[Updated on June, 2025]

First-authored 

28) Talchabhadel, R., Bhattarai, S., Bista, S., 2024. Projected Changes in Precipitation Extremes Across the Mississippi River Basin Using the NASA Global Daily Downscaled Datasets NEX ‐ GDDP ‐ CMIP6. Intl Journal of Climatology joc.8748. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8748

27) Talchabhadel, R., Chhetri, R. 2023. Evaluation of long-term changes in water balances in the Nepal Himalayas. Theor. Appl. Climatol. https://10.1007/s00704-023-04646-3

 26) Talchabhadel, R., Maskey, S.,  Gouli, M.R., Dahal, K., Thapa, A., Sharma, S., Dixit, A.M., Kumar, S. 2023. Multimodal multiscale characterization of cascading hazard on mountain terrain. Geomatics, Nat. Hazards Risk. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2022.2162443 

25) Talchabhadel, R., Shah, S., Aryal, B., 2022. Evaluation of the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Precipitation Using 28 Precipitation Indices and 4 IMERG Datasets over Nepal. Remote Sens. 14, 5954. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14235954 

24) Talchabhadel, R., Sharma, S., Khadka, N., Hamal, K., Karki, S., Thapa, B.R. 2022. An outlook on the applicability of satellite precipitation products for monitoring extreme precipitation events in Nepal Himalaya. Weather https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.4143

23) Talchabhadel, R., McMillan H., Palmate, S.S., Sanchez, R., Sheng, Z., Kumar, S. 2021. Current Status and Future Directions in Modeling a transboundary aquifer: a case study of Hueco Bolson, Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13223178

22) Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., Yamanoi, K., Musumari, H., Adhikari, T.R., Prajapati, R. 2021.Appraising the Potential of Using Satellite-based Rainfall Estimates for Evaluating Extreme Precipitation: A Case Study of August 2014 Event across the West Rapti River Basin, Nepal. Earth Sp. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001518 [Editor Highlight]

21) Talchabhadel, R., Ghimire, G.R., Sharma, S., Dahal, P., Panthi, J., Baniya, R., Pudashine, J., Thapa, B.R., PC, S., Parajuli, B., 2021. Weather Radar in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges in a Mountainous Region. Weather https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3994 

20) Talchabhadel, R., 2021. Observations and climate models confirm precipitation pattern is changing over Nepal. Jalawaayu, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.3126/jalawaayu.v1i1.36448

19) Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., Yamanoi, K., Thapa, B.R., 2021.Assessment of vertical accuracy of open source 30m resolution space-borne Digital Elevation Models. Geomatics, Nat. Hazards Risk 12, 1, 939-960. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2021.1910575

18) Talchabhadel, R., Panthi, J., Sharma, S., Ghimire, G.R., Baniya, R., Dahal, P., Baniya, M.B., K.C., S., Jha, B., Kaini, S., Dahal, K., Gnyawali, K.R., Parajuli, B., Kumar, S., 2021. Insights on the Impacts of Hydroclimatic Extremes and Anthropogenic Activities on Sediment Yield of a River Basin. Earth 2, 32–50. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth2010003

17) Talchabhadel, R., Aryal, A., Kawaike, K., Yamanoi, K., Nakagawa, H., Bhatta, B., Karki, S., Thapa, B.R., 2021. Evaluation of precipitation elasticity using precipitation data from ground and satellite-based estimates and watershed modeling in Western Nepal. J. Hydrol. Reg. Stud. 33, 100768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2020.100768

16) Talchabhadel, R., Aryal, A., Kawaike, K., Yamanoi, K., Nakagawa, H., 2021. A comprehensive analysis of projected changes of extreme precipitation indices in West Rapti River basin, Nepal under changing climate. Int. J. Climatol. 41. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6866

15) Talchabhadel, R., Karki, S., Baniya, M.B., 2020. Streamflow Variations across Nepal during 1986-2015. Tech. J. 2, 126–134. https://doi.org/10.3126/tj.v2i1.32849

14) Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., Sheng, Z., 2020. Sensitivity analysis of groundwater parameters of SWAT model. Bull. Nepal Hydrogeol. Assoc. 5, 1–9. Click here 

