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Seema Rani

Assistant Professor (Stage-I)

Department of Geography

Dept. of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005. India0 seemarani@bhu.ac.in

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About the Faculty

A concise academic overview, expertise and current areas of scholarly interest.

Seema Rani serves as Assistant Professor (Stage-I) in the Department of Geography, contributing to teaching, research, student mentorship and academic initiatives.

Career Timeline

Work Experience

Academic appointments, research roles, and administrative responsibilities.

Academic20-07-2018 - 24-12-2019

Assistant Professor

Miranda House, University of Delhi

Teaching & Administrative

Academic12-08-2017 - 12-04-2018

Assistant Professor

Vaish Arya Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Bahadurgarh,Haryana

Teaching & Administrative

Research & Innovation

Selected Publications

Journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and other scholarly work.

2025

Estimating the variations and trends of surface skin temperature across the Indus River Basin

Rani S, Singh S, Singh J, Tiwari P & Mal S

International Journal of Earth SciencesDOI

2025

Assessing the Snow Water Equivalent Dynamics of the Brahmaputra River Basin

Rani S, Tiwari P, Jaiswal H, Singh J & Singh S

Journal of the Geological Society of IndiaDOI

2025

Evaluation of MODIS, ERA5, and MERRA2 Derived Integrated Precipitable Water Vapor of India Using Ground-Based GPS Data

Rani S, & Singh J

Annals of the American Association of GeographersDOI

2025

Land and Water Nexus in South Asia: Exploring the Interplay of Resource.

Rani S

Springer, Cham, Switzerland.DOI

2024

Assessing the Monthly Trends in Precipitable Water Vapor Over the Indian Sub-Continent

Rani S, Maharana, P. & Mal S

Annals of the American Association of GeographersDOI

2024

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in Uttarakhand, Indian Himalaya.

Rani S, & Tiwari P.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction114DOI

2024

Evaluating Daytime and Nighttime Land Surface Temperature Pattern and Trends in India: A Comparative Analysis of Satellite and Reanalysis Data

Rani, S., Singh, S. & Purohit, S.

Earth Syst EnvironDOI

2023

Climate, Land-Use Change and Hydrology of the Beas River Basin, Western Himalayas

Rani S

Springer, Cham, SwitzerlandDOI

2023

Evaluating spatial and elevation-wise daytime/nighttime LST trends across the Indus River Basin.

Mal S, Agrawal K, Rani S, Maharana, P. & Raman VAV

Journal of Mountain Science20(11), 3154-3172DOI

2023

Decadal trends in precipitable water vapor over the Indus River Basin using ERA5 reanalysis data

Rani S, Singh J, Singh S, Tiwari P, & Mal S

Journal of Mountain Science20(10), 2928-2945DOI

2022

Trends in land surface temperature and its drivers over the High Mountain Asia.

Rani S & Mal S

The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science25 (3), 717-729DOI

2022

Assessment and Prediction of Land Use/Land Cover Changes of Beas Basin Using a Modeling Approac

Rani S., & Sreekesh S

Springer, ChamDOI

2022

Climate Change: Impacts, Responses and Sustainability in the Indian Himalaya.

Rani, S and Kumar, R.

Springer, ChamDOI

2022

Spatial distribution of aerosol optical depth over India during COVID-19 lockdown phase-1.

Rani, S., & Kumar, R

Spatial Information Research30(3), 417–426DOI

2021

Assessing the impacts of Amphan cyclone over West Bengal, India: a multi-sensor approach.

Kumar, R., Rani, S. & Maharana, P.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment193(5), 1-21DOI

2021

Appraising the Changing Climate and Extent of Snow in the Kashmir Himalaya Using MODIS Data

Rani, S.

Advances in Remote Sensing for Natural Resource MonitoringNA, 269-286DOI

2021

Estimation of spatio-temporal variability in land surface temperature over the Ganga River Basin using MODIS data

Mal,Suraj , Rani, Seema & Maharana, Pyarimohan

Geocarto InternationalNA, NADOI

2021

Evaluating the regional disparities in safe drinking water availability and accessibility in India

Rani, S.

Environ Dev Sustain.NA, NADOI

2020

Flow regime changes under future climate and land cover scenarios in the Upper Beas basin of Himalaya using SWAT model

Rani, S.& S. Sreekesh

International Journal of Environmental StudiesNA, NADOI

2019

Effect of climate change on potential evapotranspiration in the Upper Beas Basin of the Western Indian Himalaya

Rani, S., S. Sreekesh and Prameela Krishnan

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesXLII-3/W6, 51-57DOI

2019

Assessment of the consequences of changing cropping pattern on land and water productivity: A case study of Haryana state, India

Rani, S.

