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Surender Pal

Also known as: S. Pal, Surender Pal (NIH Roorkee)

Open Earth Research Initiative (OERI), National Institute of Hydrology, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, University of Rajasthan, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3270-9885
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About

Hydrologist and Earth observation researcher working on groundwater systems in arid and semi-arid India. My research combines satellite gravimetry (GRACE/GRACE-FO), InSAR time-series analysis and machine learning with field hydrogeology, hydrogeophysics and hydrochemistry to quantify groundwater storage change, recharge and aquifer resilience.

Between 2024 and 2026 I worked in the Groundwater Hydrology Division of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, as sole researcher on a Government of India project on water resource sustainability in the Luni River Basin, Rajasthan, and contributed to two industry-funded hydrogeological studies.

I now lead independent research on Indian hydroclimate through the Open Earth Research Initiative, Dehradun. Current work focuses on groundwater resilience in dryland aquifers, unsupervised discovery of hydro-environmental regimes, and projected evapotranspiration change under combined land-use and climate scenarios

Employment

  • Open Earth Research Initiative (OERI) Founder and Research Lead
    2026 - Present
  • National Institute of Hydrology Resource Person (Junior Research Fellow grade)
    2024 - 2026
  • Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Project Trainee
    2022 - 2023

Education

  • National Institute of Technology Rourkela M.Sc. Applied Geology
    2020 - 2022
  • University of Rajasthan B.Sc. Geology, Mathematics and Physics
    2016 - 2020

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Publications (10)