Saurav Bhattarai Hydrologist
Publications

Fourteen articles, seven as first author.

Peer-reviewed work since 2023 on floods, rainfall, heat, and compound hazards, plus the papers now in preparation. 130 citations and an h-index of 7 on Google Scholar (September 2026). My name is in bold.

Google Scholar ORCID CV (PDF)

2026

  1. 2026J14

    Urban morphology controls thermal and moisture anomalies: Insights from local climate zones across U.S. cities

    Gautam, A., Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 43, 102161

    doi:10.1016/j.rsase.2026.102161
  2. 2026J13

    Do the wettest days occur together? A global analysis on disentangling precipitation intensity from seasonal timing

    Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Earth and Space Science, 13(4), e2025EA004845

    First authordoi:10.1029/2025EA004845
  3. 2026J12

    Understanding multi-hazard risk for U.S. coastal cities

    Poudel, S., Bista, S., Bhattarai, S., Sharma, S., & Talchabhadel, R.

    International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 134, 106023

    doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106023
  4. 2026J11

    Rainfall relief or humidity havoc? The boon and curse of precipitation during heatwaves

    Bhattarai, S., He, C., Sharma, S., Kumar, S., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Natural Hazards, 122(5), 172

    First authordoi:10.1007/s11069-025-07742-x
  5. 2026J10

    Local-scale flood hazard projections in historically vulnerable communities

    Bista, S., Bhattarai, S., Sharma, S., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 12(1), 5

    doi:10.1007/s40808-025-02599-2
  6. 2026J9

    GeoClimate Intelligence Platform: A web-based framework for environmental data analysis

    Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Environmental Modelling & Software, 197, 106826

    First authordoi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106826

2025

  1. 2025J8

    Quantifying the cooling effects of blue-green spaces across urban landscapes: A case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

    Bhattarai, S., Banjara, P., Pandey, V. P., Aryal, A., Pradhan, P., Al-Douri, F., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Urban Climate, 61, 102493

    First authordoi:10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102493
  2. 2025J7

    Yesterday's extremes, today's new normal: Flood risk in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

    Talchabhadel, R., Panthi, J., Pandey, V. P., Rakhal, B., Ghimire, G. R., Bista, S., Bhattarai, S., Poudel, S., Bhattarai, Y., Prajapati, R., Thapa, B. R., Nepal, B., & Sharma, S.

    Natural Hazards, 121(16), 19409–19423

    doi:10.1007/s11069-025-07524-5
  3. 2025J6

    Understanding spatiotemporal variation of heatwave projections across US cities

    Bhattarai, S., Bokati, L., Sharma, S., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Scientific Reports, 15, 10643

    First authordoi:10.1038/s41598-025-95097-5
  4. 2025J5

    Projected changes in precipitation extremes across the Mississippi River Basin using the NASA global daily downscaled datasets NEX-GDDP-CMIP6

    Talchabhadel, R., Bhattarai, S., & Bista, S.

    International Journal of Climatology, 45(5), e8748

    doi:10.1002/joc.8748

2024

  1. 2024J4

    Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwave exposure across historically vulnerable communities

    Bhattarai, S., Bista, S., Sharma, S., White, L. D., Amini, F., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Scientific Reports, 14, 20882

    First authordoi:10.1038/s41598-024-71704-9
  2. 2024J3
  3. 2024J2

    Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwaves on an urban center using satellite-based estimates

    Banjara, P., Bhattarai, S., Pandey, V. P., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 155(7), 6677–6695

    doi:10.1007/s00704-024-05026-1

2023

  1. 2023J1

    Projected changes in hydro-climatic extremes with CMIP6 climate model outputs: A case of rain-fed river systems in Western Nepal

    Bhattarai, T. N., Ghimire, S., Aryal, S., Baaniya, Y., Bhattarai, S., Sharma, S., Bhattarai, P. K., & Pandey, V. P.

    Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 37(3), 965–987

    doi:10.1007/s00477-022-02312-0

Peer-reviewed conference proceedings

  1. 2026P1

    Bridging the gap: An open-source, low-code platform for integrating data science into water resources engineering education

    Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., Walters, W. L., & Talchabhadel, R.

    In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2026 (pp. 80–91). ASCE

    First authordoi:10.1061/9780784486931.007

Under review and in preparation

  1. Under review

    Multiscale evaluation of IMERG satellite precipitation estimates across the United States

    Kalonji, A., Khalil, S., Bhattarai, S., Talchabhadel, R., & Sharma, S.

    Manuscript under review

  2. In prep.

    MRRpy: A modular Python model for distributed rainfall–runoff generation and flood routing

    Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    To be submitted to Journal of Open Source Software

    First author
  3. In prep.

    Explainable tree–neural network ensemble for GRACE-based terrestrial water storage and groundwater estimation

    Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Manuscript in preparation

    First author
  4. In prep.

    An abrupt 2017 shift in IMERG V07 rainfall over the Kathmandu Valley: Detection with long-record gauges, attribution to lost gauge input, and consequences for bias correction and extreme-rainfall estimation

    Bhattarai, S., Talchabhadel, R., & Pradhan, N. R.

    Manuscript in preparation

    First author
  5. In prep.

    A 76-year global record reveals accelerating compound heatwave–drought hazards in drylands

    Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Manuscript in preparation

    First author
  6. In prep.

    Sea-level rise, not changing storm dependence, explains the rise in compound flood days along the contiguous U.S. coast

    Bhattarai, S., Pradhan, N. R., & Talchabhadel, R.

    Target: Earth's Future

    First author

Dataset

  1. 2024D1

    Interconnected hazards data

    Talchabhadel, R., & Bhattarai, S.

    [Data set]. DesignSafe-CI

    doi:10.17603/ds2-a2vx-sx21