13) Talchabhadel, R., Prajapati, R., Aryal, A., Maharjan, M., 2020. Assessment of rainfall erosivity (R-factor) during 1986–2015 across Nepal: a step towards soil loss estimation. Environ. Monit. Assess. 192, 293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8239-9

12) Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., Prajapati, R., 2020. Evaluating the rainfall erosivity (R-factor) from daily rainfall data: an application for assessing climate change impact on soil loss in Westrapti River basin, Nepal. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 6, 1741–1762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-00787-w

11) Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, Kenji, Yamanoi, K., Aryal, A., 2019. Future assessment of rainfall erosivity (R-factor) in West Rapti Basin, Nepal based on RUSLE and CMIP5 climate models. J. Japan Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Eng.) 75, I_1141-I_1146. https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.75.2_I_1141

10) Talchabhadel, R., Karki, R., 2019. Assessing climate boundary shifting under climate change scenarios across Nepal. Environ. Monit. Assess. 191, 520. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7644-4

9) Talchabhadel, R., Karki, R., Yadav, M., Maharjan, M., Aryal, A., Thapa, B.R., 2019. Spatial distribution of soil moisture index across Nepal: a step towards sharing climatic information for agricultural sector. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 137, 3089–3102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-019-02801-3

8) Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., 2018. Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation in southwestern Bangladesh. J. Japanese Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser B1 (Hydraulic Eng.) 74, 289–294. https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.74.5_I_289 

7) Talchabhadel, R., Karki, R., Thapa, B.R., Maharjan, M., Parajuli, B., 2018. Spatio-temporal variability of extreme precipitation in Nepal. Int. J. Climatol. 38, 4296–4313. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5669

6) Talchabhadel, R., Ota, K., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., 2018. Three-dimensional simulation of flow and sediment transport processes in tidal basin. J. Japan Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Eng.) 74, I_955-I_960. https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.74.I_955

5) Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., Hashimoto, M., Sahboun, N., 2017. Experimental investigation on opening size of tidal basin management : A case study in southwestern Bangladesh. J. Japan Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Eng.) 73, I_781-I_786. https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.73.I_781

4) Talchabhadel, R., Karki, R., Parajuli, B., 2017. Intercomparison of precipitation measured between automatic and manual precipitation gauge in Nepal. Measurement 106, 264–273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2016.06.047

3) Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., 2016. Experimental study on suspended sediment transport to represent Tidal Basin Management. J. Japan Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Eng. 72, I_847-I_852. https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.72.I_847

2) Talchabhadel, R., Shakya, N.M., Dahal, V., Eslamian, S., 2015. Rainfall runoff modeling for flood forecasting (a case study on West Rapti watershed). J. Flood Eng. 6, 53–61. Click here 

1) Talchabhadel, R., Sharma, R., 2014. Real Time Data Analysis of West Rapti River Basin of Nepal. J. Geosci. Environ. Prot. 02, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2014.25001

Co-authored 

79) Bhattarai, S., Banjara, P., Pandey, V.P., Aryal, A., Pradhan, P., Al-Douri, F., Pradhan, N.R., Talchabhadel, R., 2025. Quantifying the cooling effects of blue-green spaces across urban landscapes: A case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Urban Climate 61, 102493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102493 

78) Ouadja, A., Zeroualı, B., Flanagan, D.C., Porto, P., Benfetta, H., Farsı, F.Z., Ghosal, K., Talchabhadel, R., Santos, C., 2025. Using empirical methods, GIS and bathymetric survey for assessing the siltation of Sidi-Yacoub Dam (northwestern Algeria). Geofizika 42. https://doi.org/10.15233/gfz.2025.42.5 

77) Bonta, J., Chin, D.A., Johnson, M.S., Miller, J.J., Minervini, W., Ramirez-Avila, J., Moglen, G., Neelam, T.J., Oliveira, P.T.S., Sharma, S., Talchabhadel, R., Tollner, E.W., Walter, M.T., Ward, T., Woodward, D.E., 2025. The Curve Number’s Initial Abstraction and Physical Hydrology: ASCE-EWRI CN Hydrology Committee Synthesis. J. Irrig. Drain Eng. 151, 06025002. https://doi.org/10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10449 

