I am a Research Assistant at Imperial College London, where my work focuses on plant–climate interactions under changing environmental conditions. My research centers on carbon and water cycle interactions. My strategy is integrating remote sensing, hydrological, climate datasets, and flux tower measurements to better understand key land surface processes and their role in land–atmosphere interactions within the Earth system. 

I completed my PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology in April 2025, where I studied the terrestrial linkages between the carbon and water cycles over India. 

Recently, I have expanded my research to include weather extremes, with a focus on compound events such as the co-occurrence of hot and dry conditions. I am investigating how land surface feedbacks modulate these extremes at regional scales, and how their frequency and intensity are likely to shift under global warming.

M.Tech + Ph.D Dual Degree (July 2019 to April 2025)

Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharastra, India

Bachelor of Technology (2014-2018)

Department of Civil Engineering, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand  

Khadke, L., Verma, A., Mukherjee, S., & Ghosh, S. (2025). Vapor pressure deficit dominates sap flow variability across forest biomes. Journal of Hydrology, 134449.

Verma, A., Khadke, L., & Budakoti, S. (2025). Understanding the dynamics of 2024 extreme heat event in India: Spatial variability, hydrometeorological impacts, and model evaluation. Atmospheric Research, 322, 108154.

Khadke, L., Budakoti, S., Verma, A., Bhowmik, M., & Hazra, A. (2024). Examining the evolution of extreme precipitation event using reanalysis and the observed datasets along the Western Ghats. International Journal of Climatology, 44(13), 4829-4847.

Verma, A., Khadke, L., Eldhose, E., & Ghosh, S. (2024). Memory of micrometeorological controls modulates variability in net ecosystem exchange. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 130(1), e2024JG008356

Verma, A., & Ghosh, S. (2024). Unveiling the role of past vapor pressure deficit through soil moisture in driving tropical vegetation productivity. Environmental Research Letters, 19(10), 104040.

Verma, A., & Ghosh, S. (2024). Improved water use efficiency of vegetation due to carbon fertilization not translating to increased soil moisture in India. Journal of Hydrology, 642, 131890.

Verma, A., Chandel, V., & Ghosh, S. (2022). Climate drivers of the variations of vegetation productivity in India. Environmental Research Letters, 17(8), 084023.

Verma, A., Sampelli, A., Budakoti, S., & Ghosh, S. (2024). Impact of Elevated CO2 on Plant Water Stress and Vegetation Productivity in India. EGU General Assembly 2025 (Onsite Presentation) 

Khadke, L., Budakoti, S., Verma, A., Bhowmik, M., & Hazra, A. (2025). Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes Behind Extreme Precipitation: A Case Study of the Western Ghats. EGU General Assembly 2025 (Onsite Presentation)

Verma A., Khadke L., Ghosh S., (2024) Memory of micrometeorological variables governs net ecosystem exchange dynamic. ESA Annual Meeting 2024 (Onsite Presentation)

Verma, A., & Ghosh, S. (2024). Connecting the carbon and water cycles through vegetation. EGU General Assembly 2024 (Online Presentation)

Verma, A., & Ghosh, S. (2023). Investigating CO2 fertilization effects on soil moisture variations. AGU Fall Meeting 2023 (Online Poster Presentation)

Verma A., Khadke L., Eldhose E., Ghosh S. (2023) Revealing the influence of ecosystem memory on carbon fluxes. AmeriFlux Annual Meeting 2023 (Online Poster Presentation)

Verma, A., Chandel, V., & Ghosh, S. (2022). Causal discovery-based analysis of vegetation- climate interaction in India. AGU Fall Meeting 2022 (Online Presentation)

April 2025

Early Career Scientist's Travel Support for EGU General Assembly 2025

2021-2025

Prime Minister's Research Fellow

Inferring Causal Effects from Observational Data (University of Pennsylvania), Instructor: Dr. Jason A. Roy

Machine Learning (Stanford University) and Neural Networks and Deep Learning (DeepLearning.AI), Instructor: Dr. Andrew Ng

Machine Learning with Python (IBM Skills Network), Instructors: Saeed Aghabozorgi & Joseph Santarcangelo

Annual LEMONTREE meeting in Seoul (25-29 August 2025), Organizer: Seoul National University (SNU) 

Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS) Hackathon at Cambridge (11 July 2025), Organizer: Department of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge

Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS) Summer School at Cambridge (7-10 July 2025), Organizer: University of Cambridge and Schmidt Sciences

Joint Stanford-IITB Workshop on Climate Change at IIT Bombay (04-07 September 2023), Organizer: IDP Climate Studies, IIT Bombay

IEEE GRSS International Soil Moisture School at IIT Bombay (15-17 March' 2023), Organizer:  IIT Bombay 

Writing Science for Non-Scientists at IIT Bombay (22-24 November' 2022), Organizer: Climate Climate Studies IIT Bombay in collaboration with Research Matters and  Gubbi Labs 

Conclave on Sustainability at IIT Bombay (30 November' 2022), Organizer: Research Park, IIT Bombay

Flux Tower Visit (Oak & Pine) in Uttarakhand (22-24 September' 2022), Organizer: G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment 

Interview Coordinator in Institute Placement Cell: Coordinated with a team of 250+ members for interviews of 1600+ students at IIT Bombay (November - December'2019) 

Teaching Assistantship at IIT Bombay

CE 230 - Hydraulics Engineering Lab

CE 233 - Fluid Mechanics Lab

CE 605 - Applied Statistics

CE 608 - Ecohydroclimatology

Teaching Assistantship as Prime Minister's Research Fellow

MATLAB and Python Programming, Government College of Engineering, Jalgaon

Programming with Python and MATLAB, Shram Sadhana Bombay Trust, College of Engineering and Technology at Bambhori, Jalgaon

Design of Hydraulic Structures, Government College of Engineering, Jalgaon

Environmental Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Jalgaon

Environmental Engineering, Shram Sadhana Bombay Trust, College of Engineering and Technology at Bambhori, Jalgaon