Mukesh Gupta, Ph.D.

I work on earth science applications using remote sensing and Arctic climate modeling using global climate models. My active research interests include sea ice modeling, theoretical developments in sea ice geophysics, Arctic sea ice thickness, ice thickness distribution, sea ice concentration, sea ice thickness data assimilation, microwave remote sensing of sea ice, and marginal ice zone (MIZ) dynamics in the Arctic, coastal processes, and surface deformation using InSAR. In my free time, I enjoy working on geomagnetism, satellite geodesy, crustal deformation, solid earth geophysics, seismology, and anything that stimulates my curiosity.

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Active Research Interests

Remote Sensing and Modeling of Sea Ice Processes

Arctic sea ice modeling using global climate models

Remote sensing retrieval of sea ice thickness from passive microwave

Satellite-derived ice thickness data assimilation into regional ice prediction models

Remote sensing (active and passive) of Arctic snow/sea ice, ice roughness

Ocean-sea ice-atmosphere interaction, wave propagation in sea ice

Marginal ice zone dynamics, ocean surface wave roughness

Remote Sensing of Coastal Processes

Ocean color,  atmospheric correction, algorithm development

Satellite retrieval of suspended sediment concentration (SSC)

Remote sensing of coastal sediment transport and MIKE-21 modeling 

Coastal lagoon water quality, eutrophication, watershed, wetland management

Coastal vulnerability and coastal zone studies, sea level rise (SLR) 

Shoreline change detection, digital cartography, coastal geomorphology

Ocean wave spectrum retrieval using SAR

SAR Interferometry (InSAR)

Land deformation, subsidence mapping

Differential InSAR (DInSAR) applications in seismology, earthquake monitoring

Polarimetric InSAR (Pol-InSAR), PSInSAR

Geodetic application of differential GPS data, crustal deformation

Digital image processing, signal processing

Peer-Reviewed Publications 


Ortega, P., Blockley, E. W., Køltzow, M., Massonnet, F., Sandu, I., Svensson, G., Acosta Navarro, J. C., Arduini, G., Batté, L., Bazile, E., Chevallier, M., Cruz García, R., Day, J. J., Fichefet, T., Flocco, D., Gupta, M., Hartung, K., Hawkins, E., Hinrichs, C., Magnusson, L., Moreno-Chamarro, E., Pérez-Montero, S., Ponsoni, L., Semmler, T., Smith, D., Sterlin, J., Tjernström, M., Välisuo, I., and Jung, T. (2022). Improving Arctic weather and seasonal climate prediction: Recommendations for future forecast systems evolution from the European Project APPLICATE, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 103(10), October 2022, pp. E2203-E2213. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0083.1.

Gupta, M., (2021). The Arctic sea-ice navigability index. Current Science, Vol. 121 (4), August 2021, pp. 567-570. doi:10.18520/cs/v121/i4/567-570.

Gupta, M., Caya, A., and Buehner, M. (2021). Assimilation of SMOS sea ice thickness in the regional ice prediction system. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 42 (12), April 2021, pp. 4583-4606, doi:10.1080/01431161.2021.1897183.

Gupta, M., Gabarro, C., Turiel, A., Portabella, M., and Martinez, J. (2019). On the retrieval of sea ice thickness using SMOS polarization differences. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 65 (251), May 2019, pp. 481-493, doi:10.1017/jog.2019.26. 

Gupta, M. (2015). Various remote sensing approaches to understanding roughness in the marginal ice zone. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, Vol. 83-84, November 2015, pp. 75-83, doi:10.1016/j.pce.2015.05.003.

Gupta, M., and Barber, D. G. (2015). Sub-pixel evaluation of sea ice roughness using AMSR-E data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 36 (3), February 2015, pp. 749-763, doi:10.1080/01431161.2014.1001081.

Gupta, M. (2015). Contribution of Raman scattering in remote sensing retrieval of suspended sediment concentration by empirical modeling. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol. 8 (1), January 2015, pp. 398-405, doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2361336.

Gupta, M. (2015). Modeling and remote sensing of suspended sediments in the Gulf of Kachchh, India. European Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 48, June 2015, pp. 201-221, doi:10.5721/EuJRS20154812.

Gupta, M., Barber, D. G., Scharien, R. K., and Isleifson, D. (2014). Detection and classification of surface roughness in an Arctic marginal sea ice zone. Hydrological Processes, Vol. 28 (3), January 2014, pp. 599-609, doi:10.1002/hyp.9593.