76) Bhattarai, S., Bokati, L., Sharma, S., Talchabhadel, R., 2025. Understanding spatiotemporal variation of heatwave projections across US cities. Sci Rep 15, 10643. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95097-5 

75) Bokati, L., Somenahally, A., Kumar, S., Robatjazi, J., Talchabhadel, R., Sarkar, R., Perepi, R., 2025. Temporal adjustment approach for high-resolution continental scale modeling of soil organic carbon. Sci Rep 15, 6483. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89503-1 

74) Gouli, M.R., Hu, K., Khadka, N., Liu, S., Yifan, S., Adhikari, M., Talchabhadel, R., 2025. Quantitative assessment of the GLOF risk along China-Nepal transboundary basins by integrating remote sensing, machine learning, and hydrodynamic model. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 118, 105231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105231 

73) Dahal, K., Talchabhadel, R., Pradhan, P., Parajuli, S., Shrestha, D., Chhetri, R., Gautam, A.P., Tamrakar, R., Gurung, S., Kumar, S., 2025. Nepal’s carbon stock and biodiversity are under threat from climate change exacerbated forest fires. Information Geography 100003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infgeo.2025.100003 

72) Bhattarai, Y., Bista, S., Talchabhadel, R., Duwal, S., & Sharma, S. 2024. Rapid prediction of urban flooding at street-scale using physics-informed machine learning-based surrogate modeling. Total Environment Advances, 12, 200116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teadva.2024.200116 

71) Bhattarai, S., Bista, S., Sharma, S., White, L.D., Amini, F., Talchabhadel, R., 2024. Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwave exposure across historically vulnerable communities. Sci. Rep. 14, 20882. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71704-9 

70) Bhattarai, S., Talchabhadel, R., 2024. Comparative Analysis of Satellite-based Precipitation Data across the CONUS and Hawaii: Identifying Optimal Satellite Performance, Remote Sensing https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16163058 

69) Rahimi, L., Hoque, M., Ahmadisharaf, E., Alamdari, N., Misra, V., Maran, A.C., Kao, S, Aghakouchak, A., Talchabhadel, R., 2024. Future climate projections for South Florida: Improving Accuracy of Air Temperature and Precipitation Extremes with a Hybrid Statistical Bias Correction Technique, Earth's Future

68) Prajapati, R., Gardner, J., Pavelsky, T., Talchabhadel, R., 2024. Longitudinal Recovery of Suspended Sediment Downstream of Large Dams in the US. Water Resour. Res. 60, e2023WR036759. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR036759 

67) Adhikari, T.R., Baniya, B., Tang, Q., Chen, D., Talchabhadel, R., Li, H., Shrestha, S., Sigdel, M., Budhathoki, B.R., Pradhanang, S.M., Pradhananga, D., Awasthi, R.P., 2024. Identification precipitation threshold and resulting river discharge: An IDF-based approach in the Central Himalaya, Nepal Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2024.2373575 

66) Banjara, P., Bhattarai, S., Pandey, V.P., Talchabhadel, R., 2024. Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwaves on an urban center using satellite-based estimates. Theor. Appl. Climatol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-05026-1 

65) Bista, S., Baniya, R., Sharma, S., Ghimire, G.R., Panthi, J., Prajapati, R., Raj Thapa, B., Talchabhadel, R., 2024. Hydrologic applicability of satellite-based precipitation estimates for irrigation water management in the data-scarce region. J. Hydrol. 636, 131310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131310 

64) Rhodes, E.C., Talchabhadel, R., Jordan, T., 2024. A changing river: Long‐term changes of sinuosity and land cover in the Navasota River Watershed, Texas. River rvr2.85. https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.85 

63) Bhattarai, Y., Duwal, S., Sharma, S., Talchabhadel, R., 2024. Leveraging machine learning and open-source spatial datasets to enhance flood susceptibility mapping in transboundary river basin. International Journal of Digital Earth 17, 2313857. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2024.2313857

