Frederick N. Scatena
Professor and Department Chair; Department of Earth and Environmental Science; University of Pennsylvania
Penn - University of Pennsylvania
Scatena's Penn page
PhD
, Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1987
IN MEMORIAM: We are sad to report that Fred Scatena passed away in January 2013.
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CZO Publications
Papers/Books
2016
Relict landscape resistance to dissection by upstream migrating knickpoints. Gilles Y. Brocard, Jane K. Willenbring, Thomas E. Miller, Frederik N. Scatena (2016): Journal of Geophysical Research
2015
Effects of a tectonically-triggered wave of incision on riverine exports and soil mineralogy in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. Brocard G., Willenbring J.K., Scatena F.N., Johnson A.H. (2015): Applied Geochemistry
2014
Controls on soil carbon stocks in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico. Johnson A.H., Hao Xing Xing, Scatena F.N. (2014): SSSAJ
2013
Probing the deep critical zone beneath the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Buss, H.L., Brantley, S.L., Scatena, F.N., Bazilievskaya, E.A., Blum, A., Schulz, M., Jimenez, R., White, A.F., Rother, G. and Cole, D. (2013): Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
2013
Chemical constituents in clouds and rainwater in the Puerto Rican rainforest: potential sources and seasonal drivers . Gioda, A.,Mayol-Bracero O.L. , Scatena, F.N., Weathers K.C., Mateus, V.L., McDowell, W.H. (2013): Atmospheric Environment
2013
A Comparison of Connectivity Metrics on Watersheds and Implications for Water Management . Malvadkar, U., Scatena, F.N., and Leon, M. (2013): Rivers Research and Applications
2013
Interactions between lithology and biology drive the long-term response of stream chemistry to major hurricanes in a tropical landscape. McDowell, W.H., Brereton R.L., Scatena F.N. Shanley J.B., Brokaw N.V., Lugo A.E. (2013): Biogeochemistry
2012
Long-term dynamics of organic matter and elements exported as coarse particulates from two Caribbean montane watersheds. Heartsill Scalley, T., Scatena, F.N., Moya S., Lugo A.E. (2012): Journal of Tropical Ecology
2012
Wet canopy evaporation from a Puerto Rican lower montane rain forest: the importance of realistically estimated aerodynamic conductance. Holwerda, F., Bruijnzeel, H.F., Scatena, F.N., Vugts H.F., Meesters, A.G.C.A. (2012): Journal of Hydrology Vol. 414-415. Pages 1-15
2012
Reduced channel morphological response to urbanization in a flood-dominated humid tropical environment. Phillips C.B. and Scatena F.N. (2012): Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
2011
Twelve testable hypotheses on the geobiology of weathering. Brantley, S.L., Megonigal, J.P., Scatena, F.N., Balogh-Brunstad, Z., Barnes, R.T., Bruns, M.A., Van Cappellen, P., Dontsova, K., Hartnett, H.E., Hartshorn, A.S., Heimsath, A., Herndon, E., Jin, L., Keller, C.K., Leake, J.R., McDowell, W.H., Meinzer, F.C., Mozdzer, T.J., Petsch, S, Pett-Ridge, J., Pregitzer, K.S., Raymond, P.A., Riebe, C.S., Shumaker, K., Sutton-Grier, A., Walter, R., and Yoo, K. (2011): Geobiology 9(2): 140-165, Cross-CZO National
2011
Recognizing the importance of tropical forests in limiting rainfall-induced debris flows. De Graff, J.V., Sidle, R.C., Ahmad, R. Scatena, F.N. (2011): Environmental Earth Science
2010
Lithological and fluvial controls on the geomorphology of tropical montane stream channels in Puerto Rico. Pike, A.S., Scatena, F.N., Wohl, E.E., (2010): Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
2007
Disturbance and long-term patterns of rainfall and throughfall nutrient fluxes in a subtropical forest in Puerto Rico. Heartsill-Scalley, T., Scatena, F.N., Estrada, C., McDowell, W.H., Lugo, A.E. (2007): Journal of Hydrology, 33:472-485
2006
Characteristics of fog and fogwater fluxes in a Puerto Rican elfin cloud forest. Eugester, W., Burkard, R., Holwerda, F., Scatena, F.N., Bruijnzeel, L.A., (2006): Agricultural and Forest Meterology
2004
Stormflow generation in a small rain-forest catchment in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Schellekens, J., Scatena, F.N., Bruijinzeel L.A., Van Dijk, A.I.J.M., Groen, M.M.A., Hoogezand, R.J.P. (2004): Hydrological Processes
2002
Prediction of Master Recession Curves and Baseflow Recessions in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. Rivera-Ramirez, H.D., Warner, G.S., Scatena, F.N. (2002): Journal of the American Water Resources Association
2000
Effects of hurricane disturbance on stream water concentrations and fluxes in eight tropical forest watersheds of the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Schaefer, D.A.; McDowell, W.H.; Scatena, F.N., and Asbury, C.E. (2000): Journal of Tropical Ecology
1999
Modeling rainfall interception by a lowland tropical rain forest in northeastern Puerto Rico. Schellekens, J., Scatena, F.N., Bruijinzeel L.A. (1999): Journal of Hydrology
1995
Geomorphology, disturbance, and the soil and vegetation of two subtropical wet steepland watersheds of Puerto Rico. Scatena, F.N., Lugo, A.E. (1995): Geomorphology
1993
Biomass and Nutrient Content of the Bisley Experimental Watersheds, Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico, Before and After Hurricane Hugo. Scatena, F.N.; Silver, W.; Siccama, T.; Johnson, A., and Sánchez, M.J. (1993): Biotropica
Papers and books that explicitly acknowledge a CZO grant are highlighted in PALE ORANGE.
