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Anil V. Kulkarni is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India, focusing on research within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Water Science and Technology.

The primary research topics addressed by Kulkarni include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Recent notable publications by Kulkarni and their collaborators cover a range of issues related to glaciology, hydrology, and hazard assessment in the Himalayan region and beyond. Selected papers include:

  • "Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram" (2021), published in Science
  • "Future Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) hazard of the South Lhonak Lake, Sikkim Himalaya" (2021), published in Geomorphology
  • "State of Himalayan cryosphere and implications for water security" (2021), published in Water Security
  • "The Sikkim flood of October 2023: Drivers, causes, and impacts of a multihazard cascade" (2025), published in Science
  • "Modeling Potential Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Process Chains and Effects From Artificial Lake-Level Lowering at Gepang Gath Lake, Indian Himalaya" (2023), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Anil V. Kulkarni frequently collaborates with a set of researchers, indicating ongoing partnerships in their scientific work. Key co-authors include:

  • Ajanta Goswami
  • S. N. Remya
  • Jaydeo K. Dharpure
  • Akansha Patel
  • Vinay Kumar Gaddam

Their research is commonly published across several academic venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Geocarto International
  • Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Journal of Earth System Science
  • The International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences / International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences

Best Publications

  • The state and fate of Himalayan glaciers

    Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;A Kulkarni;Andreas Kääb;Christian Huggel;Christian Huggel

  • Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers

    W W Immerzeel;A F Lutz;M Andrade;M Andrade;A Bahl

  • Glacial retreat in Himalaya using Indian remote sensing satellite data

    Anil V. Kulkarni

  • Estimating the volume of glaciers in the Himalayan–Karakoram region using different methods

    H. Frey;Horst Machguth;Matthias Huss;C. Huggel

  • Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region

    Tobias Bolch;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Shiyin Liu;Farooq M. Azam

  • Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram.

    Mohd. Farooq Azam;Jeffrey S. Kargel;Joseph M. Shea;Santosh Nepal

  • Understanding changes in the Himalayan cryosphere using remote sensing techniques

    Anil V. Kulkarni;B. P. Rathore;S. K. Singh;I. M. Bahuguna

  • The influence of debris cover and glacial lakes on the recession of glaciers in Sikkim Himalaya, India

    Smriti Basnett;Anil V. Kulkarni;Tobias Bolch

  • Mass balance of Himalayan glaciers using AAR and ELA methods

    Anil V. Kulkarni

  • Estimation of ice thickness using surface velocities and slope: case study at Gangotri Glacier, India

    Prateek Gantayat;Anil V. Kulkarni;J. Srinivasan

  • Alarming retreat of Parbati glacier, Beas basin, Himachal Pradesh

    Anil V. Kulkarni;B. P. Rathore;Suresh Mahajan;P. Mathur

  • Algorithm to monitor snow cover using AWiFS data of RESOURCESAT-1 for the himalayan region

    A. V. Kulkarni;S. K. Singh;P. Mathur;V. D. Mishra

  • Observed Changes in Himalayan Glaciers

    Anil V. Kulkarni;Yogesh Karyakarte

  • Untangling the water-food-energy-environment nexus for global change adaptation in a complex Himalayan water resource system

    Andrea Momblanch;Lamprini Papadimitriou;Sanjay K. Jain;Anil Kulkarni

  • Monitoring of glacial mass balance in the Baspa basin using accumulation area ratio method

    Anil V. Kulkarni;B. P. Rathore;Suja Alex

  • Distribution of seasonal snow cover in central and western Himalaya

    Anil V. Kulkarni;B. P. Rathore;S. K. Singh;Ajai

  • An estimate of glacier mass balance for the Chandra basin, western Himalaya, for the period 1984–2012

    Sayli Atul Tawde;Anil V. Kulkarni;Govindasamy Bala

  • Future Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) hazard of the South Lhonak Lake, Sikkim Himalaya

    Ashim Sattar;Ashim Sattar;Ajanta Goswami;Anil.V. Kulkarni;Adam Emmer

  • Himalayan glacier retreat using IRS 1C PAN stereo data

    I. M. Bahuguna;A. V. Kulkarni;Shailesh Nayak;B. P. Rathore

  • Glacial retreat in the Baspa basin, Himalaya, monitored with satellite stereo data

    Anil V. Kulkarni;I. M. Bahuguna

  • Hydrodynamic moraine-breach modeling and outburst flood routing - A hazard assessment of the South Lhonak lake, Sikkim.

    Ashim Sattar;Ajanta Goswami;Anil V. Kulkarni

  • Changes in seasonal snow cover in Hindu Kush-Himalayan region

    D. R. Gurung;A. V. Kulkarni;A. Giriraj;K. S. Aung

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias Bolch
Tobias Bolch Graz University of Technology
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva
Christian Huggel
Christian Huggel University of Zurich
Ian P. Holman
Ian P. Holman Cranfield University
Holger Frey
Holger Frey University of Zurich
Govindasamy Bala
Govindasamy Bala Indian Institute of Science
Nadine Salzmann
Nadine Salzmann University of Fribourg
Walter W. Immerzeel
Walter W. Immerzeel Utrecht University
Jeffrey S. Kargel
Jeffrey S. Kargel Planetary Science Institute
Joseph M. Shea
Joseph M. Shea University of Northern British Columbia

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