62) Baniya, R., Regmi, R.K., Talchabhadel, R., Sharma, S., Panthi, J., Ghimire, G.R., Bista, S., Thapa, B.R., Pradhan, A.M.S., Tamrakar, J., 2024. Integrated modeling for assessing climate change impacts on water resources and hydropower potential in the Himalayas. Theor Appl Climatol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-04863-4  

61) Kumar, S., Imen, S., Sridharan, V.K., Gupta, A., McDonald, W., Ramirez-Avila, J.J., Abdul-Aziz, O.I., Talchabhadel, R., Gao, H., Quinn, N.W.T., Weiss, W.J., Poulose, T., Palmate, S.S., Lee, C.M., Baskaran, L., 2024.  Perceived barriers and advances in integrating earth observations with water resources modeling, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2023.101119. 

60) Dahal, K., Sharma, S., Shakya, A., Talchabhadel, R., Adhikari, S., Pokharel, A., Sheng, Z., Pradhan, A. M. S., & Kumar, S. 2024. Identification of groundwater potential zones in data-scarce mountainous region using explainable artificial intelligence. Journal of Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130417  

59) Baniya, M.B., Asaeda, T., Fujino, T., Talchabhadel, R., Baniya, A., K.C., S., Sharma, N.R., Jayasanka, S.M.D.H. 2023. Effects of rainfall on fluvial discharge and suspended sediment transport in the Central Himalayan region, Nepal. Theor. Appl. Climatol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04706-8  

58) Duwal, S., Bhattarai, Y., Milapati, R., Talchabhadel, R. 2023. Charting the Course to Resilience: Hydrodynamic Modeling for Socio-economic Insights for Flood Risk Management in Nepal’s Ungauged Roshi River Catchment. Journal of Hydrology and Meteorology 11, 6, 53-66. Link

57) Gouli, M.R., Hu, K., Khadka, N., Talchabhadel, R., 2023. Hazard assessment of a pair of glacial lakes in Nepal Himalaya: unfolding combined outbursts of Upper and Lower Barun. Geomatics, Nat. Hazards Risk. 14, 2266219. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2023.2266219 

56) Aryal, A., Pandey, V.P., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., 2023. Hydro-climatic extremes in a medium range River Basin in western Nepal: Learning from analysis of observed data. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-023-02552-8 

55) Baniya, R., Talchabhadel, R., Panthi, J., Ghimire, G.R., Sharma, S., Khadka, P.D., Shin, S., Pokhrel, Y., Bhattarai, U., Prajapati, R., Thapa, B.R., Maskey, R.K., 2023. Nepal Himalaya offers considerable potential for pumped storage hydropower. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 60, 103423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2023.103423 

54) Tiwari, S., Adhikari, S., Khadka, U.R., Ghimire, M., Talchabhadel, R., 2023. Water poverty in Western Nepal: assessment of Alital Rural Municipality in Rangun watershed. Water Practice & Technology wpt2023130. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2023.130 

53) Adhikari, T.R., Baniya, B., Tang, Q., Talchabhadel, R., Gouli, M.R., Budhathoki, B.R., Awasthi, R.P., 2023. Evaluation of post extreme floods in high mountain region: A case study of the Melamchi flood 2021 at the Koshi River Basin in Nepal. Natural Hazards Research S2666592123000707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nhres.2023.07.001 

52) Baniya, M.B., Fujino, T., Talchabhadel, R., Baniya, A., Karki, S., K.C., S., Jha, B., 2023. Detectability of the trend and hysteresis in rainfall across Kali Gandaki River Basin, Central Himalaya, Nepal. Theor Appl Climatol.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04515-z  

51) Gnyawali, K., Dahal, K., Talchabhadel, R., Nirandjan, S., 2023. Framework for rainfall-triggered landslide-prone critical infrastructure zonation. Science of The Total Environment 872, 162242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162242 

50) Maharjan, M., Yoneda, M., Talchabhadel, R.,  Thapa, B.R., Aryal, A. 2023. On the Use of Indices on Daily Timescales to Study Change of Extreme Precipitation across Nepal Attributed between 1976-1995 and 1996-2015. Earth Sp. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001509 

