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Dr. Vishnu Nandan N. S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Bengaluru

Qualification: B. Tech., MSc, Ph.D
Research Interest: Radar Remote Sensing, SAR Polarimetry and Interferometry, Snow, Sea Ice, Himalayan Glaciers, Snow and Sea Ice Geophysics, Climatology

Bio

Dr. Vishnu Nandan is currently serving as Assistant Professor (RT) in the Department of ECE at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru Campus. He is a radar remote sensing scientist specializing in the study of Himalayan glaciers and Arctic and Antarctic sea ice. With over 10 years of research experience, Dr. Nandan has developed expertise in deploying radar, meteorological, and geophysical sensor systems on sea ice. He has led more than 15 polar expeditions to both the North and South Poles, spending over 1,000 days conducting fieldwork in these extreme environments.

His primary research interests focus on surface- to satellite-scale remote sensing, polarimetric and interferometric radar, climatology, and cryosphere geophysics. Dr. Nandan’s extensive field experience and innovative research contribute to a deeper understanding of polar and cryospheric systems, which are crucial for studying the impacts of climate change on global environments.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Detecting Melt Pond Onset on Landfast Arctic Sea Ice Using a Dual C-Band Satellite Approach

Cite this Research Publication : Maknun S. S, Geldsetzer T, Nandan V, Yackel J, Mahmud M, Detecting Melt Pond Onset on Landfast Arctic Sea Ice Using a Dual C-Band Satellite Approach, Remote Sensing, 16(12), 2091,2024.

Year : 2024

Surface primary producer phenology in Dease Strait, NU, Canada, examined using submersed oceanographic sensors and satellite remote sensing

Cite this Research Publication : Yendamuri K., Stroeve J., Ehn J., Williams W., Nandan V., Else B.,Mundy C. J, Surface primary producer phenology in Dease Strait, NU, Canada, examined using submersed oceanographic sensors and satellite remote sensing, Arctic Science, 1-15,2024.

Year : 2024

Quantifying the Influence of Snow over Sea Ice Morphology on L-Band Microwave Satellite Observations in the Southern Ocean

Cite this Research Publication : Lu Zhou, Julienne Stroeve, Vishnu Nandan, Rosemary Willatt, Shiming Xu, Weixin Zhu, Sahra Kacimi, Stefanie Arndt, and Zifan Yang, Quantifying the Influence of Snow over Sea Ice Morphology on L-Band Microwave Satellite Observations in the Southern Ocean, The Cryosphere, 18(9), 4399-4434,2024.

Year : 2024

Dye tracing of upward brine migration in snow

Cite this Research Publication : Mallett R. D. C, Nandan V, Stroeve J, Willatt R, Saha M, Yackel J, Veysière G,Wilkinson J, Dye tracing of upward brine migration in snow, Annals of Glaciology, 2024.

Year : 2024

A Practical Approach to FMCW Radar Deconvolution in the Sea Ice Domain

Cite this Research Publication : Vishnu Nandan N. S,Newman T, Stroeve J, Willatt R, Mead J, Mallett, R,Tonboe R, A Practical Approach to FMCW Radar Deconvolution in the Sea Ice Domain. IEEE Access, 12, 174901 – 174933,2024.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2023

Impact of Changing Arctic Sea Ice Extent, Sea Ice Age, and Snow Depth on Sea Salt Aerosol From Blowing Snow and the Open Ocean for 1980–2017

Cite this Research Publication : Confer, K. L., L. Jaeglé, G. E. Liston, S. Sharma, V. Nandan, J. Yackel, M. Ewert, and H. M. Horowitz. "Impact of changing Arctic sea ice extent, sea ice age, and snow depth on sea salt aerosol from blowing snow and the open ocean for 1980–2017." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 128, no. 3 (2023): e2022JD037667.

