Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory

Our Work: Journal Articles

• Parker, G., M. García, Y. Fukushima, and W. Yu. 1987. "Experiments on Turbidity Currents over an Erodible Bed." IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research, 25:1: 123-147.
• García, M. H., and G. Parker. 1989. "Experiments on Hydraulic Jumps in Turbidity Currents Near a Canyon-Fan Transition." Science, 117:4 (July): 393-396.
• García, M. H., and G. Parker. 1991. "Entrainment of Bed Sediment into Suspension." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 117:4 (April): 414-435.
• García, M. H., and G. Parker. 1993. "Experiments on the Entrainment of Sediment into Suspension by a Dense Bottom Current." AGU Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans), 98:C3 (March): 4793-4807.
• García, M. H.. 1993. "Hydraulic Jumps in Sediment-laden Bottom Currents." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 199:6 (October): 1094-1117.
• García, M. H., and Y. Niño. 1993. "Dynamics of Sediment Bars in Straight and Meandering Channels: Experiments on the Resonance Phenomenon." IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research, 31:6: 739-761.
• Niño, Y., M. H. García, and L. Ayala. 1994. "Gravel Saltation I: Experiments." AGU Water Resources Research, 30:6 (June): 1907-1914.
• Niño, Y., and M. H. García. 1994. "Gravel Saltation II: Modeling." AGU Water Resources Research, 30:6 (June): 1915-1924.
• García, M. H. 1994. "Depositional Turbidity Currents Laden with Poorly-Sorted Sediment." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 120:11 (November): 1240-1263.^*
• García, M. H., F. López, and Y. Niño. 1995. "Characterization of Near-Bed Coherent Structures in Turbulent Open Channel Flow Using Synchronized High-Speed Video and Hot-Film Measurement." Experiments in Fluids, 19: 16-28.
• Choi, S. U., and M. H. García. 1995. "Modeling of One-Dimensional Turbidity Currents with a Dissipative-Galerkin Finite Element Method." IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research, 33:5: 1-26.
• García, M. H., and J. D. Parsons. 1996. "Mixing at the Front of Gravity Currents." Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 24: 197-205.
• López, F., Y. Niño, and M. H. García. 1996. "Turbulent Coherent Structures in Open-Channel Flows with Smooth Beds." Hydraulic Engineering in Mexico, XI:1: 5-13 (in Spanish).
• Pratson, L. F., H. J. Lee, G. Parker, M. H. García, B. J. Coakley, D. Mohrig, J. Locat, U. Mello, J. D. Parsons, S. Choi, and K. Israel. 1996. "Studies of Mass-Movement Processes on Submarine Slopes." Oceanography, 9:3: 168-172.
• Choi, S. U., and M. H. García. 1996. "Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Approach for Finite Element Modeling of Two-Dimensional Turbidity Currents." Water International, 21: 175-182.
• Niño, Y., and M. H. García. 1996. "Experiments on Particle-Turbulence Interactions in the Near Wall Region of an Open Channel Flow: Implications for Sediment Transport." Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 326: 285-319.
• Amsler, M. L. and M. H. García. 1997. "Discussion on 'Sand-Dune Geometry of Large Rivers During Floods" by P. Y. Julien and G. J. Klaasen." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 123:6: 582-584.
• Huang, X., and M. H. García. 1997. "A Perturbation Solution for Bingham Plastic Mud Flows." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 123:11: 984-996.⁺
• Niño, Y. and M. H. García. 1998. "On Engelund's Analysis of Turbulent Energy and Suspended Load." ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 124:4: 480-483 (technical note).
• Niño, Y., and M. H. García. 1998. "Using Lagrangian Particle Saltation Observations for Bedload Sediment Transport Modeling." Hydrological Processes, 12: 1197-1218.
• Niño, Y. and M. H. García. 1998. "Experiments on Saltation of Fine Sand." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 124:10: 1014-1025.
• López, F., and M. H. García. 1998. "Open-Channel Flow Through Simulated Vegetation: Suspended Sediment Transport Modeling." Water Resources Research, 34:9: 2341-2352.
• Huang, X., and M. H. García. 1998. "A Herschel-Bulkley Model for Mud Flows Down a Slope." Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 374: 305-333.
• Parsons, J. D., and M. H. García. 1998. "Similarity of Gravity Current Fronts." Physics of Fluids, 10:12: 3209-3213.
• Huang, X., and M. H. García. 1999. "Modeling of Non-Hydroplaning Mudflows on Continental Slopes." Marine Geology, 154: 131-142.
• López, F., and M. H. García. 1999. "Wall Similarity in Open Channels: Universal value of the Normalized Vertical Flux of Turbulent Kinetic Energy." ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Special Issue on Turbulence, 125:7 (July): 789-796.
