{"id":9,"date":"2022-02-01T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakhankar.com\/research\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T22:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:08:05","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35ac572f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35ac572f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-256b532a\" data-id=\"256b532a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e0b7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62e0b7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar&#8217;s research interests are interdisciplinary in nature, but broadly fall into the common theme of exploring the use of remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS) to solve problems in environmental engineering, water resources management, and other civil engineering areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e38f4bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e38f4bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b0834f3\" data-id=\"5b0834f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19887a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19887a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New York Urban Hydro-Meteorological Testbed (NY-uHMT)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea1584f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea1584f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb884d2\" data-id=\"cb884d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a59ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89a59ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leading the effort to develop Urban Hydro-Meteorological Testbed in New York City, through setting up several weather monitoring stations across the City. The Objective of this testbed will be:<\/p><ul><li>To develop integrated high-resolution mapping of ground and atmospheric conditions, focusing on the lower atmosphere, to detect and forecast severe wind, tornado, hail, ice, and flash flood hazards,<br \/>To improve the accuracy and lead time of measuring and accessing the precipitation and providing Warn-on-flash flood forecasts and warnings in the New York City region,<\/li><li>To create impacts-based, urban-scale flash flood and hazard warnings and forecasts for a range of public and private decision-makers that result in measureable benefit for public safety and the economy,<\/li><li>To develop collaborative models for federal\/municipal\/private partnerships for education outreach to NYC schools with on-going interdisciplinary weather system research at NOAA-CREST Center.<br \/><strong><br \/>Current Students: <\/strong>Candace Agonafir (PhD), Jake Longenecker (MS)<strong>, <\/strong>Dimitri Ambroise (MS)<strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/leslie-vasquez-3002531b2\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">Leslie Vasquez\u00a0<\/a>(BS)<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Puja Roy (BS)<strong><br \/>Graduated Student<\/strong>: Adedoja Adeyeye (MS), Adrian Pena (MS), Erin Wengerter (BS), Kenneth Arguedas (BS), Kiara Roman (BS)<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaacrest.org\/\/uHMT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CREST NY-uHMT Website<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a0cdab\" data-id=\"7a0cdab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e9fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"36e9fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1NrQWOd2onzjdTXM2Yl9SwQVukYM&ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7952bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7952bee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16c7bc2\" data-id=\"16c7bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48b139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a48b139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assessment and Application of National Water Model using Remote Sensing Data Products<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d0f7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d0f7df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b92a76a\" data-id=\"b92a76a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03c002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e03c002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An integration of satellite observations into hydrological models is crucial for the future development of the National Weather Service (NWS) operational streamflow and flood forecast system. The National Water Model (NWM) is a hydrologic model that simulates current and forecast streamflow over the entire continental United States (CONUS). This task aims at improved understanding of physical processes represented in NWM and future model development. Under thus task, we will investigate the use of the Weather and Research Forecasting Hydrological modeling system (WRF-Hydro), which is the core of the NWM operated by the NOAA\u2019s National Water Center (NWC), in simulating streamflow and major flood events caused by heavy rainfall and snowmelt. Moreover, we will integrate observations into models for a future\/proposed NWS operational forecast system for Puerto Rico to improve flash flood guidance for Puerto Rico. This research would include assessing the efficacy and impacts of atmospheric forcings used to drive the NWM for both wet and dry extreme conditions and in monitoring and prediction to inform drought and flood risk management.<\/p><p><strong>Current Student<\/strong>: Engela Staphit (PhD)<br \/><strong>Graduated Student<\/strong>: Anthony Bravo (BS)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ee89f\" data-id=\"a6ee89f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2df5e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2df5e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/lakhankar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nwm.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"nwm\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc2MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NyZWF0aXZlY29yZS5jby5pblwvbGFraGFua2FyMjAyNlwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDJcL253bS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nwm-300x137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5762\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nwm-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nwm.