Gupta, M., Mohanty, K. K., Kumar, D., and Banerjee, R. (2014). Monitoring surface elevation changes in Jharia coalfield, India using synthetic aperture radar interferometry. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 71 (6), March 2014, pp. 2875-2883, doi:10.1007/s12665-013-2664-9.

Gupta, M. (2014). Tide-induced geometrical changes in Chilika lagoon using remote sensing. Current Science, Vol. 107 (1), July 2014, pp. 63-67. [PDF]

Gupta, M. (2013). Chromaticity analysis of the Chilika lagoon for total suspended sediment estimation using RESOURCESAT-1 AWiFS data - a case study. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Vol. 39 (4), December 2013, 696-700, doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2013.09.021.

Gupta, M. (2013). One-dimensional hydrogeophysical forward model in surface nuclear magnetic resonance (SNMR) computations. Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica, Vol. 48 (4), December 2013, pp. 363-376, doi:10.1007/s40328-013-0030-8.

Scharien, R. K., Yackel, J. J., Barber, D. G., Asplin, M., Gupta, M., and Isleifson, D. (2012). Geophysical controls on C band polarimetric backscatter from melt pond covered Arctic first-year sea ice: Assessment using high-resolution scatterometry. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, C00G18, doi:10.1029/2011JC007353.

Barber, D. G., Galley R., Asplin M. G., DeAbreu R., Warner K. -A., Pucko M., Gupta, M., Prinsenberg S., and Julien S. (2009). Perennial pack ice in the southern Beaufort Sea was not as it appeared in the summer of 2009. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 36, L24501, doi:10.1029/2009GL041434. 

Rajawat, A. S., Gupta, M., Acharya, B. C., and Nayak, S. (2007). Impact of new mouth opening on morphology and water quality of the Chilika lagoon - A study based on IRS-P6 LISS-III and AWIFS data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28 (5), pp. 905-923, doi:10.1080/01431160600904949.

Rajawat, A. S., Gupta, M., Pradhan, Y., Thomaskutty, A. V., and Nayak, S. (2005). Coastal processes along Indian Coast - Case studies based on synergistic use of IRS-P4 OCM and IRS-1C/1D data. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, Vol. 34 (4), pp. 459-472. [PDF]


Book Chapters/Books


Gupta, M., Subsidence Mapping Using InSAR (Chapter 13). In: Singh, R. P. and Bartlett, D. (2018), Natural Hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Landslides. CRC Press, ISBN: 9781351681193, 506 pp.

Gupta, M., Remote Sensing of Sea Ice Hazards - An overview (Chapter 7). In: Petropoulos, G. P. and Islam, T. (2017), Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Hazards, published by CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 9781498777582, 304 pp.

Barber, D. G., Asplin, M. G., Lukovich, J., Galley, R., Scharien, R., Isleifson, D., Candlish, L., Raddatz, R., Prinsenberg, S., Iacozza, J., Gupta, M., Hochheim, K., and Mundy, C. J., Section 3.2: Sea Ice. In: Barber, D. G., Tjaden, T., Leitch, D., Barber, L., and Chan, W. (Eds.) (2012), In: On the edge: From knowledge to action during the fourth International Polar Year Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study (2007-2008). 52-68, ©2012 University of Manitoba, 248 pp., ISBN 978-0-9813265-1-1. [PDF] 


Scientific/Technical Reports


Gupta, M., Ponsoni, L., Sterlin, J., Massonnet, F., and Fichefet, T. (2023). On the mid-summer melt pond fraction–September Arctic sea ice extent relationship in the EC-Earth3 climate model, EGUsphere, July 2023, pp. 1-14, doi.10.5194/egusphere-2023-1560. [PDF]


APPLICATE WP2 Team (2021). Final report on model developments and their evaluation in coupled mode. H2020 - Research and Innovation Action, 

Work Package 2: Enhanced weather and climate models, Deliverable No. 2.5, January 11, 2021. pp. 78. [PDF]

Gabarro, C. and Gupta, M. (2018). Inter-comparison of high and low microwave frequency sea ice concentration algorithms. OSI SAF Visiting Scientist Activity Report, AVS_2017_05, October 2018. [PDF]

Gupta, M. (2013). Ph.D. Candidacy Examination Report. University of Manitoba. [PDF] 

Gupta, M. (2011). Section 3.3 Ocean Surface Roughness; Section 5.7 On-ice Micromet Tower. In: ArcticNet 2011 Expedition of the CCGS Amundsen: Data Report, Asplin, M., and Scharien, R. (Eds.), CEOS-TEC-2012-01-25, pp. 36-38, 132-136. 

