Research Publications
Panjwani S., Jampani M., Sambou M.H.A. and Amarnath G. 2024. Leveraging crop yield forecasts using satellite information for early warning in Senegal. Climate Smart Agriculture. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950409024000248
Bhatpuria D., Sharma N., Amarnath G., Sikka A. 2024. Patterns of surface water dynamics and storage changes in a basin of Bundelkhand Region, India: Implications for water management. Irrigation and Drainage. (Accepted)
Alaminie A.A., Annys S., Nyssen J., Jury M.R., Amarnath G., Mekonnen M.A., Tilahun S.A. 2024. A comprehensive evaluation of satellite-based and reanalysis soil moisture products over the upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Science of Remote Sensing. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666017224000579?via%3Dihub
van Koppen B., Mweemba C.E., Amarnath G., Schreiner B. 2024. Community-based water tenure in equitable and transformative drought resilience. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, Volume 8, 100266, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100266
Matchaya, Greenwell; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Ebrahim, Girma; Langan, Simon; Rex, William; Ajayi, O. C.; Afun-Ogidan, O. D.; Wouterse, F.; Fakudze, Bhekiwe; Kasoma-Pele, Winnie; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Amarnath, G. 2024. The potential for digital adaptation in agriculture in the Zambezi River Basin countries: regional assessment report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Rotterdam, Netherlands: Global Center on Adaptation (GCA); Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: African Development Bank (AfDB). 188p. https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.228
Sharma T., Amarnath G., Amarasinghe U. and Seid A. 2024. Footprints of drought risk on Africa's agricultural, water and nutritional security. Environmental Research Letters, Volume 19, Number 10 10.1088/1748-9326/ad7478
Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, G; Sikka, Alok. 2024. Forecasting future global agricultural water demand: current projections and future challenges. In Knox, J. W. (Ed.). Improving water management in agriculture: irrigation and food production. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. pp.51-72. (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science) [doi: http://doi.org/10.19103/AS.2023.0123.02]
Saleth, R. M.; Ait El Mekki, A.; Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, G; Brouziyne, Youssef. 2023. Climate change, transformative adaptation options, multiscale polycentric governance, and rural welfare in Oum Er-Rbia River Basin, Morocco: an empirical evaluation with policy implications. Project report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 117p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137280
Saleth, R. M.; Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, G., Ait El Mekki, A.; Brouziyne, Youssef. 2023. Climate change, transformative adaptation options, multiscale polycentric governance, and rural welfare in Oum Er-Rbia River Basin, Morocco: evaluation framework. Innovation brief. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 8p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137386
Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, G.; Ukwattage, Sachini; Wickremasinghe, H. 2023. Multiscale polycentric governance in transformative adaptation to climate change: a tool guide. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 8p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137387
Ait El Mekki, A.; Saleth, R. M.; Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, G.; Brouziyne, Youssef. 2023. Climate change, transformative adaptation options, multiscale polycentric governance, and rural welfare in Oum Er-Rbia River Basin, Morocco: policy recommendations. Policy brief. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 8p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137387
Imbulana, U.; Amarasinghe, U. A.; Ukwattage, S.; Amarnath, G.; Chandrasekara, S.; Sivananthan, P.; Seelanatha, K. 2023. Institutional mapping of adaptation options in Malwathu Oya, Yan Oya and Mi Oya river basins in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 46p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137381
Imbulana, Upali; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Amarnath, G. 2023. Governance issues for sustainable management of village irrigation in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 21p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137281
