List of publications in National and International Journals

1. Saraf, A. K., A. P. Cracknell and J. McManus, (1989), Geobotanical applications of Airborne Thematic Mapper data in Sutherland, N‑W Scotland, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 10, 1989, pp. 545‑555.

2. Saraf, A. K. and A. P. Cracknell, (1989), Linear discriminant and profile analysis: An aid in remote sensing for geobotanical investigation, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 10, pp. 1735-1748.

3. Saraf, A. K. and S. K. Jain, (1993), Characteristics and fundamental properties of geographic data, GIS Today, July 1993, pp. 23-25.

4. Jain, S. K. and A. K. Saraf (1995), Storage and retrieval of spatial data in GIS, GIS Today, Vol.4, 1995, pp. 3-6.

5. R. P. Gupta, A. K. Saraf, P. Saxena and R. Chander (1994), IRS Detection of surface effects of the Uttarkashi earthquake of 20 October 1991, Himalaya, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, No.11, pp. 2153-2156.

6. Prakash, A., A. K. Saraf, R. P. Gupta, D. Dutta and R. M. Sundaram, (1994), Surface thermal anomalies associated with underground fires in Jharia coal mines, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 16, No. 12, pp. 2105-2109.

7. Saraf, A. K., R. P. Gupta, S. K. Sengupta and A. Prakash, (1995), Landsat TM data for estimating ground temperature and depth of subsurface coal-fire in Jharia Coalfield, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 16, No.12, pp. 2111-2124.

8. Gupta, R. P., R. Chander, A. K. Tewari and A. K. Saraf, (1995), Remote sensing delineation of zones susceptible to seismically induced liquefaction in the Ganga plains, Journal of Geological Society of India, Vol. 46, July 1995, pp. 75-82.

9. Das, J. D., A. K. Saraf and A. K. Jain, (1995), Fault Tectonics of Shillong Plateau and adjoining regions, Northeast India using remote sensing data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 1633-1646.

10. Prakash, A., R. G. S. Sastry, R. P. Gupta and A. K. Saraf, (1995), Estimating the depth of buried hot features from thermal IR remote sensing data : a conceptual approach, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.16, No.13, pp. 2503-2510.

11. Prakash, A., A. K. Saraf, R. P. Gupta, M. Dutta and R. M. Sundaram, (1995), Surface thermal anomalies associated with underground fires in Jharia coal mines, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 1995, Vol. 16, No. 12, pp.2105-2109.

12. Das, J. D., A. K. Saraf and A. K. Jain, (1996), A Satellite picture reveals seismically potential tectonic structures in North-east India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.17, No.8, pp.1433-1437.

13. Saraf, A. K., J. Das, B. Agarwal and R. M. Sundaram, (1996), False topography perception phenomena and its correction, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.17, No.18, pp.3725-3733.

14. Saraf, A. K., B. Agarwal, V. N. Singh, R. M. Sundaram and R. P. Gupta, (1996), GIS predicted isoseismal map of Garhwal Himalayas, India, ITC Journal, 96-3/4, pp.272-277.

15. Saraf, A. K. and Arun Kumar (1997), GIS in small hydro planning and resource management, GIS@Development, Sept.-Oct., 1997, pp.30-37.

16. Saraf, A. K. and J. D. Das, (1997), Neogene deformation of Siwaliks affected by the Delhi-Hardwar ridge as seen in satellite data, India, Current Science, Vol.73, No.10, 25 November 1997, pp.877-880.

17. Saraf, A. K., (1997), Near real time earthquake information on Internet and applications of Geographic Information System, Newsletter of the Indian Society of Geomatics, Vol.3, No.2, pp.13-14.

18. Prakash, A., R. P. Gupta, A. K. Saraf, (1997), A Landsat TM based comparative study of surface and subsurface fires in the Jharia coalfield, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 1997, Vol. 18, No.11, pp.2463-2469.

19. Saraf, A. K., (1998), Jabalpur earthquake of 22nd May, 1997: Assessing the causes and damages using remote sensing and GIS techniques, (1998), GIS @ Development, January - February, 1998, pp.24-28.

20. R. P. Gupta, A. K. Saraf and R. Chander, (1998), Discrimination of areas susceptible to earthquake-induced liquefaction from Landsat data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 1998, Vol.19, No.4, pp.569-572.

21. Saraf, A. K. and P. R. Choudhury, (1998), Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS for Groundwater Exploration and Identification of Artificial Recharge Sites, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 19, No. 10, pp.1825-1841.

22. Saraf, A. K., (1998), IRS‑LISS‑II improves geological mapping in the Himalayas, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 19, No.12, pp. 2239-2243.

23. Saraf, A. K., J. L. Foster and P. Singh and Soukhin Tarafdar, (1999), Passive microwave data for snow-depth and snow-extent estimations in the Himalayan Mountains, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 20, No.1, pp.83-95.