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2023

Wind Redistribution of Snow Impacts the Ka- and Ku-band Radar Signatures of Arctic Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Rosemary Willatt, Robbie Mallett, Julienne Stroeve, Torsten Geldsetzer, Randall Scharien, Rasmus Tonboe et al. "Wind redistribution of snow impacts the Ka-and Ku-band radar signatures of Arctic sea ice." The Cryosphere 17, no. 6 (2023): 2211-2229.

Year : 2023

Melt Pond Detection on Landfast Sea Ice Using Dual Co-polarized Ku-band Backscatter

Cite this Research Publication : Geldsetzer, Torsten, John Yackel, Kiledar Singh Tomar, Mallik Mahmud, Vishnu Nandan, and Shashi Kumar. "Melt pond detection on landfast sea ice using dual co-polarized Ku-band backscat." Remote Sensing of Environment 296 (2023): 113725.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

Retrieval of Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice From Surface-Based, Polarimetric, Dual-Frequency Radar Altimetry

Cite this Research Publication : Willatt R, Stroeve J. C, Nandan V, Newman T, Mallett R, Hendricks S, Oggier M, Retrieval of Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice From Surface‐Based, Polarimetric, Dual‐Frequency Radar Altimetry, Geophysical Research Letters, 50(20), e2023GL104461,2023.

Year : 2022

Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Snow and Sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nicolaus, Marcel, Donald K. Perovich, Gunnar Spreen, Mats A. Granskog, Luisa von Albedyll, Michael Angelopoulos, Philipp Anhaus et al. "Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Snow and sea ice." Elem Sci Anth 10, no. 1 (2022): 000046.

Year : 2022

Sub-kilometre Scale Distribution of Snow Depth on Arctic sea ice from Soviet drifting stations

Cite this Research Publication : Mallett, Robbie DC, Julienne C. Stroeve, Michel Tsamados, Rosemary Willatt, Thomas Newman, Vishnu Nandan, Jack C. Landy et al. "Sub-kilometre scale distribution of snow depth on Arctic sea ice from Soviet drifting stations." Journal of Glaciology 68, no. 271 (2022): 1014-1026.

Year : 2022

C- and L-band SAR signatures of Arctic sea ice during freeze-up

Cite this Research Publication : Mahmud, Mallik S., Vishnu Nandan, Suman Singha, Stephen EL Howell, Torsten Geldsetzer, John Yackel, and Benoit Montpetit. "C-and L-band SAR signatures of Arctic sea ice during freeze-up." Remote Sensing of Environment 279 (2022): 113129.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Rain on Snow (ROS) Understudied in Sea Ice Remote Sensing: a Multi-Sensor Analysis of ROS During MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate)

Cite this Research Publication : Stroeve, J., Nandan, V., Willatt, R., Dadic, R., Rostosky, P., Gallagher, M., Mallett, R., Barrett, A., Hendricks, S., Tonboe, R., McCrystall, M., Serreze, M., Thielke, L., Spreen, G., Newman, T., Yackel, J., Ricker, R., Tsamados, M., Macfarlane, A., Hannula, H.-R., and Schneebeli, M.: Rain on snow (ROS) understudied in sea ice remote sensing: a multi-sensor analysis of ROS during MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate), The Cryosphere, 16, 4223–4250, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-4223-2022, 2022.

Year : 2021

Faster decline and higher variability in the sea ice thickness of the marginal Arctic seas when accounting for dynamic snow cover

Cite this Research Publication : Mallett, R. D., Stroeve, J. C., Tsamados, M., Landy, J. C., Willatt, R., Nandan, V., & Liston, G. E, Faster decline and higher variability in the sea ice thickness of the marginal Arctic seas when accounting for dynamic snow cover, The Cryosphere, 15(5), 2429-2450, 2021.