Ndione, Y. C.; Tall, L.; Sall, S.; Ciss, P. N.; Rousseau, E.; Amarnath, G.; Okem, A. 2023. Mapping of adaptation interventions in Senegal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 41p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137371
Keega, M.; Manishimwe, E.; Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, Barbara; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2023. Integrity management in community-based water tenure in Kajiado County, Kenya. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 38p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137299
Mweemba C.E., Van Koppen B., Amarnath G. 2022. Polycentrism: A case study on Water Access and Management in Community-Based Water Tenure in Makopa and Simukale Villages. CGIAR Climate Resilience. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127727
van Koppen, B.; Amarnath, G.; Mweemba, C.; Schreiner, B.; Njoroge, D.; Keega, M.; Osoro, G. 2023. Community participation, equity and integrity in polycentric governance for climate resilience: evidence from Kenya and Zambia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 11p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139287
Chakrabarti, P. G. D.; Amarnath, G. 2023. Development of ‘Leave No One Behind’ indicators on Sustainable Development Goals and targets for ClimBeR project countries. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 88p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139293
Alahacoon, N.; Amarnath, G.; Gnanatheepan, W. 2023. Capacity development workshop on Anticipatory Action. Proceedings of the Training Workshop on Anticipatory Action, Wattala, Sri Lanka, 29-30 November 2023. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 16p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139300
Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Attoh, Emmanuel; Jampani, Mahesh; Panjwani, Shweta; Ghosh, Surajit; Amarasinghe, Upali; Musobani, L.; Melele, V. C.; Ng’andu, T.; Ndiaye, O.; Konte, O.; Sal, N. A.; Gnanatheepan, W. 2023. The early warning, early action, early finance (AWARE) platform - promoting early warning of and effective response to climate hazards. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 8p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137194
Alahacoon, N.; Amarnath, G. 2023. Early Warning, Early Action and Early Finance (AWARE) Platform: technical guide. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 33p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139469
Alahacoon, N.; Amarnath, G.; Gnanatheepan, W. 2023. First-ever community-level Anticipatory Action Simulation in Sri Lanka. Report of the Anticipatory Action Simulation, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, 25-27 July 2023. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 18p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137315
Alahacoon, N.; Amarnath, G.; Gnanatheepan, W. 2023. Development of an Anticipatory Action Plan for drought hazard in Sri Lanka. Report of the development of an Anticipatory Action Plan for Drought Hazard in Galenbindunuwewa Divisional Secretariat Areas, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 6 June 2023. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 32p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137317
Alahacoon, Niranga; Amarnath, Giriraj; Gnanatheepan, W. 2023. Development of an Anticipatory Action Plan for flood and landslide hazard in Sri Lanka. Report of the Community Risk Assessment, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, 25-27 July 2023. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 35p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137296
Sambou, M. H. A.; Okem, A. E.; Jampani, M.; Attoh, E. M. N. A. N.; Amarnath, G. 2023. Launch of the AWARE Platform and the National Dialogue on Sensitizing Anticipatory Action in Senegal, Dakar, Senegal, 11-12 October 2023. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 30p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139285
Ileperuma, K.; Jampani, M.; Sellahewa, U.; Panjwani, S.; Amarnath, G. 2023. Predicting malaria prevalence with machine learning models using satellite-based climate information: technical report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 32p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139414
Nur, L.; Amarnath, G. 2023. Mapping and analysis of anticipatory action initiatives in Senegal and Zambia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 64p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139470