49) Shrestha, R., Rakhal, B., Adhikari, T.R., Ghimire, G.R., Talchabhadel, R., Tamang, D., Kc, R., Sharma, S., 2022. Farmers’ Perception of Climate Change and Its Impacts on Agriculture. Hydrology 9, 212. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9120212  

48) Quinn, N.W.T., Sridharan, V., Ramirez-Avila, J., Imen, S., Gao, H., Talchabhadel, R., Kumar, S., McDonald, W., 2022. Applications of GIS and remote sensing in public participation and stakeholder engagement for TMDL development and implementation. Socio-Environ. Syst. Model. https://doi.org/10.18174/sesmo.18149 

47) Adhikari, T.R., Talchabhadel, R., Shrestha, S., Sharma, S., Aryal, D., Pradhanang, S.M., 2022. The evaluation of climate change impact on hydrologic processes of a mountain river basin. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 150, 749–762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-022-04204-3 

46) Upadhyay, S., Silwal, P., Prajapati, R., Talchabhadel, R., Shrestha, S., Duwal, S., Lakhe, H., 2022. Evaluating Magnitude Agreement and Occurrence Consistency of CHIRPS Product with Ground-Based Observations over Medium-Sized River Basins in Nepal. Hydrology 9, 146. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9080146  

45) Shah, S., Tiwari, A., Song, X., Talchabhadel, R., Habiyakarel, T., Adhikari, A. 2022: Drought Index Predictability for Historical and Future periods across the Southern Plain of Nepal Himalaya. Environ. Monit. Assess. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10275-6 

44)  Sharma, S., Talchabhadel, R., Nepal, S., Ghimire, G.R., Rakhal, B., Panthi, J., Adhikari, B.R., Pradhanang, S., Maskey, S., Kumar, S. 2022. Increasing risk of cascading hazards in the central Himalayas. Nat. Haz.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05462-0 

43) Gautam, D., Adhikari, R., Gautam, S., Pandey V.P., Thapa, B.R., Lamichhane, S., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, S., Niraula, S., Aryal, K.R., Lamsal, P., Bastola, S., Sah, S.K., Subedi, S.K., Puri, B., Kandel, B., Sapkota, P., Rupakhety, R. 2022. Unzipping flood vulnerability and functionality loss: Tale of struggle for existence of riparian buildings. Nat. Haz. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05433-5 

42) Aryal, A., Maharjan, M., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R. 2022.Characterizing the spatial and temporal droughts in Nepal: Comparative analysis of Standardized Precipitation Index and Rainfall Anomaly Index. Earth https://doi.org/10.3390/earth3010025  

41) Dangol, S., Talchabhadel, R., Pandey, V.P. 2022. Performance Evaluation and Bias Correction of Gridded Precipitation Products Over Arun River Basin in Nepal for Hydrological Applications. Theor Appl Climatol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-022-04001-y 

40) Ouadja, A., Benfetta, H., Porto, P., Mihoubi, M.K., Flanagan, D., Dehni, A., Talchabhadel, R. 2022. GIS and remote sensing integration for sediment performance assessment based on a RUSLE and sediment delivery ratio model in northwest Algeria. Arab. J. Geosci. 15, 409 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09502-8 

39) Sharma, S., Ghimire, G.R., Talchabhadel, R.,  Panthi, J., Seiyon Lee B., Sun, F., Baniya, R., Adhikari, T.R. 2022. Bayesian Characterization of Uncertainties Surrounding Fluvial Flood Hazard Estimates,  Hydrological Sciences Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2021.1999959 

38) Sharma, S., Dahal, K., Nava, L., Gouli, M., Talchabhadel, R.,  Panthi, J., Roy, T., Ghimire, G.R. 2022. Natural Hazards Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science. Earth Sp. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA002114 [Research Spotlight ] 

37) Shrestha, S., Bhatta, B., Talchabhadel, R., Salvatore, G.P.V. 2022. Integrated Assessment of the Landuse Change and Climate Change Impacts on the Sediment Yield in the Songkhram River Basin, Thailand. CATENA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105859

