Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles 

Sermet, Y., Liang, C.Y., Dey, S., Muste, M., Merwade, V., Cox, A.L., Minear, J.T., and Demir, I. (In Review). “River Morphology Information System: A Web Cyberinfrastructure for Advancing River Morphology Research” submitted to Environmental Modelling and Software on 5/22/24, EarthArxiv: https://doi.org/10.31223/X5M683.

Merwade, V., Demir, I., Muste, M., Cox, A.L., Minear, J.T., Sermet, M.Y., Liang, C.Y., Dey, S., (In Review). “Towards an Open and Integrated Cyberinfrastructure for River Morphology Research in the Big Data Era” submitted to the Journal of Environmental Modelling & Software on 1/20/24.

Cox, A.L., Muste, M., Merwade, V., Demir, I., Minear, J.T., Dey, S., Liang, C.Y., Sermet, M.Y. (In Review). “Engaging the Earth Science and Engineering Communities in Developing a River Morphology Information System (RIMORPHIS)”, submitted to the Journal of American Water Resources Association on 6/28/23, revision will be submitted by 2/21/24.

Botero-Acosta, A., Cox, A.L., Sagan, V., Demir, I., Muste., M., Boyd., P., and Pathak., C. (Accepted for Publication 4/1/2024). “Multivariate analysis and anomaly detection of U.S. Reservoir Sedimentation Dataset.” ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering.

Cox, A.L., Meyer, D., Botero-Acosta, A., Sagan, V., Demir, I., Muste., M., Boyd., P., and Pathak., C. (2024). “Estimating Reservoir Sedimentation Using Machine Learning.” ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 29(4), DOI:  10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-6135

Downs, P.W., Soar, P.J., Cox, A., Biedenharn, D.S., Dahl, T.A., Haring, C.P., and Thorne, C.R. (2024). “Visioning channel evolution for river management: towards a functional decision-support framework.” Journal of American Water Resources Association, 60(2), 442-460, DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.13183

Martinez, M.J. and Cox, A.L. (2023).  “Remote-Sensing Method for Monitoring Suspended-Sediment Concentration on the Middle-Mississippi and Lower-Missouri Rivers.” Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, Vol. 177:  17-30, DOI:  10.1111/j.1936-704X.2022.3378.

Mustafa, M.T., Cox, A.L., and Mitchell, K. (2019).  "Particle Image Velocimetry Validation for Quantifying Movement of Bedload Material." Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, 7(4), 263-272.  DOI:  10.1080/23249676.2019.1683086.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2019).  "Articulated Concrete Block Stability Assessment for Channelized Flow."  ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 154(4).  DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE) HY.1943-7900.0001579.

Peterson, K.T., Sagan, V., Sidike, P, Cox, A.L., and Martinez, M.J. (2018).   “Suspended Sediment Concentration Estimation from Landsat Imagery along the Lower Missouri and Middle Mississippi Rivers Using an Extreme Learning Machine.” Remote Sensing 10(10), 1503. DOI:  10.3390/rs10101503 

Pereira, L.S.F., Andes, L.C., Cox, A.L., and Ghulam, A. (2018).  “Measuring Suspended-Sediment Concentration and Turbidity in the Middle Mississippi and Lower Missouri Rivers using Landsat Data.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 54(2). DOI:  10.1111/1752-1688.12616. 

Mustafa, M.T., Cox, A.L., Davinroy, R.D., Krischel, B.J., and Nguyen, I.H. (2017).  “Mobile-Bed Similitude Evaluation of Hydraulic Sediment Response Models.” Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research. DOI:  10.1080/23249676.2017.1324825.  

Andes, L.C. and Cox, A.L. (2017).  “Rectilinear Inverse Distance Weighting Methodology for Bathymetric Cross-section Interpolation along the Mississippi River.” ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 22(7). DOI:  10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001514.  

Abt, S.R., Scurlock, S.M., Thornton, C.I., Cox, A.L., and Holste, N.J. (2016). “Bendway Weir Riprap Sizing Criteria.” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 42(12). DOI.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001209.

Cox, A.L., Saadat, S., MacKenzie, K.A., and Thornton, C.I. (2015).  “Effect of Urban Debris on Hydraulic Efficiency of an Elliptical Sharp-Crested Weir.”  ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 141(6). DOI:  10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000837. 

Cox, A.L., Kullberg, E.G., MacKenzie, K.A., and Thornton, C.I.  (2014). “Stage-discharge Rating Equation for an Elliptical Sharp-crested Weir.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 140(6).  DOI:  10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000730.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2014). “Articulated Concrete Block Stability Assessment for Embankment-Overtopping Conditions.” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 140(5).  DOI:  10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.-0000844.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2013). “Supercritical flow measurement using large Parshall flumes.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 139(8):655-662.  DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000605.

