff Data. J. of Hydrologic Eng. 27:(10) org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002210
  • Bolster, C. H., C. Baffaut, N. O. Nelson, D. L. Osmond, M. L. Cabrera, J. J. Ramirez-Avila, A. N. Sharpley, T. L. Veith, A. M. S. McFarland, A. G. M. M. M. Senaviratne, G. M. Pierzynski, and R. P. Udawatta. 2019. Development of PLEAD: A Database Containing Event-based Runoff Phosphorus Loadings from Agricultural Fields. J. of Environ. Qual. 48: 510-517. org/10.2134/jeq2018.09.0337
  • Ingram, E. & J. J. Ramirez-Avila. Comparison of Nonparametric Regression and Correlation Methods for Precipitation Time Series. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET). V5 I9 1290-1298. https://www.irjet.net/archives/V5/i9/IRJET-V5I9236.pdf
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J., D. E. Radcliffe, D. Osmond, C. Bolster, A. Sharpley, S. L. Ortega-Achury, A. Forsberg, and J. L. Oldham. 2017. Evaluation of the Apex Model to Simulate Runoff Quality from Agricultural Fields in the United States Southern Region. J. of Environ. Qual. 46:1357-1364. org/10.2134/jeq2017.07.0258
  • Osmond, D., C. Bolster, A. Sharpley, M. Cabrera, S. Feagley, A. Forsberg, C. Mitchell, R. Mylavarapu, J. L. Oldham, D. E. Radcliffe, J. J. Ramirez-Avila, D. E. Storm, F. Walker, and H. Zhang. 2017. Southern Phosphorus Indices, Water Quality Data, and Modeling (APEX, APLE, and TBET) Results: A Comparison. J. of Environ. Qual. 46: 1296-1305. org/10.2134/jeq2016.05.0200
  • Bolster, C. H., A. Forsberg, A. Mittelstet, D. E. Radcliffe, D. Storm, J. Ramirez-Avila, A. N. Sharpley, and D. Osmond. 2017. Comparing an Annual and a Daily Time-Step Model for Predicting Field-Scale Phosphorus Loss. J. Environ. Qual. 41: 1741-1749. org/10.2134/jeq2016.04.0159
  • Baker, B.H., R. Kröger, J.D. Prevost T. Pierce, J.J. Ramirez-Avila, J.M. Prince Czarnecki, D. Faust, C. Flora. 2016. A field scale investigation of nutrient and sediment reduction efficiencies of a low-technology best management practice: low-grade weirs. Ecol. Eng. (91) 240-248. org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.02.038
  • Radcliffe, D. E., D. K. Reid, K. Blombäck, C. H. Bolster, A. S. Collick, Z. M. Easton, W. Francesconi, D. R. Fuka, H. Johnsson, K. King, M. Larsbo, M. A. Youssef, A. S. Mulkey, N. O. Nelson, K. Persson, J. J. Ramirez-Avila, F. Schmieder, and D. R. Smith. 2015. Applicability of Models to Predict Phosphorus Losses in Drained Fields: A Review. J. of Environ. Qual. 44:614-628. org/10.2134/jeq2014.05.0220
  • Kroger, R., Poganski, B, Littlejohn, K. A., Ramírez-Avila J.J. 2014. Effectiveness of low-grade weirs for nutrient removal in agricultural landscapes in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Agricultural Water Management. 131: 79-86. org/10.1016/j.agwat.2013.09.001
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J., D. Sotomayor-Ramírez, G. A. Martínez-Rodríguez and L. R. Pérez-Alegría. Phosphorus in runoff from two highly weathered soils of the tropics. Can. J. Soil Sci. 91(2): 267-277. doi.org/10.4141/cjss10064

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings 

  • Ramirez Avila, J. J.; H. Rengifo Montufar. 2025. Método de Curva Número: Herramienta para el Manejo de Recursos Hídricos. Siembra, 12(4)(Especial), e8295. https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/8295.
  • Ramirez Avila, J. J.; S.L. Ortega Achury; T. Schawecker. 2025. Restauración, gestión y conservación de los recursos hídricos en sistemas urbanos y rurales. Siembra, 12(4)(Especial), e8250. https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/8250
  • Fernández-Martínez, F., J.J. Ramirez-Avila; M. Locke. 2025. Adaptación de un índice de fósforo para la región del Delta de Misisipi. Siembra, 12(4)(Especial), e8299. https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/8299
  • Ramirez-Avila J.J., S.L. Ortega-Achury, E.F. Almansa Manrique. 2024. Calibración de Parámetros del Modelo de Curva Número en la Orinoquía de Colombia. Encuentro Internacional de Ingeniería en Agricultura y Sistemas Biológicos (CIABA).