Year : 2021

Seasonal Marine Carbon System Processes in an Arctic Coastal Landfast sea ice Environment observed with an Innovative Underwater Sensor Platform

Cite this Research Publication : Duke, P. J., B. G. T. Else, S. F. Jones, S. Marriot, M. M. M. Ahmed, V. Nandan, B. Butterworth et al. "Seasonal marine carbon system processes in an Arctic coastal landfast sea ice environment observed with an innovative underwater sensor platform." Elem Sci Anth 9, no. 1 (2021): 00103.

Year : 2021

Inter-Comparison of Snow Depth over Arctic sea ice from Reanalysis Reconstructions and Satellite Retrieval

Cite this Research Publication : Zhou, Lu, Julienne Stroeve, Shiming Xu, Alek Petty, Rachel Tilling, Mai Winstrup, Philip Rostosky et al. "Inter-comparison of snow depth over Arctic sea ice from reanalysis reconstructions and satellite retrieval." The Cryosphere 15, no. 1 (2021): 345-367.

Year : 2021

Implications of Surface Flooding on Airborne Estimates of Snow Depth on Sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Rösel, Anja, Sinead Louise Farrell, Vishnu Nandan, Jaqueline Richter-Menge, Gunnar Spreen, Dmitry V. Divine, Adam Steer, Jean-Charles Gallet, and Sebastian Gerland. "Implications of surface flooding on airborne estimates of snow depth on sea ice." The Cryosphere 15, no. 6 (2021): 2819-2833.

Year : 2021

Simulated Geophysical Noise in Sea Ice Concentration Estimates of Open Water and Snow-Covered Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Ice, Snow-Covered Sea. "Simulated Geophysical Noise in Sea Ice Concentration Estimates of Open Water and."

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2021

Simulated Ka- and Ku-band Radar Altimeter Height and Freeboard Estimation on Snow-Covered Arctic Sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Tonboe, R. T., Nandan, V., Yackel, J., Kern, S., Pedersen, L. T., and Stroeve, J.: Simulated Ka- and Ku-band radar altimeter height and freeboard estimation on snow-covered Arctic sea ice, The Cryosphere, 15, 1811–1822, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1811-2021, 2021.

Year : 2020

Snow and Ice Thickness Retrievals Using GNSS-R: Preliminary Results of the MOSAiC Experiment

Cite this Research Publication : Munoz-Martin, Joan Francesc, Adrian Perez, Adriano Camps, Serni Ribó, Estel Cardellach, Julienne Stroeve, Vishnu Nandan et al. "Snow and ice thickness retrievals using GNSS-R: Preliminary results of the MOSAiC experiment." Remote Sensing 12, no. 24 (2020): 4038.

Year : 2020

Seasonal evolution of L-band SAR backscatter over landfast Arctic sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Mahmud, Mallik S., Vishnu Nandan, Stephen EL Howell, Torsten Geldsetzer, and John Yackel, "Seasonal evolution of L-band SAR backscatter over landfast Arctic sea ice." Remote Sensing of Environment 251 (2020): 112049.

Year : 2020

Snow Property Controls on Modeled Ku-Band Altimeter Estimates of First-Year Sea Ice Thickness: Case Studies From the Canadian and Norwegian Arctic

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Randall K. Scharien, Torsten Geldsetzer, Ronald Kwok, John J. Yackel, Mallik S. Mahmud, Anja Rösel et al. "Snow property controls on modeled Ku-band altimeter estimates of first-year sea ice thickness: Case studies from the Canadian and Norwegian Arctic." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 13 (2020): 1082-1096.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2020

Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band Polarimetric Radar for sea ice Studies

Cite this Research Publication : Stroeve, J., Nandan, V., Willatt, R., Tonboe, R., Hendricks, S., Ricker, R., Mead, J., Huntemann, M., Itkin, P., Schneebeli, M. and Krampe, D., 2020. Surface-based Ku-and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies. The Cryosphere Discussions, 2020, pp.1-38.