Selbig, W.R., Cox, A.L., and Bannerman, R.T. (2012). “Verification of a Depth-Integrated Sample Arm as a Means to Reduce Solids Stratification Bias in Urban Stormwater Sampling.” Journal of Environmental Monitoring. Vol. 14(4): 1137-1143.  DOI:  10.1039/C2EM10999A.

Other Peer-reviewed Papers 

Komiskey, M.J., Stuntebeck, T.D., Cox, A.L., and Frame, D.R. (2013). “Implications of flume slope on discharge estimates from 0.762-meter H flumes used in edge-of-field monitoring: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report.” 2013–1082, 11 pp. 

Peer-reviewed Conference Papers 

Cox, A.L., Soar, P.J., Biedenharn, D.S., Little, C.D., Haring., C.H., Dahl, T.A., and Thorne, C.R. (2023).  “Application of FRAME Modeling to Evaluate Long-Term Morphological Changes in the Sabougla Creek Watershed.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Soar, P., Cox., A., Biedenharn, B., Dahl., T., Thorne, C., Haring, C. and Little, C. (2023).  “Future River Analysis & Management Evaluation (FRAME): A new approach to forecasting long-term morphological evolution and response in rivers.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Biedenharn, D., Cox., A., Dahl, T., Haring, C., Little, C., Soar, P., Thorne, C. (2023).  “Scenario Testing of the FRAME Tool on a 200 Mile Reach  of the Lower Mississippi River.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Downs, P.W., Soar, P.J., Biedenharn, D.S., Cox, A.L., Dahl, T.A., Haring, C.P., Little, C., and Thorne, C.R. (2023).  “Future River Analysis & Management Evaluation (FRAME): A new approach to forecasting long-term morphological evolution and response in rivers.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Thorne, C., Biedenharn, D., Dahl, T., Valman, S., Mayne, C., Cox, A., Haring, C., Little, C., Soar, P. (2023).  “The Alluvial Phase Space Diagram (APSD) and its potential application in the FRAME-RUBRIC model.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Meyer, D.S., Cox, A.L., Botero-Acosta, A., Sagan, V. , Demir, I., Muste, M., Boyd, P., and Pathak, C. (2023).  “Extended Abstract:  Estimating Reservoir Sedimentation using Deep Learning and the USACE RSI System Dataset.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Kickham, P.F., Cox, A.L., and Luna, R. (2023).  Extended Abstract:  A Comparison of Bridge Modeling and Scour Prediction Using 1-D and 2-D Hydraulic Models.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

8. Botero-Acosta, A., Cox, A.L., Sagan, V., Demir, I., Muste, M., Boyd, P., and Pathak, C. (2023).  “Extended Abstract:  Anomaly Detection of Watershed Variables Related to Sedimentation in US Reservoirs.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Merwade, V., Muste, M., Demir, I., Cox., A., and Minear, J.T. (2023).  “Extended Abstract:  RIMORPHIS: River Morphology Information System.” Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD) 2023 Conference, May 8-12, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L. and Martinez, M.J. (2019).  “Investigation of Suspended-Sediment Concentration in the Mississippi River using LISST and Remote Sensing Surrogate Methods.” 2019 Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), June 24-28, Reno, NV.

Cox, A.L., Sommer, D., Luna, R., Kopinski, E. (2017).  “Design matrices for erosion control blankets for Missouri hydrology and geology.”  Proceedings from the Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting, January 8-12, Washington, DC.

Andes, L.C. and Cox, A.L. (2016).  “Long-term morphologic analysis of the Mississippi River-Big Muddy River Confluence.” Eighth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2016, July 12-15, St. Louis, MO.

Mustafa, M.T., Cox, A.L., Davinroy, R.D., Krischel, B.J., and Nguyen, I.H. (2016).  “Form- and grain-roughness components of Shields-parameter similitude for an HSR physical model.” Eighth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2016, July 12-15, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L., Turner, M.D., and Thornton, C.I.  (2011). “New Scour Protection Technology – How does it Stack Up?”  Presented at International Erosion Control Association Environmental Connection 2011 Conference, February 22-24, Orlando, FL. 

Cox, A.L., and Carpenter, T.  (2008). “Performance of Scourstop Transition Mat® for Channelized Hydraulic Conditions.”  Presented at International Erosion Control Association Environmental Connection 2008 Conference, February 19-21, Orlando, FL. 

Cox, A.L., and Thornton, C.I. (2006).  “Overtopping Analysis – The State of the Practice.” Proc. of the 2006 Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 11-14, Boston, MA.