  • Rengifo Montufar, H.M., R. Haro, J. Espinosa Marín, W. Bastidas, J. J. Ramirez Avila, J. Osorio. 2024. Determinación del Número de Curva para Microcuencas en Regiones Semiáridas del Norte de Ecuador. Encuentro Internacional de Ingeniería en Agricultura y Sistemas Biológicos (CIABA).
  • Ayers, K., and J. J. Ramirez-Avila. 2024. Evaluating the Effects of Initial Abstraction Ratio on Curve Number Accuracy. 2023 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 1535-1548. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485477.135
  • Webb, J.; B. Shoemaker; L. Chavarro-Chaux; J. J. Ramirez-Avila. 2023. Temporal and Spatial Variation of Water Quality in an Agricultural/Livestock Setting. 2023 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484852.011
  • Zhang, H. X.; J. J. Ramirez-Avila; D. Borah; Z. Zhang. 2023. Advancing Watershed Modeling for TMDL and Holistic Watershed Management Including Climate Change Impacts. 2023 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 1227-1241. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484852.112
  • Musser, S.; J. Grafe; S. L. Ortega-Achury; J. J. Ramirez-Avila. Influence of Riparian Vegetation on Stream Health and Water Quality. 2019 World Env. and Water Resources Congress. 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482346.006
  • Ramirez-Avila, J.J., J. Czarnecki, T. Schauwecker, S. Ortega-Achury, E. Langendoen. 2019. Streambank erosion assessment in the Catalpa Creek in Mississippi. SEDHYD 2019 (11th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 6th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conf.), Reno, NV. (link)
  • Ramirez-Avila, J.J, B. Richardson, S. L. Ortega-Achury, J. L. Martin. 2019. Assessment of Stream Health in the Catalpa Creek, Mississippi. SEDHYD 2019 (11th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 6th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference), Reno, NV. (link)
  • Oliver, B. and J. J. Ramirez-Avila. 2019. Barrier Island Restoration: A Literature Review. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019. 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482353.029
  • Noble-Cagle, T., S. Musser, B. Richardson and J. J. Ramirez-Avila. 2019. Stream Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Water Quality of Catalpa Creek in Mississippi. World Env. and Water Res. Congress 2019. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482346.007
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J.; W. H. McAnally; S. L. Ortega-Achury. A study on Regional Frequency Analysis of Annual and Seasonal Rainfall in Mississippi and Alabama. 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 509-519. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481400.048
  • Wilkinson, H., B. Spiller, N. Forbes, S. L. Ortega-Achury; J. J. Ramirez-Avila. 2018. The Effects of Forested Riparian Zones on Stream Conditions. World Environ. and Water Res. Congress 2018. 318-326. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481424.033
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J.; E. Langendoen; W, McAnally; S. L. Ortega-Achury; J. L. Martin; R. Bingner. 2018. Predicting Streambank Erosion Rates and Instabilities in Incised Streams Using the Model Concepts. 1st Particles in the Americas (PiA) Meeting. Hydro-sedimentology in the NEXUS Context for a Sustainable Society. Vitoria, Brazil. http://anais.abrh.org.br/works/4093
  • Ly, P & J. J. Ramirez-Avila. Hydrologic and Nutrient Removal Performance of Rain Gardens. 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 348-354. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481394.032
  • Steele, J; J. Grafe; J. J. Ramirez-Avila. Analyzing Suspended Sediment Transport in Catalpa Creek. 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481394.031
  • Wilson, L. & J. J. Ramirez-Avila. The Effects of Tillage Practices on the Nutrient Enrichment of Eroded Materials. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018. 223- 230. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481394.021
  • Wilson, L. E., J. J. Ramirez-Avila & R. H. Hawkins. Runoff Curve Number Estimation for Agricultural Systems in the Southern Region of USA. 2017 World Env. & Water Res. Congress. 353-366. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480601.031
  • Ramirez-Avila, J.J., T.J. Schauwecker and J. M. Prince-Czarnecki. 2016. Catalpa Creek Watershed Planning, Restoration and Protection Project. Atti XIX Conferenza Nazionale SIU Catania Planum. Catania, Italy. 132-143 (link)
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J., Langendoen, E. J., McAnally, W. H., Martin, James L., & Ortega-Achury, S. L. 2015. Quantifying and Modeling Sediment Loads from Streambank Erosion along the Headwaters of Town Creek in Mississippi. SEDHYD 2015 (10th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 5th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference), Reno, NV. Paper 164. 12 pp. (link)
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J., McAnally, W. H., & Ortega-Achury, S. L. 2015. An Approximation of the Sediment Budget for the Tombigbee River and the Mobile River Basins. SEDHYD 2015 (10th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 5th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference), Reno, NV. Paper 165. 11 pp. (link)
