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Journal Papers

  • Dujardin, E., K. Vercruysse, S. Cohen, J. Poesen, and M. Vanmaercke, (2024). Mapping and Modeling Riverine Sand and Gravel Mining at the Sub-continental Scale: A Case Study for India, Science of The Total Environment, 912, 169200, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169200
  • Xu, M., H. Liu, D. Mitchell, Y. Lu, R. Beck, S. Cohen, S. Shu, N. Dimova, (2023). Mapping River Turbidity at a Large Basin-scale with a Spatially Transferable Ensemble Model Using Landsat 8 Multispectral Imagery, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 44:14, 4486-4505, DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2023.2237663
  • Moragoda, N., S. Cohen, J. Gardner, D. Muñoz, A. Narayanan, H. Moftakhari, T.M. Pavelsky, (2023). Modeling and Analysis of Sediment Trapping Efficiency of Large Dams using Remote SensingWater Resources Research, 59, e2022WR033296. https://doi. org/10.1029/2022WR033296
  • Gardner, J., T.M. Pavelsky, S. Topp, X. Yang, M.R. Ross, S. Cohen, (2023). Human Activities Change Suspended Sediment Concentration Along RiversEnvironmental Research Letters, 18(6), 064032. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acd8d8
  • Zăinescu, F., H. van der Vegt, J. Storms, A. Nutz, G. Bozetti, J.H. May, S. Cohen, F. Bouchette, S.M. May, M. Schuster, (2023). The Role of Wind-wave Related Processes in Redistributing River-derived Terrigenous Sediments in Lake Turkana: A Modelling StudyJournal of Great Lakes Research, 49, 368-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.12.013
  • Cohen, S., B.G. Peter, A. Haag, D. Munasinghe, N. Moragoda, A. Narayanan, S. May, (2022). Sensitivity of Remote Sensing Floodwater Depth Calculation to Boundary Filtering and Digital Elevation Model Selections. Remote Sensing, 14, 5313. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215313 [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., Syvitski, J., Ashely, T., Lammers, R., Fekete, B., & Li, H. Y. (2022). Spatial Trends and Drivers of Bedload and Suspended Sediment Fluxes in Global Rivers. Water Resources Research, e2021WR031583. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031583 [pdf]
  • Moragoda, N., M. Kumar, S. Cohen, (2022). Representing the Role of Soil Moisture on Erosion Resistance in Sediment Models: Challenges and Opportunities. Earth-Science Reviews, 229, 104032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104032 [pdf]
  • Li, H.-Y., Z. Tan, H. Ma, Z. Zhu, G.W. Abeshu, S. Zhu, S. Cohen, T. Zhou, D. Xu, L.R. Leung, (2022). A New Large-scale Suspended Sediment Model and its Application Over the United States, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26, 665–688, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-665-2022.
  • Tan, Z., L. R. Leung, H.-Y. Li, S. Cohen, (2022). Representing Global Soil Erosion and Sediment Flux in Earth System Models. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 14, e2021MS002756. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021MS002756
  • Raney II, A., I. Maghami, Y. Feng, K. Mandli, S. Cohen,  J. Goodall, (2021). An Open-Source Python Library for Varying Model Parameters and Automating Concurrent Simulations of the National Water Model. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12973
  • Liu, Y., H. Liu, L. Wang, M. Xu, S. Cohen, K. Liu, (2021). Derivation of Spatially Detailed Lentic Habitat Map and Inventory at a Basin Scale by Integrating Multispectral Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery and USGS Digital Elevation Models. Journal of Hydrology, 126876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126876
  • Munasinghe, D., S. Cohen, K. Gadiraju, (2021). A Review of Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques of River Delta Morphology Change. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41976-021-00044-3 [pdf]
  • Brackins, J., N. Moragoda, A. Rahman, S. Cohen, C. Lowry, (2021). The Role of Realistic Channel Geometry Representation in Hydrological Model PredictionsJournal of the American Water Resources Association, 222–240. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12865
  • Peter, B.G., S. Cohen, R. Lucey, D. Munasinghe, A. Raney, G.R. Brakenridge, (2020). Google Earth Engine Implementation of the Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET-GEE) for Rapid and Large Scale Flood Analysis. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2020.3031190
  • Harris C.K., J. Syvitski, H. Arango, E. Meiburg, S. Cohen, C. Jenkins, J.J. Birchler, E. Hutton, T. Kniskern, S. Radhakrishnan, G. Auad, (2020). Data-Driven, Multi-Model Workflow Suggests Strong Influence from Hurricanes on the Generation of Turbidity Currents in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(8):586. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080586
  • Anni, A. H., S. Cohen, S. Praskievicz, (2020). Sensitivity of Urban Flood Simulations to Stormwater Infrastructure and Soil Infiltration. Journal of Hydrology, 588, 125028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125028 [pdf]
  • Moragoda, N., S. Cohen, (2020). Climate-induced Trends in Global Riverine Water Discharge and Suspended Sediment Dynamics in the 21st Century. Global and Planetary Change, 191, 103199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103199 [pdf]
  • Johnson, J. M., D. Munasinghe, D. Eyelade, S. Cohen, (2019). An Integrated Evaluation of the National Water Model (NWM)–Height Above Nearest Drainage (HAND) Flood Mapping Methodology. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19, 2405-2420. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2405-2019
  • Cohen, S., A. Raney, D. Munasinghe, J.D. Loftis J, A. Molthan, J. Bell, L. Rogers, J. Galantowicz, G.R. Brakenridge7, A.J. Kettner, Y. Huang, Y. Tsang, (2019). The Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET v2.0) for Improved Remote Sensing Analysis of Coastal Flooding. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19, 2053–2065. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2053-2019 [pdf]
  • Dunn, F. E., S. E. Darby, R. J. Nicholls, S. Cohen, C. Zarfl, B.M. Fekete, (2019). Projections of Declining Fluvial Sediment Delivery to Major Deltas Worldwide in Response to Climate Change and Anthropogenic Stress. Environmental Research Letters, 14 (8), 084034. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab304e
  • Syvitski, J.P., S. Cohen, A. Miara, J. Best, (2019). River Temperature and the Thermal-Dynamic Transport of Sediment. Global and Planetary Change, 178,168-183.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.04.011
  • Moosdorf, N., S. Cohen, C. von Hagke, (2018). A Global Erodibility Index to Represent Sediment Production Potential of Different Rock Types. Applied Geography, 101, 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.10.010 [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., T. Wan,  M.T. Islam,  J.P.M. Syvitski, (2018), Global River Slope: A New Geospatial Dataset and Global-scale Analysis.  Journal of Hydrology, 568, 1057-1067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.06.066 [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., S. Praskievicz, D.R. Maidment, (2018), Featured Collection Introduction: National Water Model. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 54 (4), 767–769. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12664 [pdf]
