Mijanur R. Chowdhury, Ph. D.
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  Journal Articles (published/under review):
  1. Cossu, R., Ridgway, M.S., Li, J.Z., Chowdhury, M.R., and Wells, M.G., (2017). “Wash-zone dynamics of the thermocline in Lake Simcoe, Ontario”, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Elsevier, 43(4): 689 - 699. pdf link
  1. Chowdhury, M. R., Wells, M. G., and Howell, T., (2015). “Movements of thermocline lead to high variability in benthic mixing in the nearshore of a large lake”, Water Resources Research, AGU, 52(4): 3019 - 3039. pdf link

  2. Chowdhury, M.R., Wells, M., and Cossu, R., (2015). “Observations of the variablity of vertical turbulent mixing and environmental implications in Lake Simcoe”, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Elsevier, in press (available online). pdf link

  3. Chowdhury, M.R., and Testik, F.Y., (2015). “Axisymmetric underflows from impinging buoyant jets of dense cohesive particle-laden fluids”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 141, No. 3, 04014079, 1-15. pdf link

  4. Chowdhury, M.R., and Testik, F.Y., (2014). “A review of gravity currents formed by submerged single-port discharges in inland and coastal waters”, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Springer, Vol. 14, No. 2, 265-293. pdf link

  5. Yilmaz, N., Testik, F.Y., and Chowdhury, M.R., (2014). “Laminar bottom gravity currents: friction factor-Reynolds number relationship”, Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 52, No. 4, 545-558. pdf link

  6. Chowdhury, M.R., and Testik, F.Y., (2012). “Viscous propagation of two-dimensional non-Newtonian gravity currents”, Fluid Dynamics Research, IOPScience, Vol. 44, 045502. pdf link

  7. Chowdhury, M.R., and Testik, F.Y., (2010). “Laboratory testing of mathematical models for high-concentration fluid mud turbidity currents”, Ocean Engineering, ScienceDirect, Vol. 38, No. 1, 256-270. pdf link

  8. Chowdhury, M.R., Testik, F.Y., and Khan, A.A., (2009). “Three-dimensional flow structure at the frontal zone of a gravity-driven fluid mud flow”, Journal of Visualization, Springer, Vol. 12, No. 4, 273. pdf link

 Peer-reviewed Conference Proceeding:

  1. Chowdhury, M.R., Wiramanaden, C., Stecko, P., and Martens, K., (2018). “Mixing zone assessment for mine effluent discharges in receiving waters: challenges and solution through best practices”. In:  Proceedings of Mine Water Solutions, June 12-16, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  1. Chowdhury, M.R., and Testik, F.Y., (2011). “Subaqueous sediment gravity flows from open water pipeline dredge disposal: laboratory experiments and mathematical modeling”, Conference on Coastal Engineering Practice: Engineering Sustainable Coastal Development, ASCE, 460-472. pdf link
     

  Dissertation :

  1. Chowdhury, M.R., (2011). “Fluid underflows in coastal dredge disposal”.  Ph. D. dissertation presented to Clemson University, SC, USA. pdf summary
 
Journal Articles (in preparation):
  1. Chowdhury, M.R., and  Wells, M.G., “How does mixing rates control phosphorus concentration of the Great Lakes in the 'nearshore phosphorus shunt' framework”. To be submitted in Environmental Modeling & Assesmment. 

  2. Chowdhury, M.R., and  Wells, M., “Observations of isopycnal and diapycnal mixing rates in the coastal boundary layer of Lake Ontario ”. To be submitted in Limnology and Oceanography.