{"id":9948,"date":"2022-02-01T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakhankar.com\/publications\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:54:42","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dr. Lakhankar is an active member of multiple international professional organizations and have also been selected as chair and co-chair in International Conferences. He is actively involved in reviewing proposals (NSF, NASA, NSERC, etc.) and served as Guest Editor for international journals and reviewed manuscripts several journals including: (1) African Journal of Agricultural Research, (2) African Journal of Business Management, (3) Computers and Geosciences, (4) IEEE Transaction on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, (5) International Journal of Digital Earth, (6) International Journal of Remote Sensing, (7) International Journal of Water, (8) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), (9) Journal of Applied Geography, (10) Journal of Geophysical Research \u2013 Atmospheric, (11) Journal of the American Water Resources Association, (12) Journal of Flood Engineering, (13) Journal of Mountain Science, (14) Remote Sensing (MDPI), (15) Scientia Agricola, (16) Scientific Research and Essays, (17) Vadose Zone, (18) World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development journal (WRSTSD), and (19) Water Resources Research (AGU).\u00a0<\/span>This page highlights the research publications of Dr. Tarendra Lakhankar in climate science, hydrology, GIS, and remote sensing.<\/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

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Peer-Reviewed Papers<\/strong>: \u00a0<\/strong> \"\"<\/a><\/h2>
  1. Trossi-Torres G, Mu\u00f1oz-Barreto J., Feliciano-Cruz L., and Lakhankar <\/b>T. (2026).\u00a0Assessing National Water Model Soil Moisture Performance in Puerto Rico Using In Situ and Satellite Observations<\/a>, Water 2026, 18(5), 590; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/w18050590.<\/li>
  2. Colliander A, Cosh MH, Bourgeau-Chavez L, Kelly V, Kraatz S, Siqueira P, Walker VA, Chen X, Roy A, Lakhankar T<\/b>, K. McDonald (2025)\u00a0SMAP Validation Experiment 2019-2022 (SMAPVEX19-22): Field Campaign to Improve Soil Moisture and Vegetation Optical Depth Retrievals in Temperate Forests<\/a>. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.<\/li>
  3. Trossi-Torres, G., Mu\u00f1oz-Barreto, J., Feliciano-Cruz, L.I. and T. Lakhankar, (2025).\u00a0Impacts of Precipitation Trends on Reservoirs and Rivers in Puerto Rico from 1990 to 2022<\/a>. Sustainability, 17(17), p.7801.<\/li>
  4. Malikah, S., Avila, S., Garcia, G., & T. Lakhankar <\/b>(2024). Historical Climate Trends and Extreme Weather Events in the Tri-State Area: A Detailed Analysis of Urban and Suburban Differences<\/a>. Climate, 12(3), 32.<\/li>
  5. Trossi-Torres, G., Mu\u00f1oz-Barreto, J., Morales-V\u00e9lez, A. C., Rodriguez-Fern\u00e1ndez, E., Mart\u00ednez-S\u00e1nchez, O., & T. Lakhankar<\/b> (2024). Assessing streamflow forecast accuracy for flash flood events in Puerto Rico<\/a>. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 52, 101697.<\/li>
  6. Agonafir, C., Lakhankar<\/b>, T., Khanbilvardi, R., Krakauer, N., Radell, D., & N. Devineni (2023).\u00a0A review of recent advances in urban flood research<\/a>. Water Security, 19, 100141.<\/li>
  7. Agonafir C., Lakhankar <\/b>T., Khanbilvardi R., Krakauer N., Radell D., N. Devineni (2022) A machine learning approach to evaluate the spatial variability of New York City’s 311 street flooding complaints<\/a>, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Volume 97, 101854, ISSN 0198-9715.<\/li>
  8. Abdelkader, M., Temimi, M., Colliander, A., Cosh, M.H., Kelly, V.R., Lakhankar, T.<\/b> and A. Fares (2022). Assessing the Spatiotemporal Variability of SMAP Soil Moisture Accuracy in a Deciduous Forest Region<\/a>.\u00a0Remote Sensing<\/i>,\u00a014<\/i>(14), p.3329.<\/li>