36) Prajapati, R., Silwal, P., Duwal, S., Shrestha, S., Kafle, A.S., Talchabhadel, R., Kumar, S., 2022. Detectability of rainfall characteristics over a mountain river basin in the Himalayan region from 2000 to 2015 using ground- and satellite-based products. Theor Appl Climatol 147, 185–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03820-9 

35) Hamal, K., Sharma, S., Talchabhadel, R., Ali, M., Dhital, Y.P., Xu, T., Dawadi, B. 2021. Trends of Diurnal Temperature Range over the Southern Slope of Central Himalaya: Retrospective and Prospective Evaluation. Atmosphere https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121683  

34) Shrestha, D., Sharma, S., Talchabhadel, R., Deshar, R., Hamal, K., Khadka, N. Nakamura, K. 2021. Detection of spatial rainfall variation over the Andean region demonstrated by satellite-based observations. Atmosphere, 12(9), 1204; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12091204

33) Silwal, P., Prajapati, R., Thapa, B.R.,  Talchabhadel, R., Kafle, A.S., Davids, J.C. 2021. Assessment of groundwater quality by using Water Quality Index (WQI): A case study of Bhaktapur Municipality. Bull. Nepal Hydrogeol. Assoc. 6, 43–62. Click here 

32) Hamal, K., Sharma, S., Pokharel, B., Shrestha, D., Talchabhadel, R., Shrestha, A., Khadka, N. 2021. Changing pattern of drought in Nepal and associated atmospheric circulation. Atmos. Res. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105798

31) Maharjan, M., Aryal, A., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R. 2021. Climate change impact on the streamflow modulated by changes in precipitation and temperature in the North latitude watershed of Nepal. Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology8030117

30) Prajapati, R., Overkamp, N.N., Moesker, N., Happee, K., van Bentem, R., Danegulu, A., Manandhar, B., Devkota, N., Thapa, A.B., Upadhyay, S., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., Malla, R., Pandey, V.P., Davids, J.C. 2021. Streams, Sewage, and Shallow Groundwater: Stream-Aquifer Interactions in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Sustain. Water Resour. Manag. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-021-00542-8

29) Ouadja, A., Benfetta, H., Porto, P., Flanagan, D., Mihoubi, M.K., Omeir, M.R., Graia, M., Ghosal, K., Talchabhadel, R. 2021. Mapping potential soil erosion using RUSLE, Remote Sensing, and GIS: A case study in the watershed of Oued El Ardjem, Northwest Algeria. Arab. J. Geosci. 14, 1945 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07992-6

28) Aryal, A., Thapa, B.R., Talchabhadel, R., 2021. An indirect impact of climate change on groundwater resources of Kathmandu Valley. Bull. Nepal Hydrogeol. Assoc. 6, 63–78. Click here 

27) Prajapati, R., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., Upadhyay, S., Thapa, A.B., Ertis, B., Davids, J.C. 2021. Measuring the Unseen: Mobilizing Citizen Scientists to Monitor Groundwater in Nepal. Environ. Monit. Assess. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09265-x

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25) Prajapati, R., Talchabhadel, R., Silwal, P., Upadhyay, S., Ertis, B., Thapa, B.R., Davids, J.C., 2021. Less rain and rainy days - lessons from 45 years of rainfall data (1971 to 2015) in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Theor. Appl. Climatol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03706-w

24) Chhetri, R., Pandey, V.P., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R. 2021. How do CMIP6 models project changes in precipitation extremes over seasons and locations across the mid hills of Nepal? Theor. Appl. Climatol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03698-7

23) Panthi, J., Talchabhadel, R., Ghimire, G.R.,  Sharma, S., Dahal, P., Baniya, R., Boving, T., Pradhanang, S.M., Parajuli, B. 2021. Hydrologic regionalization under data scarcity: An implication for streamflow prediction. J. Hydrol. Eng. (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002121

22) Khatakho, R., Gautam, D., Aryal, K.R., Pandey, V.P., Rupakhety, R., Lamichhane, S., Liu, Y., Abdouli, K., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., Adhikari, R., 2021. Multi-hazard risk assessment of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability 13 (10), 5369.https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105369