Other CZO Publications
2014
Long-term increase in local relief enhanced by forest competition: detrital 10Be and LiDAR topographic evidence in the tropical rainforest of Puerto Rico, Luquillo CZO. Brocard G., Willenbring J., Scatena F.N. (2014): EGU General Assembly 2014
2014
Form follows function: can tropical mountain forest competition drive the growth of topography?. Gilles Brocard, Jane Willenbring, Frederick Scatena (2014): AGU Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, CA
2013
Carbon losses from the Critical Zone: Quantifying the effects of lithology and urbanization on concentrations of organic and inorganic carbon in coastal montane tropical rivers. McDowell, W.H., Scatena, F.N., Ramirez, A., Potter, J.D. (2013): SE Section Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America
2013
Long-term climatic and topographic controls on sedminent export in the Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory. Willenbring, J.K., Brocard, G.Y., Scatena, F.N. (2013): GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO , 27-30 October, 2013
2012
Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs): Integrating measurements and models of Earth surface processes to improve prediction of landscape structure, function and evolution (Invited). Chorover J., Anderson S. P., Bales R. C., Duffy C., Scatena F. N., Sparks D. L., White T. (2012): Abstract GCS4A-05 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec (Talk) Cross-CZO National
2012
Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs): Integrating measurements and models of Earth surface processes to improve prediction of landscape structure, function and evolution (Invited). Chorover, J., Anderson, S.P., Bales, R.C., Duffy, C., Scatena, F.N., Sparks, D.L., and White, T. (2012): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2012. Abstract GC54A-05. National
2012
Common Critical Zone Observatory Infrastructure and Measurements. J. Chorover, F.N. Scatena, T. White, S. Anderson, A.K. Aufdenkampe, R.C. Bales, S.L. Brantley, G. Tucker. (2012): A Guide Prepared By CZO PIs, September 27, 2012 Cross-CZO National
2012
2012 Annual Report CZO: Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory. Scatena F.N. (2012): University of Pennsylvania
2011
2011 Interim Report CZO: Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory. Scatena F.N. (2011): University of Pennsylvania
2010
Future Directions for Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) Science. Anderson, R.S., Anderson, S., Aufdenkampe, A.K., Bales, R., Brantley, S., Chorover, J., Duffy, C.J., Scatena, F.N., Sparks, D.L., Troch, P.A., Yoo, K. (2010): CZO Community, December 29, 2010 Cross-CZO National
2010
2010 Annual Report CZO: Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory. Scatena F.N. (2010): University of Pennsylvania
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Models
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News
How Do Tropical Forests Slow Knickpoints in Rivers?
01 Jul 2016 - Using Puerto Rico's Luquillo Mountains as a case study, scientists use the region's geological history to study how knickpoints—areas...
Deep fractures in the Luquillo critical zone
12 Aug 2013 - The interfaces where intact bedrock weathers to disaggregated material, such as saprolite and soil, are often hidden deep within the critical zone...
El Yunque, Majestic Rocky Icon of Puerto Rico: Impervious to the Ravages of Time?
01 Mar 2013 - El Yunque. It could be the name of an ancient chieftain. On the island of Puerto Rico, in a sense it is. El Yunque, Spanish for "the anvil," is a...
New data set on stream channel response to urbanization
17 Jan 2013 - A new data set on stream channel response to urbanization in the humid tropical region of NE Puerto Rico has been published on the LCZO data...
In Memoriam: Frederick Scatena 1954-2013
02 Jan 2013 - Frederick Scatena, PI of the Luquillo CZO, died peacefully at home on January 2, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. We mourn the loss.
LCZO begins New STEM Education outreach project.
03 Dec 2012 - Data sets available at the Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory website provide opportunities for real-world learning opportunities for pre-college...
How fast is El Yunque Rock eroding?
19 Oct 2012 - El Yunque rock is a majestic, anvil shaped promontory that has been an icon of the island of Puerto Rico since pre-Columbian times. The barren...
LCZO presentation available from the CUAHSI Cyber seminar series
10 Oct 2012 - F.N. Scatena recently gave a presentation about the LCZO for the CUAHSI Cyber seminar series. Click here to view this and other presntations! ...
International Innovation Publishes August Edition with Special Focus on US Critical Zone Program
30 Aug 2012 - The European magazine, International Innovation Environment, published bi-annually, focused the August issue on "How science must lead the way to a...
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Events
CUAHSI Cyberseminar - Fred Scatena on Luquillo CZO
The Luquillo CZO: Linking Lithology to Critical Zone Processes
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