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Dr Shaktiman Singh

Dr Shaktiman Singh
Dr Shaktiman Singh
Dr Shaktiman Singh

Ph.D.

Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

51cg
Email Address
shaktiman.singh@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address
St. Mary's Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
Elphinstone Road
AB24 3UF

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School/Department
School of Geosciences




Biography

2018-2020: Postdoctoral Researcher, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

2020-2020: Honorary Lecturer, 51cg, UK

2017-2018: Research Associate, Sharda University, India

2016-2017: DAAD Binational Fellow, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

2012-2016: Research Fellow, Sharda University, India

2011-2012: Project Officer, Centre for Environment Education, India

2011-2011: Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

Research

Research Overview

  • Glaciology
  • Glacio-hydrology
  • Remote sensing and GIS
  • Extreme weather events
  • Environmental data analyses

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Geography and Environment.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Geography and Environment

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs
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Research Specialisms

  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Geography
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Glaciology and Cryospheric Systems
  • Hydrology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.

Current Research

  • Spatiotemporal variation of land surface temperature in comparison to air temperature
  • Usability of satellite-based land-surface temperature in glacio-hydrological models
  • Frequency and intensity of extreme weather events
  • In-situ and remotely-sensed monitoring of snow, glaciers, and permafrost
  • Development and application of glacio-hydrological and geospatial models
  • Past glacio-hydrological processes on Martian land-surface
  • Field campaigns for glaciological and Martian analogue research

Funding and Grants

  • Project title: Ice stupas: operational challenges and prospective solutions. Funding agency: Grants Academy, 51cg under the NERC discipline hopping for environmental solutions.
  • Project title: Studying hazardous ice avalanches, 51cg Pump-Prime Interdisciplinary Research and Impact. Funding agency: Grants Academy, 51cg under the Pump-Prime Interdisciplinary Research and Impact. 
  • Project title: Assessing the impact of 3D terrain data resolution on thermomechanical modelling of ice avalanches. Funding agency: GRants Academy, 51cg under the Pump-Prime Interdisciplinary Research and Impact. 
  • Project title: Tackling the global change challenges to water security in Tajikistan, the water tower of Central Asia. Funding Agency: Grants Academy, 51cg under the GCRF Pump Prime
  • Project title: Ice stupa: a solution to improve Himalayan-Karakoram mountain community resilience to water scarcity. Funding agency: Grants Academy, 51cg under GCRF Pump Prime
  • Project title: The intensity and frequency of extreme weather events in Scandinavian Lapland. Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD (German: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)
  • Project title: The glacio-hydrological comparison of the glaciers in Scandinavia and Himalaya. Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD (German: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)
  • Project title: Robust infrastructure – Adapting railway maintenance to climate change(CliMaint). Funding Agency: VINNOVA Sweden’s Innovation Agency
  • Project title: Development of glacio-hydrological model for application in glaciated catchments in the Himalaya. Head Institute: Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD (German: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst).
Teaching

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Publications

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  • Increasing glacier end-of-summer snowline altitudes in the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh

    Soheb, M., Coleman, M., Rea, B. R., Spagnolo, M., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Sam, L., Ramanathan, A.
    Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography
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  • Geological and machine learning based landslide risk assessment in the context of community knowledge and perception

    Kushwaha, G., Kainthola, A., Jha, P., Singh, S., Panwar, M. S., Yadav, A. K., Krishna, A. S., Alam, S.
    Scientific Reports
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  • Rock Glacier Detection Using Satellite Embeddings and Machine Learning on Google Earth Engine

    Khajuria, V., Singh, S., Paro, L., Spagnolo, M., Ribolini, A.
    Earth Systems and Environment
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  • Monsoon dynamics and future projections in the Himalaya: Insights into sea surface temperature, sea level pressure relationships, and future flood risks

    Shekhar, M., Pandey, P., Singh, S., Sharma, A.
    Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, vol. 110, 101558
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Surface and subsurface flow of a glacierised catchment in the cold-arid region of Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya

    Soheb, M., Bastian, P., Schmidt, S., Singh, S., Kaushik, H., Ramanathan, A., Nüsser, M.
    Journal of Hydrology, vol. 635, 131063
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Assessing the Efficacy of Glacier Inventories to Evaluate Climate Change Impacts: Key Takeaways from Baspa River Basin

    Sam, L., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Sam, B. C., Kumar, R.
    Risk, Uncertainty and Maladaptation to Climate Change: Policy, Practice and Case Studies. Sarkar, A., Bandyopadhyay, N., Singh, S., Sachan, R. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 93-124, 32 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
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  • Rising winter temperatures might augment increasing wheat yield in Gangetic Plains

    Shekhar, M., Singh, M., Singh, S., Bhardwaj, A., Dhyani, R., Ranhotra, P. S., Sam, L., Bhattacharyya, A.
    Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol. 150, pp. 1531–1544
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Multitemporal glacier inventory revealing four decades of glacier changes in the Ladakh region

    Soheb, M., Ramanathan, A., Bhardwaj, A., Coleman, M., Rea, B., Spagnolo, M., Singh, S., Sam, L.
    Earth System Science Data, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 4171–4185
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Simulation and risk assessment of a possible glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in the Bhilangna Valley, central Himalaya, India

    Pandey, P., Banerjee, D., Ali, S. N., Khan, M. A. R., Chauhan, P., Singh, S.
    Journal of Earth System Science, vol. 131, no. 3, 184
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Tree-Ring-Based Hydrological Records Reconstructions of the Himalayan Rivers: Challenges and Opportunities