21) Khatakho, R., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., 2021. Evaluation of different precipitations inputs on streamflow simulation in Himalayan River Basin. J. Hydrol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126390

20) Prajapati, R., Upadhyay, S., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., Ertis, B., Silwal, P., Davids, J.C., 2021. Investigating the nexus of groundwater levels, rainfall and land-use in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Groundw. Sustain. Dev. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100584

19) Bista, S., Singh, U., Kayastha, N., Ghimire, B.N.S., Talchabhadel, R., 2021. Effects of Source Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) in Assessment of Gross Run off River Hydropower Potential. A Case Study of West Rapti Basin, Nepal. J. Eng. Issues Solutions 1, 1, 106–128. https://doi.org/10.3126/joeis.v1i1.36822 

18) Lamichhane, S., Aryal, K.R., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., Adhikari, R., Khanal, A., Pandey, V.P., Gautam, D., 2021. Assessing the Prospects of Transboundary Multihazard Dynamics: The Case of Bhotekoshi—Sunkoshi Watershed in Sino—Nepal Border Region. Sustainability 13, 3670. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073670

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15) Maharjan, M., Aryal, A., Shakya, B.M., Talchabhadel, R., Thapa, B.R., Kumar, S., 2021. Evaluation of Urban Heat Island (UHI) Using Satellite Images in Densely Populated Cities of South Asia. Earth 2, 86–110. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth2010006

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12) Ding, C., Kenji, K., Nakagawa, H., Yamanoi, K., Talchabhadel, R., 2020. Investigation of the influence of paddy ridges on the suspended load deposition during inundation. J. Japan Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Eng). https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.76.2_I_865 

11) Sharma, S., Khadka, N., Hamal, K., Shrestha, D., Talchabhadel, R., Chen, Y., 2020. How Accurately Can Satellite Products (TMPA and IMERG) Detect Precipitation Patterns, Extremities, and Drought Across the Nepalese Himalaya? Earth Sp. Sci. 7. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001315

10) Ghimire, G.R., Sharma, S., Panthi, J., Talchabhadel, R., Parajuli, B., Dahal, P., Baniya, R., 2020. Benchmarking Real-Time Streamflow Forecast Skill in the Himalayan Region. Forecasting 2, 230–247. https://doi.org/10.3390/forecast2030013

9) Bhatta, B., Shrestha, S., Shrestha, P.K., Talchabhadel, R., 2020. Modeling the impact of past and future climate scenarios on streamflow in a highly mountainous watershed: A case study in the West Seti River Basin, Nepal. Sci. Total Environ. 740, 140156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140156

8) Adnan, M.S.G., Talchabhadel, R., Nakagawa, H., Hall, J.W., 2020. The potential of Tidal River Management for flood alleviation in South Western Bangladesh. Sci. Total Environ. 731, 138747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138747

7) Karki, R., ul Hasson, S., Gerlitz, L., Talchabhadel, R., Schickhoff, U., Scholten, T., Böhner, J., 2020. Rising mean and extreme near‐surface air temperature across Nepal. Int. J. Climatol. 40, 2445–2463. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6344

6) Ding, C., Kawaike, K., Nakagawa, H., Talchabhadel, R., 2019. Numerical investigation of suspended load deposition considering the effects of channels. J. Japan Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Eng.) 75, I_1453-I_1458. https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.75.2_I_1453

5) Musumari, H., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., Talchabhadel, R., Yamanoi, K., 2019. Treatment of debris flow initiation and development over a partially saturated riverbed. J. Japan Soc. Civ. Eng. Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Eng.) 75, I_871-I_876. https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.75.2_I_871

4) Musumari, H., Nakagawa, H., Kawaike, K., Talchabhadel, R., 2019. Numerical Simulation of Pluvial Inundation Considering Gate Operation J. Japanese Soc. Nat. Disaster Sci. 38, 97–108. https://doi.org/10.24762/jndsj.38.S06_97 

3) Bhatta, B., Shrestha, S., Shrestha, P.K., Talchabhadel, R., 2019. Evaluation and application of a SWAT model to assess the climate change impact on the hydrology of the Himalayan River Basin. CATENA 181, 104082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.104082

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