24. Saraf, A. K., (1999), IRS-1C-LISS-III and PAN data fusion: An approach to improve remote sensing based mapping techniques, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.20, No.10, pp.1929-1934.

25. Sarkar, I. and A. K. Saraf, (1999), A study of the Chamoli earthquake-induced damage using ground and satellite data, Current Science, 78, pp.91-97.

26. Saraf, A. K., (2000), IRS-1C-PAN Depicts Chamoli earthquake induced landslides in Garhwal Himalayas, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.21, No.12, pp. 2345-2352.

27. Saraf, A. K., V. C. Goyal, A. S. Negi, B. Roy and P. R. Choudhary, (2000), Remote sensing and GIS techniques for study of springs in a watershed in Garhwal Himalayas (India), International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.21, No.12, pp.2353-2361.

28. Saraf, A. K., P. Kumar and R. Kumar, (2000), RGB-CMYK-HLS pseudo colour transformation technique for enhancement of geological structures, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.21, No. 15, pp.2769-2776.

29. Saraf, A. K., P. R. Choudhury, B. Sarma and P. Ghosh, (2001), Impacts of reservoirs on groundwater and vegetation: A study based on remote sensing and GIS techniques, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.22, No. 13, pp.2439-2448.

30. Saraf, A. K., P. Mishra, S. Mitra, B. Sarma and D. K. Mukhopadhyay, (2002), Remote sensing and GIS technologies for improvements in geological structures interpretation and mapping, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 23, No.13, pp.2527-2536.

31. Saraf, A. K. and I. Sarkar (2002). Seismotectonic and Environmental Aspects of the Chamoli Earthquake using Ground and Satellite data, Himalayan Geology, Vol. 23 (1&2), 2002, pp.77-86.

32. Saraf, A. K., A. Sinvhal, H. Sinvhal, P. Ghosh and B. Sarma, (2002), Satellite data reveals 26th January 2001 Kutch earthquake induced ground changes and appearance of water bodies, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 23, No. 9, 2002, pp. 1749-1756.

33. Rees, H.G., A.M. Croker, M. K. Singhal, A. K. Saraf, A. Kumar, M.D. Zaidman and A. Gustard, (2002), Flow regime estimation for small-scale hydropower development in Himachal Pradesh, Journal of Applied Hydrology, Vol.XV, No. 2&3, pp.77-90.

34. Saraf, A. K., A. S. Roy, B. Sarma, P. Ghosh, (2002), Development of An Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Technique to Assess the Impact of Reservoirs on Groundwater in Hard Rock Terrain, Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp.25-33.

35. Choudhary, P. R. and A. K. Saraf, (2002), Artificial research site selection using GIS and Remote Sensing, Geo Spatial Today, Oct. 2002, pp. 71-80.

36. Saraf, A. K., (2003), Development of a pseudo colour transformation technique using satellite image and survey map for change detection, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp.1183-1187.

37. Jain, S. K., P. Singh, A. K. Saraf and S. M. Seth, (2003), Estimation of sediment yield for a rain, snow and glacier fed river in the western Himalayan region, Water Resources Management, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 377-393.

38. Saraf. A. K., B. Sarma and Chandramani, (2003), Spatial Statistical Technique in relating earthquake epicentres with structural features, GIS @ Development, June 2002, pp. 23-27.

39. Saraf, A. K. and S. Choudhury, (2003), Earthquakes and thermal anomalies, Geospatial Today, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 18-20.

40. Sinvhal, A., P. R. Bose, V. Prakash, A. Bose, A. K. Saraf and H. Sinvhal, (2003), Isoseismals for the Kutch earthquake of 26^th January 2001, Journal of Earth System Science, 112, No. 3, pp. 375-383.

41. Saraf, A. K., P. R. Choudhury, B. Roy, B. Sarma, Vijay S. and S. Choudhury (2004), GIS based surface hydrologic modelling in identification of groundwater recharge zones, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 25, No. 24, pp. 5759-5770.

42. Saraf, A. K. (2005), GIS Education in India: Important issues and Challenges, GIS Development, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 30-31.

43. Saraf, A. K. and S. Choudhury, (2005), NOAA-AVHRR detects thermal anomaly associated with 26 January, 2001 Bhuj Earthquake, Gujarat, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 1065–1073.

44. Saraf, A. K., P. Ghosh, B. Sarma and S. Choudhury, (2005), Development of a new image correction technique to remove false topographic perception phenomena, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26, No. 8, 20 April 2005, 1523–1529.

45. Saraf, A. K. and Swapnamita Choudhury (2005), Thermal Remote Sensing Technique in the study of Pre-Earthquake Thermal Anomalies, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 197-207.

