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ABHISHEK DANODIA

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Designation Scientist/Engineer - SE
Department Agriculture & Soils Department
Phone No. 0135-2524141
E-mail Id [email protected]
Field of Expertise Agrometeorology, Agricultural Physics
Mail Address Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Indian Space Research Organisation Govt. of India, 4- Kalidas Road, Dehradun- 248001 (Uttarakhand) India.
  • Agrometeorology
  • Evapotranspiration Modelling
  • Agricultural Water Management
  • Surface Energy Balance Study
  • Crop Yield Modelling
  • Agricultural Drought Assessment & Monitoring
  • Life Member of ‘Indian Society Remote Sensing’
  • Life Member of ‘Association of Agrometeorologists’
  • Life Member of ‘Indian Meteorological Society’
  • Life Member of ‘The Indian Society of AgroPhysics’
  • M.Sc. (Ag.): Agrometeorology, IGKV, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
  • B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons. : PAU, Ludhiana (Punjab)
  • 20th July, 2015 to till date – Scientist/Engineer, ASD, IIRS
  • 2nd August, 2013 to 18th July, 2015- Inspire (DST) Fellow (IARI, New Delhi)
  • 25th July, 2011 to 3rd July, 2013- JRF- ICAR (IGKV, Raipur)
  • Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by ASRB, ICAR in March, 2014
  • Qualified the Inspire fellowship of Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi in 2014
  • Qualified ICAR- SRF (Senior Research Fellowship) in 2014
  • University Gold medal at department level in 2013
  • Secured 11th rank in the All India ICAR – JRF examination for admission to P.G courses in 2011
  • Received National Talent Scholarship (NTS) of Indian council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for four years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
  • Reviewer of Journal of Indian Society Remote Sensing
  • Reviewer of Geocarto International
  • Reviewer of Remote Sensing of Land
  • Best oral paper award in NASA-2014 at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (India)
  • Dr. Vyas Pandey Award for Best Paper Published in the Journal of Agrometeorology by Indian Scientists Awardee: Shweta Pokhariyal, N. R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, R. P. Singh. Research Paper: "Heat wave characterization and its impact on carbon and water vapour fluxes over sugarcane-based agroecosystem" Published In: Journal of Agrometeorology, 2023; 25(3): 375-382
  • Best oral paper award in National Conference on Quality Seed Production: Backbone to the National Food Security (4-6 March 2024) at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (India)
  • Best poster award in XVII Agricultural Science Congress (20-22 February 2025) at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (India)
  • Abhishek Danodia and A.S.R.A.S. Sastri, 2015. Impact of rainfall variability on water resources of Chhattisgarh State with special reference of Mann-Kendall test statistics on the context of climate change. Ecology, Environment & Conservation, 21 (4): 1749–1756.
  • Abhishek Danodia, V.K. Sehgal, N.R. Patel, R. Dhakar, J. Mukherjee, S.K. Saha, A. Senthil Kumar, 2017. Assessment of large aperture Scintillometry for large-area surface energy fluxes over an irrigated cropland in North India. Journal of Earth System Science, 126:69. DOI 10.1007/s12040-017-0847-6
  • Abhishek Danodia, N. R. Patel, Choe Won Chol, B. R. Nikam and V. K. Sehgal, 2019. Application of S-SEBI model for crop evapotranspiration using Landsat-8 data over parts of North India. Geocarto International, 34 (1), 114–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2017.1374473
  • Abhishek Danodia, V.K. Sehgal, J. Mukherjee, D.K. Das, N.R. Patel, 2018. Diurnal and seasonal patterns of sensible and latent heat fluxes from irrigated agroecosystem by large aperture scintillometry. Journal of Agrometeorology, 20 (Special Issue I), 102–106.
  • Hemant Sahu, Dipanwita Haldar, Abhishek Danodia, Suresh Kumar, 2019. Time series potential assessment for biophysical characterization of orchards and crops in a mixed scenario with Sentinel-1A SAR data. Geocarto International. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2019.1583776
  • Shanmugapriya Selvaraj, Dipanwita Haldar, Abhishek Danodia, 2019. Optimal Datasets Suitability for Pearl Millet (Bajra) Discrimination using Multiparametric SAR Data. Geocarto International. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2019.1585485