  • Dunn E. F., R. J. Nicholls, S. E. Darby, S. Cohen, C. Zarfl, B. M. Fekete, (2018). Projections of historical and 21st century fluvial sediment delivery to the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Mahanadi, and Volta deltasScience of The Total Environment, 642, 105-116.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.006
  • Alfieri, L., S. Cohen, J. Galantowicz, G.J. Schumann, M.A. Trigg, E. Zsoter, C. Prudhomme, A. Kruczkiewicz, E.C. de Perez, A. Flamig,  R. Rudari, H. Wu, F.R. Adler, R.G. Brakenridge, A. Kettner, A. Weerts, P. Matgenu, S. Islam, T. de Groeve, P. Salamon, (2018). A Global Network for Operational Flood Risk Reduction. Environmental Science & Policy, 84, 149-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.03.014  
  • Munasinghe, D., S. Cohen, Y.F. Huang, Y.P. Tsang, J. Zhang, and Z. Fang, (2018), Intercomparison of Satellite Remote Sensing-Based Flood Inundation Mapping Techniques, Journal of the American Water Resources Association54 (4): 834–846. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12626 [pdf]
  • Zhang, J., Y. Huang, D. Munasinghe, Z. Fang, Y. Tsang, and S. Cohen (2018), Comparative Analysis of Inundation Mapping Approaches for the 2016 Flood in the Brazos River, Texas, Journal of the American Water Resources Association54 (4), 820–833. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12623 
  • Cohen, S., G. R. Brakenridge, A. Kettner, B. Bates, J. Nelson, R. McDonald, Y. Huang, D. Munasinghe, and J. Zhang (2018), Estimating Floodwater Depths from Flood Inundation Maps and Topography, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 54 (4), 847–858. doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12609 [pdf]
  • Stone, M. H., and S. Cohen (2017), The influence of an extended Atlantic hurricane season on inland flooding potential in the southeastern United States, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 439-447. doi:10.5194/nhess-17-439-2017 [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., T. Svoray, S. Sela, G. R.  Hancock, and G. R. Willgoose (2017), Soilscape evolution of aeolian-dominated hillslopes during the Holocene: investigation of sediment transport mechanisms and climatic-anthropogenic drivers, Earth Surface Dynamics, 5, 101-112. doi:10.5194/esurf-2016-4 [pdf]
  • Hoober, D., T. Svoray, and S. Cohen (2017), Using a landform evolution model to study ephemeral gullying in agricultural fields: the effects of rainfall patterns on ephemeral gully dynamicsEarth Surface Processes and Landforms, doi:10.1002/ESP.4090
  • Welivitiya, W. D. D. P., G. R. Willgoose, G. R. Hancock, and S. Cohen (2016), Exploring the sensitivity on a soil area-slope-grading relationship to changes in process parameters using a pedogenesis model, Earth Surface Dynamics, 4, 607–625. doi:10.5194/esurf-4-607-2016
  • Lin, L., L. Davis, S. Cohen, E. Chapman, E. J. Edmonds (2016), The influence of geomorphic unit spatial distribution on nitrogen retention and removal in a large river. Ecological Modelling, 336: 26-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.05.018
  • Haney, N., S. Cohen (2015), Predicting 21st century global agricultural land use with a spatially and temporally explicit regression-based modelApplied Geography, 62: 366-376.   doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.05.010 [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., G. Willgoose, T. Svoray, G. Hancock, and S. Sela (2015), The effects of sediment‐transport, weathering and aeolian mechanisms on soil evolution.  Journal of Geophysical Research, 120260274.  DOI: 10.1002/2014JF003186 [pdf]
  • Taylor, P.G.,  W. R. Wieder, S. R. Weintraub, S. Cohen, C. C. Cleveland, and A. R. Townsend (2015), Organic forms dominate hydrologic nitrogen export from a lowland tropical watershedEcology, 96(5):1229–1241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-1418.1
  • Syvitski, J.P.M., S. Cohen, A.J., Kettner, G.R., Brakenridge, (2014), How Important and Different Are Tropical Rivers? Geomorphology, 227: 5-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.02.029 [pdf]
  • Cohen,S., A. J. Kettner, and J.P.M. Syvitski (2014), Global suspended sediment and water discharge dynamics between 1960 and 2010: Continental trends and intra-basin sensitivity. Global and Planetary Change, 115: 44-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.01.011. [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., G. Willgoose, and G. Hancock (2013), Soil–landscape response to mid and late Quaternary climate fluctuations based on numerical simulations. Quaternary Research, 79 (3): 452–457. doi: 10.1016/j.yqres.2013.01.001 [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., A. J. Kettner, J.P.M. Syvitski, and B.M. Fekete (2013), WBMsed, a distributed global-scale riverine sediment flux model: Model description and validation. Computers & Geosciences, 53: 80–93. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.08.011 [pdf]
  • Nicholson, B.G., G.R. Hancock, S. Cohen, and G.R. Willgoose (2013), An assessment of the fluvial geomorphology of subcatchments in Parana Valles, Mars. Geomorphology, 183: 96–109. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.07.018 [pdf]
  • Brakenridge, G.R., S. Cohen,  A. J. Kettner, T. De Groeve, S. V. Nghiem, J.P.M. Syvitski, and B.M. Fekete (2012), Calibration of satellite measurements of river discharge using a global hydrology model. Journal of Hydrology, 475: 123–136. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.035 [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., G. Willgoose, and G. Hancock (2010), The mARM3D spatially distributed soil evolution model: three-dimensional model framework, and analysis of hillslope and landform responsesJournal of Geophysical Research, 115, F04013. doi:10.1029/2009JF001536. [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., G. Willgoose, and G. Hancock (2009), The mARM spatially distributed soil evolution model: A computationally efficient modeling framework and analysis of hillslope soil surface organizationJournal of Geophysical Research114, F03001. doi:10.1029/2008JF001214. [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., G. Willgoose, and G. Hancock (2008), A methodology for calculating the spatial distribution of the area-slope equation and the hypsometric integral within a catchment. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F03027. doi: 10.1029/2007JF000820. [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., T. Svoray, J.B. Laronne, and Y. Alexandrov (2008). Fuzzy-based dynamic soil erosion model (FuDSEM): Modelling approach and preliminary evaluation. Journal of Hydrology, 356(1-2): 185-198. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.04.010. [pdf]

