Civil Engineering Department

Lt Abhishek

, Lt Abhishek
Assistant Professor
Specialization : Hydraulics Engineering
Room No : 234-A
abhishek[at]ce[dot]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in
(O) 91-1332-285180 (R) 91-1332-284480 (M) 9897674598

Areas of Interest

Global and regional hydrological cycle
Groundwater and sustainability
GRACE terrestrial water storage
Remote sensing and machine learning methods
Identification of hydro-climatic extremes
Precipitation extremes, uncertainty quantification, adaptation and mitigation
Sediment Transport
GLOF Hazard & Process Modeling

Global and regional hydrological cycle

Groundwater and sustainability

GRACE terrestrial water storage

Remote sensing and machine learning methods

Identification of hydro-climatic extremes

Precipitation extremes, uncertainty quantification, adaptation and mitigation

Sediment Transport

GLOF Hazard & Process Modeling

Honors and Awards

Award	Awarding Organisation	Year
MEXT Research Scholarship	TokyoTech, Japan	2019
Department Gold Medal	IIT Roorkee	2019
DAAD IIT Master Sandwich Fellowship	TU Dresden, Germany	2018
Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA)	IIT Roorkee	2015
Merit-cum-Means (MCM) scholarship	IIT Roorkee	2013

Professional Background

From	To	Designation	Organisation
Mar 2023	Present	Assistant Professor	IIT Roorkee
Nov 2022	Mar 2023	C V Raman Postdoc Fellow	IISc Bangalore

Educational Details

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph. D.	Water Resources Engineering	TokyoTech, Japan	2022
M. Tech	Groundwater Hydrology	IIT Roorkee	2019
B. Tech	Civil Engineering	IIT Roorkee	2017

Journal Publication

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Abhishek, and Kinouchi, T. (2021). Synergetic application of GRACE gravity data, global hydrological model, and in-situ observations to quantify water storage dynamics over Peninsular India during 2002-2017. Journal of Hydrology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126069

Dass, B., Abhishek, Sen, S., Bamola, V., Sharma, A. and Sen, D. (2021). Assessment of Spring flows in Indian Himalayan Micro-Watersheds -A Hydro-geological Approach. Journal of Hydrology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126354

Abhishek, Kinouchi, T. and Sayama, T. (2021). A comprehensive assessment of water storage dynamics and hydroclimatic extremes in the Chao Phraya River Basin during 2002-2020. Journal of Hydrology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126868

Abhishek, Kinouchi, T., Abolafia-Rosenzweig, R. and Ito, M. (2022). Water budget closure in the upper Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand using multisource data. Remote Sensing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14010173

Zhao, W., Abhishek and Kinouchi, T. (2022). Uncertainty quantification in intensity-duration-frequency curves under climate change: Implications for flood-prone tropical cities. Atmospheric Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106070

Abhishek, and Kinouchi, T. (2022). Multidecadal Land Water and Groundwater Drought Evaluation in Peninsular India. Remote Sensing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14061486

Xiong, J., Yin, J., Guo, S., He, S., Chen, J. and Abhishek. (2022). Annual runoff coefficient variation in a changing environment: a global perspective. Environmental Research Letters. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac62ad

Zhao, W., Abhishek, Kinouchi, T., Raksmey, A. and Zhuang, Q. (2022). A framework for quantifying climate-informed heavy rainfall change: Implications for adaptation strategies. Science of the Total Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155553

Xiong, J., Abhishek, Guo, S. and Kinouchi, T. (2022). Leveraging machine learning methods to quantify 50 years of dwindling groundwater in India. Science of the Total Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155474

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Bageshree, K., Abhishek, and Kinouchi, T. (2022). Unraveling the multiple drivers of greening- browning and leaf area variability in a socioeconomically sensitive drought-prone region. Climate. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10050070

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Xiong, J., Guo, S., Chen, D., Zhong, Y., Liu, B., Abhishek, and Yin, J. (2022). Past and future terrestrial water storage changes in the lower Mekong River basin: the influences of climatic and non-climatic factors. Journal of Hydrology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128275

