Mohammad Reza Najafi

Dr. Mohammad Reza Najafi

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, Ontario, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2021 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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Mohammad Reza NajafiMohammad Reza Najafi
Mohammad Reza Najafi
YZYing Zhang
Ying Zhang
NMNick Martyn
Nick Martyn

5 January 2025 in Reliability Engineering & System Safety
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SBSoheil Bakhtiari
Soheil Bakhtiari
Mohammad Reza NajafiMohammad Reza Najafi
Mohammad Reza Najafi
Katsuichiro GodaKatsuichiro Goda
Katsuichiro Goda
Hassan PeerhossainiHassan Peerhossaini
Hassan Peerhossaini


1 January 2021 in Journal of Hydrology
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MAMohammad Sadegh Abbasian
Mohammad Sadegh Abbasian
Mohammad Reza NajafiMohammad Reza Najafi
Mohammad Reza Najafi
AAAhmad Abrishamchi
Ahmad Abrishamchi

7 August 2020 in Water Resources Research
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FPF. Jalili Pirani
F. Jalili Pirani
Mohammad Reza NajafiMohammad Reza Najafi
Mohammad Reza Najafi
Over half of the global population and the majority of the cities in coastal zones are at risk of coastal flooding. Changes in the occurrence of individual extremes and the interactions between hydrological and coastal variables can exacerbate flood risks. While extensive research has been conducted to understand and predict different types of flood hazards in isolation, spatial and temporal trends and variability of compound flooding, that is, flooding caused by multiple drivers, remain an open question. This study investigates the individual and joint temporal variations of multiple drivers that can cause compound flooding in Canada's coasts including total water level, storm surge, precipitation, and streamflow. Long‐term changes in the frequency and intensity of extremes are analyzed over the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Great Lakes regions. Univariate and multivariate trend tests including Mann Kendall, Covariance Inversion Test, Covariance Sum Test, and Covariance Eigenvalue Test are applied. In addition, a new multivariate index based on the contributing flood drivers transformed into a probability space is proposed, and its application to study compound flooding is investigated. Overall, results show increased risks of individual and compound flooding over the Atlantic coast and varying trends in the Pacific and Great Lakes regions. The multivariate trend indices show consistent results in most scenarios. The proposed index provides a simple and flexible measure to analyze the spatial and temporal variation of compound flooding risks at different thresholds. The results highlight the importance of considering nonstationary compound flood events to develop resilience strategies in coastal environments.

2 January 2021 in Climate Dynamics
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HSHarsimrenjit Singh
Harsimrenjit Singh
Mohammad Reza NajafiMohammad Reza Najafi
Mohammad Reza Najafi
ACAlex J. Cannon
Alex J. Cannon