College of Science and the Environment

Fields of Study:

Geosciences, Hydrology, GIS/Remote Sensing

Education:

Ph.D. in Geosciences: 2015- Florida International University, FL

MS in Geology with Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Technology: 2010, Bowling Green State University, OH

M.Sc. in Geology (Natural Resource Studies Track)- 2007, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

About:

I am a broadly trained geo-environmental scientist with a research focus on water– its movement and characteristics on surface, sub-surface, and near-surface atmosphere. I use remotely sensed data and GIS methods to study hydrologic processes in the scales ranging from a point of interest to watershed. My past research has focused on the geochemical signatures of natural waters; hydrologic processes in watershed such as precipitation-runoff-soil erosion-sediment delivery; human alteration of land cover and resulting alteration of energy and water balance; and extraction of albedo, emissivity and land surface temperature from Landsat. Currently, I am working on analyzing water quality of stream reaches and groundwater wells and its linkage to geology and surficial watershed processes, extracting vegetation characteristics of forested ecosystem and hydrogeomorphic features of inland water bodies using remote sensing data.

Research Interests:

Human-environment interaction, geochemistry of waters, geospatial analysis and modeling

Professional Affiliations:

American Geophysical Union

Nepal Geological Society

Publications (recent):

Kandel, H. (2021). Time series analysis of snow loss from the glaciated high mountain area of Kaligandaki River Watershed using global scale modeling and reanalysis products. In 10^th Nepal Geological Congress, Organized virtually on 7-8 March, 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kandel, H. and Aryal, A. (2020) Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Kathmandu and Pokhara Valleys. In Sharma, B. & Adhikari, A. (2020).  COVID-19 Pandemic and Nepal: Issues and Perspectives. Asta-Ja RDC, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kandel, H.P., Aryal, A., & Kandel, P.P. (2020) COVID-19 and Environment: Analyzing stability and environmental impact of SARS-CoV-2 using theoretical study and observational approach. In International Virtual Symposium (2020) Climatological, Meteorological, and Environmental factors in the COVID-19 pandemic, AGU.

Kandel, H. (2020) The Effect of Climate Change on Water Depletion Over Nepal Himalaya: A Remote Sensing Analysis. In Environment and Climate Change Symposium, National Knowledge Convention 2020, Non-Resident Nepalese Association- National Coordination Council, USA, July 04, 2020.

Publication (other):

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