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Dr. Alka Singh

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (Amrita WNA), Amritapuri

alkasingh@am.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Earth Science, Geo Informatics

Bio

Dr. Alka Singh currently serves as an Assistant Professor (SLG) at the Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (Amrita WNA), Amritapuri Kerala.

Dr. Alka’s area of expertise is in remote sensing of hydrology. She is interested in solving Earth Science-related problems with a holistic and sustainable approach.

Education

2017-2020 Postdoc from NASA USA NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Greeenbelt, Maryland, USA   Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) & California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, California (U.S.A)
2010-2017 Ph. D. from TUM Germany The Technical University of Munich, Germany on hydrological mass variations
2007-2009 M. Sc. Geioinformatics from ITC Netherlands Faculty Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, Enschede, the Netherlands and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
2005- 2009 Adv Diploma in RS and GIS from JMI New Delhi Jamia Milia Islamia New Delhi
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2021

Estimation of hydrological drought recovery based on precipitation and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) water storage deficit

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Reager, J. Thomas, and Behrangi, A., “Estimation of hydrological drought recovery based on precipitation and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) water storage deficit”, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 511–526, 2021.

Publisher : Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Copernicus GmbH.

Year : 2019

Assessing gauge undercatch correction in Arctic basins in light of GRACE observations

Cite this Research Publication : A. Behrangi, Alka Singh, Song, Y., and Panahi, M., “Assessing gauge undercatch correction in Arctic basins in light of GRACE observations”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 46, no. 20, pp. 11358–11366, 2019.

Publisher : Geophysical Research Letters, Wiley Online Library.

Year : 2018

On the desiccation of the South Aral Sea observed from spaceborne missions

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Behrangi, A., Fisher, J. B., and Reager, J. T., “On the desiccation of the South Aral Sea observed from spaceborne missions”, Remote Sensing, vol. 10, no. 5, p. 793, 2018.

Publisher : Remote Sensing, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.

Year : 2016

Water budget analysis within the surrounding of prominent lakes and reservoirs from multi-sensor earth observation data and hydrological models: case studies of the Aral Sea and Lake Mead

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., Eicker, A., and Güntner, A., “Water budget analysis within the surrounding of prominent lakes and reservoirs from multi-sensor earth observation data and hydrological models: case studies of the Aral Sea and Lake Mead”, Remote sensing, vol. 8, no. 11, p. 953, 2016.

Publisher : Remote sensing, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.

Year : 2015

Remote sensing of storage fluctuations of poorly gauged reservoirs and state space model (ssm)-based estimation

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Kumar, U., and Seitz, F., “Remote sensing of storage fluctuations of poorly gauged reservoirs and state space model (ssm)-based estimation”, Remote Sensing, vol. 7, pp. 17113–17134, 2015.

Publisher : Remote Sensing, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.

Year : 2013

Application of Multi-Sensor Satellite Data to Observe Water Storage Variations

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Schwatke, C., “Application of Multi-Sensor Satellite Data to Observe Water Storage Variations”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 1502-1508, 2013.

Publisher : IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.

Year : 2012

A wavelet-based approach for monitoring plantation crops (tea: Camellia sinensis) in North East India

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Dutta, R., Stein, A., and Bhagat, R. M., “A wavelet-based approach for monitoring plantation crops (tea: Camellia sinensis) in North East India”, International journal of remote sensing, vol. 33, no. 16, pp. 4982–5008, 2012.

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Conference Paper

Year : 2023

Shore Line Change detection using ANN and Ground Water Variability along Kerala Coast using Random Forest regression

Cite this Research Publication : Shankar P., Remya, Singh A.: Groundwater variability along with the varying coastline of Thiruvananthapuram district. 2nd International Conference for Advancement in Technology (ICONAT 2023), Goa, India, 25 January 2023.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2023

Groundwater variability along with the varying coastline of Thiruvananthapuram district

Cite this Research Publication : Advaith Javan, Anagha VS, Alka Singh, Drought Vulnerability Assessment in Chennai Aquifer Region: A Remote Sensing-GIS approach. International Conference on Innovative Research in Science and Technology (IRST-2023), Meerut May 2023

Year : 2023

Drought Vulnerability Assessment in Chennai Aquifer Region: A Remote Sensing-GIS approach