Amarnath, Giriraj; Alahacoon, Niranga; Attoh, Emmanuel; Sahana, V.; Panjwani, Shweta; Amarasinghe, Upali; Bunda, K.; Mwewa, H.; Jayathunga, S.; Randeni, L.; Perera, D.; Wickremasinghe, H. 2023. The climate smart governance dashboard: supporting nations to prepare for and adapt to climate hazards. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 4p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137192
Alahacoon, N.; Amarnath, G. 2023. Climate Smart Governance Dashboard: technical guide. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 38p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139292
Mweemba, C. E.; Amarnath, G.; van Koppen, B. 2023. Polycentric LocAl Led Climate AdapTation ChampION (ACTION) to build resilience to droughts in Hanzila Village, Southern Zambia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 45p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139488
Amarnath, Giriraj; Mweemba, C.; Manishimwe, E.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2023. Locally led climate action for sustainable community resilience. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 8p. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132251
Mohamed A., Amarasinghe U.A., Amarnath G., Alahacoon N., Prasad S., Dissanayake A. 2023. Assessment of farmers’ willingness to pay for bundled climate insurance solutions in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 37p. (IWMI Research Report 187). https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.222
Amarnath G., Ghosh S., Alahacoon N. 2023. Afghanistan Drought Early Warning Decision Support (AF-DEWS) Tool. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 53p. (IWMI Research Report 188). https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.223
Amarnath G., Taron A, Alahacoon N and Ghosh S (2023) Bundled climate-smart agricultural solutions for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7:1145147. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1145147
Mohamed Aheeyar M., Amarasinghe U.A., Amarnath G., Alahacoon N. 2023. Factors affecting willingness to adopt climate insurance among smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. Climate Risk Management, 2023, 100575, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2023.100575
Alaminie Addis A, Amarnath G., Padhee S.A., Ghosh S., Tilahun S.A., Mekonnen M.A., Assefa G., Seid A., Zimale F.A., and Jury. M.R. 2023. Nested Hydrological Modeling for Flood Prediction Using Cmip6 Inputs Around Lake Tana Ethiopia. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101343
Born, L., Hansen, J., Zebiak, S., Rose, A., Ouédraogo, I., Whitbread, A., Amarnath, G., Ndiaye, O., Kagabo, D., Alemayehu, S. & Gumucio, T. (2023). Helping Farmers Make Better Decisions Using Climate Services. In B. Campbell, P. Thornton, A. Loboguerrero, D. Dinesh, & A. Nowak (Eds.), Transforming Food Systems Under Climate Change through Innovation (pp. 75-88). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009227216.008
Läderach, P., Schapendonk, F., Shirsath, P., Amarnath, G., Prager, S., Gummadi, S., Kramer, B., Govind, A. & Pacillo, G. (2023). The Climate-Security Nexus: Securing Resilient Livelihoods through Early Warning Systems and Adaptive Safety Nets. In B. Campbell, P. Thornton, A. Loboguerrero, D. Dinesh, & A. Nowak (Eds.), Transforming Food Systems Under Climate Change through Innovation (pp. 63-74). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009227216.007
Jon Hellin, Amarnath G., et al 2022. Transformative adaptation and implications for transdisciplinary climate change research Environ. Res.: Climate 1 023001 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5295/ac8b9d
Kumar S., Amarnath G., et al. 2022. Assessing the performance of the satellite-based precipitation products (SPP) in the data-sparse Himalayan terrain. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(19), 4810; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14194810
Läderach P, Merrey DJ, Schapendonk F, Dhehibi B, Ruckstuhl S, Mapedza E, Najjar D, Dessalegn B, Giriraj A, Nangia V, Al-Zu'bi M, Biradar C, Pacillo G, Govind A, Hakhu A, Yigezu YA, Dutta Gupta T, Madurga-Lopez I, Lahham N, Cosgrove B, Joshi D, Grosjean G, Hugh B, Elmahdi A, Frija A, Udalagama U, Nicol A. 2022. Strengthening Climate Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Position Paper No. 2022/3. CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security.