• García, M. H., Admiraal, D. M., and J. F. Rodriguez. 1999. "Laboratory Experiments on Navigation-Induced Bed Shear Stresses and Sediment Resusupension." International Journal of Sediment Research, 14:2: 303-317.
• Niño, Y., F. Lopez, I. Hillmer, C. Pirard, and M. H. García. 2000. "Numerical Modeling of Wind-Induced Turbulent Mixing Processes in Stratified Water Bodies." Hydraulic Engineering in Mexico, XV:1: 13-25 (in Spanish).
• Admiraal, D. and M. H. García. 2000. "Laboratory Measurements of Suspended Sediment Concentration Using an Acoustic concentration Profiler (ACP)." Experimental in Fluids, 28: 116-227.
• Parsons, J. D. and M. H. García. 2000. "Enhanced Sediment Scavenging Due to Double-Diffusive Convection." Journal of Sedimentary Research, 70:1 (January): 47-52.
• Huang, X. and M. H. García. 2000. "Pollution of Gravel Spawning Grounds by Deposition of Suspended Sediment." Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 126:10 (October): 963-967.
• Admiraal, D. and M. H. García. 2000. "Entrainment Response of Bed Sediment to Time-Varying Flows." Water Resources Research, 36:1 (January): 335-348.
• García, M. H.. 2000. "Discussion on 'The legend of A. F. Shields' by John M. Buffington." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 126 (September): 718-720.
• Bombardelli, F. A., C. W. Hirt, and M. H. García. 2001. "Discussion on 'Computations of curved free surface water flow on spiral concentrators' by B. W. Matthews, C. A. J. Fletcher, A. C. Partridge, and S. Vasquez." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 122:7: 629-630.
• Choi, S-U., and M. H. García. 2001. "Spreading of gravity plumes on an incline." Coastal Engineering, 43: 221-231
• Lopez, F. and M. H. García. 2001. "Risk of Sediment Erosion and Suspension in Turbulent Flows." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 127:3 (March): 231-235.
• Lopez, F. and M. H. García. 2001. "Open-Channel flow Through Simulated Vegetation: Mean Flow and Turbulence Modeling." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 127:5 (May): 392-402.
• Rodriguez, J. F., M. H. García, and D. M. Admiraal. 2001. "Computation of entrainment of sediment into suspension in unsteady turbulent flows using an stochastic approach." Ingenieria Hidraulica en Mexico, 16:2: 5-16 (in Spanish).
• Teeter, A. M., B. H. Johnson, C. Berger, G. Stelling, N. W. Scheffner, M. H. García, and T. M. Parchure. 2001. "Hydrodynamic and sediment transport modeling with emphasis on shallow-water, vegetated areas (lakes, reservoirs, estuaries and lagoons)." Hydrobiologia, 444: 1-23.
• Choi, S-U., and M. H. García. 2002. "k-e turbulence modeling of density currents developing two dimensional on a slope." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 128: 55-62.
• Rodríguez, J. F., D. M. Admiraal, M. H. García, and F. López. 2002. "Unsteady bed shear stresses induced by navigation: laboratory observations." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 128:5.
• Wade, R. J., B. L. Rhoads, J. F. Rodríguez, M. Daniels, D. Wilson, E. E. Herricks, F. A. Bombardelli, M. H. García, and J. Schwartz. 2002. "Integrating science and technology to support stream naturalization near Chicago, Illinois." AWRA Journal American Water Resources Association, 38: 931-944.
• Buscaglia, G. C., F. A. Bombardelli, and M. H. García. 2002. "Numerical modeling of large-scale bubble plumes accounting for mass transfer effects." International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 28: 1763-1785.
• Bombardelli, F. A., G. C. Buscaglia, C. R. Rehmann, and M. H. García. 2002. "Scaling procedures for aeration bubble plumes." Submitted to ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.
• Coleman, S. E., J. J. Fedele, and M. H. García. 2002. "Closed-conduit bed-form initiation and development." Submitted for further review to ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.
• Rodríguez, J. F., F. A. Bombardelli, M. H. García, K. Frothingham, B. L. Rhoads, J. D. Abad, and J. M. Guzmán. 2002. "High-resolution numerical simulation of flow through a highly sinuous river reach." Submitted to Water Resources Management.
• Bombardelli, F. A. and M. H. García. "Case study: hydraulic design of large-diameter pipes." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, (accepted with revisions).
• Niño, Y., F. Lopez, and M. H. García. 2003. "Threshold for Particle Entrainment into Suspension." Sedimentology, (April).