  • Perez-Gutierrez, J., Martin, J., Ramirez-Avila, J.J. 2015. A Review of the Technical Approaches Used for TMDLs Development in MS. 2015 ASABE Annual Int. Meeting, New Orleans, LA. doi:10.13031/aim.20152190999. (link)
  • Avendaño, J. A., J.J. Ramírez-Avila, E.A. Rodriguez. 2012. Aplicación de los modelos de simulación BSTEM y CONCEPTS para optimizar y evaluar diseños de estabilización de bancos fluviales. Memorias XX Seminario Nacional de Hidráulica e Hidrologia. Barranquilla, Colombia. (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila J.J., E. J. Langendoen, W. H. McAnally, J. Martin and S. L. Ortega-Achury. 2011. The Role of Streambank Erosion Contributions to Sediment Loads in the Town Creek Watershed in Mississippi. International Symposium on Erosion and Landscape Evolution (ISELE), 18-21 September 2011, Anchorage, AK. Paper #11124. doi:10.13031/2013.39301. (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila J.J., F. Almansa-Manrique, S. L. Ortega-Achury. 2011. Soil erosion and production losses in highly degraded soils of the eastern Savannas of Colombia. International Symposium on Erosion and Landscape Evolution (ISELE), 18-21 September 2011, Anchorage, Alaska. Paper #11125. doi:10.13031/2013.39302. (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila J. J., E. J. Langendoen, W. H. McAnally, J. L. Martin and S. L. Ortega-Achury, 2011. Sediment rating parameters and their implications in the Town Creek Watershed, MS. 2011 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Louisville, KY. doi:10.13031/2013.38156 (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila J. J., E. J. Langendoen, W. H. McAnally, J. L. Martin and S. L. Ortega-Achury, 2010. A Sediment Budget for Town Creek Watershed: Preliminary Results from Streambank Erosion Processes and Rates Assessment. ASABE annual International Meeting-AIM, Pittsburg, PA. doi:10.13031/2013.29829 (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J. 2010. Suspended Sediment Transport in a Southeastern Plains Watershed. Ed. Palmer, Richard N. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 19-28 pp. (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J., E. J. Langendoen, W. H. McAnally, J. L. Martin, and S. L. Ortega-Achury. 2010. Streambank Erosion Assessment in Southeastern Plains Ecoregion Channels Using in situ Monitoring and Submerged Jet Testing. Ed. Palmer, Richard N. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change. 1873-1880 pp. https://doi.org/10.1061/41114(371)196
  • Ramírez-Avila J.J., J. Langendoen, W. H. McAnally and S. L. Ortega-Achury. 2010. A Sediment Budget for Town Creek Watershed: Suspended Sediment Transport Rates Analysis. SEDHYD 2010 (9th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 4th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference), Las Vegas, NV. (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J., E. J. Langendoen, W. H. McAnally, J. L. Martin, S. L. Ortega-Achury. 2010. Assessment and estimation of streambank erosion rates in the Southeastern Plains Ecoregion of Mississippi. In Proceedings SEDHYD 2010 (9th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and 4th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference), Las Vegas, NV. (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J. 2009. Evaluation and prediction of sediment and phosphorus loads within the Town Creek watershed, MS. 2009 Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. Student Paper Contest.
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J., D. Sotomayor-Ramírez, G. Martínez-Rodríguez, E. Mas and S. L. Ortega-Achury. Grass filter strips evaluation for reducing sediment and nutrient exportation from grasslands under manure applications in Puerto Rico. ASABE Annual Int. Meeting, Reno, NV. doi:10.13031/2013.27240 (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J., S. L. Ortega-Achury, W. H. McAnally and J. L. Martin. 2009. Monitoring and prediction of sediment discharges within Town Creek watershed, MS. 2009 ASABE annual International Meeting-AIM, Reno, NV. doi:10.13031/2013.27230 (link)
  • Ortega-Achury, S. L., G. Martínez-Rodríguez, D. Sotomayor-Ramírez and J. J. Ramírez-Avila. Caribbean Phosphorus Index validation and management practices evaluation on fields under manure applications. 2009 ASABE annual International Meeting-AIM, Reno, NV. doi: 10.13031/2013.27235 (link)
  • Ortega-Achury, S. L., J. J Ramírez-Avila, W. H. McAnally and J. L. Martin. 2009. Nutrient and sediment production, watershed characterization, and land use in the Town Creek watershed, Mississippi. 2009 ASABE annual International Meeting-AIM, Reno, NV. doi:10.13031/2013.27229 (link)

Non-Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

  • Chavarro Chaux, L; J. J. Ramirez-Avila; Sandra L. Ortega Achury; T. Schauwecker; B. Czarnecki. Best Management Practices Effectiveness on Stream Water Quality in Livestock Management Areas. Soil Erosion Research Under a Changing Climate. Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA. (doi:10.13031/soil.23201) (link)
  • Fernandez Martinez, F.; J. J. Ramirez-Avila; M. Locke, L. Sarmiento, S. L. Ortega-Achury. Assessing and Adjusting a Nutrient Risk Assessment Tool to Improve Water Resources in the Lower Mississippi River Basin. Soil Erosion Research Under a Changing Climate, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA.
