Sumit Das

About

I am a geomorphologist with a broad interest in landscape evolution, erosion processes, and natural hazards. My research primarily focuses on tectonic geomorphology, lithological controls on landscape dynamics, and the influence of climate change on both long-term and short-term landscape transformations. I integrate quantitative geomorphology with field-based investigations to reconstruct the evolution of Earth’s surface.

My work also explores landslide-flood interactions under diverse environmental settings, the impacts of Anthropocene-driven changes on river systems, and the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in hazard and risk mitigation.

Employment

• Charles University
  2024 - Present
• Savitribai Phule Pune University Researcher
  2018 - 2023
• Savitribai Phule Pune University Research Assistant
  2017 - 2023

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University PhD in Geomorphology with thesis titled "Geomorphic Evolution of the Godavari Basin, India"
  2020 - 2023
• Savitribai Phule Pune University M.Sc in Geomorphology with thesis titled "Signatures of morphotectonic activities in western upland Maharashtra and Konkan region"
  2015 - 2017
• Barasat Government College B.Sc
  2011 - 2014

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (43)

• Two Decades of Climate and Land Use Change Reshape Water Erosion Patterns Across India
  European Journal of Soil Science 2026 DOI: 10.1111/ejss.70366
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• Anthropogenic infrastructure overrides natural drivers of sediment yield in a major monsoonal river basin
  Science of The Total Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181022
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• Low sediment retention efficiency limits delta formation in tectonically confined high‐energy coastal systems
  Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2026 DOI: 10.1002/esp.70304
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• Sediment load decline and increased erosion linked to human activities in the Cauvery delta, India
  CATENA 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2025.109486
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• Local and broad-scale anthropogenic controls on sediment transport in the Western Ghats rivers, India
  Anthropocene 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancene.2025.100485
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• The hidden cultural impact of climate-driven food security threats to landscapes
  Cell Reports Sustainability 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100370
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• Climatic and Anthropogenic Influences on Long-Term Discharge and Sediment Load Changes in the Second-Largest Peninsular Indian Catchment
  Water 2024 DOI: 10.3390/w16243648
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• Comments on “An effective geospatial-based flash flood susceptibility assessment with hydrogeomorphic responses on groundwater recharge” by Tariq et al.: Groundwater for Sustainable Development v. 23, no: 100998
  Groundwater for Sustainable Development 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101160
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• Scale-dependency, rainfall, and lithologic controls on the hypsometry of the Western Ghats, India
  Journal of Earth System Science 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s12040-023-02068-3
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• Interrelation between factors controlling sediment yield in the largest catchment of Peninsular India
  Journal of Hydrology 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129680
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