  • Ranjeet Singh, N.R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, 2020. Mapping of sugarcane crop types from multi-date IRS-Resourcesat satellite data by various classification methods and field-level GPS survey. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 19, 100340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100340
  • N. R. Prasad, N R Patel, Abhishek Danodia, 2020. Crop yield prediction in cotton for regional level using random forest approach. Spatial Information Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-020-00346-6
  • Abhishek Danodia, Anuradha Kushwaha, N. R. Patel, 2021. Remote sensing‑derived combined index for agricultural drought assessment of rabi pulse crops in Bundelkhand region, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01305-3
  • N. R. Prasad, N. R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, K. R. Manjunath, 2021. Comparative performance of semi‑empirical based remote sensing and crop simulation model for cotton yield prediction. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-021-01180-x
  • Suriya Elango, Dipanwita Haldar & Abhishek Danodia, 2021. Discrimination of maize crop in a mixed Kharif crop scenario with synergism of multiparametric SAR and optical data. Geocarto International. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2021.1920628
  • N. R. Prasad, N. R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, 2021. Cotton Yield Estimation Using Phenological Metrics Derived from Long-Term MODIS Data. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-021-01414-6
  • Ashmitha Nihar, N. R. Patel, Shweta Pokhariyal, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Sugarcane Crop Type Discrimination and Area Mapping at Field Scale Using Sentinel Images and Machine Learning Methods. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-021-01444-0
  • Ranjeet Singh, N. R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Deriving Phenological Metrics from Landsat-OLI for Sugarcane Crop Type Mapping: A Case Study in North India. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-022-01515-w
  • Ashmitha Nihar, N. R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Machine-Learning-Based Regional Yield Forecasting for Sugarcane Crop in Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-022-01549-0
  • S Selvaraj, HS Srivastava, D Haldar, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. An insight into the sensitivity of fully polarimetric SAR data to biomass of pearl millet crop. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, 25 (2), 361–369.
  • AS Chauhan, RKS Maurya, A Rani, A Malik, O Kisi, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Rainfall dynamics observed over India during last century (1901–2020) using innovative trend methodology. Water Supply, 22 (8), 6909–6944.
  • AS Chauhan, S Singh, RKS Maurya, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Impact of monsoon teleconnections on regional rainfall and vegetation dynamics in Haryana, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194 (7), 1–29.
  • AS Chauhan, S Singh, RKS Maurya, A Rani, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Spatio-temporal and trend analysis of rain days having different intensity from 1901–2020 at regional scale in Haryana, India. Results in Geophysical Sciences, 10, 100041.
  • AS Chauhan, S Singh, RKS Maurya, A Rani, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Spatio-temporal trend analysis and future projections of precipitation at regional scale: a case study of Haryana, India. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 13 (5), 2143–2170.
  • AS Chauhan, S Singh, RKS Maurya, O Kisi, A Rani, Abhishek Danodia, 2022. Spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall dynamics of 120 years (1901–2020) using innovative trend methodology: A case study of Haryana, India. Sustainability, 14 (9), 4888.
  • Md Abdullah Aziz, Dipanwita Haldar, Abhishek Danodia, Prakash Chauhan, 2023. Use of time series Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 image for rice crop inventory in parts of Bangladesh. Applied Geomatics, 1–14.
  • Ashmitha Nihar, NR Patel, Ranjeet Singh, Abhishek Danodia, 2023. Satellite-Based Light Use Efficiency Model for Sugarcane Yield Estimation at Field Scale. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 51 (6), 1357–1369.
  • Manushi Bhatt, Kshama Gupta, Abhishek Danodia, Surya Deb Chakroborty, NR Patel, 2023. Detailed urban roughness parametrization for anthropogenic heat flux estimation using earth observation data. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18361