Harris, F., Amarnath, G., Joy, E. J. M., Dangour, A. D., & Green, R. F. (2022). Climate-related hazards and Indian food supply: Assessing the risk using recent historical data. Global Food Security, 33. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211912422000165?dgcid=coauthor
Alahacoon, N., & Amarnath, G. (2022). Agricultural drought monitoring in Sri Lanka using multisource satellite data. Advances in Space Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2022.03.009
Govind, A.; Wery, J.; Dessalegn, B.; Elmahdi, A.; Bishaw, Z.; Nangia, V.; Biradar, C.; Nisa, Z.U.; Abay, K.; Amarnath, G.; Breisinger, C.; Ibrahim, N.A.; Kleinermann, C.; Niane, A.A.; Thijssen, M. A Holistic Framework towards Developing a Climate-Smart Agri-Food System in the Middle East and North Africa: A Regional Dialogue and Synthesis. Agronomy 2021, 11, 2351. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112351
Amarnath, G.; Malik, R. P. S.; Taron, A. 2021. Scaling up Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI) for agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in developing countries. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 68p. (IWMI Research Report 180). doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.213
Amarasinghe U.A., Amarnath G., Alahacoon N., Aheeyar M., Chandrasekharan K., Ghosh S., Nakada T. 2021. Adaptation to climate variability in Sri Lanka: a case study of the Huruluwewa Irrigation System in the Dry Zone. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 30p. (IWMI Working Paper 200) https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.229
Malik R.P.S. and Amarnath G. 2021. Economics of Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI): scenario analysis and stakeholder perspectives from South Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 34p. (IWMI Working Paper 199) https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.228
Koppa N. and Amarnath G. 2021. Geospatial Assessment of Flood-Tolerant Rice Varieties to Guide Climate Adaptation Strategies in India. Climate 2021, 9, 151. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9100151
Amarnath, G.; Amarasinghe, U.A.; Alahacoon, N. Disaster Risk Mapping: A Desk Review of Global Best Practices and Evidence for South Asia. Sustainability 2021, 13, 12779. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212779
Amarnath G., Ghosh S., Alahacoon N., Sikka A., and Brahmanand P.S. 2021. The Potential of Flood Modeling and Remotely Sensed Rainfall for Managing Flood Risk: A Case Study of Index Based Flood Insurance in India. Remote Sensing (In Press)
Brunetti, M. T., Melillo, M., Gariano, S. L., Ciabatta, L., Brocca, L., Amarnath, G., and Peruccacci, S.: Satellite rainfall products outperform ground observations for landslide prediction in India, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 3267–3279 https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3267-2021, 2021
Amarnath G., Alahacoon N., Ghosh S., Nakada T., Rao K.V., Sikka A. 2021. Regional Drought Monitoring for Managing Water Security in South Asia. In Amaratunga D., Haigh R., Dias N., (Eds.). Multi - Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73003-1_32
Upali A., Amarnath G. and Alahacoon N. 2020. Vulnerable hotspots to water and agricultural risks in Sri Lanka. NeelaHaritha Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka. Vol III. pages 1 - 11. ISSN 2536-8591.
Amarnath G, Ahmed SM, Pavez AT. 2020. Project Completion Report of Index-Based Agriculture Insurance in Haor Area. Wageningen: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). https://ccafs.cgiar.org/resources/publications/project-completion-report-index-based-agriculture-insurance-haor-area
Upali A., Amarnath G., Alahacoon N., and Ghosh S. (2020). How do floods and drought impact economic growth and human development at the sub-national level in India? Climate 8(11):123.
Edberg, S.; Rodriguez, D. J.; Bernardini, F.; Koeppel, S.; Plotnykova, H.; Colombo, C. C.; Gaillard-Picher, D.; Gartner, T.; Amarnath, G.; Hedger, M.; Kjellen, M.; Matthews, J.; Mauroner, A.; Pories, L. (2020). Climate finance: financial and economic considerations. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020: water and climate change. Paris, France: UNESCO.pp.160-171.
Modanesi, S.; Massari, C.; Camici, S.; Brocca, L.; Amarnath, G. (2020) Do satellite surface soil moisture observations better retain information about crop-yield variability in drought conditions? Water Resources Research, 56(2):e2019WR025855. 10.14
Perera, D.; Smakhtin, V.; Pischke, F.; Ohara, M.; Findikakis, A.; Werner, M.; Amarnath, G.; Koeppel, S.; Plotnykova, H.; Hulsmann, S.; Caponi, C. (2020). Water-related extremes and risk management. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020: water and climate change. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.58-67.
