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Dr. Rakesh Bhambri

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Dr. Rakesh Bhambri

Dr. Rakesh Bhambri

Designation : Scientist ‘C’

Phone : 9410357592

E-mail : rakeshbhambri[at]wihg[dot]res[dot]in

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  • Research Group

    6A, Glacial dynamics, glacier hydrology, mountain meteorology and related hazards

  • Specialization

    Glaciology, Remote Sensing, Physical Geography

  • Academic Qualification

    • Ph.D.

    • M. Sc.

  • Professional Experience

    About 20 years

  • Visiting Positions

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Voßstraße 2 / 4130, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany

  • Awards/Fellowships/Honors/Memorial Lectures

    • Awarded the University Gold Medal in 2003 for achieving the first rank in M.Sc. Geography at Kurukshetra University.

    • Received the Best Research Paper Award in 2019 from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

    • Granted a Research Fellowship by the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, to serve as a visiting professor at the Department of Geography, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, from November 2020 to February 2021.

  • Countries Visited

    Germany, Nepal and Pakistan

  • National/International (outside WIHG) Collaboration

    Inside WIHG Collaborator

    • Dr. Manish Mehta

    • Dr. Jairam Singh Yadav

    International/National (outside WIHG) collaboration

    • Professor Kenneth Hewitt, Canada

    • Professor Umesh Haritashya, USA

    • Professor Marcus Nüsser, Germany

    • Dr. Susanne Schmidt, Germany

    • Dr. Prashant Kawishwar, India

    • Dr. Pritam Chand Sharma, India

    • Professor Tobias Bolch, Austria

    • Dr. Harold Lovell, UK

  • List of Publications

    (a) Peer-Reviewed Journals
    • Bhambri R. (2024). Contributions of Kenneth Mason to the physical geography of Himalaya andKarakoram. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 48(4), 637-645. https://doi.org/10.1177/03091333241264117
    • Sahu, R., Ramsankaran, R., Bhambri R., Verma, P. and Chand, P. (2023) Evolution of Supraglacial Lakes from 1990 to 2020 in the Himalaya–Karakoram Region Using Cloud-Based GoogleEarthEngine Platform. J Indian Soc Remote Sens. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-023-01773-2
    • Verma, A., Kumar, A., Tiwari, S.K., Bhambri R., Sain, K., Rai, S.K. and Patidar, P., (2023) Heterogeneity in glacio-hydrological processes and estimation of different componentsinstreamflow from central Himalayan glaciers. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 49, p.101495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101495
    • Kaur, S., Yadav, J.S., Bhambri R., Sain, K. and Tiwari, S.K., (2023) Assessment of geothermalpotential of Kumaun Himalaya: A perspective for harnessing green energy. Renewable Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.112
    • Bhambri R., Schmidt, S., Chand, P., Nüsser, M., Haritashya, U., Sain, K., Tiwari, S.K. and Yadav, J.S., (2023): Heterogeneity in glacier thinning and slowdown of ice movement in the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Science of The Total Environment, 875, p.162625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162625
    • Bhambri R., Sain, K., Chand, P., Srivastava, D., Tiwari, S.K. and Yadav, J.S., (2023): Frontal Changesof Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalaya, between 1935 and 2022. Journal of the Geological Societyof India, 99(2), pp.169-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-023-2283-3
    • Baiswar, A., Yadav, J.S., Sain, K., Bhambri R., Pandey, A. and Tiwari, S.K., (2023): Emissionofgreenhouse gases due to anthropogenic activities: an environmental assessment frompaddyricefields. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(13), pp.37039-37054. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-24838-0
