Prajjwal K. Panday

Current Research Interests

Dr. Panday is a geographer with research and intellectual interests focused on using a systems approach to determine linkages between climate variability, anthropogenic changes, and land-water interactions. His research utilizes field-based observations, satellite remote sensing, geospatial data, and process-based modeling to understand terrestrial and hydrological processes across various spatial and temporal scales. Much of his work thus far has focused on the monitoring and modeling of various components of the hydrological cycle in some of the fastest changing regions of the world such as the Himalayas and the Amazon.

Selected Publications

Pelto, M., Panday, P.K., and Pelto, B., 2018. Impact of ongoing climate warming on run of river hydropower in glaciated basins. Water.

Kattel, D.B., Yao, T. and Panday, P.K., 2018. Near-surface air temperature lapse rate in a humid mountainous terrain on the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, pp.1-13.

Faria, B., Brando, P., Macedo, M., Panday, P.K., Soares-Filho, B., and Coe, M.T., 2017. Current and future patterns of fire-induced forest degradation in Amazonia. Environmental Research Letters. Online 29 March 2017.

Gruber, S., Stumm, D., Schmid, M., Panday, P.K., Wester, P., Guegan, E., 2017. Review article: Inferring permafrost and permafrost thaw in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya region. The Cryosphere, 11(1): 81-99.

Panday, P.K., 2017. Climate hazards in the Himalayan region. In T. Sternberg (eds). Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies and Environments. Routledge, Abingdon, London.