Year : 2019

Snow Thickness Estimation on First-Year Sea Ice from Late Winter Spaceborne Scatterometer Backscatter Variance

Cite this Research Publication : Yackel, John, Torsten Geldsetzer, Mallik Mahmud, Vishnu Nandan, Stephen EL Howell, Randall K. Scharien, and Hoi Ming Lam. "Snow thickness estimation on first-year sea ice from late winter spaceborne scatterometer backscatter variance." Remote Sensing 11, no. 4 (2019): 417.

Year : 2019

Next generation of polar researchers agree on three priorities

Cite this Research Publication : MacFerrin, Mike. "Next generation of polar researchers agree on three priorities." Nature 570, no. 7759 (2019).

Year : 2019

Physical Length Scales of wind-blown Snow Redistribution and Accumulation on Relatively Smooth Arctic First-year Sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Moon, Woosok, Vishnu Nandan, Randall K. Scharien, Jeremy Wilkinson, John J. Yackel, Andrew Barrett, Isobel Lawrence et al. "Physical length scales of wind-blown snow redistribution and accumulation on relatively smooth Arctic first-year sea ice." Environmental Research Letters 14, no. 10 (2019): 104003.

Year : 2018

Comparing L- and C-band synthetic aperture radar estimates of sea ice motion over different ice regimes

Cite this Research Publication : Howell, Stephen EL, Alexander S. Komarov, Mohammed Dabboor, Benoit Montpetit, Michael Brady, Randall K. Scharien, Mallik S. Mahmud, Vishnu Nandan, Torsten Geldsetzer, and John J. Yackel. "Comparing L-and C-band synthetic aperture radar estimates of sea ice motion over different ice regimes." Remote Sensing of Environment 204 (2018): 380-391.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2018

Incidence Angle Dependence of HH-Polarized C- and L-Band Wintertime Backscatter Over Arctic Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Mahmud, Mallik S., Torsten Geldsetzer, Stephen EL Howell, John J. Yackel, Vishnu Nandan, and Randall K. Scharien. "Incidence angle dependence of HH-polarized C-and L-band wintertime backscatter over Arctic sea ice." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 56, no. 11 (2018): 6686-6698.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2018

A Spectral Mixture Analysis Approach to Quantify Arctic first-year Sea ice Melt pond Fraction using QuickBird and MODIS reflectance data

Cite this Research Publication : Yackel, John J., Vishnu Nandan, Mallik Mahmud, Randall Scharien, Jason W. Kang, and Torsten Geldsetzer. "A spectral mixture analysis approach to quantify Arctic first-year sea ice melt pond fraction using QuickBird and MODIS reflectance data." Remote sensing of environment 204 (2018): 704-716.

Publisher : MDPI

Year : 2017

Ku-, X- and C-Band Microwave Backscatter Indices from Saline Snow Covers on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, V., Geldsetzer, T., Mahmud, M., Yackel, J., & Ramjan, S, Ku-, X-and C-Band Microwave Backscatter Indices from Saline Snow Covers on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice, Remote Sensing, 9(7), 757, 2017.

Year : 2017

Multifrequency Microwave Backscatter From a Highly Saline Snow Cover on Smooth First-Year Sea Ice: First-Order Theoretical Modeling

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Torsten Geldsetzer, John J. Yackel, Tanvir Islam, Jagvijay PS Gill, and Mallik Mahmud. "Multifrequency microwave backscatter from a highly saline snow cover on smooth first-year sea ice: First-order theoretical modeling." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55, no. 4 (2017): 2177-2190.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2017

Diurnal Scale Controls on C-Band Microwave Backscatter From Snow-Covered First-Year Sea Ice During the Transition From Late Winter to Early Melt

Cite this Research Publication : Yackel, John J., Jagvijay PS Gill, Torsten Geldsetzer, Mark Christopher Fuller, and Vishnu Nandan. "Diurnal scale controls on C-band microwave backscatter from snow-covered first-year sea ice during the transition from late winter to early melt." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55, no. 7 (2017): 3860-3874.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2017

Reducing Errors in Satellite-Derived Arctic Sea Ice Thicknesses

Publisher : American Geophysical Union

Year : 2017

Winter Sentinel‐1 backscatter as a predictor of spring Arctic sea ice melt pond fraction

Cite this Research Publication : Scharien, Randall K., Rebecca Segal, Sasha Nasonova, Vishnu Nandan, Stephen EL Howell, and Christian Haas. "Winter Sentinel‐1 backscatter as a predictor of spring Arctic sea ice melt pond fraction." Geophysical Research Letters 44, no. 24 (2017): 12-262.