Amarnath G., Pani, P., Alahacoon N., Chockalingam, J., Mondal, S., Matheswaran K., Sikka A., Rao K.V., Smakhtin V. (2019). Development of a system for drought monitoring and assessment in South Asia. In Mapedza, Everisto; Tsegai, D.; Bruntrup, M.; McLeman, R. (Eds.). Drought challenges: policy options for developing countries. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 2) pp.133-163. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128148204000109?via%3Dihub
Mapedza E., Amarnath G., Matheswaran K., Nhamo L. (2019). Drought and the gendered livelihoods implications for smallholder farmers in the Southern Africa Development Community [SADC] region. In Mapedza, Everisto; Tsegai, D.; Bruntrup, M.; McLeman, R. (Eds.). Drought challenges: policy options for developing countries. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 2) pp.87-99.
Smith, D. Mark; Matthews, J. H.; Bharati, Luna; Borgomeo, Edoardo; McCartney, Matthew; Mauroner, A.; Nicol, Alan; Rodriguez, D.; Sadoff, Claudia; Suhardiman, Diana; Timboe, I.; Amarnath G., Anisha, N. (2019). Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA). 42p.
Matheswaran, K., Alahacoon, N., Pandey, R., & Amarnath, G. (2019). Flood risk assessment in South Asia to prioritize flood index insurance applications in Bihar, India. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 10 (1): 26-48.
Amarnath, G., Simons, G. W. H., Alahacoon, N., Smakhtin, V., Sharma, B., Gismalla, Y., Mohammed, Y., Andriessen, M. C. M. (2018). Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: The case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan. Climate Risk Management, 22, 52-66.
Tarpanelli, A., Santi, E., Tourian, M. J., Filippucci, P., Brocca, L., Amarnath, G. (2019). Daily River Discharge Estimates by Merging Satellite Optical Sensors and Radar Altimetry Through Artificial Neural Network. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57 (1 ): 329-341.
Amarnath, G. 2018. New techniques avoid a Kerala like disaster. Geography and You, 18(8): 5-11.
Amarnath, G.; Sikka, A. 2018. Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India. Asia Insurance Review, March: 80-82.
Niranga A.; Karthikeyan M., Peejush P., Amarnath, G. 2018. A decadal historical satellite data and rainfall trend analysis (2001-2016) for flood hazard mapping in Sri Lanka. Remote Sensing, 10(3):1-18.
Yoshimoto, Shuhei; Amarnath, G. 2018. Application of a flood inundation model to analyze the potential impacts of a flood control plan in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka. Natural Hazards, 91(2):491-513.
Amarnath G., Alahacoon N., Smakhtin, V.; Aggarwal, P. 2017. Mapping multiple climate-related hazards in South Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 41p. (IWMI Research Report 170)
Amarnath, G., Matheswaran, Karthikeyan; Pandey, Pooja; Alahacoon, Niranga; Yoshimoto, Shuhei. 2017. Flood mapping tools for disaster preparedness and emergency response using satellite data and hydrodynamic models: a case study of Bagmathi Basin, India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A-Physical Sciences, 87(4):941-950.
Amarnath, G., Shuhei Y., Goto, O., Fujihara, M., Smakhtin, V., Aggarwal, P., Ravan, S. 2017. Global trends in water-related disasters using publicly available database for hazard and risk assessment. In Japan Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (Ed). Proceedings of the 24th Japan Rainwater Catchment Systems Association Annual Congress, Kyoto, Japan, 29-30 October 2016. Kyoto, Japan: Japan Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. pp.79-82.
Yoshimoto, Shuhei; Amarnath, G. 2017. Applications of satellite-based rainfall estimates in flood inundation modeling: a case study in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka. Remote Sensing, 9 (10): 1-16.
Ghosh, S.; Thakur, P. K.; Sharma, R.; Nandy, S.; Garg, V.; Amarnath, G., Bhattacharyya, S. 2017. The potential applications of satellite altimetry with SARAL [Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA]/AltiKa for Indian inland waters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A-Physical Sciences, 19p.
Luca Brocca, Wade T. Crow, Luca Ciabatta, Christian Massari, Patricia de Rosnay, Markus Enenkel, Sebastian Hahn, Amarnath G., Stefania Camici, Angelica Tarpanelli, Wolfgang Wagner. A review of the applications of scatterometer soil moisture data. Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 99: 1 – 22. DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2017.2651140
Amarnath, G., Babar, S.; Murthy, M. S. R. 2017. Evaluating MODIS-vegetation continuous field products to assess tree cover change and forest fragmentation in India: a multi-scale satellite remote sensing approach. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 20:157-168.
