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Hydrology, Flood Forecasting, Satellite Remote Sensing

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Employment (3)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Greenbelt, MD, US

2021-02-01 to present | Associate Scientist (USRA) (Hydrological Sciences Laboratory)
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Nishan Kumar Biswas

University of Washington: Seattle, WA, US

2015-12-15 to 2021-01-31 | Graduate Research Assistant (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Nishan Kumar Biswas

Institute of Water Modelling: Dhaka, BD

2013-08-01 to 2015-12-15 | Junior Engineer (Flood Management Division)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Washington: Seattle, WA, US

2017-09-27 to 2021-03-18 | PhD in Civil Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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University of Washington: Seattle, WA, US

2016-01-04 to 2017-06-10 | MSc in Enginnering (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology: Dhaka, Dhaka District, BD

2008-01-19 to 2013-02-11 | BSc (Water Resources Engineering)
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American Society of Civil Engineers: Reston, VA, US

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American Meteorological Society: Boston, MA, US

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American Geophysical Union: DC, DC, US

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Works (19)

Bracing for impact: how shifting precipitation extremes may influence physical climate risks in an uncertain future

Scientific Reports
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65618-9
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2-s2.0-85199990142

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Rahat, S.H.; Saki, S.; Khaira, U.; Biswas, N.K.; Dollan, I.J.; Wasti, A.; Miura, Y.; Bhuiyan, M.A.E.; Ray, P.
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Irrigation-driven groundwater depletion in the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin decreases the streamflow in the Bay of Bengal

Communications Earth and Environment
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01348-0
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2-s2.0-85189070519

Part of ISSN: 26624435
Contributors: Maina, F.Z.; Getirana, A.; Kumar, S.V.; Saharia, M.; Biswas, N.K.; McLarty, S.; Appana, R.
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Unsustainable groundwater-fed irrigation drives deltaic water scarcity and compound flooding

Research Square
2024 | Other
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4355431/v1
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2-s2.0-85196373932
Contributors: Getirana, A.; Biswas, N.K.; Kumar, S.; Nie, W.; Ahmad, S.; Maina, F.; Sakib, N.; Hossain, Md.S.; Biswas, R.K.
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A dynamic landslide hazard monitoring framework for the Lower Mekong Region

Frontiers in Earth Science
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.1057796
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2-s2.0-85142519456

Part of ISSN: 22966463
Contributors: Biswas, N.K.; Stanley, T.A.; Kirschbaum, D.B.; Amatya, P.M.; Meechaiya, C.; Poortinga, A.; Towashiraporn, P.
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A Multidecadal Analysis of Reservoir Storage Change in Developing Regions

Journal of Hydrometeorology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-21-0053.1
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2-s2.0-85125750372

Part of ISSN: 15257541 1525755X
Contributors: Biswas, N.K.; Hossain, F.
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Avert Bangladesh’s looming water crisis through open science and better data

Nature
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-03373-5
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2-s2.0-85140819248

Part of ISSN: 14764687 00280836
Contributors: Getirana, A.; Biswas, N.K.; Qureshi, A.S.; Rajib, A.; Kumar, S.; Rahman, M.; Biswas, R.K.
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Reservoir Assessment Tool 2.0: Stakeholder driven improvements to satellite remote sensing based reservoir monitoring

Environmental Modelling and Software
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105533
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2-s2.0-85139044043

Part of ISSN: 13648152
Contributors: Das, P.; Hossain, F.; Khan, S.; Biswas, N.K.; Lee, H.; Piman, T.; Meechaiya, C.; Ghimire, U.; Hosen, K.
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Nishan Kumar Biswas via Scopus - Elsevier

Streamflow Prediction in Highly Regulated, Transboundary Watersheds Using Multi‐Basin Modeling and Remote Sensing Imagery

Water Resources Research
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2021WR031191
Contributors: Tien L. T. Du; Hyongki Lee; Duong D. Bui; L. Phil Graham; Stephen D. Darby; Ilias G. Pechlivanidis; Julian Leyland; Nishan K. Biswas; Gyewoon Choi; Okke Batelaan et al.
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Developing a Baseline Characterization of River Bathymetry and Time-Varying Height for Chindwin River in Myanmar Using SRTM and Landsat Data

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002126
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2-s2.0-85114669337

Part of ISSN: 19435584 10840699
Contributors: Bose, I.; Jayasinghe, S.; Meechaiya, C.; Ahmad, S.K.; Biswas, N.; Hossain, F.
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Towards a global Reservoir Assessment Tool for predicting hydrologic impacts and operating patterns of existing and planned reservoirs

Environmental Modelling & Software
2021-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105043
Part of ISSN: 1364-8152
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Integrating Gravimetry Data With Thermal Infra‐Red Data From Satellites to Improve Efficiency of Operational Irrigation Advisory in South Asia

Water Resources Research
2021-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2020WR028654
Contributors: Indira Bose; Faisal Hossain; Hisham Eldardiry; Shahryar Ahmad; Nishan K. Biswas; Ahmad Zeeshan Bhatti; Hyongki Lee; Mazharul Aziz; Md. Shah Kamal Khan
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Machine Learning-Based Error Modeling to Improve GPM IMERG Precipitation Product over the Brahmaputra River Basin

Forecasting
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/forecast2030014
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2-s2.0-85094911741

Part of ISSN: 25719394
Contributors: Bhuiyan, M.A.E.; Yang, F.; Biswas, N.K.; Rahat, S.H.; Neelam, T.J.
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A Global Reservoir Assessment Tool for Predicting Hydrologic Impact and Operating Pattern of Existing and Planned Reservoirs

2020-12-18 | Other
DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10505453.1
Contributors: Nishan Kumar Biswas; Faisal Hossain
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Stakeholder-driven development of a cloud-based, satellite remote sensing tool to monitor suspended sediment concentrations in major Bangladesh rivers

Environmental Modelling & Software
2020-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104843
Part of ISSN: 1364-8152
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A computationally efficient flash flood early warning system for a mountainous and transboundary river basin in Bangladesh

Journal of Hydroinformatics
2020-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2020.202
Part of ISSN: 1464-7141
Part of ISSN: 1465-1734
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An altimeter height extraction technique for dynamically changing rivers of South and South-East Asia

Remote Sensing of Environment
2019-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.10.033
Part of ISSN: 0034-4257
Contributors: Nishan Kumar Biswas; Faisal Hossain; Matthew Bonnema; Modurodoluwa Adeyinka Okeowo; Hyongki Lee
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A scalable open-source web-analytic framework to improve satellite-based operational water management in developing countries

Journal of Hydroinformatics
2018-01-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2017.073
Part of ISSN: 1464-7141
Part of ISSN: 1465-1734
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Predicting Water Availability of the Regulated Mekong River Basin Using Satellite Observations and a Physical Model

Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3233/AJW-170024
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2-s2.0-85023201891

Part of ISSN: 18758568 09729860
Contributors: Hossain, F.; Sikder, S.; Biswas, N.; Bonnema, M.; Lee, H.; Luong, N.D.; Hiep, N.H.; Du Duong, B.; Long, D.
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Growing More with Less Using Cell Phones and Satellite Data

Eos
2017-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2017eo075143
Part of ISSN: 2324-9250
Contributors: Faisal Hossain; Nishan Biswas; Muhammad Ashraf; Ahmad Bhatti
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Peer review (9 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Atmosphere. (1)
Review activity for Geomorphology. (1)
Review activity for International journal of environmental research and public health (1)
Review activity for Remote sensing. (5)
Review activity for Sustainability. (1)
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