Cite this Research Publication : Advaith Javan, Anagha VS, Alka Singh, Drought Vulnerability Assessment in Chennai Aquifer Region: A Remote Sensing-GIS approach. International Conference on Innovative Research in Science and Technology (IRST-2023), Meerut May 2023

Year : 2023

Improved GALDIT Framework for Assessing Saltwater Intrusion Risk to Assets

Cite this Research Publication : Devu S Kumar, Alka Singh, Dipankar Diwedi. Improved GALDIT Framework for Assessing Saltwater Intrusion Risk to Assets. International Conference on Innovative Research in Science and Technology (IRST-2023), Meerut May 2023

Year : 2023

Study of groundwater stress in northwest india using geospatial tools

Cite this Research Publication : Parvathi Harikumar; Rajarajan V.;Alka Singh Study of groundwater stress in northwest india using geospatial tools. ), IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS). India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS 2023), Bangalore , December 2023

Year : 2022

Coastal vulnerability assessment: A case study of Ratnagiri coast, Maharashtra, India

Cite this Research Publication : A Yadav; A Singh; P C Mohanty: Coastal vulnerability assessment: A case study of Ratnagiri coast, Maharashtra, India. 2nd International Conference on Advances in Earth and Environmental Studies (AEES 2022), 25 February 2022.

Publisher : IOP Sciences

Year : 2022

Critical analysis of hydrological mass variations of north west India

Cite this Research Publication : M Shivani; S Srivastava; A Singh: Critical analysis of hydrological mass variations of north west India. 2nd International Conference on Advances in Earth and Environmental Studies (AEES 2022), virtual mode 25 February 2022

Year : 2020

Assimilating SMAP soil moisture dynamics into LPJ Land surface model in the ABoVE domain: Implications for the carbon cycle research

Cite this Research Publication : Zhang Z.; Chatterjee A.; Ott L.; Alka Singh and Poulter A., “Assimilating SMAP soil moisture dynamics into LPJ Land surface model in the ABoVE domain: Implications for the carbon cycle research”, in 2020 ABoVE Science Team Meeting (ASTM-6) Virtual Meeting (Poster Presentation), 2020.

Publisher : 2020 ABoVE Science Team Meeting (ASTM-6) Virtual Meeting (Poster Presentation).

Year : 2018

Probabilistic drought recovery analysis using GRACE and precipitation data

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Reager, J. T., and Behrangi, A., “Probabilistic drought recovery analysis using GRACE and precipitation data”, in The American Geophysical Union (AGU) (Oral Presentation), Washington DC, USA, 2018.

Publisher : The American Geophysical Union (AGU) (Oral Presentation), Washington DC, USA

Year : 2018

Improved understanding of terrestrial water-carbon linkages using satellite soil moisture and a dynamic global vegetation model

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Chatterjee, A., Poulter, B., and Zhang, Z., “Improved understanding of terrestrial water-carbon linkages using satellite soil moisture and a dynamic global vegetation model”, in The American Geophysical Union (AGU) (Oral Presentation), San Francisco, California, USA, 2018.

Publisher : The American Geophysical Union (AGU) (Oral Presentation)

Year : 2017

A Utilizing a suite of NASA satellite missions for analysis of the Aral Sea desiccation

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh and Behrangi, A., “A Utilizing a suite of NASA satellite missions for analysis of the Aral Sea desiccation”, in Postdoc Research day at the Jet Propulsion Lab (Poster Presentation), Caltech, Pasadena, USA, 2017.

Publisher : Postdoc Research day at the Jet Propulsion Lab (Poster Presentation), Caltech, Pasadena, USA.

Year : 2017

Utilizing a suite of satellite missions to address poorly constrained hydrological fluxes

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Behrangi, A., Fisher, J., Reager, J. T., and Gardner, A. S., “Utilizing a suite of satellite missions to address poorly constrained hydrological fluxes”, in The American Geophysical Union (AGU) (Oral Presentation), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2017.

Publisher : The American Geophysical Union (AGU) (Oral Presentation), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Year : 2015

Estimation and prediction of the ungauged basins using satellite remote sensing and state space model

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Kumar, U., “Estimation and prediction of the ungauged basins using satellite remote sensing and state space model”, in The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Oral Presentation), Prague, Czech Republic, 2015.

Publisher : The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Oral Presentation), Prague, Czech Republic

Year : 2014

How heavy are extreme weather events?