Book Chapters

  • Alfieri, L., Cohen, S., Galantowicz, J., Schumann, G.J.-P., Trigg, M.A., Zsoter, E., Prudhomme, C., Kruczkiewicz, A., de Perez, E.C., Flamig, Z., Rudari, R., Wu, H., Adler, R.F., Brakenridge, R.G., Kettner, A., Weerts, A., Matgen, P., Islam, S.A., de Groeve, T., Dottori, F. and Salamon, P. (2021). Global Flood Partnership. In Global Drought and Flood (eds H. Wu, D.P. Lettenmaier, Q. Tang and P.J. Ward) (pp. 307-322). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119427339.ch17
  • Fekete, B. M., A. Andreu, R. Argent, T. Avellán, C. Birkett, S. Caucci, S. Cohen, U. Looser, (2021). Observations, Monitoring and Data Management. In J. J. Bogardi, J. Gupta, K. D. W. Nandalal, L. Salamé, R. R. P. van Nooijen, N. Kumar, … A. G. Kolechkina (Eds.), Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples (pp. 385–442). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60147-8_13 
  • Syvitski J. P., A.J. Kettner, I. Overeem, G. R. Brakenridge, and S. Cohen, (2019). Latitudinal controls on siliciclastic sediment production and transport.  in Latitudinal Controls on Stratigraphic Models and Sedimentary Concepts. SEPM Special Publication 108. https://doi.org/10.2110/sepmsp.108.04 
  • Kettner, A. J., S. Cohen, I. Overeem, B.M. Fekete, G. R. Brakenridge, and J. P. Syvitski (2018). Estimating Change in Flooding for the 21st Century Under a Conservative RCP Forcing: A Global Hydrological Modeling Assessment. Global Flood Hazard: Applications in Modeling, Mapping, and Forecasting, 157-167.