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Xiong, J., Yin, J., Guo S., Yin, W., Rao, W., Chao, N. and Abhishek. (2022). Using GRACE to detect groundwater variation in North China Plain after south-north water diversion. Groundwater. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13253

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Bageshree, K., Abhishek, and Kinouchi, T. (2022). A Multivariate Drought Index for Seasonal Agriculture Drought Classification in Semiarid Regions. Remote Sensing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14163891

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Xiong, J., Guo, S., Abhishek, Li, J. and Yin, J. (2022). A novel standardized drought and flood potential index based on reconstructed daily GRACE data. Journal of Hydrometeorology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-22-0011.1

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Xiong, J., Guo, S., Abhishek, Chen, J. and Yin, J. (2022). Global evaluation of the “dry gets drier, and wet gets wetter” paradigm from a terrestrial water storage change perspective. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Highlight article). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-6457-2022

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Xiong, J., Jiang, L., Qiu, Y., Wongchuig, S., Abhishek, Guo, S. and Chen, J. (2023). On the capabilities of the SWOT satellite to monitor the lake level change over the Third Pole. Environmental Research Letters. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acbfd1

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Zhao, W., Abhishek, B. S. Takhellambam, Zhang, J., Zhao, Y., Kinouchi, T. (2023). Spatiotemporal variability of current and future sub-daily rainfall in Japan using state-of-the-art high-quality datasets. Water Resources Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034305

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Xiong, J., Abhishek, Xu, L., Chandanpurkar, H. A., Famiglietti, J. S., Zhang, C., Ghiggi, G., Guo, S., Pan, Y., and Vishwakarma, B. D (2023). ET-WB: water-balance-based estimations of terrestrial evaporation over global land and major global basins. Earth System Science Data. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4571-2023

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Supe, H., Abhishek, Avtar, R. (2023). Assessment of the solar energy–agriculture–water nexus in the expanding solar energy industry of India: An initiative for sustainable resource management. Heliyon. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23125

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Xiong, J., Abhishek, Guo, S., Kinouchi, T., Anjaneyulu, R. (2024). Emerging trends and spatial shifts of drought potential across global river basins. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120093

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Xiong, J., Guo, S., Abhishek, Yin, J., Xu, C., Wang, J., Guo, J. (2024). Variation and attribution of probable maximum precipitation of China using a high-resolution dataset in a changing climate. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1873-2024

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Goswami, S., Ternikar, C. R., Kandala, R., Pillai, N. S., Yadav, V., Abhishek, Joseph, J., Ghosh, S., Vishwakarma, B. D. (2024). Water-budget based Evapotranspiration product captures natural and human-caused variability. Environmental Research Letters. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad63bd

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Xiong, J., Abhishek, Zhang, C., et al. (2024). Comparing evaporation from water balance framework and multiple models on a global scale. Journal of Hydrology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131924

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Dai, Y., Abhishek, Li, L., Gong, Y., Wu, X., Sheng, B., Zhao, W (2024). Variations in Present and Future Hourly Extreme Rainfall: Insights from High-Resolution Data and Novel Temporal Disaggregation Model. Water. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w16233463

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Hu, J., Zhang, J., Abhishek, Zhao, W., Zhou, C., Liang, S., Long, B., Xu, Y., & Ma, S. (2025). Spatiotemporal Patterns and Atmospheric Drivers of Anomalous Precipitation in the Taihu Basin, Eastern China. Water. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w17162442

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Anjaneyulu, R., Kashyap, P., Xiong, J., Abhishek (2025). WATcycle: A software for terrestrial water cycle and budget analysis with case studies on the Amazon and Mississippi Basins. Environmental Modelling & Software. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106656

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Bihon, N. H., Yadav, B. K., Abhishek (2025). Spatiotemporal evaluation of precipitation and streamflow trends in the Upper Awash River Basin using multisource data (1990–2023). AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2025.047

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Bhunia, P. S., Abhishek, Mukherjee, S. et al. (2025). Drought Characteristics and Cascading Dynamics in South India: On the Key Influencing Factors.. Earth Systems and Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-025-00845-2

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Anjaneyulu, R., Abhishek (2026). On the evaluation of global terrestrial water storage and divergent governing factors centring policymaking. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128455

