Publications

2024

1. A. W. Khan, D. Ganguly, S. Dey, A. K. Varma and Prashant Kumar (2024). Assimilation of INSAT-3D Imager Retrieved Aerosol Optical Depth for Enhanced Dust Storm Prediction Using WRF-Chem Model. Environmental Research Communications.

2022

2. Kumar, Prashant, Atul K. Varma, Takuji Kubota, Moeka Yamaji, Tomoko Tashima, Tomoaki Mega, and Tomoo Ushio. "Long-Term High-Resolution Gauge Adjusted Satellite Rainfall Product over India." Earth and Space Science, 9, e2022EA002595. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002595. 

3. Kumar, Prashant, Munn Vinayak Shukla, and Atul K. Varma. "Impact of All Sky Water Vapour Channel Radiance from INSAT-3D/3DR Satellite over South-Asia Region using WRF Model." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.  https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4323 

2021

4. Kumar, Prashant, and R. M. Gairola. "Fostering the Need of L-Band Radiometer for Extreme Oceanic Wind Research." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (2021). 

5. Kumar, Prashant, Rakesh Gairola, Takuji Kubota, and Chandra Kishtawal. "Hybrid assimilation of satellite rainfall product with high density gauge network to improve daily estimation: A case of Karnataka, India." Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II (2021). 

6. Sad, Hari Prasad, Prashant Kumar, and Sambit Kumar Panda. "Doppler weather radar data assimilation at convective-allowing grid spacing for predicting an extreme weather event in Southern India." International Journal of Remote Sensing 42, no. 10 (2021): 3681-3707. 

7. Sankhala, Dineshkumar K., Prashant Kumar, Sanjib K. Deb, Neeru Jaiswal, C. M. Kishtawal, and R. M. Gairola. "Retrieval and Application of Rapid-Scan Atmospheric Motion Vectors Using an Infrared Channel of the INSAT-3DR Satellite." Pure and Applied Geophysics 178, no. 4 (2021): 1459-1476. 

2020

8. Kumar, Prashant. "Assimilation of the rain gauge measurements using particle filter." Earth and Space Science 7, no. 10 (2020): e2020EA001212. 

9. Deb, Sanjib K., Dineshkumar K. Sankhala, Prashant Kumar, and Chandra M. Kishtawal. "Retrieval and applications of atmospheric motion vectors derived from Indian geostationary satellites INSAT-3D/INSAT-3DR." Theoretical and Applied Climatology 140, no. 1 (2020): 751-765. 

10. Sankhala, Dineshkumar K., Sanjib K. Deb, Prashant Kumar, and C. M. Kishtawal. "Retrieval and application of high-resolution low-level visible winds from INSAT-3DR imager." International Journal of Remote Sensing 41, no. 12 (2020): 4726-4741. 

2019

11. Kumar, Prashant, and Munn V. Shukla. "Assimilating INSAT‐3D thermal infrared window imager observation with the particle filter: A case study for Vardah Cyclone." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124, no. 4 (2019): 1897-1911. 

12. Kumar, Prashant, and R. M. Gairola. "Impact of SCATSat‐1 retrieved wind vectors on short‐range WRF Model predictions over the South Asia region." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 124, no. 22 (2019): 11994-12009. 

13. Khan, Aman W., and Prashant Kumar. "Impact of chemical initial and lateral boundary conditions on air quality prediction." Advances in Space Research 64, no. 6 (2019): 1331-1342. 

14. Bushair, M. T., Prashant Kumar, and R. M. Gairola. "Evaluation and assimilation of various satellite-derived rainfall products over India." International Journal of Remote Sensing 40, no. 14 (2019): 5315-5338. 

2017

15. Kumar, Prashant, and Atul K. Varma. "Assimilation of INSAT‐3D hydro‐estimator method retrieved rainfall for short‐range weather prediction." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 143, no. 702 (2017): 384-394. 

16. Kumar, Prashant, and C. M. Kishtawal. "Importance of satellite-retrieved rain/no-rain information on short-range weather predictions." International Journal of Remote Sensing 38, no. 13 (2017): 3851-3864. 

17. Kumar, Prashant, Kaushik Gopalan, Bipasha Paul Shukla, and Abhineet Shyam. "Impact of single-point GPS integrated water vapor estimates on short-range WRF model forecasts over southern India." Theoretical and Applied Climatology 130, no. 3 (2017): 755-760. 