Tarpanelli, A.; Amarnath, G., Brocca, L.; Massari, C.; Moramarco, T. 2017. Discharge estimation and forecasting by MODIS and altimetry data in Niger-Benue River. Remote Sensing of Environment, 195:96-106.
Tarpanelli, A.; Massari, C.; Ciabatta, L.; Filippucci, P.; Amarnath, G., Brocca, L. 2017. Exploiting a constellation of satellite soil moisture sensors for accurate rainfall estimation. Advances in Water Resources, 108:249-255.
Amarnath, G., Kalanithy, V., Agarwal, A. 2017. Satellite imagery+crop insurance=farmers’ gain. Geospatial World, 7(3):58-61.
Mondal, S.; Jeganathan, C.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Pani, Peejush. 2017. Time-series cloud noise mapping and reduction algorithm for improved vegetation and drought monitoring. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 54(2):202-229.
Amarnath G., Alahacoon N., Gismalla Y., Mohammed Y., Sharma B.R. and Smakhtin V. Increasing Early Warning Lead Time Through Improved Transboundary Flood Forecasting in the Gash River Basin, Horn of Africa. 2016. Editor(s): Thomas E. Adams, Thomas C. Pagano. Flood Forecasting, Academic Press,Pages 183-200, ISBN 9780128018842, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801884-2.00008-6.
Amarnath G., Clarke James. 2016. Drought monitoring system helps strengthen resiliency to climate change. World Water Magazine: 14-15., World Environment Publishing, UK.
Amarnath, G., & Rajah, A. 2016. An evaluation of flood inundation mapping from MODIS and ALOS satellites for Pakistan. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 1-12.
Pandey R., Amarnath, G. 2015. The potential of satellite radar altimetry in flood forecasting: concept and implementation for the Niger-Benue River Basin. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 370:223-227.
Amarnath G., Mohammed Y. U., Alahacoon, N., Yoshiaki I. 2015. Modelling the flood-risk extent using LISFLOOD-FP in a complex watershed: case study of Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 370:131-138.
Roy, P. S.; Behera, M. D.; Murthy, M. S. R.; Roy, A.; Singh, S.; Kushwaha, S. P. S.; Jha, C. S.; Sudhakar, S.; Joshi, P. K.; Reddy, S.; Gupta, S.; Pujar, G.; Dutt, C. B. S.; Srivastava, V. K.; Porwal, M. C.; Tripathi, P.; Singh, J. S.; Chitale, V.; Skidmore, A. K.; Rajshekhar, G.; Kushwaha, D.; Karnatak, H.; Saran, S.; Amarnath G., et al. 2015. New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remote sensing: comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 39:142-159.
Slika, J. W. F.; Arroyo-Rodriguezb, V.; Aibac, S.-I.; Alvarez-Loayzad, P.; Alvese, L. F.; Ashton, P.; Balvanera, P.; Bastian, M. L.; Bellingham, P. J.; van den Berg, E.; Bernacci, L.; da Conceicao Bispo, P.; Blanc, L.; Bohning-Gaese, K.; Boeckx, P.; Bongers, F.; Boyle, B.; Bradford, M.; Brearley, F. Q.; Hockemba, M. B.-N.; Bunyavejchewin, S.; Matos, D. C. L.; Castillo-Santiago, M.; Catharino, E. L. M.; Chai, S.-L.; Chen, Y.; Colwell, R. K.; Robin, C. L.; Clark, C.; Clark, D. B.; Clark, D. A.; Culmsee, H.; Damas, K.; Dattaraja, H. S.; Dauby, G.; Davidar, P.; DeWalt, S. J.; Doucet, J.-L.; Duque, A.; Durigan, G.; Eichhorn, K. A. O.; Eisenlohr, P. V.; Eler, E.; Ewango, C.; Farwig, N.; Feeley, K. J.; Ferreira, L.; Field, R.; de Oliveira Filho, A. T.; Fletcher, C.; Forshed, O.; Franco, G.; Fredriksson, G.; Gillespie, T.; Gillet, J.-F.; Amarnath, G., et al. 2015. An estimate of the number of tropical tree species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(24):7472-7477.
