Pankaj Kumar
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Dr Pankaj Kumar

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Associate Professor | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Expertise: Environmental Sciences
69 Publications
11 Projects
2774 Scopus Citations
2651 CrossRef
11 Years Total Experience
Publications
69 Total
Articles
68
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Professional Recognition

Member, WMO Expert Team on Hydrometry
2024
WMO
Editorial Board Member
Climate Services (Elsevier)
National Council Member
2022
IMS (2022-2024).
Member, CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoons Panel (2023-2025
2023
IPCC AR6 Reviewer (GoI)
Session Chair, Cryospheric Studies of Central Asia
2024
AOGS, South Korea (2024).
Co-Convenor, C02 Glacier Changes in High Mountain Asia
2023
IUGG, Berlin (2023)
Convenor, TROPMET 2022, IISER Bhopal
2022
TROPMET
UN (WMO) Expert OPACE (2016, 2017). Expert OPACE (2016, 2017
2016
UN (WMO) Expert OPACE (2016, 2017).
SERB Ramanujan Fellow
2015
Govt. of India (2015-2020).

Community & Membership

Academic Affairs, IISER Bhopal
Associate Dean
Jan 2025
Boys Hostel, IISER Bhopal
Warden
Oct 2022
EES Departmental Faculty Affairs Committee
Member
Feb 2023
India Meteorological Society, Bhopal Chapter
Chairperson
Aug 2018
DST Expert Committee INSPIRE Fellowship
Member
Aug 2024
Department Post Graduate Committee
Member
Oct 2015 – Jan 2019
Department Outreach & Media Committee
Convener
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Department Outreach & Media Committee
Convener
Jan 2025
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Life membership
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Life membership
India Meteorological Society, Bhopal Chapter (IMSB)
Life membership
South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA)
Life membership

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
N/A
Associate Professor
Sep 2015 – Present
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Bhopal | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Sciences
Environmental Sciences

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Scholarly Work

Quantifying univariate and multivariate extreme events over India under a warming climate: a hybrid approach using high-resolution regional earth system model and machine learning
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Carbon Stock Assessment in the wetland environment of Bhoj Lake Bhopal
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
TROPMET-2022
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Understanding the regional micro-climate impact on Karakoram-Himalayan glaciers and quantifying the role of Western Disturbances in governing their mass balance: past and future, a climate model assessment
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SOUTH ASIA EXTREMES: A HIGH-RESOLUTION REGIONAL EARTH SYSTEM MODEL ASSESSMENT
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
DST FIST SUBJECT EXPERT COMMITTEE MEETING – EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ON 13TH AND 14TH OCTOBER, 2017
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
STUDY OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY OVER KARAKORAM REGION USING A REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL
Completed
Agency: Defence Research and Development Organisation Role: Principal Investigator
HIGH RESOLUTION REGIONAL COUPLED ATMOSPHERE OCEAN MODELLING SYSTEM TO ASSESS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OVER SOUTH-ASIA
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
PAST AND PRESENT ASSESSMENT OF HIMALAYAN GLACIERS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY STUDIES USING A HIGH RESOLUTION ATMOSPHERE-GLACIER MODEL
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
DST FIST WORKSHOP
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
RAMANUJAN FELLOWSHIP
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator

Understanding the hot-season Heatwave Dynamics over India: Present and Future

University IISER Bhopal
Year 2022
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Understanding drought dynamics and variability over India in the changing climate scenario with uncertainty assessment

University IISER, BHOPAL
Year 2022
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Predictability of North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones using 4DVar data assimilation technique and their future projections

University IISER Bhopal
Year 2023
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Spatiotemporal analysis of observed and projected precipitation extremes over India

University IISER Bhopal
Year 2023
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Understanding the Dynamics of Western Disturbances in Modulating the Karakoram-Himalayas Mass Balance Anomalies : A Track Model Study for Past and Future

University IISER Bhopal
Year 2024
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UNRAVELLING THE PACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ASSOCIATED BIODIVERSITY SHIFTS ACROSS HISTORICAL AND FUTURE SCENARIOS

University IISER, Bhopal
Year 2025
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Scholarly Publications

Strengthening breast cancer screening program through health education of women and capacity building of primary healthcare providers

Open Access
Journal Article
Frontiers in Public Health. Year: 2023. Volume: 11 .
Authors: Ramesh Kumar Sangwan; Ramesh Kumar Huda; Ansuman Panigrahi; G. S. Toteja; Arun Kumar Sharma; Mahendra Thakor; Pankaj Kumar

Robust deep learning-based downscaling of mean and extreme precipitation over the Indian subcontinent

Open Access
Journal Article
Environmental Research: Climate. Year: 2026. Volume: 5 , Issue: 2 .
Authors: Midhun Murukesh; Pankaj Kumar

Preface to the WCRP CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoon Panel Special Issue on Global and Regional Monsoons: State of the Art and Perspectives

Open Access
Editorial
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. Year: 2026. Volume: 43 , Issue: 8 , Pages: 1521-1523 .
Authors: Annalisa Cherchi; Satyaban Bishoyi Ratna; Rondrotiana Barimalala; Hiroshi G. Takahashi; Pankaj Kumar; Alice M. Grimm; Ruth Cerezo-Mota; Suryachandra A. Rao

Impact of modified soil thermal characteristic on the simulated monsoon climate over south Asia

Journal Article
Journal of Earth System Science. Year: 2014. Volume: 123 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 151-160 .
Authors: Kumar, Pankaj; Podzun, Ralf; Hagemann, Stefan; Jacob, Daniela

Application of regional climate models to the Indian winter monsoon over the western Himalayas

Journal Article
Science of The Total Environment. Year: 2013. Volume: 468-469 , Pages: S36-S47 .
Authors: Dimri, A. P.; Yasunari, T.; Wiltshire, A.; Kumar, P.; Mathison, C.; Ridley, J.; Jacob, D.

Assessing future changes in seasonal climatic extremes in the Ganges river basin using an ensemble of regional climate models

Journal Article
Climatic Change. Year: 2014. Volume: 123 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 273-286 .
Authors: Mittal, Neha; Mishra, Ashok; Singh, Rajendra; Kumar, Pankaj

Response of Karakoram-Himalayan glaciers to climate variability and climatic change: A regional climate model assessment

Open Access
Journal Article
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS. Year: 2015. Volume: 42 , Issue: 6 , Pages: 1818-1825 .
Authors: Kumar, Pankaj; Kotlarski, Sven; Moseley, Christopher; Sieck, Kevin; Frey, Holger; Stoffel, Markus; Jacob, Daniela

Meltwater runoff in a changing climate (1951-2099) at Chhota Shigri Glacier, Western Himalaya, Northern India

Open Access
Journal Article
Annals of Glaciology. Year: 2017. Volume: 58 , Issue: 75pt1 , Pages: 47-58 .
Authors: Engelhardt, Markus; Leclercq, Paul; Eidhammer, Trude; Kumar, Pankaj; Landgren, Oskar; Rasmussen, Roy
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