Conference Papers

  • Cohen, S.,  A. Raney, D. Munasinghe, J. Galantowicz, G. R. Brakenridge (2018), Estimating floodwater depths from flood inundation maps and topography, in Proc. SPIE 10778, Remote Sensing of the Open and Coastal Ocean and Inland Waters, 107780M (24 October 2018); doi: 10.1117/12.2324982; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2324982
  • Willgoose, G. R., G. R. Hancock, and S. Cohen (2012), The potential role of pedogenesis modelling in digital soil mapping, in Digital Soil Assessments and Beyond, Proceedings of the 5th Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping, 10-13 April 2012, edited by B. Minasny and A. B. McBratney, pp. 129-134, CRC Press, Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-415-62155-7 [link]
  • Cohen, S., Willgoose G. R., and Hancock G., (2009), A new approach for large scale simulation of complex spatial processes: the 3D soil evolution model mARM. In R. Braddock et al. (eds) 18th IMACS World Congress – MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, December 2009, pp. 74-80. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-7-8. [pdf]
  • Cohen, S., Willgoose G. R., and Hancock G., (2008), Soil armouring and weathering: toward catchment scale computational modelling. Proceedings of the IAHS International Symposium, Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments, 1-5 December 2008- Christchurch, New Zealand. IAHS Publication 325, ISSN 0144-7815
  • Cohen, S., Willgoose G. R., and Hancock G., (2008), Spatial relations between area-slope, hypsometry derived from a DEM and soils of the Goulburn catchment. Proceedings of the 1st Global Workshop on High Resolution Digital Soil Sensing and Mapping, February 5-8, 2008- Sydney, Australia. 

Dissertations & Theses

  • Moragoda, Nishani (2023). Modeling and Analysis of Anthropogenic Impacts and Soil Properties on Global River Sediment Dynamics. PhD. Dissertation, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • May, Sera (2023). The Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Streamflow and Sediment Dynamics in Large North American Rivers. M.Sc. Thesis, The University of Alabama. [link]
  • Narayanan, Anuska (2022). Sediment Response to Deforestation in the Amazon River Basin. M.Sc. Thesis, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Munasinghe, Dinuke (2021). Global River Delta Morphology Response To Fluvial Sediment Change And Anthropogenic Stress. PhD. Dissertation, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Raney, Austin III (2021). Application of Deep Learning to Estimate Mean River Cross-Sectional Depth. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Moragoda, Nishani (2019). Climate-Induced Trends in Global Riverine Water Discharge and Sediment Dynamics in the 21st Century. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Anni, Afrin (2019). Identifying Controls on the Potential Solutions to Storm Water Flooding in Urban Area – A case Study of the UA Campus. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama[pdf]
  • Khanam, Mariam (2018). Potential Effect of River Bathymetry on Riverine Flood Simulation at Watershed Scale. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama[pdf] 
  • Katz, Dori (2018). A Study of Anthropogenic Influence on Soil Development in Central Israel Using a Soilscape Evolution Model. M.A. Thesis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. [pdf] 
  • Islam, Md Tazmul (2018). Global Scale Bedload Flux Modeling. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Munasinghe, Dinuke (2017). Riparian Vegetation Response to Streamflow Alteration Due to Dam Construction in a Range of Rivers Across the United States. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Stone, Monica (2016). Assessing the influence of climate change on flooding hazards following tropical cyclone events in the Southeast United States. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Carter, Shawn (2016). Effects of the anthropogenic landscape on global scale suspended sediment flux. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama. [pdf]
  • Wang, Tong (2016). A new global scale river’s slope dataset. M.Sc Thesis, The University of Alabama.  [pdf]
  • Hoober, Dodi (2015). The Effect of Rainfall Patterns on Ephemeral Gully Evolution: Using a Landform Evolution Model to Study Short-term Agricultural Catchment Dynamics. M.A. Thesis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. [pdf] 
  • Cohen, Sagy  (2010). Spatial description of soil properties through landscape-pedogenesis modelling. PhD. University of Newcastle, Australia. [link]