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J., Osmond, D., Radcliffe, D., Bolster, C., Ortega-Achury, S. L., Oldham, L., & Sharpley, A. 2017. Using a Continuous Model for Refinement of Nutrient Risk Assessment Tools. Proceedings of the 1st World Conf. on Soil and Water Conservation under Global Change-CONSOWA. Lleida, Spain. 298-302. (link)
  • Ramirez-Avila J. J. 2016. Uso de Herramientas de Modelamiento de Cuencas Hidrográficas. In: ALIA-ASIAC-UNAL. 2016. XII Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Agricultural Engineering CLIA 2016.
  • Celik, K and J. J. Ramirez Avila. 2016. Evaluating toe erosion and streambank stability with BSTEM model for Yonaba Creek. International Conference on Civil and Environmental Eng. Istanbul, Turkey. (link)
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J., McAnally, W. H., Tagert, M. L., & Ortega-Achury, S. L. 2014. Regional Rainfall Frequency Analysis and Drought Reduction in the Tombigbee River Basin. 2014 MS Water Res. Conf. Jackson, MS.
  • Ortega-Achury, S.L., R. Kröger, J.J. Ramirez-Avila and J. Diaz. 2012. Evaluation and Validation of a Decision Support System for Selection and Placement of BMPs in the MS Delta. MS Water Res. Conf., Jackson, MS.
  • Ramírez-Avila, J. J., E. J. Langendoen, W. H. McAnally, J. L. Martin and S. L. Ortega-Achury. 2009. Identification of Streambank Erosion Processes and Channel Changes in Northeastern Mississippi. 2009 Mississippi Water Resources Conference, Tunica, MS.

 Technical Reports

  • Schauwecker, T; Ramirez-Avila, J.; Mlsna, T. 2025. Demonstrating Phosphorous Adsorbance in a Slag/Biochar Bioreactor Design for the Treatment of Stormwater Runoff. Mississippi State University. NRCS-Innovation Conservation Grants.
  • Ramirez-Avila, J. J. and S. L. Ortega-Achury. Developing Bankfull Regional Curves: A First Step to Restore Streams in Mississippi. Watersheds and Water Quality Research Lab. USEPA.
  • Baker, B., L. Burger, J. Czarnecki, T. Schauwecker, J. Ramirez, A. McCray, A. Lucore, L. Burger. 2021. Watershed Conservation: A Case Study on the Redbud-Catalpa Creek Watershed. MS Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station (MAFES). Bulletin 1238. (link)
  • Cenigaa, Corhuila & State of Huila. 2020. Climate Change and Extreme Climate Variability. Vulnerability and Adaptation of the Agricultural Sector in Huila (In Spanish). Neiva, Huila. 24 pp. Role: Listed as International Scientific Advisor. ISBN 978-958-99988-5-4.
  • Czarnecki, J., J.J. Ramirez Avila, L. A. Hathcock. 2018. Structure from Motion with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Best Practices Guide for New Users. GRI Technical Report No. 5081 Mississippi State. (link)
  • MSU Team Campus Water Matters competition for SEC Academic Conference on 'Future of Water'. 2017. Use of Modified Biochar for Nutrient Removal. Faculty Advisor.
  • Catalpa Creek Steering Committee. 2016. Water Resources Management Plan for Red Bud-Catalpa Creek Watershed. Role: Listed as 1 of 16 Steering Team Members who help to develop the plan. 137 pp. (link)
  • Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute. 2016. Implementation Plan for the Red Bud‐Catalpa Creek Watershed Phase 1. Role: Prepared Appendix D. Determination of Management Areas of Concern to Establish Best Management Practices within the Catalpa Creek Watershed. (link)
  • Ramírez-Avila J.J., W. H. McAnally and M. L. Tagert. 2013. Regional Rainfall Frequency Analysis in the Tombigbee River Basin. Research Report #4012. Geosystems Research Inst. MS State University. 56 pp.
  • Ramírez-Avila J.J., W. H. McAnally and M. L. Tagert. 2013. Support for a Northeast MS Regional Water Management Plan: Updating the Water Budget for the Tombigbee River Basin. Research Report #4013. Geosystems Research Institute. Mississippi State University. 58 pp.
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