  • Shweta Pokhariyal, N. R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, and R. P. Singh, 2023. Heat wave characterization and its impact on carbon and water vapour fluxes over sugarcane-based agroecosystem. Journal of Agrometeorology, 25 (3), 405–412.
  • Pandey, K., Abhishek Danodia, & Karnatak, H. C., 2023. Development of Machine Learning based Models for Multivariate Prediction of Wheat Crop Yield in Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Geomatics, 17 (2), 211–217.
  • Chauhan, A. S., Singh, S., Maurya, R. K. S., & Abhishek Danodia, 2023. Spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall in relation to monsoon teleconnections and agriculture at Regional Scale in Haryana, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (55), 116781–116803.
  • Abhishek Danodia, Patel, N.R., Sehgal, V.K., & Singh, R.P., 2024. Surface energy fluxes and energy balance closure using large aperture scintillometer-based ET station on heterogeneous agricultural landscape in North India. Journal of Agrometeorology, 26 (1), 18–24.
  • Tarate, S. B., Patel, N. R., Abhishek Danodia, Pokhariyal, S., & Parida, B. R., 2024. Geospatial technology for sustainable agricultural water management in India—a systematic review. Geomatics, 4 (2), 91–123.
  • Satpathi, A., Abhishek Danodia, Nain, A. S., Dhyani, M., Vishwakarma, D. K., Dewidar, A. Z., & Mattar, M. A., 2024. Estimation of crop evapotranspiration using statistical and machine learning techniques with limited meteorological data: a case study in Udham Singh Nagar, India. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 1–18.
  • Haldar, D., Suriya, E., Abhishek Danodia, & Singh, R. P., 2024. Morphological characterization of Maize (Zea mays.) utilising the stage-wise structural and architectural perspective from temporal fully-polarimetric SAR. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 27 (2), 242–254.
  • Abhishek Danodia, Patel, N.R., Kumar, S., Singh, R.P., Satpathi A., Chauhan, P. & Nain, A.S., 2024. Quantifying energy fluxes in Tarai region of India during post-monsoon season: Insights from METRIC model, ET station and remote sensing. Journal of Agrometeorology, 26 (3), 271–278.
  • Suryakant Bajirao Tarate, N. R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, 2024. A combined drought index for monitoring and assessment of drought severity over India by integrating CHIRPS, MODIS and GRACE data. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05555-9
  • Abhilash Singh Chauhan, Alka Rani, Pankaj Dahiya, R K S Maurya, Abhishek Danodia, 2024. Understanding the influence of teleconnections on Indian summer monsoon rainfall and agricultural productivity: a case study of Haryana, India (1980–2023). Journal of Water & Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2024.311
  • Anurag Satpathi, Abhishek Danodia, Salwan Ali Abed, Ajeet Singh Nain, Nadhir Al‑Ansari, Rajeev Ranjan, Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Amel Gacem, Lamjed Mansour, Krishna Kumar Yadav, 2024. Estimation of the crop evapotranspiration for Udham Singh Nagar district using modified Priestley‑Taylor model and Landsat imagery. Scientific Reports, 14:21463. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72299-x
  • Abhishek Danodia, T. Jayanth, N. R. Patel & D. Haldar, 2025. Development of Yield Modelling Techniques for Rabi Pulses using Geospatial Techniques. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-025-02227-7
  • Bhaskar R. Nikam, Satyajeet Sahoo, Vaibhav Garg, Abhishek Danodia, Praveen K. Thakur, Arpit Chouksey, and S. P. Aggarwal (2022). Drought Characterisation and Impact Assessment on Basin Hydrology—A Geospatial Approach. In: Pandey, A., Chowdary, V.M., Behera, M.D., Singh, V.P. (eds) Geospatial Technologies for Land and Water Resources Management. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 103. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90479-1_28
  • Abhishek Danodia, N.R. Patel, A.S. Nain, Suresh Kumar and R.P. Singh, 2025. Integration of large aperture scintillometer based evapotranspiration data for validation of crop water requirement: remotely sensed energy balance model vs crop coefficient approach. In XVII Agricultural Science Congress, 20–22 February 2025, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
  • Abhishek Danodia, A.S. Nain, N.R. Patel, and R.P. Singh, 2024. Estimation and Validation of Crop Evapotranspiration using Geospatial Technology & Large Aperture Scintillometer for Pantnagar. In National Conference on Quality Seed Production: The Backbone of National Food Security, 4–6 March 2024, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
