Publications

Peer-reviewed research from the Water and Climate Lab and collaborators that underpins the India Drought Monitor — its datasets, methods, and drought products.

1. Chuphal, D. S., Kushwaha, A. P., Aadhar, S., & Mishra, V. (2024). Drought Atlas of India, 1901–2020. Scientific Data, 11(1), 7.

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2. Aadhar, S., & Mishra, V. (2017). High-resolution near real-time drought monitoring in South Asia. Scientific data, 4(1), 1-14.

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3. Aadhar, S., & Mishra, V. (2022). Challenges in drought monitoring and assessment in India. Water Security, 16, 100120.

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4. Mishra, V., Thirumalai, K., Jain, S., & Aadhar, S. (2021). Unprecedented drought in South India and recent water scarcity. Environmental Research Letters, 16(5), 054007.

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5. Bharadwaj K., Aadhar S., Mishra. V., Shah D. (2020). Propagation of meteorological to hydrological droughts in India, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere.125(22), e2020JD033455.

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6. Aadhar, S., & Mishra, V. (2020). On the projected decline in droughts over South Asia in CMIP6 multimodel ensemble, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.125(20), e2020JD033587.

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7. Aadhar, S., & Mishra, V. (2020). Increased drought risk in South Asia under warming climate: Implications of uncertainty in potential evapotranspiration estimates, Journal of Hydrometeorology.21(12), 2979-2996.

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8. Mishra, V., Tiwari, AD., Aadhar, S., Shah, R. , Xiao, M., Pai, DS., Lettenmaier. D. (2019). Drought and famine in India, 1870‐2016. Geophysical Research Letters.46(4), 2075-2083.

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9. Mishra, V., Aadhar, S., Asoka, A., Pai, S., & Kumar, R. (2016). On the frequency of the 2015 monsoon season drought in the Indo‐Gangetic Plain. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(23), 12-102.

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10. Shah, R. D., & Mishra, V. (2016). Utility of Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) reforecast for medium-range drought prediction in India. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 17(6).

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11. Shah, R. D., & Mishra, V. (2015). Development of an experimental near-real-time drought monitor for India. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 16(1), 327-345.

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12. Kushwaha, A. P., Tiwari, A. D., Dangar, S., Shah, H., Mahto, S. S., & Mishra, V. (2021). Multimodel assessment of water budget in Indian sub-continental river basins. Journal of Hydrology.603, 126977.

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13. Mishra, V., & Aadhar, S. (2021). Famines and likelihood of consecutive megadroughts in India. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.4(1), 1-12.

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14. Mishra, V., Aadhar, S., & Mahto, S. S. (2021). Anthropogenic warming and intraseasonal summer monsoon variability amplify the risk of future flash droughts in India. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.4(1), 1-10.

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