46. Saraf, A. K. and S. Choudhury, (2005), Satellite detects surface thermal anomalies associated with the Algerian earthquakes of May 2003, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26, No. 13, 10 July 2005, pp. 2705-2713.

47. Saraf, A. K. and S. Choudhury, (2006), NOAA-HRPT and FY-CHRPT Satellite Earth Station at IITR, GIS Development, Vol. 9, No. 12, pp. 44-46.

48. Saraf, A. K., B. P. Mishra, S. Choudhury and P. Ghosh, (2005), DEM generation from NOAA-AVHRR nighttime data and its comparison with USGS-DEM, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.26, No. 18, pp. 3879-3887.

49. Saraf, A. K., S. Choudhury and S. Dasgupta, (2006), Satellite observations of the great mega thrust Sumatra earthquake activities, International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 67-74.

50. Saraf, A. K. and S. Choudhury (2006), Himalayas - the Abode of Snow: As Seen from Satellites, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 1739–1740.

51. Choudhury, S., S. Dasgupta, A. K. Saraf and S. Panda (2006), Remote Sensing Observations of Pre-Earthquake Thermal Anomalies in Iran, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, No. 18-20, pp. 4381-4396.

52. S. Choudhury, A. K. Saraf and S. K. Panda (2006), SSM/I Applications in Studies of Thermal Anomalies associated with Earthquakes, International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 2, No.3, pp. 9-16.

53. Jain, S. K., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2006), Flood inundation mapping using NOAA AVHRR data, Water Resources Management, Vol. 20, Number 6 / December, 2006, pp. 949-959.

54. Saraf, A. K., S. T. Sinha, P. Ghosh and S. Choudhury, (2007), A new technique to remove false topographic perception phenomenon and its impacts in image interpretation, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 811 - 821.

55. Das, J. D., A. K. Saraf and S. Panda, (2007), Satellite data in rapid analysis of Kashmir earthquake (October 2005) triggered landslide pattern and river water turbidity in and around epicentral region, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. 1835-1842.

56. Choudhury, S. H. Rajpal and A. K. Saraf (2007), Mapping and forecasting of North Indian winter fog: an application of spatial technologies, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 16, pp. 3649-3663.

57. Panda, S. K., S. Choudhury, A. K. Saraf and J. D. Das, (2007), MODIS land surface temperature data detects thermal anomaly preceding 08 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 20, pp. 4587-4596.

58. Das, J. D., T. Dutta and A. K. Saraf, (2007), Remote sensing and GIS
application in change detection of the Barak river channel, N.E. India.
Journal Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 309-320.

59. Saraf, A. K., S. Choudhury, S, K. Panda, S. Dasgupta and V. Rawat, (2007), Does a major earthquake precede a thermal anomaly? International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 3, No.3, pp. 1-8.

60. Das, J. and A. K. Saraf (2007), Remote Sensing in mapping of Brahmaputra/Jamuna River channel pattern and its relation to various landforms and tectonic environment, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 28, No.16, pp. 3619 - 3631.

61. Jasrotia, A. S., R. Kumar; A. K. Saraf, (2007), Delineation of groundwater recharge sites using integrated remote sensing and GIS in Jammu district, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 22, pp. 5019 – 5036.

62. Jain, S. K., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2008), Determination of Land Surface Temperature and its Lapse Rate in Satluj Basin using NOAA Data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 29, No.11-12, pp. 3091-3103.

63. Saraf, A. K., V. Rawat, P. Banerjee, S. Choudhury, S. K. Panda, S. Dasgupta and J.D. Das (2008), Satellite detection of earthquake thermal precursors in Iran, Natural Hazard, Vol. 47, No. 119-135 (Also available online at http://www.springerlink.com/content/683702x74kq785m8/fulltext.pdf, DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9201-7.

64. Jain, S. K., A. Goswami, A. K. Saraf, (2008), Accuracy Assessment of MODIS, NOAA and IRS Data in Snow Cover Mapping under Himalayan Condition, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 29, Nos. 19-20, pp. 5863-5878.

65. Jain, S., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2009), Role of elevation and aspect in snow distribution in Western Himalayas, Water Resources and Management, Vol. 23, pp. 71–83: DOI 10.1007/s11269-008-9265-5.

66. Jain, S., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2009), Assessment of Snowmelt Runoff Using Remote Sensing and Effect of Climate Change on Runoff, Water Resources and Management, DOI 10.1007/s11269-009-9523-1.

67. Saraf, A. K., Vineeta Rawat, Swapnamita Choudhury, Sudipta Dasgupta and Josodhir Das, (2009), Advances in understanding of the mechanism for generation of earthquake thermal precursors detected by satellites, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Vol. 11, pp. 373-379.

68. Saraf, A. K., J. D. Das and Vineeta Rawat, (2010), Satellite Based Detection of Early Occurring and Co-Seismic landslides, International Geoinformatics Research and Development Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.1-12.

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