Refereed Articles

Dietrich, D.E., M.J. Bowman, L. Kolankiewicz and B.G. Sanderson. Faster Sea Level rise ahead!

Bowman M.J., W. Golden, C. M. Hughes, C. Sellers and R Yaro, 2018. The Social Justice Case for a Metropolitan NY-NJ Regional Storm Surge Barrier System. Environmental Law in New York Newsletter, Vol. 29:4, 2018. 

J. Sustainable Energy Eng., Vol. 5, No. 3, pp.  207-211, 2017.

Colle, B.A., M.J. Bowman, K. Roberts*, H. Bowman, C. Flagg, J. Kuang, Y. Wang, E. Munsell*, and F. Zhang, 2015: Exploring water level sensitivity for Metropolitan New York during Sandy (2012) using ensemble storm surge simulations. J. Marine Science and Engineering, 3, 428-443.

Bowman, M.J., Colle, B.A, M.H. Bowman, C.N. Flagg, J. Kuang, K. Roberts, Y. Weng, E. Munsell and F. Zhang, 2014. Superstorm Sandy's Surge Dynamics: the Resulting Exposure of Metropolitan New York to Catastrophic Flooding. Conference proceedings, Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Porto de Galinhaus, Brazil, October 20-23, 2014.

M.J. Bowman, J. O'Donnell, et al. 2013. The Physical Oceanography of Long Island Sound. Long Island Sound, pp. 79- 158. 

Aerts, J.C.J.H., W.J. W. Botzen, H. de Moel and M.J.Bowman, 2013. Cost Estimates for Flood Resilience and Protection Strategies in New York City. Ann. New York Acad. Sci.:1294, pp. 104.


Bowman, M.J., 2013. Forecasting storm surges for the New York Metropolitan region. In: Impact of Sandy's Storm Surge on NY/NJ Infrastructure. J.S. Khinda, (ed), Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., pp. 134.


Bowman, M.J., and M.H.E. Bowman, 2012. Hydrologic feasibility of storm surge barriers. In: Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City: Against the Deluge, D. Hill, M.J. Bowman and J.S. Khinda, (eds), Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., pp. 259.


D. Hill, M.J. Bowman, and J.S. Khinda (eds.). 2012. Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City: Against the Deluge, Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., pp. 259.


Aerts, J., W. Botzen, M. Bowman, P. Ward & P. Diercke (eds), 2012. Climate Adaptation and Flood Risks in Coastal Cities. Earthscan Climate, London , pp. 330.

Bowman, M.J., B. A. Colle and M.H.E. Bowman, 2011. Storm surge modeling for the New York City region). In: Aerts, J., W. Botzen, M.J. Bowman, P. Ward & P. Diercke (eds). Climate Adaptation and Flood Risks in Coastal Cities. Earthscan Climate, London.

Horton, R., V. Gornitz, and M.J. Bowman, 2010. Climate observations and predictions. In: Climate Change in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response. New York City Panel on Climate Change Report, C. Rosenzweig and W. Solecki, eds. Ann. New York Acad. Sci., No. 1196,  pp. 354.

Bowman, M.J., 2009. “Hydrologic Feasibility of Storm Surge Barriers”, In: “Against the Deluge: Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City”. Conf. Proc., Amer. Soc. Civil. Eng., and New York Acad. Sciences, pp., 134.

Aerts, J., D.C. Major, M.J. Bowman, P. Dircke and M.A. Marfai, 2009. “Connecting Delta Cities: Coastal Cities, Flood Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change”. VU Univ. Press, Amsterdam, pp. 91.

Colle, B.A., Buonaiuto, F., Bowman, M.J., Wilson, R.E., Flood, R., Hunter, R., Mintz, A. and D. Hill, 2008. Simulations of Past Cyclone Events to Explore New York City's Vulnerability to Coastal Flooding and Storm Surge Model Capabilities. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., v. 89 no. 6 (June 2008) p. 829 - 41.

Bowman, M.J., D. Hill, F. Buonaiuto, B. Colle, R. Flood, R. Wilson, R. Hunter and J. Wang, 2008. Threats and Responses Associated with Rapid Climate Change in Metropolitan New York. In: "Sudden and Disruptive Climate Change", M. MacCracken, F. Moore and J.C. Topping (eds). Earthscan, London, pp. 327.

H.A. Crowley, R.L. Swanson, R.E. Wilson, 2007. Perspectives on long-term variations in hypoxic conditions in western Long Island Sound. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 113. 

R.J. Chant, R.E. Wilson, 2000. Internal hydraulics and mixing in a highly stratified estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 105, pp. 14, 215-14, 222.

R.J. Chant, R.E. Wilson, 1997. Secondary circulation in a highly stratified estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 102, pp. 23, 207-23, 215.