  • अभिषेक दानोदिया, एन.आर. पटेल, देबोलिना मंडल, 2024। वर्तमान और भविष्य के परिदृश्य में उत्तराखंड के तराई क्षेत्र में भू-स्थानिक प्रौद्योगिकी आधारित फसल सिंचाई आवश्यकता का आकलन। हिन्दी तकनीकी संगोष्ठी, भारतीय सुदूर संवेदन संस्थान, देहरादून, 10 जनवरी 2024।
  • Abhishek Danodia, N.R. Patel, R.P. Singh, 2024. Multi-Tier Surface Energy Balance Mapping for the Water-Energy Nexus using Geospatial Technology: Insights and Foresight for the TRISHNA Mission. In International Science Workshop on High-Resolution Thermal Earth Observation, SAC, Ahmedabad, 19–21 November 2024.
  • M. Bondada, K. Gupta, Abhishek Danodia, M. M. Bhatt, and N. R. Patel. Long-term spatio-temporal variations of urban energy fluxes using earth observation data for Delhi. ISPRS Archives, XLVIII-M-3-2023, 49–55. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-3-2023-49-2023
  • अभिषेक दानोदिया, 2020। भू-स्थानिक प्रोद्धोगिकी का उपयोग कर फसल के लिए पानी की आवश्यकता का अनुमान और सत्यापन। हिन्दी तकनीकी संगोष्ठी, भारतीय सुदूर संवेदन संस्थान, देहरादून, 25 फरवरी 2020।
  • Sandeep Pandey, N.R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, Ranjeet Singh, 2019. Discrimination of sugarcane crop and cane yield estimation using Landsat and IRS Resourcesat satellite data. In ISPRS-GEOGLAM-ISRS Joint Int. Workshop on “Earth Observations for Agricultural Monitoring”, 18–20 February 2019, New Delhi, India, pp 229–233. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W6-229-2019
  • Triparna Sett, Bhaskar R. Nikam, Subrata Nandy, Abhishek Danodia, Rajarshi Bhattacharjee, Vikas Dugesar, 2018. Estimation of instantaneous evapotranspiration using remote sensing based energy balance technique over parts of North India. In ISPRS TC V Mid-term Symposium “Geospatial Technology – Pixel to People”, November 2018, Dehradun, India.
  • Hemant Sahu, Dipanwita Haldar, Abhishek Danodia, Suresh Kumar, 2018. Classification of orchard crop using Sentinel-1A Synthetic Aperture Radar Data. In ISPRS TC V Mid-term Symposium “Geospatial Technology – Pixel to People”, 20–23 November 2018, Dehradun, India.
  • Huddar M.K, Patel N.R. and Abhishek Danodia, 2018. Assessment of Agricultural Drought using Geospatial Technology for Marathwada Region. In SMARTAGRI-2018, National Conference, UAS Dharwad, January 2018. 1:52–57.
  • Huddar M.K, Patel N.R., Abhishek Danodia and Avyakt Kumar Pathak, 2018. Analysis of Agricultural Drought Frequency using the Geospatial technology in Marathwada, Maharashtra. Unpublished paper in STIWM International Conference, February 16–19, 2018, IIT Roorkee.
  • Aswathi P.V., Bhaskar R. Nikam, Abhishek Danodia, Arpit Chouksey, Vaibhav Garg, S. P. Aggarwal, 2017. Assessment and monitoring of drought using remote sensing based drought indices and their inter-comparison. In Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, New Delhi, India, 23–27 October 2017.
  • Abhishek Danodia, Shashi Kumar, Suresh Kumar, Justin George K., 2017. Kharif crops inventory using Dual-Polarimetric SAR data of RISAT 1 in Dehradun valley region. In Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, New Delhi, India, 23–27 October 2017.
  • Abhishek Danodia, Bhaskar R. Nikam, Suresh Kumar, N.R. Patel, 2017. Land surface temperature retrieval by Radiative Transfer Equation and Single Channel algorithms using Landsat-8 satellite data. In Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, New Delhi, India, 23–27 October 2017.
  • Justin George K., Vinay Kumar, Abhishek Danodia, Suresh Kumar, A. Senthil Kumar, 2017. Hyperspectral modelling for prediction of soil texture using ASD spectroradiometer derived soil spectra. In Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, New Delhi, India, 23–27 October 2017.
  • Alok Ray, N.R. Patel, Abhishek Danodia, 2016. Estimation of crop evapotranspiration using temporal MODIS and agrometeorological observations. In National Symposium on Remote Sensing and GIS for Mountain Ecosystems, 7–9 December 2016, IIRS, Dehradun (Poster).
  • A. Danodia, V.K. Sehgal, N.R. Patel, R. Dhakar, J. Mukherjee, D.K. Das, 2015. Surface energy fluxes pattern over irrigated cropland and SEBS model validation by large Aperture Scintillometry. In ISPRS TC WG VIII/3: Weather, Atmosphere & Climate Studies, 22–29 November 2015, IITM, Pune, India.
  • J. Mukherjee, V.K. Sehgal, D.K. Das, Abhishek Danodia, R. Dhakar, 2015. Surface energy fluxes estimation in wheat using Bowen ratio energy balance method in irrigated central Punjab, India. In ISPRS TC WG VIII/3: Weather, Atmosphere & Climate Studies, 22–29 November 2015, IITM, Pune, India.