    • Bhambri, R., Hewitt, K., Haritashya, U.K., Chand, P., Kumar, A., Verma, A., Tiwari, S.K. andRai, S.K., (2022): Characteristics of surge-type tributary glaciers, Karakoram. Geomorphology, 403, p.108161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108161
    • Shugar, D.H., Jacquemart, M., Shean, D., Bhushan, S., Upadhyay, K., Sattar, A., Schwanghart, W., McBride, S., de Vries, M.V.W., Mergili, M., Emmer, A., Deschamps-Berger, C., McDonnell, M., Bhambri, R., Allen, S., Berthier, E., Carrivick, J.L., Clague, J.J., Dokukin, M., Dunning, S.A., Frey, H., Gascoin, S., Haritashya, U.K., Huggel, C., Kääb, A., Kargel, J.S., Kavanaugh, J.L., Lacroix, P., Petley, D., Rupper, S., Azam, M.F., Cook, S.J., Dimri, A.P., Eriksson, M., Farinotti, D., Fiddes, J., Gnyawali, K.R., Harrison, S., Jha, M., Koppes, M., Kumar, A., Leinss, S., Majeed, U., Mal, S., Muhuri, A., Noetzli, J., Paul, F., Rashid, I., Sain, K., Steiner, J., Ugalde, F., Watson, C.S., Westoby, M.J., (2021): A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, IndianHimalaya. Science (80-.). 373, 300 LP – 306. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh4455
    • Dobhal, D.P., Pratap, B., Bhambri, R. and Mehta, M., (2021): Mass balance and morphological changesof Dokriani Glacier (1992–2013), Garhwal Himalaya, India. Quaternary Science Advances, p.100033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2021.100033
    • Mal, S, Kumar, A, Bhambri, R, Schickhoff, U, Singh, R.B, (2020): Inventory and Spatial Distributionof Glacial Lakes in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya, India. Journal of Geological SocietyofIndia 96, 609–615.
    • Singh R M, Govil H, Shahi A S, and Bhambri R* (2020): Characterizing the Glacier Surge Dynamicsin Yarkand basin, Karakoram using Remote Sensing. Quaternary International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.06.042
    • Bhambri R, Watson C S, Hewitt K, Haritashya U, Kargel J S, Shahi A P, Sharma P, Kumar A, VermaA, and Govil H (2020): The hazardous 2017-2019 surge and river damming by Shispare Glacier, Karakoram. Scientific Reports 10, 4685.
    • Misra A, Kumar A, Bhambri R, Haritashya U K, Verma A, Gupta A K, Dobhal DP, GuptaG. andUpadhyay R. (2020): Topographic and climatic influence on seasonal snow cover: Implicationsfor the hydrology of ungauged Himalayan basins, India Journal of Hydrology 585, 124716.
    • King O, Bhattacharya A, Bhambri R, and Bolch T (2019): Glacial lakes exacerbate Himalayanglaciermass loss. Scientific Reports, 9(1), pp.1-9.
    • Bhambri R, Hewitt K, Kawishwar P, Kumar A, Verma A, Snehmani, Tiwari S, Misra A(2019):Ice-dams, outburst floods, and movement heterogeneity of glaciers, Karakoram. Global andPlanetary Change 180, 100-116.
    • Kumar A, Bhambri R*, Tiwari S K, Verma A, Gupta A K, and Kawishwar P (2019): Evolutionofdebris flow and moraine failure in the Gangotri Glacier region, Garhwal Himalaya: Hydro-geomorphological aspects. Geomorphology. 333, 152-166.
    • Kumar A, Gupta A K, Bhambri R, Verma, A, Tiwari S K, and Asthana, AKL(2018):Assessment and review of hydrometeorological aspects for cloudburst and flash flood events inthethird pole region (Indian Himalaya). Polar Science 18, 5-20
    • Kumar A, Verma A, Gokhale A A, Bhambri R, Misra A, Sundriyal S, Dobhal DP and KishoreN, (2018): Hydrometeorological assessments and suspended sediment delivery froma centralHimalayan glacier in the upper Ganga basin. International Journal of Sediment Research33(4), 493-509.
    • Kumar A, Bhambri R*, Tiwari S K, Verma A, Gupta A K, and Kawishwar P (2019): Evolutionofdebris flow and moraine failure in the Gangotri Glacier region, Garhwal Himalaya: Hydro-geomorphological aspects. Geomorphology. 333, 152-166.