Gupta, M. (2009). Section 3.3 Ocean Surface Roughness; Section 4.3 Surface-Based Radiometer (SBR) Passive Microwave Measurements. In: CCGS Amundsen 2009 Field Program: ArcticNet / IOL Partnership Met/Ocean Data Report, 2009, Asplin, M., and Candlish, L. (Eds.), CEOS-TEC-2009-12-05, pp. 62-64, 92-95. 

Gupta, M., Mohanty, K. K. and Majumdar, T. J. (2007). Land Subsidence mapping in Jharia Coalfield using InSAR and DGPS measurements, Conference of Joint Experiment Project towards Microwave Remote Sensing Data Utilization (JEP-MW), Ahmedabad, India, SAC Report No. SAC/RSMET/JEPMW/CP/03/2007, May, pp. 7-21 to 7-30.

Rajawat, A. S., Gupta, M., Bhattacharya, S., Bhatia, N., Kalra, N. K., Verma, P. K. and Nayak, S. (2007). Potentials of radar data for geological applications in parts of Thar Desert with particular emphasis on palaeodrainage network, Conference of Joint Experiment Project towards Microwave Remote Sensing Data Utilization (JEP-MW), SAC Report No. SAC/RSMET/JEPMW/CP/03/2007, May, pp. 5-84 to 5-92. 

Rajawat, A. S., Gupta, M., Acharya, B. C. and Nayak, S. (2004). Impact of new mouth opening on morphology and water quality of the Chilika lagoon- A study based on IRS-P6 LISS-III and AWIFS data. Scientific Report, IRS-P6 Early Evaluation Studies, No. SAC/RESIPA/SR-02/Oct2004, pp. 123-138. 

Nayak, S., Rajawat, A. S., Prasad, J. S., Pradhan, Y., Thomaskutty, A. V., Gupta, M. and Geda, P. A. (2003). IRS-P4 OCM/SATCORE Project Report, Coastal Processes, No. IRS P4/SATCORE/SAC/RESIPA/MWRG/SR/22/2003, Vol. 3, March, pp. 120. 

Geda, P. A. and Gupta, M. (2002). Sea-truth data collection during ST-149 Ship Cruise (R.V. Samudra Kaushtubh) for applications in IRS-P4 OCM data analysis, SAC Technical Report, No. IRS-P4/SAC/RESA/MWRG/ESHD/TR/18/2002, pp. 27. 

SK171 Cruise Team (2001). OCM-MOS-SeaWiFS inter-comparison, validation, technique development for oceanic parameter retrieval and modeling of primary productivity. Scientific Report, No. IRS-P4/SAC/RESA/MWRG/MSCED/15/2001, pp. 31.


Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

 

Gupta, M. (2014). Formation of the Moon: a new mechanism. arXiv:1402:0037 [astro-ph.EP].

Rajawat, A.S., Bhattacharya, S., Jain, S., Gupta, M., Jayaprasad, P., Tamilarasan, V., Ajai and Nayak, S. (2006). Coastal Vulnerability Mapping of the Indian Coast.  Proceedings Second International Symposium on Geo-information for Disaster Management (Gi4DM), Goa,  September 25-26, 2006. [PDF]

Pradhan, Y., Rajawat, A.S., Thomaskutty, A.V., Gupta, M., Nagur, C.R.C. and Nayak, S. (2003). An improved regional algorithm to retrieve total suspended particulate matter using IRS-P4 OCM data. Proceedings ISPRS & SIS, Resource and Environmental Monitoring, Hyderabad, India, Vol. 34, Part 7, pp. 1432-1436.

Rajawat, A.S., Pradhan, Y., Thomaskutty, A.V., Gupta, M. and Nayak, S. (2003). Coastal processes along the Indian coast- Case studies based on synergistic use of IRS-P4 OCM and IRS-1C/1D data. Proceedings ISPRS & SIS, Resource and Environmental Monitoring, Hyderabad, India, Vol. 34, Part 7, pp. 1437-1442.