CONTACT Newsletter, IIRS

  • Abhishek Danodia and N. R. Patel, 2022. Long Term Surface Energy Balance Studies for North-West Himalayan Agro-ecosystem using Large Aperture Scintillometry. In CONTACT Newsletter, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
  • Pooja, Abhishek Danodia and N. R. Patel, 2022. Downscaled LST using Landsat and Sentinel-2 for Field Scaled ET Mapping. In CONTACT Newsletter, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
  • Anuradha Kushwaha, Abhishek Danodia and N. R. Patel, 2019. Integrated Agricultural Drought Index based Drought Assessment for Rabi pulses using Geospatial Technique. In CONTACT Newsletter, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
  • Abhishek Danodia and N. R. Patel, 2018. Remote Sensing Energy Balance Approach for Estimation of Crop Water Requirement. In CONTACT Newsletter, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
  • Abhishek Danodia and N. R. Patel, 2018. Estimating Crop Water Requirement of Sugarcane Crop using Multi-Date Resourcesat Satellite Data and INSAT 3D Products. In CONTACT Newsletter, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
  • Mohammadsanaulla K. Huddar, Abhishek Danodia and N. R. Patel, 2017. Assessment of Agricultural Drought using RS & GIS for Marathwada Region. In CONTACT Newsletter, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
  • Abhishek Danodia, N. R. Patel, Bhaskar R. Nikam, V. K. Sehgal (ICAR-IARI), A. Senthil Kumar, 2018. Large Aperture Scintillometry and Space Observations for Regional Evapotranspiration Studies. In CONTACT Newsletter, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.

Sudoor Vahini – Hindi Grah Patrika, IIRS

  • Abhishek Danodia and N. R. Patel, 2023. खेती में अधिक उत्पादन बढ़ाने के लिए उन्नत कृषि प्रबंधन. In Sudoor Vahini: Hindi Grah Patrika, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
  • Justin George K, Vinay Kumar, Abhishek Danodia, Suresh Kumar and A. Senthil Kumar, 2017. Hyperspectral modeling for soil texture prediction in semi-arid tropical region of India – A case study. Scientific report: Science Results from Phase – 1 Airborne Hyperspectral Campaign with AVIRIS-NG over India. ISRO-JPL/AVIRIS-NG/SR01, pp 115-120
  • Kshama Gupta, Bhoomika Ghale, Shailja Mamgain, Arijit Roy, Abhishek Danodia, Harish Karnatak, Pramod Kumar, 2023. JULES Compatible High Resolution LULC For Indian Region By Integrating Multi- Source Remote Sensing Derived Products. Technical Report IIRS/URSD/2023/Brief Technical Report/343, Urban And Regional Studies Department, Indian Institute Of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization, Dehradun-248001.

Foreign Deputation

  • International Educational Visit for Imparting Training: Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand, Bangkok for one week (1–5 April 2024) to conduct international training course on ‘Crop Classification and Inventory’

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Trainings

  • ISRO Induction Training Programme (IITP-28) at VSSC, Trivandrum, SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota & SAC, Ahmadabad from 19th Oct to 9th Dec, 2016.
  • NNRMS- ISRO sponsored course on “RS & GIS in Soils and Land Use Planning” from 2 May to 24 June, 2016 at IIRS, Dehradun.
  • Training course on “Remote sensing and GIS for crop growth monitoring & yield prediction” during 31 August, 2015 to 20 September, 2015 at IIRS, Dehradun.
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