Year : 2016

Ku-, X-and C-band measured and modeled microwave backscatter from a highly saline snow cover on first-year sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Torsten Geldsetzer, Tanvir Islam, John J. Yackel, Jagvijay PS Gill, Mark C. Fuller, Grant Gunn, and Claude Duguay. "Ku-, X-and C-band measured and modeled microwave backscatter from a highly saline snow cover on first-year sea ice." Remote Sensing of Environment 187 (2016): 62-75.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2016

Geophysical and Atmospheric Controls on Ku-, X- and C-band Backscatter Evolution from a Saline snow cover on First-year sea ice From late-winter to Pre-early melt

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Randall Scharien, Torsten Geldsetzer, Mallik Mahmud, John J. Yackel, Tanvir Islam, Jagvijay PS Gill, Mark C. Fuller, Grant Gunn, and Claude Duguay. "Geophysical and atmospheric controls on Ku-, X-and C-band backscatter evolution from a saline snow cover on first-year sea ice from late-winter to pre-early melt." Remote Sensing of Environment 198 (2017): 425-441.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2016

Effect of Snow Salinity on CryoSat-2 Arctic First-Year Sea Ice Freeboard Measurements

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Torsten Geldsetzer, John Yackel, Mallik Mahmud, Randall Scharien, Stephen Howell, Joshua King, Robert Ricker, and Brent Else, "Effect of snow salinity on CryoSat‐2 Arctic first‐year sea ice freeboard measurements." Geophysical Research Letters 44, no. 20 (2017): 10-419.

Year : 2015

Ku-, X-and C-Band Microwave Backscatter Indices from Saline Snow Covers on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Randall Scharien, Torsten Geldsetzer, Mallik Mahmud, John J. Yackel, Tanvir Islam, Jagvijay PS Gill, Mark C. Fuller, Grant Gunn, and Claude Duguay. "Geophysical and atmospheric controls on Ku-, X-and C-band backscatter evolution from a saline snow cover on first-year sea ice from late-winter to pre-early melt." Remote Sensing of Environment 198 (2017): 425-441.

Publisher : MDPI

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2023

A New Earth Observation Mission Idea for the Cryosphere: Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (PoSARA)

Cite this Research Publication : Willatt, Rosemary, Vishnu Nandan, Heather Selley, Melody J. Sandells, Julienne Stroeve, Anna Hogg, and Steven Baker. "A New Earth Observation Mission Idea for the Cryosphere: Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (PoSARA)." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2023, no. 1351, pp. C31C-1351. 2023.

Year : 2023

Deployment of a Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band fully Polarimetric radar over Antarctic sea ice in the Weddell Sea

Cite this Research Publication : Willatt, Rosemary, Robbie Mallett, Jeremy Wilkinson, Julienne Stroeve, Vishnu Nandan, and Thomas Newman, "Deployment of a surface-based Ku-and Ka-band fully polarimetric radar over Antarctic sea ice in the Weddell Sea." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2023, pp. C32B-03. 2023.

Year : 2022

Geophysical and Atmospheric Controls on L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar Backscatter From Sea Ice: Insights From a Surface-Based Polarimetric Scatterometer

Cite this Research Publication : Scharien, Randall K., and Vishnu Nandan. "Geophysical and Atmospheric Controls on L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar Backscatter From Sea Ice: Insights From a Surface-Based Polarimetric Scatterometer." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2022, pp. C22A-52. 2022.

