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Poonam Vishwas

Poonam Vishwas

Geospatial researcher focused on Himalayan hazards and climate change

Delhi, India
Joined May 2026

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Summary

Focused geospatial researcher on Himalayan hazards and climate-change driven cryospheric risks. researchgate+2
Expertise in remote sensing and GIS methods applied to glaciers, glacial lakes, snow cover, and river-basin morphometrics. tandfonline+2
Academic training in physical geography (MPhil and PhD from JNU) with dissertation work on river terraces and basin-scale geomorphology. tandfonline+1
Active contributor to DTU's Multidisciplinary Centre for Geoinformatics through research fellowships and postdoctoral work, and engaged in teaching and capacity-building activities (e.g., summer school sessions). dst-iget+2

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Snow cover area distribution and its difference assessment in Beas River basin, India using Landsat-8 and MODIS-Terra satellite data

January 1, 2025

Chapter using Landsat-8 and MODIS-Terra data with NDSI to map snow and glacier cover in the Beas River basin and assessing temporal SCA variations integrated with DEM-derived elevation/aspect analyses.

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Mapping glacial lakes and glacial lake outburst floods in the Alaknanda river Basin, Uttarakhand: A remote sensing and GIS-based approach

April 1, 2024

Remote sensing and GIS mapping of glaciers and glacial lakes in the Alaknanda basin, identification of glacial lakes, inventory creation, and first-order assessment of potentially hazardous lakes using NDWI, NDSI and other methods.

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Mapping of Glacial Lakes and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh Using Remote Sensing and GIS

January 1, 2024

Study and inventory of glacial lakes in Kinnaur district and first-order assessments of outburst potential using remote sensing and GIS methods.

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Potentially Dangerous Glacial Lake Risk Mapping and Assessment in Satluj River Basin, Himachal Pradesh Using Remote Sensing and GIS

January 1, 2022

Chapter addressing glacial lake hazard mapping and risk assessment in the Satluj River Basin using Landsat and DEM data, NDWI for lake identification, and multi-temporal analysis to identify potentially dangerous lakes.

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Quantitative evaluation of drainage attributes to infer hydrologic and morphological characteristics of upper Beas Basin, Himachal Pradesh: A GIS-based approach

January 1, 2021

Morphometric analysis of the Upper Beas Basin using high-resolution DEM and GIS to characterize drainage patterns, tectonic and geomorphic controls, and hydrologic behavior of the basin.

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