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37269d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37269d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e5761a\" data-id=\"1e5761a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c82568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c82568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snow Moeling and Satellite Remote Sensing Data<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-531f224 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"531f224\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd68990\" data-id=\"bd68990\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8095c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d8095c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CREST-Snow Analysis and Field Experiment (CREST-SAFE) is being carried out using dual polarized microwave (37 and 89 GHz) radiometers along with detailed synchronous observations of snowpack properties with an objective to characterize the behavior of snow-emitted mssssicrowave radiation throughout the winter season. The effect of snowpack temperature (related to dry and wet snow conditions) on the microwave brightness temperature will be examined and interpreted. I am principal investigator of this multi-institutional\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/crest.ccny.cuny.edu\/snow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CREST-SAFE Experiment Website<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><b>Basic Snow Research<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net\/17\/783\/2013\/hess-17-783-2013.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Paper<\/a>)<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net\/17\/783\/2013\/hess-17-783-2013.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Experiments using Microwave Radiometers (37 and 89 GHz) &#8211; Preliminary Analysis<\/a><br \/>&#8211; Algorithm Development for Snow Water Equivalent using Microwave Remote Sensing Data<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/crest.ccny.cuny.edu\/snow\/pubs\/Munoz_2013_BJECC_7699.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8211; Synergistic Use of Remote Sensing for Snow Cover and Snow Water Equivalent Estimation<\/a><\/li><li><b>Applied Snow Research<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2306-5338\/1\/1\/89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8211; Remote Sensing and Ground-Based Weather Forcing Data Analysis for Streamflow Simulation<br \/>&#8211; Remote Sensing based Snow estimates for Hydrological Models Applications<\/a><\/li><li><b>Calibration and Validation of snow products<\/b><br \/>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/ims_snow_validation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Validation of NOAA Interactive Snow Maps with National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Data<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Graduated Students: Jessica Chiu (BS),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christinechen0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine Chen<\/a>\u00a0(MS),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hiram-a-sanchez-robledo-2b8762113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiram Sanchez\u00a0<\/a>(MS),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/jos%C3%A9-alberto-infante-corona\/46\/529\/9b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jose Infante Corona<\/a>\u00a0(PhD), Carlos Perez (PhD) and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hiram-a-sanchez-robledo-2b8762113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/jonathan-munoz-barreto\/4b\/189\/668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Munoz\u00a0<\/a>(PhD)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-deb7c0d\" data-id=\"deb7c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9765648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9765648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/lakhankar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/snow1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"snow1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NyZWF0aXZlY29yZS5jby5pblwvbGFraGFua2FyMjAyNlwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDJcL3Nub3cxLnBuZyJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1429\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/snow1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/snow1.png 1429w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/snow1-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/snow1-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/snow1-768x391.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1429px) 100vw, 1429px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca62d74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca62d74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-857ffa0\" data-id=\"857ffa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd95a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bd95a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assimilation of Remote Sensing Satellite Data in NOAA's Flash Flood Forecasting System<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43b8835 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43b8835\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89c6954\" data-id=\"89c6954\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ed2c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ed2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>with Student:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/dugwon-seo\/4\/928\/487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Dugwon Seo<\/a>\u00a0(PhD graduated), and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juan-mejia-56b67363\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Juan Mejia<\/a>\u00a0(MS)<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jawr.12087\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evaluation of Operational National Weather Service Gridded Flash Flood Guidance<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/satellite_based_flood_guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8211; Use of microwave soil moisture product to improve FFG System<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/Poster_Juan_EPP_Forum_Florida.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>&#8211; Validation of Gridded Flash Flood Guidance System by Statistical Analysis<\/a><\/p><p>This study proposed the value of remote sensing data in constraining the state of the system for main-steam and flash flood forecasting. The results from successfully developed technique implied potential improvement of flash flood forecast with SMOS and SMAP satellite sensors assimilation in hydrological modeling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1bee76\" data-id=\"b1bee76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fb321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09fb321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/lakhankar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash-Flood.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Flash Flood\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjYzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NyZWF0aXZlY29yZS5jby5pblwvbGFraGFua2FyMjAyNlwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDJcL0ZsYXNoLUZsb29kLnBuZyJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash-Flood.