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Zhao, W., Zhang, J., Abhishek, et al. (2026). Event-Level Linkages Between Atmospheric Circulation and Anomalous Precipitation Types in a Typical East Asian Monsoon Basin. Geophysical Research Letters. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL120098

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Chauhan, S., Abhishek (2026). Runoff variations and governing factors in transboundary basins through multisource data and water budget during 2003–2021. H2Open Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2026.062

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Abhishek, Xiong, J., Zhao, W., Li, J., Kinouchi, T. (2026). Earthquake correction enabled holistic assessment of water storage variations in Japan. Hydrogeology Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-026-03083-6

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Zhang, J., Ma, S., Abhishek, et al. (2026). Spatiotemporal organization and climatic modulation of anomalous precipitation in the Huaihe River Basin (1961–2019). Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2026.103579

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Shishodia, V., Thampi, S. G., Singh, V., Abhishek, Singh, J. (2026). A novel spatiotemporal melt factor framework for quantifying snow and glacier melt in alpine basins. Hydrological Sciences Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2691259

Research Projects

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1. Title:- Identification and assessment of groundwater potential zones in (semi)-arid regions for Managed Aquifer Recharge in Rajasthan
Sponsor: Govt. of Rajasthan	Sanctioned Year: 2023-24	Amount: ₹ 120.00 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

2. Title:- Detecting land water storage changes induced by groundwater extraction using GRACE, InSAR, and DGPS data
Sponsor: IIT Roorkee	Sanctioned Year: 2024-25	Amount: ₹ 20.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

3. Title:- Disentangling anthropogenic impacts on global water storage derived from GRACE and SWOT missions
Sponsor: ISRO	Sanctioned Year: 2024-25	Amount: ₹ 25.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

4. Title:- Optimizing the in-situ groundwater monitoring network in India leveraging state-of-the-art satellite observations for effective water resources management
Sponsor: ANRF ARG-MATRICS	Sanctioned Year: 2025-26	Amount: ₹ 30.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

5. Title:- Quantification and attribution of the climate-induced and human-derived variability in the past and future terrestrial water storage of the Tehri Reservoir catchment area
Sponsor: THDCIL	Sanctioned Year: 2025-26	Amount: ₹ 57.20 Lakhs	Role: Co-PI

Administrative Background

Designation	Organisation	From Period	To Period
O.C. M. Tech. Hydraulics	IIT Roorkee	July 2023	Present
Associate NCC Officer (ANO)	10 UK BN NCC	August 2024	Present
Member, Departmental Academic Programme Committee (DAPC)	IIT Roorkee	July 2023	Present
Faculty Advisor, NCC	IIT Roorkee	April 2026	Present

Research Scholars

S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year	Co-Supervisor
1.	GLOF	Vikrant Shisodia	2023
2.	Hydrological Modelling	Negasi Haile Bihon	2023	Prof. Lt Abhishek ,
3.	Global and Regional Groundwater, Policymaking	Roniki Anjaneyulu	2023
4.	SWOT for mapping surface water and reservoirs	Siddhi Chauhan	2023
5.	SWOT-assisted Machine Learning-based Reconstruction of GRACE TWSA	Nabakishor Garai	2024
6.	GLOF	Vikas Singh Jadoun	2024
7.	Hyper-resolution Groundwater Modelling	Akshay Lingwal	2024
8.	Sediment Transport	Ashish Kumar Agnihotri	2025

Teaching Engagements

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	Fluid Mechanics	CEC-104	UG	Spring 2023-24
2.	Channel Hydraulics	CEN-205	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
3.	Advanced Hydrology	CEN-531	M. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24

Special Lectures Delivered

S. No.	Title	Organisation	Date
1.	Exploring linkages amongst environmental challenges, science, and people participation for climate action	Faculty Development Program, Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences (AIES), Noida	07-Jun-2023
2.	Anthropogenic Impacts on Water Storage Dynamics across Scales	International conference on "Sustainable Development and Disaster Resilience Through Innovation (ICSDDRTI-2023)" at Amity University, Lucknow	06-Oct-2023

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