  9. Agonafir C., Lakhankar<\/strong> T., Khanbilvardi T., Krakauer N., and D. Radell (2022) A review of recent advances in urban flood modeling and mitigation techniques, accepted in Water Security.<\/em><\/li>
  10. Sthapit, E., Lakhankar<\/b>, T., Hughes, M., Khanbilvardi, R., Cifelli, R., Mahoney, K., Currier, W.R., Viterbo, F. and A. Rafieeinasab (2022). Evaluation of Snow and Streamflows Using Noah-MP and WRF-Hydro Models in Aroostook River Basin, Maine<\/a>. Water<\/i>, 14(14), p.2145.<\/li>
  11. Agonafir, C., Pabon, A. R., Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>, Khanbilvardi, R., & N. Devineni (2022). Understanding New York City street flooding through 311 complaints<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of Hydrology<\/em>,\u00a0605<\/em>, 127300.<\/li>
  12. Holtzman NM, Anderegg LD, Kraatz S, Mavrovic A, Sonnentag O, Pappas C, Cosh MH, Langlois A, Lakhankar T<\/strong>, Tesser D, N. Steiner (2021). L-band vegetation optical depth as an indicator of plant water potential in a temperate deciduous forest stand<\/a>. Biogeosciences. 18(2):739-53.<\/li>
  13. Fang, L., Zhan, X., Yin, J., Liu, J., Schull, M., Walker, J.P., Wen, J., Cosh, M.H., Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>, Collins, C.H. and D.D. Bosch (2020). An Intercomparison Study of Algorithms for Downscaling SMAP Radiometer Soil Moisture Retrievals<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of Hydrometeorology<\/em>,\u00a021<\/em>(8), pp.1761-1775.<\/li>
  14. Chiu, J., Paredes-Mesa, S., Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>, Romanov, P., Krakauer, N., Khanbilvardi, R., & R. Ferraro (2020). Intercomparison and Validation of MIRS, MSPPS, and IMS Snow Cover Products<\/a>\u00a0Advances in Meteorology<\/em>,\u00a02020<\/em>.<\/li>
  15. Krakauer, N. Y., Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>, and G. H. Dars (2019). Precipitation Trends over the Indus Basin<\/a>.\u00a0Climate<\/em>,\u00a07<\/em>(10), 116. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/cli7100116<\/a><\/li>
  16. Krakauer, N. Y., Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>, and D. Hudson (2019). Trends in Drought over the Northeast United States<\/a>.\u00a0Water<\/em>,\u00a011<\/em>(9), 1834. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/w11091834<\/a><\/li>
  17. Bhattacharjee A., Anad\u00f3n JD, Lohman D., Doleck T., Lakhankar<\/strong> T., Shresta B., Thapa P., Devkota D., Tiwari S., Jha A., Siwakoti M., Devkota NR, Jha PK, and N. Krakauer (2017) The impact of climate change on biodiversity in Nepal: current knowledge, gaps and opportunities<\/a>, Climate<\/em>, 5<\/em>(4), 80; doi:10.3390\/cli5040080<\/a>.<\/li>
  18. Mandal R.A., Jha P.K., Krakauer N., Jha A., and T. Lakhankar <\/strong>(2017) Assessing Cost Effective Management Options of Eichhornia crassipes in Ecotourism Ramsar Sites, Nepal<\/a>, International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology in Extension and Education Systems (IJASRT in EESs), Volume 7-2, Page 79-83.<\/li>
  19. Olivieri J.N., Mu\u00f1oz-Barreto J., Tirado-Corbal\u00e1 R., Lakhankar T.<\/strong>, and A Fisher (2017) Comparison and downscale of AMSR2 soil moisture products with in-situ measurements from the SCAN-NRCS network over Puerto Rico<\/a>, Hydrology<\/em>, 4<\/em>(4), 46; doi:10.3390\/hydrology4040046.<\/li>
  20. Nilawar A, Calderlla C., Lakhankar<\/strong> T., Waikar M., and J. Mu\u00f1oz, (2017), Satellite Soil Moisture Validation using Hydrological SWAT Model: A Case Study of Puerto Rico, USA<\/a>, Hydrology<\/em>, 4<\/em>(4), 45; doi: 10.3390\/hydrology4040045.<\/li>
  21. Krakauer, N.Y.; Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; J.D. Anadon (2017) Mapping and Attributing Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Trends for Nepal<\/a>. Remote Sensing<\/em>. Vol: 9(10): Pages 986, doi:10.3390\/rs9100986.<\/li>