Smakhtin V., Pavelic P., Amarnath, G., McCartney M. 2015. Managing water variability, from floods to droughts. New York, NY, USA: UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 3p.
Amarnath G, Mohamed A, Pramod A, Smakhtin V. 2012. Detecting spatio-temporal changes in the extent of seasonal and annual flooding in South Asia using multi-resolution satellite data. In: Civco DL, Ehlers M, Habib S, Maltese A, Messinger D, Michel U, Nikolakopoulos KG, Schulz K, editors. Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing / GIS Applications III: Proceedings of the International Society for Optics and Photonics, Vol. 8538; 2012 July 1_6; Amsterdam: International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
Amarnath, G., (2014) Earth Observation Data: Floods and Drought. Geospatial Today (6): 15-19.
Amarnath, G., (2014). An algorithm for rapid flood inundation mapping from optical data using a reflectance differencing technique. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 7(3):239-250.
Tang, B.-H.; Shrestha, B.; Li, Z.-L.; Liu, G.; Ouyang, H.; Gurung, D. R.; Amarnath, G.; Aung, K. S. (2013). Determination of snow cover from MODIS data for the Tibetan Plateau Region. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 21:356-365.
Uddin, K., Gurung, D. R., Giriraj, A., & Shrestha, B. (2013). Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Flood Hazard Management : A Case Study from Sindh Province , Pakistan. American Journal of Geographic Information System, 2(September), 1–5.
Amarnath, G., Bajracharya, B., & Shrestha, B. (2012). Geoinformatics for Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity Research. Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, 12(1).
Babar, S., Amarnath, G., Reddy, C. S., Jentsch, A., & Sudhakar, S. (2012). Species distribution models : ecological explanation and prediction of an endemic and endangered plant species (Pterocarpus santalinus L . f .). Current Science, 102(8), 1157–1165.
Giriraj A., Bajracharya B, Shrestha B. 2010. Modelling land cover dynamics using remote sensing and GIS - A case study in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. Journal of Geographical Sciences (in review)
Gurung D.R., Kulkarni A.V., Giriraj A., Aung K.S., Shrestha B. & Srinivasan J. 2011. Changes in seasonal snow cover in Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. Cryosphere Discussion, 5, 755–777.
Gurung D.R., Kulkarni A.V., Giriraj A., Aung K.S. & Shrestha B. 2011. Monitoring of seasonal snow cover in Bhutan using remote sensing technique. Current Sciences 101 (10):
Reddy C.S., Babar S., Giriraj A. & Pattanaik C. 2011. Structure and floristic composition of tree stand in tropical forest in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Forestry Research 22 (4): 491-500. 10.1007/s11676-011-0193-5
Joshi, A. K., Pant, P., Kumar, P., Giriraj, A., & Joshi, P.K. 2011. National Forest Policy in India: Critique of Targets and Implementation. Small-Scale Forestry 10: 83-96. 10.1007/s11842-010-9133-z.
Konz M., Finger D., Bürgi C., Normand S., Immerzeel W., Merz J., Giriraj A. & Burlando, P. 2010. Calibration of a distributed hydrological model for simulations of remote glacierized Himalayan catchments using MODIS snow cover data. IAHS-AISH Publication 340: 465-473.
Brown M.E., Ouyang H., Habib S., Shrestha B., Shrestha M., Panday P., Tzortziou M., Pollicelli F., Artan G., Giriraj A., Bajracharya S. & Racovinteanu A. 2010. HIMALA: Climate Impacts on Glaciers, Snow and Hydrology in the Himalayan Region. Mountain Research and Development 30 (4): 401-404.