Cite this Research Publication : S. Abelen, Schnitzer, S., Alka Singh, Seitz, F., R del Rio, A., and Güntner, A., “How heavy are extreme weather events?”, in WCRP-ICTP Summer School on Attribution and Prediction of Extreme Events (Poster Presentation), Trieste, Italy, 2014.

Publisher : WCRP-ICTP Summer School on Attribution and Prediction of Extreme Events (Poster Presentation)

Year : 2013

Hydrological storage variations in a lake water balance, observed from multi-sensor satellite data and hydrological models.

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., Schwatke, C., and Guentner, A., “Hydrological storage variations in a lake water balance, observed from multi-sensor satellite data and hydrological models.”, in European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013 (Oral Presentation), Vienna, Austria , 2013.

Publisher : European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013 (Oral Presentation)

Year : 2012

Application of the Satellite Altimetry over Terrestrial Water Body: A Case Study on Aral Sea

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., Schwatke, C., and Bosch, W., “Application of the Satellite Altimetry over Terrestrial Water Body: A Case Study on Aral Sea”, in 20 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry (Poster Presentation), Venice, Italy, 2012.

Publisher : 20 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry (Poster Presentation)

Year : 2012

Volumetric and Gravimetric variations in the Aral Sea observed from multi-sensor Satellite data, GRACE and hydrological models

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Güntner, A., “Volumetric and Gravimetric variations in the Aral Sea observed from multi-sensor Satellite data, GRACE and hydrological models”, in ESA EO Summer School 2012 (Poster Presentation), Frascati, Italy, 2012.

Publisher : ESA EO Summer School 2012 (Poster Presentation)

Year : 2012

Geometrical and gravimetrical observations of the Aral Sea and its tributaries along with hydrological models

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., Schwatke, C., and Güntner, A., “Geometrical and gravimetrical observations of the Aral Sea and its tributaries along with hydrological models”, in European Geosciences Union General Assembly (Poster Presentation), Vienna, Austria, 2012.

Publisher : European Geosciences Union General Assembly (Poster Presentation)

Year : 2012

Compartmental water storage changes from multi-sensor data and their signatures in GRACE observations

Cite this Research Publication : F. Seitz, Abelen, S., Alka Singh, and Schnitzer, S., “Compartmental water storage changes from multi-sensor data and their signatures in GRACE observations”, in SPP 1257 Workshop on GRACE-Hydrology (Oral Presentation), Bonn, Germany, 2012.

Publisher : SPP 1257 Workshop on GRACE-Hydrology (Oral Presentation)

Year : 2012

Water storage variations in the Aral Sea from multi-sensor satellite data in comparison with results from GRACE gravimetry

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh and Seitz, F., “Water storage variations in the Aral Sea from multi-sensor satellite data in comparison with results from GRACE gravimetry”, in (IGARSS) IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Oral Presentation), München, Germany, 2012.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2012

Observations of Water Storage Variations in the Aral Sea from Multi-sensor Satellite data

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Schwatke, C., “Observations of Water Storage Variations in the Aral Sea from Multi-sensor Satellite data”, 2nd IAHR Europe Congress, Water Infinitely Deformable but Still Limited. Bavarian State Library, Munich & German National Library, Frankfurt, 2012.

Publisher : 2nd IAHR Europe Congress, Water Infinitely Deformable but Still Limited, Bavarian State Library, Munich & German National Library, Frankfurt

Year : 2012

Water storage variations in the Aral Sea from multi-sensor satellite data in comparison with results from GRACE gravimetry

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh and Seitz, F., “Water storage variations in the Aral Sea from multi-sensor satellite data in comparison with results from GRACE gravimetry”, 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), , vol. 6. IEEE International, pp. 3042 - 3045 , 2012.

Publisher : IEEE International

Year : 2012

Inter-annual water storage changes in the Aral Sea from multi-mission satellite altimetry, optical remote sensing, and GRACE satellite gravimetry

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Schwatke, C., “Inter-annual water storage changes in the Aral Sea from multi-mission satellite altimetry, remote sensing, and GRACE satellite gravimetry”, in Geodätische Woche 2011 (Oral Presentation), Nürnberg, Germany, 2011.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2011

Changing hydrology of the Aral Sea: Results from satellite altimetry, GRACE satellite gravimetry and hydrological modeling

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., Schwatke, C., Schmidt, M., and Güntner, A., “Changing hydrology of the Aral Sea: Results from satellite altimetry, GRACE satellite gravimetry and hydrological modeling”, in European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 (Poster Presentation), Vienna, Austria, 2011.

