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Published in Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Comprehensive analysis of heat stress and heatwave characteristics in four major Indian metropolitan cities.
Recommended citation: Priyankar Kumar, Abhishek K. Rai, Anup Upadhyaya, Arun Chakraborty (2021). "Analysis of Heat Stress and Heat wave in the four Metropolitan Cities of India in recent period." Science of the Total Environment, 818, 151788.
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Published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022
Study of anomalous and changing rainfall trends across the North-Western Indian Himalayan Region.
Recommended citation: Anup Upadhyaya, Abhishek K. Rai, Priyankar Kumar (2022). "Anomalous rainfall trends in the North-Western Indian Himalayan Region (NW-IHR)." Theoretical and Applied Climatology.
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Published in Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2024
Statistical analysis of extreme rainfall variability, trends and return periods over the NW Indian Himalayan Region.
Recommended citation: Anup Upadhyaya, Abhishek K. Rai, Priyankar Kumar (2024). "Variability, Trends and Return Periods of Extreme Rainfall Events (EREs) over the North-Western Indian Himalayan Region (NW-IHR)." Pure and Applied Geophysics.
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Published in Journal of Atmospheric Science Research, 2024
Analysis of cold wave and cold stress trends in four major Indian metropolitan cities from 1985 to 2020.
Recommended citation: Priyankar Kumar, Arun Chakraborty, Sakshi Sharma, Mohd Sayeed Ul Hasan, & Anup Upadhyaya (2024). "Study of Cold Wave and Cold Stress in the Four Metropolitan Cities of India for the Period 1985–2020." Journal of Atmospheric Science Research, 7(2), 83–113.
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Published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025
MCDM-based susceptibility assessment of GLOFs in the Northwest Himalayas using AHP-TOPSIS and AHP-COPRAS methods.
Recommended citation: Anup Upadhyaya and Abhishek K. Rai (2025). "Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) Susceptibility in the Northwest Himalayas using AHP-TOPSIS and AHP-COPRAS." Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
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Published in Natural Hazards, 2026
Analysis of the unprecedented 2022 heatwave over the Northwest Himalayas, examining its drivers and implications.
Recommended citation: Upadhyaya, A., Rai, A.K. (2026). "Record breaking heatwave of 2022 over the Northwest Himalayas of India: drivers and implications." Natural Hazards, 122, 292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-026-08056-2
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Paper presentation on changing patterns of extreme rainfall events in the Northwest Himalayas. February 16–19, 2023.
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Presented findings on potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the Northwest Himalayas. EGU Copernicus Meetings, April 14–19, 2024.
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Presented research on the record-breaking heatwave of 2022 over the Northwest Himalayas, examining its drivers and implications. AGU Fall Meeting, December 9–13, 2024.
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Presented multi-parameter assessment of intensity, duration, and land-atmosphere anomalies during the record-breaking April–May 2024 heatwave in West Bengal. November 25–27, 2025.
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As part of my Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), I was required to deliver 50 hours of teaching per year at nearby government colleges. Below is a summary of my teaching and assistantship experience.