    • Kumar A, Gupta A K, Bhambri R, Verma, A, Tiwari S K, and Asthana, AKL(2018):Assessment and review of hydrometeorological aspects for cloudburst and flash flood events inthethird pole region (Indian Himalaya). Polar Science 18, 5-20
    • Kumar A, Verma A, Gokhale A A, Bhambri R, Misra A, Sundriyal S, Dobhal DP and KishoreN, (2018): Hydrometeorological assessments and suspended sediment delivery froma centralHimalayan glacier in the upper Ganga basin. International Journal of Sediment Research33(4), 493-509.
    • Bhambri R, Hewitt, K., Kawishwar, P. and Pratap, B., (2017): Surge-type and surge-modifiedglaciersin the Karakoram. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 15391
    • Bhambri R, Mehta M, Singh S, Jayangondaperumal R, Gupta A K and Srivastava P (2017): Landslideinventory and damage assessment in the Bhagirathi Valley, Uttarakhand, during June2013flood. Himalayan Geology, 38(2), pp.193-224.
    • Chand P, Sharma M C, Bhambri R, Sangewar C V and Juyal, N (2017): Reconstructing the patternofthe Bara Shigri Glacier fluctuation since the end of the Little Ice Age, Chandra valley, north-westernHimalaya. Progress in Physical Geography, 41(5), pp.643-675.
    • Mehta M, Shukla T, Bhambri R, Gupta A K and Dobhal D P (2017): Terrain changes, causedbythe 15–17 June 2013 heavy rainfall in the Garhwal Himalaya, India: A case study of AlaknandaandMandakini basins. Geomorphology, 284,
    • Bhambri R, Mehta M, Dobhal D P, Gupta A K, Pratap B, Kesarwani K and Verma A(2016):Devastation in the Kedarnath (Mandakini) Valley, Garhwal Himalaya during 16th-17th June, 2013:A remote sensing and ground based assessment. Natural Hazards. Volume 80, Issue 3, pp1801-1822.
    • Pratap B, Dobhal D P, Bhambri R and Mehta M (2015): Four Decades of Glacier Mass balanceObservations in Indian Himalaya: A Review. Regional Environmental Change. 1-16.
    • Pratap B, Dobhal D P, Mehta M and Bhambri R (2015): Influence of debris cover and altitude onglaciersurface melting: A case study on Dokriani Glacier, Central Himalaya, India. Annals of Glaciology, 56(70), 9-16.
    • Paul F, Bolch T, Kääb A, Nagler T, Nuth C, Scharrer K, Shepherd A, Strozzi T, Ticconi F, Bhambri R, Berthier E, Bevan S, Gourmelen N, Heid T, Jeong S, Kunz M, Lauknes T R, Luckman A, MerrymanJ, Moholdt G, Muir A, Neelmeijer J, Rankl M, VanLooy J and Van Niel T (2015): The Glaciers Climate Change Initiative: Methods for creating glacier area, elevation change and velocityproducts. Remote Sensing of Environment, 162(1), 408–426. DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.07.043.
    • Bhambri R, Bolch T, Kawishwar P, Dobhal D P, Srivastava D and Pratap B (2013): Heterogeneityinglacier response in the upper Shyok valley, northeast Karakoram. The Cryosphere, 7, 1385-1398, doi:10.5194/tc-7-1385-2013.
    • Srivastava P, Bhambri R*, Kawishwar P and Dobhal D P (2013): Water level changes of highaltitudelakes in Himalaya-Karakoram from ICESat altimetry. Earth System Science, 122 (6), 1533–1543.
    • Pratap B, Dobhal D P, Bhambri R and Mehta M (2013): Near-surface temperature lapse rateinDokriani Glacier catchment, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Himalayan Geology, 34 (2), 183-186.
    • Bhambri R, Bolch T and Chaujar R K (2012): Frontal recession of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalayas, from 1965-2006, measured through high resolution remote sensing data. Current Science, 102 (3), 489-494.
    • Bhambri R, Bolch T, Chaujar R K and Kulshreshta S C (2011): Glacier changes in the Garhwal Himalayas, India 1968 - 2006 based on remote sensing. Journal of Glaciology, 57 (203), 543-556.
    • Bhambri R, Bolch T and Chaujar R K (2011): Mapping of Debris-covered Glaciers in the Garhwal Himalayas using ASTER DEMs and Thermal Data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(23), 8095-8119.
    • Bhambri R and Bolch T (2009): Glacier Mapping: A Review with Special Reference to the IndianHimalayas. Progress in Physical Geography, 33 (5), 672-704.
    (b) Books