Year : 2021

KuKa altimeter mode Data Gathered During MOSAiC: Scattering from Snow Covered Sea ice and Snow Depth Determination using Dual-frequency and Polarimetric Approaches

Cite this Research Publication : Willatt, Rosemary, Julienne Stroeve, Vishnu Nandan, Rasmus Tonboe, Stefan Hendricks, Robert Ricker, James Mead et al. "KuKa altimeter mode data gathered during MOSAiC: scattering from snow covered sea ice and snow depth determination using dual-frequency and polarimetric approaches." In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, pp. EGU21-16150. 2021.

Year : 2021

Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Onset Detection from C-band SAR and Scatterometer Data

Cite this Research Publication : Maknun, Syeda Shahida, Torsten Geldsetzer, Mallik Sezan Mahmud, Vishnu Nandan, and John Yackel. "Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Onset Detection from C-band SAR and Scatterometer Data." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2021, pp. C32C-05. 2021.

Year : 2020

Comparison of Ascat Estimated Snow Thickness on First-Year Sea Ice in the Canadian Arctic with Modeled and Passive Microwave Data

Cite this Research Publication : Yackel, John J., Torsten Geldsetzer, Mallik Mahmud, Rory Armstrong, Vishnu Nandan, David G. Barber, and Mark Christopher Fuller. "Comparison of Ascat Estimated Snow Thickness on First-Year Sea Ice in the Canadian Arctic with Modeled and Passive Microwave Data." In IGARSS 2020-2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pp. 3043-3046. IEEE, 2020.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2020

Ku- and Ka-band Radar Signatures Of Winter Snow-Covered Sea Ice: Observations from the 2019-2020 MOSAiC International Arctic Drift Expedition

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Robbie Mallett, Rosemary Willatt, Julienne Stroeve, Rasmus T. Tonboe, Marcus Huntemann, Stefan Hendricks et al. "Ku-and Ka-band Radar Signatures Of Winter Snow-Covered Sea Ice: Observations from the 2019-2020 MOSAiC International Arctic Drift Expedition." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2020, pp. C014-0009. 2020.

Publisher : American Geophysical Union

Year : 2020

Remote Sensing of Sea Ice on the MOSAiC Ice Floe

Cite this Research Publication : Spreen, Gunnar, Estel Cardellach, Tânia Casal, Oguz Demir, Claude R. Duguay, Carolina Gabarró, Marcus Huntemann et al. "Remote Sensing of Sea Ice on the MOSAiC Ice Floe." (2020).

Year : 2020

Insights on Snow/Ice Radar Backscatter using the KuKa Radar during MOSAiC

Cite this Research Publication : Stroeve, Julienne Christine, Vishnu Nandan, Rosemary C. Willatt, Rasmus T. Tonboe, Stefan Hendricks, Robert Ricker, James Mead et al. "Insights on Snow/Ice Radar Backscatter using the KuKa Radar during MOSAiC." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2020, pp. C017-03. 2020.

Publisher : American Geophysical Union

Year : 2018

Sensitivity of snow thermophysical properties on Ku-band altimeter estimates of Arctic first-year sea ice thickness

Cite this Research Publication : Yackel, John J., Vishnu Nandan, Torsten Geldsetzer, Anja Rösel, Randall K. Scharien, Mallik Mahmud, Daiki Nomura, and Markus M. Frey. "Sensitivity of snow thermophysical properties on Ku-band altimeter estimates of Arctic first-year sea ice thickness." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2018, pp. C32C-06. 2018.

Publisher : C32C-06

Year : 2017

Saline Snow covers on First-Year Sea Ice (FYI) – Friend or Foe for CryoSat-2 derived FYI Thickness Estimates?