  22. Seo D., Lakhankar T.<\/strong>, Cosgrove B., Khanbilvardi R. and X. Zhan (2017) Applying SMOS Soil Moisture data into the National Weather Service (NWS)\u2019s Research Distributed Hydrologic Model (HL-RDHM) for flash flood guidance application<\/a>, In Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment<\/em>, Volume 8, 2017, Pages 182-192, ISSN 2352-9385.<\/li>
  23. P\u00e9rez-D\u00edaz C.L., Lakhankar T.<\/b>, Romanov R., Mu\u00f1oz J., Khanbilvardi J. & Yunyue Yu (2017) Evaluation of MODIS land surface temperature with in situ snow surface temperature from CREST-SAFE<\/a>, International Journal of Remote Sensing<\/em>, Vol. 38 , Iss. 16,2017.<\/li>
  24. P\u00e9rez D\u00edaz, C.L.; Mu\u00f1oz, J.; Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; Khanbilvardi, R.; P. Romanov (2017). Proof of Concept: Development of Snow Liquid Water Content Profiler Using CS650 Reflectometers at Caribou, ME, USA<\/a>.\u00a0Sensors<\/em>\u00a02017<\/strong>,\u00a017<\/em>, 647.<\/li>
  25. Mandal RA, NY Krakauer, A Jha, T Lakhankar<\/strong>, MP Sharma, PK Jha (2016), Effect of seasonal variables on cow milk production of smallholders at Voltar, Gorusinghe and Jholpe villages in Nepal,\u00a0Wayamba Journal of Animal Science<\/em><\/a>, 8: 1467645923<\/li>
  26. Jha, A.K.; Malla, R.; Sharma, M.; Panthi, J.; Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; Krakauer, N.Y.; Pradhanang, S.M.; Dahal, P.; M.L. Shrestha (2016) Impact of Irrigation Method on Water Use Efficiency and Productivity of Fodder Crops in Nepal<\/a>.\u00a0Climate<\/em>\u00a02016,\u00a04<\/em>, 4.<\/li>
  27. Dahal, P., Shrestha, N., Shrestha, M., Krakauer, N., Panthi, J., Pradhanang, S., Jha A. and T. Lakhankar<\/strong>, (2016). Drought risk assessment in central Nepal: temporal and spatial analysis<\/a>. Natural Hazards<\/em>, 1\u201320. doi:10.1007\/s11069-015-2055-5<\/li>
  28. P\u00e9rez D\u00edaz, C.L.; Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; Romanov, P.; Khanbilvardi, R.; Y. Yu (2015) Evaluation of VIIRS Land Surface Temperature Using CREST-SAFE Air, Snow Surface, and Soil Temperature Data<\/a>.\u00a0Geosciences,<\/em>\u00a02015,\u00a05<\/em>, 334-360.<\/li>
  29. Corona, J.A.I.; Mu\u00f1oz, J.; Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; Romanov, P.; R. Khanbilvardi (2015) Evaluation of the Snow Thermal Model (SNTHERM) through Continuous\u00a0in situ<\/em>\u00a0Observations of Snow\u2019s Physical Properties at the CREST-SAFE Field Experiment<\/a>.\u00a0Geosciences<\/em>,\u00a05<\/em>, 310-333.<\/li>
  30. Krakauer, N.Y.; Pradhanang, S.M.; Panthi, J.; Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; , A.K. Jha (2015), Probabilistic Precipitation Estimation with a Satellite Product<\/a>.\u00a0Climate<\/em>,\u00a03<\/em>, pages 329-348.<\/li>
  31. Pradhanang, U.B.; Pradhanang, S.M.; Sthapit, A.; Krakauer, N.Y.; Jha, A.; T. Lakhankar <\/strong>(2015) National Livestock Policy of Nepal: Needs and Opportunities<\/a>. Agriculture<\/em> 5<\/em>, 103-131.<\/li>
  32. Panthi, J.; Dahal, P.; Shrestha, M.L.; Aryal, S.; Krakauer, N.Y.; Pradhanang, S.M.; Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; Jha, A.K.; Sharma, M.; R. Karki (2015) Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rainfall in the Gandaki River Basin of Nepal Himalaya<\/a>.\u00a0Climate<\/em>,\u00a03<\/em>, 210-226.<\/li>
  33. Corona, J.A.I.;\u00a0Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>; Pradhanang, S.; R. Khanbilvardi (2014).\u00a0Remote Sensing and Ground-Based Weather Forcing Data Analysis for Streamflow Simulation<\/a>\u00a0Hydrology<\/em>,\u00a0\u00a01<\/em>, 89-111.<\/li>
  34. M Temimi,\u00a0T Lakhankar<\/strong>, X Zhan, MH Cosh, NY Krakauer, A Fares, V Kelly, R Khanbilvardi, L Kumassi (2014),\u00a0Soil Moisture Retrieval Using Ground-Based L-Band Passive Microwave Observations in Northeastern USA<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Vadose Zone Research<\/em>, 13(3). doi:\u00a010.2136\/vzj2013.06.0101<\/a><\/li>
