Mustafa, A., Szydłowski, M. and Qarani Aziz, S., 2025. Optimizing Impervious Surface Distribution and Rainwater Harvesting for Urban Flood Resilience in Semi-Arid Regions. Urban Science, 9(12), p.523. doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9120523 

Gulshad, K., Szydłowski, M. and Mustafa, A., 2024. Assessing climate change threats and urbanization impacts on surface runoff in Gdańsk (Poland): insights from remote sensing, machine learning and hydrological modeling. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 38(12), pp.4825-4842. doi.org/10.1007/s00477-024-02834-9 

Mustafa, A., Szydłowski, M., Veysipanah, M. and Hameed, H.M., 2023. GIS-based hydrodynamic modeling for urban flood mitigation in fast-growing regions: a case study of Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Scientific reports, 13(1), p.8935.  doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36138-9 

Szydłowski, M., Gulshad, K., Mustafa, A.M. and Szpakowski, W., 2023. The impact of hydrological research, municipal authorities, and residents on rainwater management in Gdańsk (Poland) in the process of adapting the city to climate change. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Formatio Circumiectus, 22, pp.59-71. doi.org/10.15576/ASP.FC/2023.22.3.11

M Amen, A.R., Mustafa, A., Kareem, D.A., Hameed, H.M., Mirza, A.A., Szydłowski, M. and M. Saleem, B.K., 2023. Mapping of flood-prone areas utilizing GIS techniques and remote sensing: a case study of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Remote Sensing, 15(4), p.1102. doi.org/10.3390/rs15041102 

Saleem, B.K.M., Mustafa, A., Kareem, D.A., Yuce, M.I., Szydłowski, M. and Al-Ansari, N., 2023. Numerical analysis of turbulent flow over a backward-facing step in an open channel. Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics, 70(1), pp.49-69. 

Kareem, D.A., M Amen, A.R., Mustafa, A., Yüce, M.I. and Szydłowski, M., 2022. Comparative analysis of developed rainfall intensity–duration–frequency curves for Erbil with other Iraqi Urban areas. Water, 14(3), p.419. doi.org/10.3390/w14030419 

Mustafa, A. and Szydłowski, M., 2021. Application of different building representation techniques in HEC-RAS 2-D for urban flood modeling using the Toce River experimental case. PeerJ, 9, p.e11667. peerj.com/articles/11667/ 

Muhammed, H.H., Mustafa, A.M. and Kolerski, T., 2021. Hydrological responses to large-scale changes in land cover of river watershed. Journal of Water and Land Development, (50). Mustafa, A. and Szydłowski, M., 2020. The impact of spatiotemporal changes in land development (1984–2019) on the increase in the runoff coefficient in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Remote Sensing, 12(8), p.1302. journals.pan.pl/dlibra/doccontent?id=121305 

Mustafa, A. and Szydłowski, M., 2020. The impact of spatiotemporal changes in land development (1984–2019) on the increase in the runoff coefficient in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Remote Sensing, 12(8), p.1302. doi.org/10.3390/rs12081302 

Mustafa, A.M., Muhammed, H. and Szydłowski, M., 2019. Extreme rainfalls as a cause of urban flash floods; a case study of the Erbil-Kurdistan region of Iraq. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Formatio Circumiectus, 18, pp.113-132.  acta.urk.edu.pl/pdf-113622-55255?filename=55255.pdf 

Mustafa, A., Szydłowski, M., and Aziz, S. Q.: Optimizing Impervious Surface Distribution for Enhanced Urban Flood Resilience, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-4550, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-4550, 2025. 

Khansa Gulshad, Andam Mustafa and Michał Szydłowski 2023, Impact of land use and land cover changes on the surface runoff in Gdansk, Poland. Conference: XL International School of Hydraulics, ADVANCES IN HYDRAULIC RESEARCH, At: Kąty Rybackie, Poland.

Andam, M., 2021. SM The analysis of the influence of urbanisation on the runoff coefficient using remote sensing, GIS and hydrological modelling in Erbil-Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In Proceedings of the 6th IAHR Europe Congress, Warsaw, Poland (pp. 15-18). 

Kavvas, M. and Mustafa, A.M., 2014. Optimization Method for Open Channel Lateral Cross-Section. IEC2014, p.109. 

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