RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1. P. G. Vinod, A. R. R. Menon, R. S. Ajin, and R. V. Chinnu (2014). RS & GIS based spatial mapping of flash floods in Karamana and Vamanapuram River Basin, Kerala, India. In: N. B. Narasimha Prasad, P. S. Harikumar, E. J. Joseph, Girish Gopinath, T. R. Resmi, U. Surendran, and G. K. Ambili (Eds.), Integrated Water Resources Management, Volume – II [Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM – 2014), Organized by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode, Kerala, India; during 19-21 February, 2014], pp. 1236-1243. Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., INDIA. [ISBN: 97881-8424-906-4]

1. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2019). Flood hazard zone mapping in the tropical Achankovil River Basin in Kerala: A study using remote sensing data and geographic information system. Journal of Wetlands Biodiversity, 9, pp. 45-58. [ISSN: 2247-0506, ISSN-L: 2247-0506]

2. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, A. R. R. Menon, and Mathew K. Jacob (2018). Forest fire risk assessment using geospatial techniques: A study in Mannarkkad forest division of Palakkad district, Kerala, India. ECOTERRA - Journal of Environmental Research and Protection, 15(1), pp. 1-9. [ISSN: 1584-7071, E-ISSN: 2248-3128]

3. H. S. Veena, R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, Rabina Sipai, P. Adarsh, Arya Viswam, P. G. Vinod, Mathew K. Jacob, and M. Jayaprakash (2017). Wildfire risk zonation in a tropical forest division in Kerala, India: A study using geospatial techniques. International Journal of Conservation Science, 8(3), pp. 475-484. [ISSN: 2067-533X, E-ISSN: 2067-8223]

4. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2017). Mapping of forest fire risk zones in Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Thrissur, Kerala, India: A study using geospatial techniques. Journal of Wetlands Biodiversity, 7, pp. 7-16. [ISSN: 2247-0506, ISSN-L: 2247-0506]

5. Ana-Maria Loghin, Ion Giurma, Valeria-Ersilia Oniga, and R. S. Ajin (2017). Digital surface models derivation from airborne laser scanning data. RevCAD - Journal of Geodesy and Cadastre, 22, pp. 141-150. [ISSN: 1583-2279]

6. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2017). The risk analysis of potential forest fires in a Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats (Southwest Indian Peninsula) using geospatial techniques. International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management, 5(1), pp. 18-23. DOI: 10.4103/ijhsdm.ijhsdm_26_16 [E-ISSN: 2347-9019]

7. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2016). Forest fire risk zone mapping using RS and GIS techniques: A study in Achankovil forest division, Kerala, India. Journal of Earth, Environment and Health Sciences, 2(3), pp. 109-115. DOI: 10.4103/2423-7752.199288 [E-ISSN: 2423-7752]

8. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, Mathew K. Jacob, and R. R. Krishnamurthy (2016). Landslide susceptible zone mapping using ARS and GIS techniques in selected taluks of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. International Journal of Applied Remote Sensing and GIS, 3(1), pp. 16-25. [ISSN: 2394-8698, E-ISSN: 2395-4388]

9. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2016). Forest fire risk zone mapping in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India: A study using geospatial tools. Journal of Global Resources, 3, pp. 16-26. [ISSN: 2395-3160, E-ISSN: 2455-2445]

10. P. G. Vinod, R. S. Ajin, and Mathew K. Jacob (2016). RS and GIS based spatial mapping of forest fire risk zones in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, North Kerala, India. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 9(2), pp. 498-502. [ISSN: 0974-5904]

11. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, Mathew K. Jacob, P. G. Vinod, and R. R. Krishnamurthy (2016). The risk assessment of potential forest fire in Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary using RS and GIS techniques. International Journal of Advanced Earth Science and Engineering, 5(1), pp. 308-318. [E-ISSN: 2320-3609]

12. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, Alina Karki, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2016). Delineation of forest fire risk zones in Thenmala forest division, Kollam, Kerala, India: A study using geospatial tools. Journal of Wetlands Biodiversity, 6, pp. 139-148. [ISSN: 2247-0506, ISSN-L: 2247-0506]

13. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Loghin, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2016). RS and GIS based forest fire risk zone mapping in the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India. Journal of Wetlands Biodiversity, 6, pp. 175-184. [ISSN: 2247-0506, ISSN-L: 2247-0506]

14. Ana-Maria Loghin, R. S. Ajin, and Valeria-Ersilia Oniga (2015). The three-dimensional geodetic networks adjustment automation using MATLAB. RevCAD - Journal of Geodesy and Cadastre, 19, pp. 15-22. [ISSN: 1583-2279]

15. R. S. Ajin, Ana-Maria Ciobotaru, P. G. Vinod, and Mathew K. Jacob (2015). Forest and wildland fire risk assessment using geospatial techniques: A case study of Nemmara forest division, Kerala, India. Journal of Wetlands Biodiversity, 5, pp. 29-37. [ISSN: 2247-0506, ISSN-L: 2247-0506]

16. R. S. Ajin, Mathew K. Jacob, and P. G. Vinod (2014). Tsunami vulnerability mapping using remote sensing and GIS techniques: A case study of Kollam district, Kerala, India. Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences, 6(1), pp. 44-51. [ISSN: 2008-8779, E-ISSN: 2228-785X]

17. R. S. Ajin, R. R. Krishnamurthy, M. Jayaprakash, and P. G. Vinod (2013). Flood hazard assessment of Vamanapuram River Basin, Kerala, India: An approach using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Advances in Applied Science Research, 4(3), pp. 263-274. [E-ISSN: 0976-8610]

1. R. S. Ajin, P. G. Vinod, and A. R. R. Menon (2014). Forest fire risk analysis using GIS and RS techniques: An approach in Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India. In: R. Jayaprakash, I. Anitha, Mary Teresa P Miranda, and Rajalakshmi Subramanian (Eds.), Proceedings of the 24^th Swadeshi Science Congress – 2014, Organized by the Swadeshi Science Movement (Kerala) in association with the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala, INDIA; during 6 – 8 November 2014, pp. 406-413. [ISBN: 978-81-928129-2-2]

2. R. S. Ajin, Mathew K. Jacob, A. R. R. Menon, and P. G. Vinod (2014). Forest fire risk analysis using geo-information technology: A study of Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. In: A. P. Pradeepkumar, F. J. Behr, F. T. Illiyas and E. Shaji (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2^nd Disaster Risk Vulnerability Conference 2014 (DRVC-2014), Organized by the Department of Geology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, INDIA; during 24 – 26 April 2014, pp. 160-165. [ISBN: 9788192344928]

3. R. S. Ajin, P. G. Vinod, and A. R. R. Menon (2014). Landslide hazard zonation using RS and GIS techniques: A case study of Meenachil and Kanjirappally taluks, Kottayam district, Kerala, India. In: Proceedings of the 26^th Kerala Science Congress, Organized by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Government of Kerala, in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, and the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode, and held at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Pookode (Wayanad), Kerala, INDIA; during 28 – 31 January 2014, pp. 1797-1804.

4. P. G. Vinod, A. R. R. Menon, and R. S. Ajin (2013). Delineation of flood hazard areas in Achankovil River Basin, Kerala, using GIS and remote sensing approach. In: K. Girish Kumar, Rajalakshmi Subramanian, Remalakshmy Poduval, and I. Anitha (Eds.), Proceedings of the 23^rd Swadeshi Science Congress – 2013, Organized by the Swadeshi Science Movement (Kerala) in association with the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA; during 6 – 8 November 2013, pp. 393-398. [ISBN: 978-81-928129-1-5]