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan V., Geldsetzer T., Mahmud M., Yackel J., Scharien R, Ramjan S, Saline Snow covers on First-Year Sea Ice (FYI) – Friend or Foe for CryoSat-2 derived FYI Thickness Estimates?, Earth Observation (EO) Summit, Montreal, QC, 2017

Year : 2017

Snow salinity affects Cryosat-2 derived Arctic first-year sea ice thickness

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, V., Geldsetzer, T., Scharien, R., Yackel, J. J., & Mahmud, M. (2017, August). Snow salinity affects Cryosat-2 derived Arctic first-year sea ice thickness, International Glaciological Society Symposium on Polar Ice, Polar Climate, Polar Change, Boulder, CO, USA, 2017.

Year : 2017

Multi-frequency microwave backscatter indices from saline snow covers on smooth first-year sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, Torsten Geldsetzer, Mallik Mahmud, John Yackel, Mark C. Fuller, Jagvijay PS Gill, and Saroat Ramjan. "Multi-frequency microwave backscatter indices from saline snow covers on smooth first-year sea ice." In 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. 346-349. IEEE, 2017.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2017

On the Impact of Snow Salinity on CryoSat-2 First-Year Sea Ice Thickness Retrievals

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, J. Yackel, Torsten Geldsetzer, and Mallik Mahmud. "On the Impact of Snow Salinity on CryoSat-2 First-Year Sea Ice Thickness Retrievals." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2017, pp. C33C-1213. 2017.

Year : 2016

Ku-, X- and C-band Microwave Backscatter from a Saline Snow Cover on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan V., Geldsetzer T., Scharien R., Islam T., Yackel J. J., Fuller M C., Gill. J. P. S, Ku-, X- and C-band Microwave Backscatter from a Saline Snow Cover on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice, 1st ESA Advanced Training Course on Remote Sensing of Cryosphere, University of Leeds, UK, 2016

Year : 2016

Multi-Frequency Measured and Modeled Microwave Backscatter from a Highly Saline Snow Cover on Smooth First-Year Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, John J. Yackel, Jagvijay PS Gill, Torsten Geldsetzer, and Mark C. Fuller. "Multi-frequency polarimetric microwave observations of snow cover on first-year Arctic sea ice." In 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. 5236-5239. IEEE, 2015.

Year : 2015

Multi-frequency polarimetric microwave observations of snow cover on first-year Arctic sea ice

Cite this Research Publication : Nandan, Vishnu, John J. Yackel, Jagvijay PS Gill, Torsten Geldsetzer, and Mark C. Fuller. "Multi-frequency polarimetric microwave observations of snow cover on first-year Arctic sea ice." In 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. 5236-5239. IEEE, 2015.

Publisher : IEEE

Book Chapter

Year : 2024

Snow on Sea Ice

Cite this Research Publication : Mallett, Robbie David Christopher, Vishnu Nandan, Amy R. MacFarlane, Karley Lynn Campbell, and Julienne C. Stroeve. "Snow on sea ice." (2023).

Publisher : Elsevier

Education
Degree Year Field of Study Institution
Ph.D. 2018 Physical Geography Cryosphere Climate Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Canada
M.Sc. 2012 Earth Observation Sciences ITC, University of Twente, The Netherlands
B.Tech 2008 Electronics and Communication Engineering University of Kerala
Professional Appointments
Year  Affiliation
August 2024- present Assistant Professor (Research Track), School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru
2023-2024 MITACS Post-Doctoral Fellow,Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Canada and H2O Geomatics Inc. Canada
2022-2024 Research Associate,Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Canada
2019-2022 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Canada
2018-2019 Post-Doctoral Fellow,Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Canada