Giriraj A., Babar S., Jentsch A., Sudhakar S., & Murthy M.S.R. 2010. Tracking Fires in India Using Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (A)ATSR Data. Remote Sensing 2(2):591-610.
Giriraj A., Reddy C.S., Babar S., Ugle P., Sudhakar S. 2010. Assessment of Fragmentation and Disturbance patterns in Eastern Ghats: A case study in R.V. Nagar Range, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian Society of Remote Sensing 38, 4: 633-639.
Shrestha A.B., A. Giriraj & Kumar R. 2009. Snow and glacier melt runoff modelling in the Himalayas. Current Science 97 (7): 985.
Prasad R.C., Sringeswara A. N., Reddy C.S., Nagabhatla N., Rajan K.S., Giriraj A., Murthy M.S.R., Raza S.H. & Dutt C.B.S. 2009. Assessment of Forest Fragmentation and Species Diversity in North Andaman Islands (India) – A Geospatial Approach. International Journal of Ecology and Development, Vol.14 No. FO9, 33-46.
Giriraj A., Murthy M.S.R., Ramesh B.R. & Dutt C.B.S. 2009. A method for assessing evergreen habitats using phytodiversity and geospatial techniques in tropical rain forests of Southern Western Ghats (India). Journal of Ecological Research 24 (4): 749-760.
Giriraj A., Murthy M.S.R. & Beierkuhlein C. 2009. Evaluating forest fragmentation and its tree-community composition in the tropical rain forest of Southern Western Ghats (India) from 1973 – 2004. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 161: 29-44.
Reddy C.S., Babar S., Giriraj A., Reddy K. N. & ThulsiRao K. 2008. Structure and Floristic Composition of Tree diversity in Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest of Eastern Ghats, Southern Andhra Pradesh, India. Asian Journal of Scientific Research 1 (1): 57-64.
Giriraj A., Babar S. & Reddy C.S. 2008. Monitoring of Forest Cover Change in Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India Using Remote Sensing and GIS. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 1 (2): 73-79.
Roy P.S. & Giriraj A. 2008. Land use and Land cover analysis in Indian Context. Journal of Applied Sciences 8 (8): 1346-1353.
Giriraj A., Murthy M.S.R. & Ramesh B.R. 2008. Vegetation Composition, Structure and Diversity Pattern: A case study from Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests of Western Ghats, India. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 65 (3): 1-22.
Giriraj A., Karunakaran P.V., Irfan-Ullah M., Ramesh B.R. & Murthy M.S.R. 2008. Mapping the Potential Distribution of Rhododendron arboreum ssp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg (Ericaceae), an Endemic plant using Ecological Niche Modeling. Current Science 94 (12): 1605- 1612.
Giriraj A., Irfan-Ullah M., Murthy M.S.R. & Carl Beierkuhnlein. 2008. Modelling the spatial and temporal patterns of forest cover change (1973 - 2020): A case study from South Western Ghats (India). Sensors 8: 6132-6153.
Irfan-Ullah M, Giriraj A., Murthy M.S.R. & Peterson A.T. 2007. Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Aglaia bourdillonii Gamble (Meliaceae), an Endemic and Threatened Plant, using Ecological Niche Modeling. Biodiversity and Conservation 16:1917-1925.
Murthy, M.S.R., Pujar G.S. & Giriraj A. 2006. Geoinformatics based management of biodiversity from landscape to species scale – An Indian Perspective. Current Science 91: 1477-1485.
Murthy, M.S.R., Giriraj A. & Dutt C.B.S. 2003. Geoinformatics for Biodiversity Assessments. Biological Letters 40: 75-100.
Amarnath G., Murthy M.S.R., Britto S.J., Rajashekar G. & Dutt C.B.S. 2003. Diagnostic analysis of conservation zones using remote sensing and GIS techniques in wet evergreen forests of Western Ghats – An ecological hotspot, Tamil Nadu, India. Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 2331-2359.