GPM Refereed Publications

Kumar S., and Y. Silva, : Vertical characteristics of radar reflectivity and DSD parameters in intense convective clouds over South East South Asia during the Indian Summer monsoon: GPM observations. Int'l J. Rem. Sens., 40(24), 9604-9628, doi:10.1080/01431161.2019.1633705.
Kumar, A., A. H. Roy, K. M. Andreadis, X. He, and C. Butler, : A Multi-Sensor Approach to Characterize Winter Water-Level Drawdown Patterns in Lakes. Rem. Sens., 16(6), 947, doi:10.3390/rs16060947.
Kumar, A., A. K. Srivastava, B. J. Mehrotra, M. K. Srivastava, and D. R. Pattanaik, : Decadal seasonal characteristics of precipitation microphysics over the Western Ghats using the space-borne precipitation radar. Atmospheric Research, 315, 107894, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107894.
Kumar, A., A. K. Srivastava, K. Sunilkumar, and M. K. Srivastava, : Microphysical Characteristics of Cyclonic Rainfall: A GPM-DPR Based Study Over the Arabian Sea. Earth and Space Science, 10(10), e2023EA002895, doi:10.1029/2023EA002895.
Kumar, A., K. Sain, K. Kumar, P. Patidar, Meenakshi, A. Reza, A. Verma, and A. Mishra, : Anticipating the impact of glaciers, landslides and extreme weather events on vulnerable hydropower projects and the development of an integrated multi-hazard warning system (IMWS). Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 65, 103791, doi:10.1016/j.seta.2024.103791.
Kumar, G. P., V. Saicharan, and H. R. Shwetha, : Enhancing Spatial Resolution of GPM Rainfall Data in Upper Cauvery Basin, India: Machine Learning Approach. 2024 IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS), , 1-4, doi:10.1109/InGARSS61818.2024.10984298.
Kumar, H., T. H. Syed, F. Amelung, S. Mirzaee, A. S. Venkatesh, and R. Agrawal, : InSAR Reveals Recovery of Stressed Aquifer Systems in Parts of Delhi, India: Evidence for Improved Groundwater Management. Water Resources Research, 61(2), e2024WR037704, doi:10.1029/2024WR037704.
Kumar, M., K. Chakravarty, S. Deshpande, S. Kumar, and A. Srivastava, : Inter-seasonal variation of rainfall microphysics as observed over New Delhi, India. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 263, 106333, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2024.106333.
Kumar, P., : Assimilation of the Rain Gauge Measurements Using Particle Filter. Earth and Space Science, 7(10), e2020EA001212, doi:10.1029/2020EA001212.
Kumar, P., and A. K. Varma, : Assimilation of INSAT-3D hydro-estimator method retrieved rainfall for short-range weather prediction. Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 143(702), 384-394, doi:10.1002/qj.2929.
Kumar, P., and C. M. Kishtawal, : Importance of satellite-retrieved rain/no-rain information on short-range weather predictions. Int'l Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(13), 3851-3864, doi:10.1080/01431161.2017.1306140.
Kumar, P., C. M. Kishtawal, and P. K. Pal, : Impact of satellite rainfall assimilation on Weather Research and Forecasting model predictions over the Indian region. JGR Atmospheres, 119(5), 2017-2031, doi:10.1002/2013JD020005.
Kumar, P., R. Gairola, T. Kubota, and C. 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, 99(3), 741-763, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2021-037.
Kumar, P., S. S. Srivastava, N. Jivani, A. K. Varma, C. Yokoyama, and T. Kubota, : Long-term assessment of ERA5 reanalysis rainfall for lightning events over India observed by Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission Lightning Imaging Sensor. Q. J. Royal Meteor. Soc., 150(761), 2472-2488, doi:10.1002/qj.4719.
Kumar, P., U. K. Gupta, M. K. Yamamoto, and T. Kubota, : Long-term evaluation of CHIRPS and GSMaP_ISRO rainfall estimates for Indian summer monsoon (2000–2022). Rem. Sens. Appl.: Society and Environ., 39, 101627, doi:10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101627.
Kumar, R., A. K. Varma, A. Mishra, R. M. Gairola, I. Das, A. Sarkar, and V. K. Agarwal, : Comparison of TRMM TMI and PR Version 5 and 6 Precipitation Data Products Under Cyclonic Weather Conditions. IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 6(3), 378-382, doi:10.1109/LGRS.2009.2014257.
Kumar, R., P. S. Pippal, A. Chauhan, R. P. Singh, R. Kumar, A. Singh, and J. Singh, : Dynamics of land, ocean, and atmospheric parameters associated with Tauktae cyclone. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(8), 12561–12576, doi:10.1007/s11356-023-31659-2.
Kumar, S., D. Jash, E. A. Resmi, R. K. Sumesh, G. Gopan, M. Kumar, A. Andrews, and N. Sukumar, : Hydrometeor categorization in stratiform and convective precipitation systems over a tropical coastal region. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 155, 9305–9325, doi:10.1007/s00704-024-05185-1.
Kumar, S., E. A. Resmi, D. Jash, S. Patade, R. K. Sumesh, A. Andrews, N.a Sukumar, A. R. Aswini, and G. Kulkarni, : Raindrop size distribution in stratiform precipitation: Insights from spectral bin simulations over the high-altitude cloud physics observatory, Western Ghats. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 277, 106643, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2025.106643.
Kumar, S., J. L. Flores‑Rojas, A. S. Moya-Álvarez, D.l Martínez-Castro, and Y. Silva, : Hydrometeors Distribution in Intense Precipitating Cloud Cells Over the Earth’s During Two Rainfall Seasons. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 52, 95–111, doi:10.1007/s12524-023-01805-x.