Agricultural Research8(2), 252–261DOI

2019

Evaluating the Responses of Streamflow under Future Climate Change Scenarios in a Western Indian Himalaya Watershed

Rani, S. and Sreekesh, S.

Environmental Processes6(1), 155–174DOI

2018

Effect of sea level changes on the groundwater quality along the coast of Ernakulam district, Kerala

Sreekesh, S., Sreerama Naik, S.R. & Rani, S.

Journal of Climate Change4(2), 51-65DOI

2018

Evaluating snow cover changing trends of the Western Indian Himalaya

Rani, S.

Spatial Information Research26(1), 103-112DOI

2018

Variability of temperature and rainfall in the Upper Beas Basin, Western Himalaya

Rani, S. and S. Sreekesh

NANA, 101-120DOI

2016

An analysis of pattern of changes in snow cover in the Upper Beas River Basin, Western Himalaya.

Rani, S. and S. Sreekesh

NANA, 899-903DOI

2016

Assessment of the impact of changing pattern of land use/land cover on the water bodies of Delhi

Rani, S.

NANA, 293–306DOI

2016

Trend detection in temperature and precipitation using mann kendall test- a case study to assess climate change in the Ramganga river basin of the Lesser Himalayas

Rani, S.

NANA, 55-69DOI

2015

Assessment of annual, monthly, and seasonal trends in the long term rainfall of the Garhwal Himalayas.

Rani, S.

NANA, 222-242DOI

2014

Dynamics of on-farm land use changes in terms of inter-specific crop diversity: a case study of panipat district of Haryana State, India

Rani, S.

NA2, 103-114DOI

Mentorship

Research Supervision

Scholars and research students guided by the faculty member.

PhD

Soil Erosion and Landslide Suceptibility Assessment of the Upper Beas River Basin, Western Indian Himalaya

Scholar: Maria Asim · Institute of Science,BHU

PhD

Assessing the Socio-Environmental Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Gangetic Plain

Scholar: Purushottam Tiwari · Institute of Science,BHU

PhD

Spatial Distribution and Trend in Land Surface Temperature of the Ganga River Basin.

Scholar: Subhash Singh · Faculty of Arts,BHU

PhD

Dynamics of Precipitable Water Vapor over the Western Indian Himalaya

Scholar: Jyotsna Singh · Institute of Science,BHU

M.A2024

Drinking Water Availability and Accessibility in the Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Scholar: Dhananjay Kumar · Institute of Science,BHU

M.A2024

Dynamics of Solid Waste Management in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Scholar: Suichuiliu Panmei · Institute of Science,BHU

M.A2024

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Water Bodies of Patna Sadar, Bihar

Scholar: Tanvi · Institute of Science,BHU

M.A2024

Impact of Urbanization on Ganga River in Varanasi City

Scholar: Tanvi Tripathi · Institute of Science,BHU

M.A2024

Estimating the Changes in Vegetation of Varanasi District

Scholar: Shivansh Singh Kharwar · Institute of Science,BHU

M.A2023

Flood susceptibility mapping using AHP multicriteria decision analysis of Upper Beas basin

Scholar: Pratik Kumar Mishra · Institute of Science,BHU

M.Sc.2023

Snow cover analysis of the Upper Beas Basin during 2001-2022

Scholar: Rabish Kumar Pandit · Institute of Science,BHU

M.Sc.2023

Role of Traditional Knowledge in Water Resource Management in the Upper Beas Basin

Scholar: Shanu Yadav · Institute of Science,BHU

M.A2022

Status and Impact of Flood A Case Study of Cooch Behar District (West Bengal)

Scholar: Suniti Pramanik · Institute of Science,BHU

M.Sc.2021

Response of Land and Water Productivity to Changing Cropping Pattern: A Case Study of Punjab State

Scholar: Sadhana Yadav · Institute of Science,BHU

Teaching & Learning

Courses Taught

Courses and academic offerings associated with this faculty profile.

SWM-1192

Geography of India

GGRMJ33

Geography of India

Affiliations

Professional Memberships

Memberships in academic associations, professional societies and advisory councils.

Member

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Singapore

Since 2024

Life Member

Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA),Kolkata, West Bengal

Since 2023

Life Member

Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), New Delhi

Since 2023

Life Member

Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA), Hyderabad, Telangana

Since 2023

Life Member

National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI), New Delhi

Since 2023

Member

International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

Since 2023

Life Member

The Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Since 2022

Member

Young Geographer Working Group (YGWG) of Asian Geographical Association (AGA)

Since 2021

Life Member

National Geographical Society of India (NGSI), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP

Since 2019

Member

American Association of Geographers (AAG), Washington, DC, USA

Since 2023

Member

Commission for Water Sustainability, International Geographical Union (IGU)

Since 2024

Recognition

Honours & Awards

Academic honours, distinctions, prizes and recognitions received by the faculty member.