  35. Krakauer N.Y. , S. M. Pradhanang,\u00a0T. Lakhankar<\/strong>, and A. Jha, (2013)\u00a0Evaluating Satellite Products for Precipitation Estimation in Mountain Regions: A Case Study for Nepal<\/a>,\u00a0Remote Sensing<\/em>\u00a0vol. 5(8), pages 4107-4123.<\/li>
  36. Munoz J., J.A.I. Corona,\u00a0T. Lakhankar<\/strong>, R. Khanbilvardi, P. Romanov, N. Krakauer, A. Powell (2013)\u00a0Synergistic Use of Remote Sensing for Snow Cover and Snow Water Equivalent Estimation<\/a>\u00a0British Journal of Environment and Climate Change<\/em>., 3(4): 612-627. DOI : 10.9734\/BJECC\/2013\/7699.<\/li>
  37. Seo D.,\u00a0T. Lakhankar<\/strong>, J. Mejia, B. Cosgrove, and R. Khanbilvardi (2013)\u00a0Evaluation of Operational National Weather Service Gridded Flash Flood Guidance over the Arkansas Red River Basin<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>The Journal of the American Water Resources Association<\/em>, 1-12. DOI: 10.1111\/jawr.12087.<\/li>
  38. Lakhankar, T.<\/strong>, Mu\u00f1oz, J., Romanov, P., Powell, A. M., Krakauer, N. Y., Rossow, W. B., and R. M. Khanbilvardi (2013)\u00a0CREST-Snow Field Experiment: analysis of snowpack properties using multi-frequency microwave remote sensing data<\/a>,\u00a0Hydrology Earth System Science<\/em>, 17, 783-793, doi:10.5194\/hess-17-783-2013.<\/li>
  39. Chen C.,T.\u00a0Lakhankar<\/strong>, P. Romanov, S. Helfrich, A. Powell, R. Khanbilvardi (2012)\u00a0Validation of NOAA-Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) by Comparison with Ground-Based Measurements over Continental United States<\/a>.\u00a0Remote Sensing<\/em>\u00a0Vol. 4(5), pages 1134-1145.<\/li>
  40. Lakhankar<\/strong>\u00a0T., A.E. Azar, N. Shahroudi, A. Powell, and R. Khanbilvardi (2012),\u00a0Analysis of the Effects of Snowpack Properties on Satellite Microwave Brightness Temperature and Emissivity Data<\/a>,\u00a0Journal of Geophysics & Remote Sensing<\/em>, !:101, doi: 10.4172\/jgrs.1000101<\/li>
  41. Ghedira H., J-C. Arevalo, T.\u00a0Lakhankar<\/strong>, R. Khanbilvardi and R. Blake (2011),\u00a0Snow Cover Mapping Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data<\/a>,\u00a0International Journal of Remote Sensing Applications<\/em>, Vol.1(6), pages 37-42.<\/li>
  42. Temimi M., T. Lacava,\u00a0T. Lakhankar<\/strong>, V. Tramutoli, H. Ghedira, R. Ata, and R Khanbilvardi (2011),\u00a0A multi-temporal analysis of AMSR-E data for flood and discharge monitoring during the 2008 flood in Iowa<\/a>.\u00a0Hydrological Processes<\/em>, DOI:\u00a010.1002\/hyp.8020.<\/li>
  43. Seo D., T. Lakhankar<\/strong><\/strong>, R. Khanbilvardi (2010)\u00a0Sensitivity Analysis of\u00a0b<\/em>-factor in Microwave Emission Model for Soil Moisture Retrieval: A Case Study for SMAP Mission<\/a>\u00a0Remote Sensing<\/em>, Vol. 2(5), pages 1273-1286.<\/li>
  44. Lakhankar T.<\/strong>, A.S. Jones, C.L. Combs, M. Sengupta, T.H. Vonder Haar, and R. Khanbilvardi (2010) “Analysis of Large Scale Spatial Variability of Soil Moisture Using a Geostatistical Method<\/a>.\u00a0Sensors<\/em>, Vol. 10(1), pages 913-932.<\/li>
  45. Lakhnakar T.<\/strong>, N.Y. Krakauer, R Khanbilvardi (2009),\u00a0Applications of microwave remote sensing of soil moisture for agricultural applications<\/a>,\u00a0International Journal of Terraspace Science and Engineering<\/em>, Vol. 2(1), pages 81-91.<\/li>
  46. Lakhankar T.<\/strong>, H. Ghedira, M. Temimi, M. Sengupta, R. Khanbilvardi, R. Blake (2009)\u00a0Non-parametric Methods for Soil Moisture Retrieval from Satellite Remote Sensing Data.\u00a0<\/a>Remote Sensing<\/em>. Vol. 1(1), pages 3-21.<\/li>
  47. Lakhankar T.<\/strong>, H. Ghedira, M. Temimi, A.E. Azar, R. Khanbilvardi (2009)\u00a0Effect of Land Cover Heterogeneity on Soil Moisture Retrieval Using Active Microwave Remote Sensing Data.<\/a>\u00a0Remote Sensing<\/em>. Vol.1(2) pages 80-91.<\/li><\/ol>

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