Soumik Das- Master of Philosophy
- Senior Researcher at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Soumik Das
- Master of Philosophy
- Senior Researcher at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Working with the Himalayan Permafrost Consortium: https://www.hiperc.in/
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Introduction
Hi, I am a PhD candidate working on Periglacial landscapes of High altitude Arid landscapes of the Himalayas. My primary focus is to see the dynamics of Permafrost and Rock glaciers in the trans-Himalayan region of Spiti and Ladakh, using both traditional survey techniques and space-borne satellite imageries.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
September 2019 - January 2022
Position
- Junior Research Fellow
Description
- I have worked on the funded project "Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas."
February 2019 - April 2019
Position
- TL/OSL laboratory
Description
- Helped Prof. Milap Chand Sharma in the TL/OSL lab
August 2018 - October 2018
Center for Devekpment Studies Thiruvanantapuram
Position
- Field Assistant
Education
February 2022 - February 2026
July 2019 - January 2022
July 2016 - May 2018
Publications
Publications (11)
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are among the most concerning consequences of retreating glaciers in mountain ranges worldwide. GLOFs have attracted significant attention amongst scientists and practitioners in the past few decades, with particular interests in the physical drivers and mechanisms of GLOF hazard, and socioeconomic and other hum...
Global warming causes glacial mass loss, leading to the growth of high-mountain glacial lakes. The presence of glacial lakes poses a significant threat to downstream communities, as they can produce destructive Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). Timely basin-scale inventory and GLOF susceptibility assessments are crucial, considering past GLOF e...
The mountain cryosphere and groundwater play pivotal roles in shaping the hydrological cycle, yet their connectivity remains incompletely understood. Current knowledge on meltwater recharge and consequent groundwater discharge processes is better developed for snow–groundwater connectivity than for glacier–groundwater connectivity. Estimates of mel...
Research in geocryology is currently principally concerned with the effects of climate change on permafrost terrain. The motivations for most of the research are (1) quantification of the anticipated net emissions of CO 2 and CH 4 from warming and thaw of near‐surface permafrost and (2) mitigation of effects on infrastructure of such warming and th...
This study focuses on identifying the key drivers of desertification in the Sirsa district of Haryana, India. It takes into account several factors, such as climate, soil, regional hydrology, vegetation condition, land use, available amenities, and economic conditions. Using a hierarchy-based model within a geographic information system framework,...
Rapid urbanization in developing nations like India has exacerbated urban poverty, with proliferation of slum households. These vulnerable urban settings, with high density and asymmetric availability/accessibility of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), provide an amicable ambience for the transmission of contagious diseases. Considering this, g...
This study examines the periglacial landscapes of the arid Trans-Himalayan region of Spiti in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The Spiti river basin, with an average elevation of ~ 3500 amsl on the leeward side of the Pir Panjal, is barely fed by Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM), making it largely arid. The great altitudes help preserve...
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are among the most concerning consequences of retreating glaciers in mountain ranges worldwide. GLOFs have attracted significant attention amongst scientists and practitioners in the past 2 decades, with particular interest in the physical drivers and mechanisms of GLOF hazard and in socioeconomic and other huma...
This paper delineates the groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) within the Tadri River Basin in the Western Ghats of India, using analytical hierarchical process (AHP) and geoinformatics-based techniques. Eight discrete parameters (slope, rainfall, drainage density, lineament density, lithological units, geomorphological units, soil types and land use...
Questions
Questions (4)
Dear colleagues and esteemed professors,
While searching global permafrost distribution I have come across several terms, which are synonymous and confusing.
It would be awesome to know the differences between; Permafrost Region, Permafrost Zone and Permafrost Area.
While going through the topic myself, I have come across some remarkable commentary (Obu, 2021) and articles (Zhang et al., 1999 and 2000; Gruber, 2012). Still, I would appreciate knowing the difference from the experts themselves.
Dear researchers in the field of Glacial hazards, I just want to know that is there any concise method to allocate certain parameters to consider a potentially hazardous lake?
I believe I have seen some papers from ICIMOD, but couldn't find them now.
While searching for a LULC modelar I came across this model, it is about LULC simulations.
But I'm not able to find the link for this model to download.
What are the sources of village-level shapefiles for India Census 2011?