Academic Recognition

BEST PAPER

Fourth Conference on Science & Geopolitics of HIMALAYA-ARCTIC-ANTARCTIC at JNU

2017

Milestones

Achievements

Notable academic, professional, research and institutional achievements.

No achievements are currently listed.

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About the Faculty

Work Experience

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Sponsored Projects & Grants

Dynamics of Precipitable Water Vapor and its Implications over the Ganga River Basin

Evaluating the Impact of the Jal Jeevan Mission on Water Accessibility, Public Health, and Socio-Economic Development in Rural India: A Comparative Study of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand

Assessment of Soil Erosion and Landslide Vulnerability in the Upper Beas Basin, Himachal Pradesh

Modelling the effects of future climate change on the flow of the Beas basin & role of traditional knowledge towards water resource management

Selected Publications

Estimating the variations and trends of surface skin temperature across the Indus River Basin

Assessing the Snow Water Equivalent Dynamics of the Brahmaputra River Basin

Evaluation of MODIS, ERA5, and MERRA2 Derived Integrated Precipitable Water Vapor of India Using Ground-Based GPS Data

Land and Water Nexus in South Asia: Exploring the Interplay of Resource.

Assessing the Monthly Trends in Precipitable Water Vapor Over the Indian Sub-Continent

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in Uttarakhand, Indian Himalaya.

Evaluating Daytime and Nighttime Land Surface Temperature Pattern and Trends in India: A Comparative Analysis of Satellite and Reanalysis Data

Climate, Land-Use Change and Hydrology of the Beas River Basin, Western Himalayas

Evaluating spatial and elevation-wise daytime/nighttime LST trends across the Indus River Basin.

Decadal trends in precipitable water vapor over the Indus River Basin using ERA5 reanalysis data

Trends in land surface temperature and its drivers over the High Mountain Asia.

Assessment and Prediction of Land Use/Land Cover Changes of Beas Basin Using a Modeling Approac

Climate Change: Impacts, Responses and Sustainability in the Indian Himalaya.

Spatial distribution of aerosol optical depth over India during COVID-19 lockdown phase-1.

Assessing the impacts of Amphan cyclone over West Bengal, India: a multi-sensor approach.

Appraising the Changing Climate and Extent of Snow in the Kashmir Himalaya Using MODIS Data

Estimation of spatio-temporal variability in land surface temperature over the Ganga River Basin using MODIS data

Evaluating the regional disparities in safe drinking water availability and accessibility in India

Flow regime changes under future climate and land cover scenarios in the Upper Beas basin of Himalaya using SWAT model

Effect of climate change on potential evapotranspiration in the Upper Beas Basin of the Western Indian Himalaya

Assessment of the consequences of changing cropping pattern on land and water productivity: A case study of Haryana state, India

Evaluating the Responses of Streamflow under Future Climate Change Scenarios in a Western Indian Himalaya Watershed

Effect of sea level changes on the groundwater quality along the coast of Ernakulam district, Kerala

Evaluating snow cover changing trends of the Western Indian Himalaya

Variability of temperature and rainfall in the Upper Beas Basin, Western Himalaya

An analysis of pattern of changes in snow cover in the Upper Beas River Basin, Western Himalaya.

Assessment of the impact of changing pattern of land use/land cover on the water bodies of Delhi

Trend detection in temperature and precipitation using mann kendall test- a case study to assess climate change in the Ramganga river basin of the Lesser Himalayas

Assessment of annual, monthly, and seasonal trends in the long term rainfall of the Garhwal Himalayas.

Dynamics of on-farm land use changes in terms of inter-specific crop diversity: a case study of panipat district of Haryana State, India

Research Supervision

Soil Erosion and Landslide Suceptibility Assessment of the Upper Beas River Basin, Western Indian Himalaya

Assessing the Socio-Environmental Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Gangetic Plain

Spatial Distribution and Trend in Land Surface Temperature of the Ganga River Basin.

Dynamics of Precipitable Water Vapor over the Western Indian Himalaya

Drinking Water Availability and Accessibility in the Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Dynamics of Solid Waste Management in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Water Bodies of Patna Sadar, Bihar

Impact of Urbanization on Ganga River in Varanasi City

Estimating the Changes in Vegetation of Varanasi District

Flood susceptibility mapping using AHP multicriteria decision analysis of Upper Beas basin

Snow cover analysis of the Upper Beas Basin during 2001-2022

Role of Traditional Knowledge in Water Resource Management in the Upper Beas Basin

Status and Impact of Flood A Case Study of Cooch Behar District (West Bengal)

Response of Land and Water Productivity to Changing Cropping Pattern: A Case Study of Punjab State

Courses Taught

Geography of India

Geography of India

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