Publisher : European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 (Poster Presentation), Vienna, Austria.

Year : 2011

Inter-annual water storage changes in the Aral Sea from multi-mission satellite altimetry, remote sensing

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Schwatke, C., “Inter-annual water storage changes in the Aral Sea from multi-mission satellite altimetry, remote sensing, and GRACE satellite gravimetry”, in Geodätische Woche 2011 (Oral Presentation), Nürnberg, Germany, 2011.

Publisher : Geodätische Woche 2011 (Oral Presentation), Nürnberg, Germany.

Year : 2007

Monitoring tea plantations in India using remote sensing approaches

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, “Spatio-Temporal Land Transformation and demographic analysis of Delhi”, in In National Conference on Environmental Development and Health (Oral Presentation), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2007.

Publisher : In National Conference on Environmental Development and Health (Oral Presentation), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India .

Year : 2007

Spatio-Temporal Land Transformation and demographic analysis of Delhi

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, “Spatio-Temporal Land Transformation and demographic analysis of Delhi”, in In National Conference on Environmental Development and Health (Oral Presentation), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2007.

Publisher : In National Conference on Environmental Development and Health (Oral Presentation), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2012

Mapping Specific Crop- A Multi-Sensor Temporal Approach

Cite this Research Publication : G. Misra, Kumar, A., Patel, N. R., Zurita-Milla, R., and Alka Singh, “Mapping Specific Crop- A Multi-Sensor Temporal Approach”, in IGARSS (IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium) (Oral Presentation), München, Germany, 2012.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2012

Observations of Water Storage Variations in the Aral Sea from Multi-sensor Satellite data

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, Seitz, F., and Schwatke, C., “Observations of Water Storage Variations in the Aral Sea from Multi-sensor Satellite data”, 2nd IAHR Europe Congress, Water Infinitely Deformable but Still Limited. Bavarian State Library, Munich & German National Library, Frankfurt, 2012.

Publisher : Munich & German National Library

Year : 2012

Mapping specific crop- A multi sensor temporal approach

Cite this Research Publication : G. Misra, A. Kumar, Patel, N. R., Zurita-Milla, R., and Alka Singh, “Mapping specific crop- A multi sensor temporal approach”, 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, vol. 6. pp. 3034–3037, 2012.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2007

Monitoring tea plantations in India using remote sensing approaches

Cite this Research Publication : R. Dutta, Bhagat, R. M., and Alka Singh, “Monitoring tea plantations in India using remote sensing approaches”, 7th FIG Regional Conference. Spatial Data Serving People: Land Governance and the Environment–Building the Capacity FIG Surveyor's Reference Library (Commission 6: Engg. Surveys). Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007.

Publisher : 7th FIG Regional Conference. Spatial Data Serving People: Land Governance and the Environment–Building the Capacity FIG Surveyor's Reference Library (Commission 6: Engg. Surveys)

Book Chapter

Year : 2017

Dynamics of water mass variations in lake/reservoir dominated regions from multi-sensor Earth observation data and hydrological model outputs

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, “Dynamics of water mass variations in lake/reservoir dominated regions from multi-sensor Earth observation data and hydrological model outputs”, in Ph.D. Dissertation, Munich, Germany: Online in the Library of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), 2017.

Publisher : Ph.D. Dissertation, Online in the Library of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany.

Year : 2009

An assessment of urban environmental issues using remote sensing and GIS techniques an integrated approach: A case study: Delhi, India

Cite this Research Publication : A. Rahman, Netzband, M., Alka Singh, and Javed, M., “An assessment of urban environmental issues using remote sensing and GIS techniques an integrated approach: A case study: Delhi, India”, in Urban Population-Environment Dynamics in the Developing World: Case Studies an Lessons Learned, International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED), Paris, Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED), 2009, pp. 181–211.

Publisher : Urban Population-Environment Dynamics in the Developing World: Case Studies an Lessons Learned, International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED), Paris, Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED).

Year : 2009

Analyzing Tea replantation pattern by wavelet and geospatial technique

Cite this Research Publication : Alka Singh, “Analyzing Tea replantation pattern by wavelet and geospatial technique”, in M.Sc. Dissertation , Library of Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, ITC , 2009.

Publisher : Library of Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, ITC

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