Research & Management Experience

  • Associate Editor: European Geosciences Union’s ‘The Cryosphere’ Journal (July 2022-Present) (https://www.the-cryosphere.net/editorial_board.html)
  • Journal Reviewer: Remote Sensing of Environment, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, The Cryosphere, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Advances in Space Research, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (July 2017 – Present)
  • Co-Chair: Snow on sea ice (I): Observations and modelling’ session at the 2019 International Glaciological Society (IGS)- Sea Ice Symposium, Winnipeg, Canada (19-23 August 2019).
  • Graduate Student Representative: Faculty of Arts Equity and Diversity Committee, University of Calgary (Jan 2017-Jan 2018).
  • Awards Reviewer: University of Calgary Graduate Students Association (GSA) Awards Committee, University of Calgary (2017 and 2018).
  • Vice President (Thesis): Geography Graduate Student Association (GeoGSA), University of Calgary (2014-2018).
  • Chair and Moderator: 52nd and 54th Annual Department of Geography Conference, University of Calgary (March 2015 and 2017).
  • Administrator: Facebook group page on ‘Research Careers in Remote Sensing and GIS’ (July 2017 – Present) (9000+ subscribers).
  • Chair (Program Committee): 11th Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) International Student Conference Due North: Next Generation Arctic Research & Leadership, Arctic Institute of North America, Calgary, Canada (November 2015).
  • Research Camp Manager: Hudson Bay (2021), Central Arctic (2019-2020), Cambridge Bay (2016-2018).

Courses taught

Term/Year Course Number of Students (n) Department/Institution
Jan 2025 Signal Processing I 60 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita University, Bengaluru Campus, India
May-Dec 2024 Digital Signal Processing Lab 80 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita University, Bengaluru Campus, India
Winter 2022 Earth Observation from Space: The Cryosphere 16 Teaching in Imperative MOOC, Imperative Space, UK
Winter 2021 Ocean Physics and Climate Change (GEOL3039) 12 Department of Earth Sciences, University College London (UCL)
Fall 2018 Polar Regions (GEOG 388) 44 Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Canada
Winter 2017 Writing and Reviewing Scientific Reports (SCIENCE 311) 160 Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, Canada
Research Grants

Research Grants Received

Year Funding Agency Title of the Project  Investigators Status
2024 Department of Science and Technology Remote Sensing and Field-Based Hazard Monitoring of Transboundary Himalayan Glacial Lakes in Arunachal Pradesh PI In Review
2024 Indian Space Research Organization Assessing rock glacier deformation and permafrost Thaw Processes in the Western Himalaya: A Dual Sensor, Multi-Frequency SAR Approach Co-PI Conditionally Accepted
2023-24 MITACS, Canada Improved Monitoring of Arctic Sea Ice from Multi-Frequency Radar Remote Sensing PI Completed
2022-24 European Space Agency PoSARA: Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter: New Earth Observation Mission Ideas (NEOMI) Co-PI Completed
2021-22 Danish Meteorological Institute Arctic Sea Ice – Improvement of snow depth and sea ice thickness from active and passive microwave satellite data Co-PI Completed
2021-22 EUMETSAT, France What happened to sea ice concentration uncertainties and CDR stability when multiyear ice in the Arctic Ocean was replaced by first-year ice in winter? PI Completed
2018-20 MEOPAR, Canada Improved Canadian Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Estimates from Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimetry PI Completed
Invited Talks

Keynote Addresses/Invited Talks/Panel Memberships

  • British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK
  • NORDITA, University of Stockholm, Sweden
  • DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark
  • Sea Ice Physics Group, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
  • Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, UK
  • Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • LEGOS, Toulouse, France.
  • College on Polar and Extreme Environments, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Department of Geosciences, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Canada
  • Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • CSRE, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
  • Amrita University, Kerala, India
  • Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India
  • Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
  • National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, India
  • Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, New Delhi
Student Guidance

Postgraduate students 

Sl.No.  Name of the Student(s)  Topic StatusOngoing/Completed Year of Completion
1 Advaith Pillai Quantifying Rock Glacier Dynamics in the Indian Himalaya using SAR Interferometry Completed 2024
2 Syeda Shahida Maknun Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Onset Detection from SAR and Scatterometer Data Completed 2023
3 Monojit Saha Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Retrieval from CryoSat-2 and ICESAT-2) Completed 2023
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