    Shekhar, M., Ranhotra, P. S., Bhattacharyya, A., Singh, A., Dhyani, R., Singh, S.
    Springer Climate. Rani, S., Kumar, R. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media B.V., pp. 47-72, 26 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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  • Multivariate statistical analysis and geospatial approach for evaluating hydro‑geochemical characteristics of meltwater from Shaune Garang glacier, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Kumar, R., Kumar, R., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, A., Singh, S., Kumari, A., Sinha, R. K.
    Acta Geophysica
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Tackling the global change challenges to water security in Tajikistan, the water tower of Central Asia

    Singh, S., Bhardwaj, A., Sam, L., Haro Monteagudo, D.
    EGU General Assembly 2022
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
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  • Modelling Permafrost Distribution in Western Himalaya Using Remote Sensing and Field Observations

    Khan, M. A. R., Singh, S., Pandey, P., Bhardwaj, A., Ali, S. N., Chaturvedi, V., Ray, P. K. C.
    Remote Sensing, vol. 13, no. 21, 4403
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Surface mass balance analysis at Naradu Glacier, Western Himalaya, India

    Kumar, R., Singh, S., Singh, A., Kumar, R., Singh, S., Randhawa, S. S.
    Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, 12710
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  • Small lava caves as possible exploratory targets on Mars: Analogies drawn from UAV imaging of an Icelandic lava field

    Sam, L., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Martin-Torres, F. J., Zorzano, M., Luque, J. A. R.
    Remote Sensing, vol. 12, no. 12, 1970
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • UAV Imaging of Small Caves in Icelandic Lava Field as Possible Mars Analogues

    Sam, L., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Martin-Torres, F. J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
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  • Martian Caves as Special Region Candidates

    Martin-Torres, J., Olsson, P., Zorzano, M., Bhardwaj, A., Sam, L., Singh, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
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  • Hydro-geochemical characteristics of glacial meltwater from Naradu Glacier catchment, Western Himalaya

    Kumar, R., Kumar, R., Singh, S., Singh, A., Bhardwaj, A., Chaudhary, H.
    Environmental Earth Sciences, vol. 78, 683
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  • Quantifying the Congruence between Air and Land Surface Temperatures for Various Climatic and Elevation Zones of Western Himalaya

    Singh, S., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, A., Sam, L., Shekhar, M., Martin-Torres, J., Zorzano Mier, M.
    Remote Sensing, vol. 11, no. 24, 2889
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Hydro-geochemical analysis of meltwater draining from Bilare Banga glacier, Western Himalaya

    Kumar, R., Kumar, R., Singh, A., Singh, S., Bhardwaj, A., Kumari, A., Sinha, R. K., Gupta, A.
    Acta Geophysica, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 651-660
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  • Dynamics of suspended sediment load with respect to summer discharge and temperatures in Shaune Garang glacierized catchment, Western Himalaya

    Kumar, R., Kumar, R., Singh, S., Singh, A., Bhardwaj, A., Kumari, A., Randhawa, S. S., Saha, A.
    Acta Geophysica, vol. 66, pp. 1109-1120
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  • Changing climate and glacio-hydrology: A case study of Shaune Garang basin, Himachal Pradesh

    Singh, S., Kumar, R., Bhardwaj, A., Kumar, R., Singh, A.
    International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 258-272
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  • A review on remotely sensed land surface temperature anomaly as an earthquake precursor

    Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Sam, L., Joshi, P. K., Bhardwaj, A., Martín-Torres, F. J., Kumar, R.
    International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, vol. 63, pp. 158-166
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  • Himalayan glaciers experienced significant mass loss during later phases of little ice age

    Shekhar, M., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Ranhotra, P. S., Bhattacharyya, A., Pal, A. K., Roy, I., Martín-Torres, F. J., Zorzano, M.
    Scientific Reports, vol. 7, 10305
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  • MODIS-based estimates of strong snow surface temperature anomaly related to high altitude earthquakes of 2015

    Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Sam, L., Bhardwaj, A., Martin-Torres, J., Singh, A., Kumar, R.
    Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 188, pp. 1-8
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  • Development of a Glacio-hydrological Model for Discharge and Mass Balance Reconstruction

    Kumar, R., Singh, S., Kumar, R., Singh, A., Bhardwaj, A., Sam, L., Randhawa, S. S., Gupta, A.
    Water Resources Management, vol. 30, pp. 3475-3492
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Changing climate and glacio-hydrology in Indian Himalayan Region: A review

    Singh, S., Kumar, R., Bhardwaj, A., Sam, L., Shekhar, M., Singh, A., Kumar, R., Gupta, A.
    Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 393-410
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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  • Automated detection and temporal monitoring of crevasses using remote sensing and their implications for glacier dynamics

    Bhardwaj, A., Sam, L., Singh, S., Kumar, R.
    Annals of Glaciology, vol. 57, no. 71, pp. 81-91
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Remote sensing flow velocity of debris-covered glaciers using Landsat 8 data

    Sam, L., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., Kumar, R.
    Progress in Physical Geography, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 305-321
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  • A lake detection algorithm (LDA) using Landsat 8 data: A comparative approach in glacial environment

    Bhardwaj, A., Singh, M. K., Joshi, P. K., Snehmani, , Singh, S., Sam, L., Gupta, R. D., Kumar, R.
    International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, vol. 38, pp. 150-163
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  • Applicability of Landsat 8 data for characterizing glacier facies and supraglacial debris

    Bhardwaj, A., Joshi, P. K., Snehmani, , Sam, L., Singh, M. K., Singh, S., Kumar, R.
    International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, vol. 38, pp. 51-64
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  • Indian Himalayan capacity and adaptation programme: Capacity-building in Himalayan glaciology

    Ali, S. N., Shekhar, M., Pandey, P., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S.
    Current Science, vol. 106, no. 3, pp. 346
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
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