Published Peer-reviewed Articles

Web of Science Indexed/ *corresponding/presenting author

7. Goswami, A., Sarangi, S., Mohanty, S.P.* …, Pradhan, R.M. et al. (2023). Negative δ13Ccarb excursions within early part of the Lomagundi event recorded in the Paleoproterozoic sedimentary carbonates, Aravalli Supergroup, Rajasthan India: chemostratigraphy and basin evolution. Precambrian Research 399, 107240. doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107240 [Link]

6. Pradhan, R.M.*#, Singh, A., Ojha, A.K. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Structural controls on bedrock weathering in crystalline basement terranes and its implications on groundwater resources. Scientific Reports (Nature) 12, 11815. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15889-x [Link] #Received Best Paper Award, INC-IAH, International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Indian National Chapter (2023)

5. Biswal, T.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Sharma, N.K., Tiwari, S.K. Beniest, A. Behera, B.M. et al. (2022). A review on deformation structures of different terranes in the Precambrian Aravalli-Delhi Mobile Belt (ADMB), NW India: Tectonic implications and global correlation. Earth-Science Reviews 230, 104037. doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104037 [Link]

4. Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Kumar, S., Chakrapani, G.J. and Kumar, P. (2022). Assessment of Groundwater Flow Dynamics Using MODFLOW in Shallow Aquifer System of Mahanadi Delta (East Coast), India. Water 14(4), 611. doi.org/10.3390/w14040611 [Link]

3. Pradhan, R.M.*, Behera, A.K., Kumar, S., Kumar, P. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Recharge and geochemical evolution of groundwater in fractured basement aquifers (NW India): Insights from environmental isotopes (δ18O, δ2H, and 3H) and hydrogeochemical studies. Water 14(3), 315. doi.org/10.3390/w14030315 [Link]

2. Pradhan, R.M.*, Balamurugan, G., Pradhan, B. and Biswal, T.K. (2021). Integrated multi-criteria analysis for groundwater potential mapping in Precambrian hard rock terranes (North Gujarat), India. Hydrological Sciences Journal 66 (6), 961-978. doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2021.1906427 [Link]

1. Pati, P*, Pradhan, R.M., Dash, C., Parkash, B. and Awasthi, A.K. (2015). Terminal fans and Ganga plain tectonism: A study of neotectonism and segmentation episodes of the Indo-Gangetic foreland basin, India. Earth-Science Reviews 148, 134-149. doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.06.002 [Link]

Manuscripts in the Oven

Maurya, Pradhan et al. Multi-geophysical studies for fractured networks in the subsurface.

Pradhan et al. Application of statistical models in groundwater recharge zone mapping in fractured rock terrane.

Behera et al. OSl age and geochemical fingerprints of saline zones in coastal aquifers.

Book Chapters/Proceedings

5. Roul, A.R., Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., and Pradhan, S.P. Navigating hydrological factors in understanding and mitigating landslide hazards in the Indian Himalayas: a short review. (Springer Cham.) (under revision)

4. Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Pradhan, B. and Kumar, P. Hydrogeochemical characterizations of groundwater in Ambagarh regions: Mining rich state, Chhatisgarh, India. (Springer Cham.) (accepted)

3. Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Roul, A.R. and Kumar, P. (2024). Groundwater and its impact on landslides along Himalayan regions-a review. In: G. Meraj et al. (eds.), Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies, Disaster Risk Reduction, (Springer Cham.) 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65862-4_2 (Proofread submitted)

2. Pradhan, R.M.*, Deshmukh, R., Chandrasekhar, E., Balamurugan, G. and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Geoelectrical studies for groundwater exploration in fractured rock terrane (Ambaji basin, India). In: New Prospects in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences (Springer Cham.), 511-514. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72543-3_115 [Link]

1. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Fluoride in groundwater: a case study in Precambrian terranes of Ambaji region, North Gujarat, India. PIAHS (Copernicus Publ.), 379, 351-356. doi.org/10.5194/piahs-379-351-2018 [Link]

Abstracts

9. Pradhan, R.M.*, Biswal, T.K. and Sharna, S.P. (2024). Understanding the complex granitic rock aquifers through lense of structural and geoelectrical studies: weathered-bedrock architecture and groundwater perspectives. IAH Congress, Davos, Switzerland [ORAL] (Accepted)

8. Pradhan, R.M.*, Singh, A., Ojha, A.K. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Role of brittle-ductile shear zones on bedrock weathering in fractured basement terranes and its implications on sustainable groundwater resources and management. 9th IGWC 2022, Roorkee, India [ORAL]

7. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Elevated uranium in shallow fractured granitic aquifers, NW India: a structural and geochemical perspective. Goldschmidt 2022, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA [POSTER]

6. Pradhan, R.M.*, Singh, A. and Biswal, T.K. (2021). Characterization of brittle-ductile shear zones for groundwater resources and management: application of 2D electrical resistivity imaging (ERI). AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA [ORAL]

5. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Elevated uranium concentration in groundwater of Aravalli region, Gujarat, India: a structural and geochemical study. 27th IUGG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, July 8-18 [ORAL]

4. Pradhan, R.M.*, Weber, K.A., Snow, D.D. and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Spatio-temporal distributions of uranium concentration in shallow aquifers of Aravalli terrane (North Gujarat), India. GSA Annual Meetings, Arizona, USA, Sept 22-25 [POSTER]

3. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Structural and geophysical study for mapping deep-seated aquifers in Aravalli terrane, India. AGU Chapman Conference, Oct 21-24, Valencia, Spain [POSTER]

2. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Occurrence of uranium in groundwater in crystalline basement aquifers of Ambaji region, North Gujarat, India. 45th IAH Congress, Daejeon, South Korea, Sept 9-14 [POSTER]

1. Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Sustainability of groundwater resources in Precambrian basement aquifers of Aravalli terrane, North Gujarat, India-a structural approach. 9th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology (ICAMG-9), Shanghai, China, Oct 10-12 [POSTER]

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