18. Kumar, Prashant, Sanjib K. Deb, C. M. Kishtawal, and P. K. Pal. "Impact of assimilation of INSAT-3D retrieved atmospheric motion vectors on short-range forecast of summer monsoon 2014 over the south Asian region." Theoretical and applied climatology 128, no. 3 (2017): 575-586. 

19. Jangid, Buddhi Prakash, Prashant Kumar, Attada Raju, and Raj Kumar. "Significance of high resolution GHRSST on prediction of Indian Summer Monsoon." Advances in Space Research 59, no. 9 (2017): 2349-2359. 

2016

20. Khan, Aman W., Prashant Kumar, and Atul K. Varma. "Impact of assimilation of MADRAS geophysical parameters on short range WRF model forecasts." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 54, no. 12 (2016): 6970-6975. 

21. Deb, S. K., C. M. Kishtawal, Prashant Kumar, AS Kiran Kumar, P. K. Pal, Nitesh Kaushik, and Ghansham Sangar. "Atmospheric Motion Vectors from INSAT-3D: Initial quality assessment and its impact on track forecast of cyclonic storm NANAUK." Atmospheric research 169 (2016): 1-16. 

2015

22. Kumar, Prashant, C. M. Kishtawal, and P. K. Pal. "The impact of background error parameters on heavy rainfall prediction." International Journal of Remote Sensing 36, no. 23 (2015): 5935-5947. 

23. Kaur, Inderpreet, Prashant Kumar, S. K. Deb, C. M. Kishtawal, P. K. Pal, and Raj Kumar. "Impact of Kalpana-1 retrieved atmospheric motion vectors on mesoscale model forecast during summer monsoon 2011." Theoretical and Applied Climatology 120, no. 3 (2015): 587-599. 

24. Kaur, Inderpreet, Prashant Kumar, S. K. Deb, C. M. Kishtawal, P. K. Pal, and Raj Kumar. "Impact of Kalpana-1 retrieved multispectral AMVs on Mahasen tropical cyclone forecast." Natural Hazards 77, no. 1 (2015): 205-222. 

25. Raju, Attada, Anant Parekh, Prashant Kumar, and C. Gnanaseelan. "Evaluation of the impact of AIRS profiles on prediction of Indian summer monsoon using WRF variational data assimilation system." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 120, no. 16 (2015): 8112-8131. 

2014

26. Kumar, Prashant, C. M. Kishtawal, and P. K. Pal. "Impact of satellite rainfall assimilation on Weather Research and Forecasting model predictions over the Indian region." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 119, no. 5 (2014): 2017-2031. 

27. Kumar, Prashant, Bimal K. Bhattacharya, Rahul Nigam, C. M. Kishtawal, and P. K. Pal. "Impact of Kalpana‐1 derived land surface albedo on short‐range weather forecasting over the Indian subcontinent." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 119, no. 6 (2014): 2764-2780. 

28. Kumar, Prashant, C. M. Kishtawal, and P. K. Pal. "Sensitivity analysis of high-resolution Oceansat-2 scatterometer winds on Thane cyclone simulation." International Journal of Remote Sensing 35, no. 23 (2014): 7927-7940. 

2013

29. Kumar, Prashant, Bimal K. Bhattacharya, and P. K. Pal. "Impact of vegetation fraction from Indian geostationary satellite on short-range weather forecast." Agricultural and forest meteorology 168 (2013): 82-92. 

2012

30. Kumar, Prashant, KP Harish Kumar, and Pradip Kumar Pal. "Impact of Oceansat-2 scatterometer winds and TMI observations on Phet cyclone simulation." IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing 51, no. 6 (2012): 3774-3779. 

2011

31. Kumar, Prashant, Randhir Singh, P. C. Joshi, and P. K. Pal. "Impact of additional surface observation network on short range weather forecast during summer monsoon 2008 over Indian subcontinent." Journal of earth system science 120, no. 1 (2011): 53-64. 

32. Singh, Randhir, Prashant Kumar, and Pradip Kumar Pal. "Assimilation of Oceansat-2-scatterometer-derived surface winds in the weather research and forecasting model." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 50, no. 4 (2011): 1015-1021. 

33. Deb, S. K., Prashant Kumar, P. K. Pal, and P. C. Joshi. "Assimilation of INSAT data in the simulation of the recent tropical Cyclone Aila." International journal of remote sensing 32, no. 18 (2011): 5135-5155.