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Bahadur Singh Kotlia

Bahadur Singh Kotlia

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34
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3794
World Ranking
8072
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57

Overview

Bahadur Singh Kotlia is affiliated with Kumaun University in India and is primarily engaged in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Earth-Surface Processes, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range of geological and environmental phenomena. Key areas of focus include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Tree-ring climate responses

Kotlia has contributed to scientific literature through numerous papers published in leading journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Tectonic imprints of landscape evolution in the Bhilangana and Mandakini basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India: A geospatial approach" (2020) in Quaternary International
  • "Middle Holocene Indian summer monsoon variability and its impact on cultural changes in the Indian subcontinent" (2021) in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Evidences of neotectonic activity along Goriganga River, Higher Central Kumaun Himalaya, India" (2020) in Geological Journal
  • "Role of Indian Summer Monsoon and Westerlies on glacier variability in the Himalaya and East Africa during Late Quaternary: Review and new data" (2020) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "GPS derived crustal velocity, tectonic deformation and strain in the Indian Himalayan arc" (2020) in Quaternary International

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, with repeated contributions to:

  • Quaternary International
  • Journal of Climate Change
  • Quaternary Science Advances
  • Geoheritage
  • Geological Journal

Throughout their career, Kotlia has collaborated with multiple researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Girish Ch Kothyari
  • Ajay Kumar Taloor
  • Anoop Kumar Singh
  • Harish Bisht
  • Manmohan Kukreti

Best Publications

  • Hydrological evolution during the last 15 kyr in the Tso Kar lake basin (Ladakh, India), derived from geomorphological, sedimentological and palynological records

    Bernd Wünnemann;Bernd Wünnemann;Dieter Demske;Pavel Tarasov;Bahadur S. Kotlia

  • Flood frequency analysis of river Jhelum in Kashmir basin

    M. Sultan Bhat;Akhtar Alam;Bashir Ahmad;Bahadur S. Kotlia

  • Precipitation variability in the Indian Central Himalaya during last ca. 4,000 years inferred from a speleothem record: Impact of Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) and Westerlies

    Bahadur Singh Kotlia;Anoop Kumar Singh;Lalit Mohan Joshi;Bachi Singh Dhaila

  • Indian winter monsoon: Present and past

    A.P. Dimri;T. Yasunari;B.S. Kotlia;U.C. Mohanty

  • THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGIC AND CLIMATIC RECORD OF THE KASHMIR VALLEY, INDIA: A REVIEW AND NEW DATA

    D.P. Agrawal;Rekha Dodia;B.S. Kotlia;H. Razdan

  • Climatic variability in Central Indian Himalaya during the last ∼1800 years: Evidence from a high resolution speleothem record

    Jaishri Sanwal;Bahadur Singh Kotlia;Chittenipattu Rajendran;Syed Masood Ahmad

  • Palaeoclimatic conditions in the upper Pleistocene and Holocene Bhimtal-Naukuchiatal lake basin in south-central Kumaun, North India

    B.S. Kotlia;M.S. Bhalla;C. Sharma;G. Rajagopalan

  • Late Quaternary climatic changes in the eastern Kumaun Himalaya, India, as deduced from multi-proxy studies

    Bahadur Singh Kotlia;Jaishri Sanwal;Binita Phartiyal;Lalit Mohan Joshi

  • Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record

    Bahadur Singh Kotlia;Syed Masood Ahmad;Jian-Xin Zhao;Waseem Raza

  • Palaeoclimatic conditions in the late Pleistocene Wadda Lake, eastern Kumaun Himalaya (India)

    B.S. Kotlia;C. Sharma;M.S. Bhalla;G. Rajagopalan

  • Estimation of quantitative measures of total water storage variation from GRACE and GLDAS-NOAH satellites using geospatial technology

    Anil Kumar Singh;Avtar Singh Jasrotia;Ajay Kumar Taloor;Bahadur Singh Kotlia

  • Tectonic imprints of landscape evolution in the Bhilangana and Mandakini basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India: A geospatial approach

    Ajay Kumar Taloor;Lalit Mohan Joshi;Bahadur Singh Kotlia;Akhtar Alam

  • Middle Holocene Indian summer monsoon variability and its impact on cultural changes in the Indian subcontinent

    Varsha Rawat;Suman Rawat;Priyeshu Srivastava;P.S. Negi

  • Observations on the relationship between lake formation, permafrost activity and lithalsa development during the last 20 000 years in the Tso Kar basin, Ladakh, India

    Bernd Wünnemann;Christian Reinhardt;Bahadur S. Kotlia;Frank Riedel

  • Landscape evolution and deduction of surface deformation in the Soan Dun, NW Himalaya, India

    Girish Ch Kothyari;Neha Joshi;Ajay Kumar Taloor;Raj Sunil Kandregula

  • Active tectonic deformation along reactivated faults in Binta basin in Kumaun Himalaya of north India: Inferences from tectono-geomorphic evaluation

    Ajay Kumar Taloor;Prashant Kumar Champati Ray;Avtar Singh Jasrotia;Bahadur Singh Kotlia

  • Premonsoon precipitation variability in Kumaon Himalaya, India over a perspective of ∼300 years

    Ram R. Yadav;Krishna G. Misra;Bahadur S. Kotlia;Neha Upreti

  • Tree-ring footprints of drought variability in last ∼300 years over Kumaun Himalaya, India and its relationship with crop productivity

    Ram R. Yadav;Krishna G. Misra;Akhilesh K. Yadava;Bahadur S. Kotlia

  • Panigarh cave stalagmite evidence of climate change in the Indian Central Himalaya since AD 1256: Monsoon breaks and winter southern jet depressions

    Fuyuan Liang;George A. Brook;Bahadur S. Kotlia;L. Bruce Railsback

  • Tectono-climatic influence on landscape changes in the glaciated Durung Drung basin, Zanskar Himalaya, India: A geospatial approach

    Ajay Kumar Taloor;Bahadur Singh Kotlia;Avtar Singh Jasrotia;Ajay Kumar

  • Crustal deformation revealed by GPS in Kumaun Himalaya, India

    Rakesh K. Dumka;Bahadur S. Kotlia;Kireet Kumar;Gokul S. Satyal

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Wünnemann
Bernd Wünnemann Freie Universität Berlin
Waseem Raza
Waseem Raza Nanjing Agricultural University
Anil K. Gupta
Anil K. Gupta Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kusala Rajendran
Kusala Rajendran Indian Institute of Science
Mike Sandiford
Mike Sandiford University of Melbourne
Ashok Sahni
Ashok Sahni Panjab University
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
John Hellstrom
John Hellstrom University of Melbourne
Jian-xin Zhao
Jian-xin Zhao University of Queensland
Pavel E. Tarasov
Pavel E. Tarasov Freie Universität Berlin

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