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
Research areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences · Atmospheric Science · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Astro and Planetary Science · Planetary Science and Exploration
0000-0003-3270-9885
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
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Open Earth Research Initiative (OERI) Founder and Research Lead2026 - Present
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National Institute of Hydrology Resource Person (Junior Research Fellow grade)2024 - 2026
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Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Project Trainee2022 - 2023
Education
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National Institute of Technology Rourkela M.Sc. Applied Geology2020 - 2022
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University of Rajasthan B.Sc. Geology, Mathematics and Physics2016 - 2020
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (10)
- Eight Martian Winters: Decadal CO₂ Mass Balance in Polar Cap Cores (MY 28-35) Save
- Global Resistivity Cut-offs for Fresh, Saline and Saturated Groundwater from ERT: A 20-Study Meta-analysis. Save
- A GRACE–SMAP Hydrological Drought Index for the Luni River Basin (2015–2025) Save
- Eight Martian Winters: Decadal CO₂ Mass Balance in Polar Cap Cores (MY 28-35) Save
- Global Resistivity Cut-offs for Fresh, Saline and Saturated Groundwater from ERT: A 20-Study Meta-analysis. Save
- Half-Century Hydroclimatic Assessment and Water Balance of the Luni River Basin using SWAT Modelling (1975–2024) Save
- Landslide Susceptibility Mapping of Garhwal Himalaya (Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand) Using Open Geospatial Data. Save
- From Space to Subsurface: SBAS-InSAR and GRACE Coupled with Machine Learning for Land Deformation Studies in Punjab Save
- A. Satellite Based Approach to Estimate the Groundwater Storage Changes and Land Deformation for Jodhpur City. Save
- Satellite Based Approach to Estimate the Groundwater Storage Changes and Land Deformation for Jodhpur City Save