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash-Flood.png 1400w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash-Flood-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash-Flood-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash-Flood-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-089eae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"089eae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7fde7\" data-id=\"bf7fde7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea9f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aea9f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development of Climate Adaptation Strategy for Agro-livestock Systems in Nepal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f680c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f680c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d25247\" data-id=\"8d25247\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df2b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df2b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/Tarendra_Nepal_USAID_Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adaptation for climate change by livestock smallholders in Gandaki river basin inNepal<\/a>\u201d,\u00a0USAID Funded<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2225-1154\/3\/1\/210\/htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rainfall in the Gandaki River Basin of Nepal Himalaya<\/a>\u00a0(publication)<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2225-1154\/3\/2\/329\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Development of Probabilistic Precipitation Estimation using Satellite Product<\/a><br \/>&#8211; Recomendations on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2077-0472\/5\/1\/103\/htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Livestock Policy of Nepal: Needs and Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li>Field activities (<a href=\"http:\/\/lcccrsp.org\/2012\/11\/collaborating-stakeholders-meet-to-plan-research-project-in-nepal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workshop, stakeholders Meeting<\/a>)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/lakhankar.com\/pubs\/Nepal_USAID_Tarendra.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Presentation to USAID<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-054d9fa\" data-id=\"054d9fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93635df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93635df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/climadaptation.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"climadaptation\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAzMDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9jcmVhdGl2ZWNvcmUuY28uaW5cL2xha2hhbmthcjIwMjZcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC9jbGltYWRhcHRhdGlvbi5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/climadaptation-300x213.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10309\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/climadaptation-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/climadaptation-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/climadaptation-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/climadaptation.png 1304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c9109e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c9109e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b04777a\" data-id=\"b04777a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b9c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b9c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db93f16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db93f16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dea839b\" data-id=\"dea839b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acde2b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acde2b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Soil Moisture Field Experiment (CREST-SMART)\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Student: Laetitia Kumassi (MS graduated), Jonathan Nunez (MS Graduated).<br \/>Field experiment is being performed in a grassland at the NOAA-CREST\u2013Soil Moisture Advanced Radiometric Testbed (CREST-SMART) facility, which includes a mobile L-band dual-polarized radiometer with an in situ soil temperature and soil moisture observation network, located near Millbrook, NY. The research investigates changes in the performance of microwave soil moisture retrieval with diurnal soil temperature variations. Dr Lakhankar and CCNY Team participated in NASA field Campaign in carried out in Research facility in Millbrook NY and Harvard Forest, MA.<\/p><p><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #f9f9f9; letter-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noaacrest.org\/smart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CREST-SMART Website<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Other Documentation links:<a href=\"https:\/\/cce.nasa.gov\/files\/te2019_ab_presentations\/TE2019_Poster_Holtzman_23_56.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 1<\/a>,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fdb7e5\" data-id=\"5fdb7e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b8c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08b8c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nasafieldcampaign-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"nasafieldcampaign-1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAzMDgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9jcmVhdGl2ZWNvcmUuY28uaW5cL2xha2hhbmthcjIwMjZcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC9uYXNhZmllbGRjYW1wYWlnbi0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nasafieldcampaign-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10308\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nasafieldcampaign-1.jpg 666w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nasafieldcampaign-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38af76b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38af76b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b89825f\" data-id=\"b89825f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b3d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4b3d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Research<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-391774a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"391774a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22427d9\" data-id=\"22427d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3326765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3326765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My doctoral research was focused on the application of Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic for retrieval of Soil Moisture using time series of microwave remote sensing data (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.gc.ca\/asc\/eng\/satellites\/radarsat1\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RADARSAT-1<\/a>). \u00a0This study deals with the application of back-propagation neural network and fuzzy logic in estimating the surface soil moisture using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and other impacted variables. In addition A multiple linear regression model has also been developed to establish the relationship SAR data and hydrological variables. The potential of SAR images in spatial soil moisture estimation depends on the ability of these algorithms to define the complex relationship that exists between the backscattered energy and the moisture content of the soil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3300ce4\" data-id=\"3300ce4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f8849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0f8849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ann.