    Bhambri R, Mehta M, Dobhal D P, and Gupta A K (2015): Glacier lake inventory of Uttarakhand. SpecialPublication of Himalayan Geology. PP-78.

    (c) Book Chapters
    • Bhambri, R., Mehta, M., Tiwari, S.K., Yadav, J.S. and Sain, K., 2024. High mountain hazardsinUttarakhand. In Geo-information for Disaster Monitoring and Management (pp. 181-210). Cham:Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51053-3_9
    • Bhambri R., Chand, P., Nüsser, M., Kawishwar, P., Kumar, A., Gupta, A.K., Verma, A., Tiwari, S.K., (2022). Reassessing the Karakoram Through Historical Archives - Environmental Change inSouthAsia: Essays in Honor of Mohammed Taher, in: Saikia, A., Thapa, P. (Eds.),. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 139–169. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47660-1_8
    • Kumar, A, Verma, A, Bhambri, R, and Sain, K (2021): Time series analysis of hydrometeorological dataforthe characterization of meltwater storage in glaciers of Garhwal Himalaya, In Samui, P., Dixon, B., Tien Bui, D.B.T.-B. of C.G. (Eds.),. Elsevier, pp. 373–388.
    • Mehta M, Bhambri R, Perumal J, Srivastava P and Gupta A K (2018): Uttarakhand Calamity: AClimateRevelation in the Bhagirathi River Valley Uttarakhand, India. In Disaster Risk Governance inIndiaand Cross Cutting Issues (pp. 193-207). Springer, Singapore.
    • Racoviteanu A, Arnaud Y, Baghuna I M, Bajracharya S, Berthier E, Bhambri R, Bolch T, Byrne M, ChaujarR K, Kääb A, Kamp U, Kargel J, Kulkarni A V, Leonard G, Mool P, Frauenfelder Rand SossnaI (2014): Himalayan glaciers, in: Global Land and Ice Monitoring from Space: Satellite Multispectral Imaging of Glaciers, edited by: Kargel, J. S., Bishop, M. P., Kääb, A., and Raup, B. H., Praxis Springer, 549–582, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-79818-7, 2014.
    • Bhambri R and Chaujar R K (2009) Recession of Gangotri glacier (1962-2006) measured through RemoteSensing Data. Proceedings of National Seminar on Management Strategies for the Indian Himalaya: Development and Conservation, 1,
    (d) Other Journals
    • Bhambri R, Chaujar R K and Kulshreshtha S C (2011): Automated Mapping of Debris-covered Glaciersinthe Garhwal Himalayas using Remote Sensing. XXXI Inca International Congress, Indian National Cartographic Association, October 15-17, 2011.
    • Kesarwani K, Pratap B, Bhambri R, Mehta M, Kumar A, Karakoti I, Verma A & Dobhal DP (2012): Meteorological observations at Chorabari and Dokriani glaciers, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of Indian Geological Congress 4 (1), 125-128.
    • Bhambri R, Bolch T and Chaujar R K (2010): Glacier Mapping in Indian Himalaya since the 19th century. The Himalayan Journal
    (e) Technical Reports
    • Arendt A, Bolch, T, Cogley J G, Gardner A, Hagen J O, Hock R, Kaser G, Pfeffer WT, Moholdt G, Paul F, Radic V, Andreassen L, Bajracharya S, Beedle M, Berthier E, Bhambri R, Bliss A, BrownI, Burgess E, Burgess D, Cawkwell F, Chinn T, Copland L, Davies B, de Angelis H, DolgovaE, Filbert K, Forester R, Fountain A, Frey H, Giffen B, Glasser N, Gurney S, Hagg W, Hall D, Haritashya U K, Hartmann G, Helm C, Herreid S, Howat I, Kapustin G, Khromova T, KienholzC, Koenig M, Kohler J, Kriegel D, Kutuzov S, Lavrentiev I, LeBris R, Lund J, Manley W, Mayer C, Miles E, Li X, Menounos B, Mercer A, Moelg N, Mool P, Nosenko G, Negrete A, NuthC, Pettersson R, Racoviteanu A, Ranzi R, Rastner P, Rau F, Rich J, Rott H, Schneider C, SeliverstovY, Sharp M, Sigurðsson O, Stokes C, Wheate R, Winsvold S, Wolken G, Wyatt F and ZheltyhinaN:Randolph Glacier Inventory – A Dataset of Global Glacier Outlines: Version 3.2. Global LandIceMeasurements from Space, Boulder Colorado, USA. Digital Media.
    • Sethi M, Khurana ML, Bhambri R, Bundela DS, Gupta SK, Ram S, Chaudhari SK and Sharma DK(2012):Appraisal Of Salt Affected Waterlogged Soils In Rohtak, Bhiwani, Jind And Jhajjar DistrictsOfHaryana Using Remote Sensing and GIS. Technical Bulletin : CSSRI/Karnal/Bulletin/2012/02Central Soil Salinity Research Institute; Karnal (Haryana).

  • Research Expeditions In Glaciology

    Dokriani Glacier (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2024), Chorabari Glacier (2005; 2009, 2011), Gangotri Glacier (2007, 2015, 2017, 2019), Garhwal Himalaya; Hamtah Glacier (2012), Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh; Siachen and many other glaciers in eastern Karakoram (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)

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