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  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Balaji Rajagopalan is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to studies on Hydrology and Watershed Management, Climate Variability and Models, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Hydrological Forecasting Using AI, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, and Water Resources Management and Optimization.

Recent publications by Balaji Rajagopalan include:

  • "Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water storage" (2023) published in Science
  • "Multi-sensor fusion using random forests for daily fractional snow cover at 30 m" (2021) published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Intensification of heatwaves in China in recent decades: Roles of climate modes" (2023) published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • "Soil and Air Temperature Calibrations Using Branched GDGTs for the Tropical Andes of Colombia: Toward a Pan-Tropical Calibration" (2020) published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Spatial-temporal multivariate semi-Bayesian hierarchical framework for extreme precipitation frequency analysis" (2021) published in Journal of Hydrology

Balaji Rajagopalan has frequently collaborated with the following co-authors:

  • Ben Livneh
  • Fangfang Yao
  • Álvaro Ossandón
  • William Kleiber
  • Kumud Acharya

Their research has been disseminated through various publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Climate Dynamics

Balaji Rajagopalan has also published at least one book titled Bi-Lingual Programming: C And Python For Modern Coders (2023), released through Jupiter Publications Consortium eBooks.

Their career includes recognition as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Analyses of global sea surface temperature 1856–1991

    Alexey Kaplan;Mark A. Cane;Yochanan Kushnir;Amy C. Clement

  • On the Weakening Relationship Between the Indian Monsoon and ENSO

    K. Krishna Kumar;Balaji Rajagopalan;Mark A. Cane

  • Unraveling the Mystery of Indian Monsoon Failure During El Niño

    K. Krishna Kumar;Balaji Rajagopalan;Balaji Rajagopalan;Martin Hoerling;Gary Bates

  • Seasonal Cycle Shifts in Hydroclimatology over the Western United States

    Satish Kumar Regonda;Balaji Rajagopalan;Martyn Clark;John Pitlick

  • Estimation of mutual information using kernel density estimators.

    Young-Il Moon;Balaji Rajagopalan;Upmanu Lall

  • A k‐nearest‐neighbor simulator for daily precipitation and other weather variables

    Balaji Rajagopalan;Upmanu Lall

  • Climate Change and the Emergent Epidemic of CKD from Heat Stress in Rural Communities: The Case for Heat Stress Nephropathy

    Jason Glaser;Jay Lemery;Balaji Rajagopalan;Henry F. Diaz

  • The Schaake Shuffle: A Method for Reconstructing Space–Time Variability in Forecasted Precipitation and Temperature Fields

    Martyn Clark;Subhrendu Gangopadhyay;Lauren Hay;Balaji Rajagopalan

  • Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water storage

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  • A technique for generating regional climate scenarios using a nearest‐neighbor algorithm

    David Yates;David Yates;Subhrendu Gangopadhyay;Balaji Rajagopalan;Kenneth Strzepek

  • Patterns of Indian Ocean sea-level change in a warming climate

    Weiqing Han;Gerald A. Meehl;Balaji Rajagopalan;John T. Fasullo

  • Advancing dynamical prediction of Indian monsoon rainfall

    K. Krishna Kumar;K. Krishna Kumar;Martin Hoerling;Balaji Rajagopalan;Balaji Rajagopalan

  • Assimilation of snow covered area information into hydrologic and land-surface models

    Martyn P. Clark;Andrew G. Slater;Andrew P. Barrett;Lauren E. Hay

  • Hydrology: The interdisciplinary science of water

    Richard M. Vogel;Richard M. Vogel;Upmanu Lall;Ximing Cai;Balaji Rajagopalan

  • Model-predictive control of mixed-mode buildings with rule extraction

    Peter May-Ostendorp;Gregor P. Henze;Charles D. Corbin;Balaji Rajagopalan

  • Spatiotemporal Variability of ENSO and SST Teleconnections to Summer Drought over the United States during the Twentieth Century

    Balaji Rajagopalan;Edward Cook;Upmanu Lall;Bonnie K. Ray

  • Dominant Patterns of Climate Variability in the Atlantic Ocean during the Last 136 Years

    Yves M. Tourre;Balaji Rajagopalan;Yochanan Kushnir

  • Categorical Climate Forecasts through Regularization and Optimal Combination of Multiple GCM Ensembles

    Balaji Rajagopalan;Upmanu Lall;Stephen E. Zebiak

  • A technique for incorporating large‐scale climate information in basin‐scale ensemble streamflow forecasts

    Katrina Grantz;Balaji Rajagopalan;Balaji Rajagopalan;Martyn Clark;Edith Zagona

  • A Nonparametric Wet/Dry Spell Model for Resampling Daily Precipitation

    Upmanu L. Lall;Balaji Rajagopalan;David G. Tarboton

  • Water supply risk on the Colorado River: Can management mitigate?

    Balaji Rajagopalan;Balaji Rajagopalan;Kenneth Nowak;James Prairie;Martin Hoerling

Frequent Co-Authors

Upmanu Lall
Upmanu Lall Columbia University
Martyn P. Clark
Martyn P. Clark University of Saskatchewan
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
David G. Tarboton
David G. Tarboton Utah State University
Ben Livneh
Ben Livneh University of Colorado Boulder
R. Scott Summers
R. Scott Summers University of Colorado Boulder
Guillermo P. Podestá
Guillermo P. Podestá University of Miami
Richard W. Katz
Richard W. Katz National Center for Atmospheric Research
Yochanan Kushnir
Yochanan Kushnir Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Martin P. Hoerling
Martin P. Hoerling National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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