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ann\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAzMDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9jcmVhdGl2ZWNvcmUuY28uaW5cL2xha2hhbmthcjIwMjZcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC9hbm4uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ann.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ann.jpg 889w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ann-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ann-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b589720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b589720\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-685c083\" data-id=\"685c083\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb95082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb95082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Projects<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45f7a1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45f7a1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9890062\" data-id=\"9890062\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec6a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dec6a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Microwave Remote Sensing for Vegetation Monitoring\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Student: Doralee Pellot (MS. Graduated in May 2012)<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/Vegetation_phenology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evaluation of QuikSCAT Data for Regional Monitoring of<br \/>Vegetation Phenology<\/a><br \/>The objective of this study is to evaluate vegetation phenology data based on VIS\/IR monitoring and correlate with corresponding data based on microwave radar remote sensing. The relationship between QuikSCAT backscatter, NDVI and LAI will be analyzed across a wide range of global vegetation types and geographical locations. The NDVI and LAI product from MODIS will be used in this study to understand the effect of seasonality.<\/li><li><strong>Data Assimilation Research\u00a0<br \/>\u2013<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/4DVAR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a04D Variational Data Assimilation Technique for Soil Moisture Estimation<\/a>.<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/Poster_NPOESS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPOESS Soil Moisture Data Assimilation Research using WindSAT Data.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Optical-Microwave (active) synergism for Agricultural and Hydrological application\u00a0<br \/><\/strong>\u2013 A variational assimilation method for soil moisture using active microwave data.<br \/>\u2013 Developing soil moisture retrieval model and active microwave SAR data.<br \/>\u2013 Develop adjoints for soil moisture retrieval model and parameterization.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/IGARSS_08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGARSS\u201908 Abstract<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Geostatistical techniques for large scale soil moisture variability<br \/><\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1424-8220\/10\/1\/913\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Generate variogram and kriging maps from in-situ soil moisture data<\/a>\u00a0(Sensors link).<br \/>\u2013 Compare variogram parameters of in-situ &amp;&amp; remote sensing moisture data.<strong>\u00a0(<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/88Annual\/techprogram\/paper_129976.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMS 2008 conference Link<\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe7dc6b\" data-id=\"fe7dc6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f418215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f418215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Soil moisture retrieval using and remote sensing technique<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tarendra.lakhankar.com\/posters\/phd.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0(Poster)<\/a><\/li><li>\u2013 Soil moisture retrieval using Neural Networks &amp; Fuzzy Logic method. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2072-4292\/1\/1\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journal paper Link<\/a>)<br \/>\u2013 Effect of land cover variability on soil moisture retrieval. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2072-4292\/1\/2\/80\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journal paper link<\/a>)<br \/>\u2013 Active and passive Microwave remote sensiing for soil moisture.<\/li><li><strong>Application of Geostationary and Polar Orbiting satellite for Assessment of Forest Fire<br \/><\/strong>\u2013 Study of NDVI retrieval from MSG SEVIRI data.<br \/>\u2013 Time series analysis of NDVI for assessment of forest fire risk<br \/>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakhankar.com\/pubs\/Poster_Globe_Vegetation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global NDVI assessment using 2 decades of NOAA-AVHRR satellite data<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Neural Networks algorithm for Snow Cover Identification<br \/><\/strong>\u2013 Spatial estimation of snow cover using passive microwave (SSM\/I) data.<br \/>\u2013 Neural Network and filtering algorithm foor mapping snow cover.<\/li><li><strong>Planned, customized and directed GIS projects.<br \/><\/strong>\u2013 Directed image processing, and raster-to-vector conversion. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u2013 Enhanced the quality control framework immprove product quality.<br \/>\u2013 Digital database generation using Ortho-PPhotograph and IKONOS images.<\/li><li><strong>Environmental Impact Assessment<br \/><\/strong>\u2013 EIA for an industrial area using Remote Sensing and GIS.<br \/>\u2013 Prepared technical reports and spreadsheeets for evaluation of projects.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar&#8217;s research interests are interdisciplinary in nature, but broadly fall into the common theme of exploring the use of remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS) to solve problems in environmental engineering, water resources management, and other civil engineering areas. New York Urban Hydro-Meteorological Testbed (NY-uHMT) Leading the effort to develop Urban Hydro-Meteorological [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10315,"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/10315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}