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Name Dr. Prasenjit Acharya
Designation Assistant Professor
Department Name GEOGRAPHY
Office Phone No +91 3222-298 / Centrex Extn. 359
Email ID prasenjit.ac@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
Mobile No 9811512890
Personal Website https://sites.google.com/view/profile-pacharya/home?authuser=1
Address Dept. of Geography | Vidyasagar University
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Educational Qualification              
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
PhDJawaharlal Nehru University2017
M.PhilJawaharlal Nehru University2012
M.ScBanaras Hindu University2009
Career Profile / Teaching Experience        
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environment Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore – 721102 (Since August 2016)
Assistant Prof (Guest), Miranda House College, University of Delhi (Winter 2014)
Teaching assistant-ship, RD 407 Climatology and Biogeography with special reference to India, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Winter 2012-13)
Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Aerosol Climatology
Remote Sensing Applications in Land and Atmosphere
Physics and Chemistry of atmospheric aerosol
Remote sensing of aerosol
Spatio-temporal dynamics of atmospheric aerosol and its effect on radiative forcing
Monitoring of fire event from space
Modeling emission from fire pixels
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Course/ Subject Taught 
GEO 101: Geotectonics
GEO 102: Hydrology
GEO 103: Climatology/Population Geography
GEO 105: Hydrological Techniques
GEO 106: Basics Statistics in Geography/Principles of Remote Sensing
GEO 201: Environmental Engineering
GEO 202: Population and Development/Regional Approach in Geography
GEO 204: Resource and its management/Earth System Science
GEO 205: Computer Basics and Application
GEO 206: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS
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Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRole 
Assessing the spatial distribution of aerosols and air quality over the Ganga River basin during COVID-19 lockdown phase-1Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment2021ElsevierCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Spatio-temporal characterization of landscape fire in relation to anthropogenic activity and climatic variability over the Western Himalaya, IndiaGIScience and Remote Sensing, 58, 2, 281-2992021Taylor and FrancisCo-Author Impact Factor: 6.39700
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A synergy of linear model and wavelet analysis towards space-time characterization of aerosol optical depth (AOD) during pre-monsoon season (2007–2016) over Indian sub-continentJournal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 211, 1054782020Elsevier  Impact Factor: 2.11900
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Revisiting the levels of Aerosol Optical Depth in South-Southeast Asia, Europe and USA amid the COVID-19 pandemic using satellite observationsEnvironmental Research, 193,1105142020Elsevier  Impact Factor: 6.49800
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Finding a suitable niche for cultivating cactus pear (Opuntia ?cus-indica) as an integrated crop in resilient dryland agroecosystems of IndiSustainability 11, 5897: 1-212019MDPI  Impact Factor: 3.25100
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Characterisation of emission from open-field burning of crop residue during harvesting period in north-west IndiaEnvironmental monitoring and assessment, 190,6632018Springer  Impact Factor: 3.30700
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Seasonal characteristics of black carbon aerosol mass concentrations and influence of meteorology, New Delhi (India)Urban Climate, 24,968-9812018Elsevier  Impact Factor: 3.94000
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MAPPING RICE CROPPING SYSTEM IN THE LOWER GANGETIC PLAIN USING LANDASAT 8 (OLI) AND MODIS IMAGERY.International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 42, 52018ISPRS  Impact Factor:
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Estimation of Emission from Crop Residue Burning; Study Over North-West India During Harvesting SeasonAir Pollution and Climate Change in South Asia : Issues, Impact and Initiatives (Ed. Vol), by U Kulshrestha,167-2062017Athena Academic, London, UK  Impact Factor:
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GHG and Aerosol emission from fire pixel during crop residue burning under rice and wheat cropping systems in north-west IndiaInt. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLI-B2, 753-7602016International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing  Impact Factor:
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Flood hazard and risk assessment of 2014 floods in Kashmir Valley: a space-based multisensor approachNat. Hazards, 84: 437-4642016Springer Netherlands  Impact Factor: 3.15800
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Characterizing and Quantifying The Effect of Aerosol Optical Depth Over North Indian Plain During Harvesting SeasonGeostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment : Challenges, Processes and Strategies (Ed. Vol), by N. Janardhana Raju,397–4042014Springer International Publishing  Impact Factor:
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Comparison of MODIS derived land use land cover with Ministry of Agriculture reported statistics for IndiaJournal of Applied Remote Sensing, 72013SPIE - the international society for optics and photonics  Impact Factor: 1.53000
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Seasonal variability in aerosol optical depth over India: a spatio-temporal analysis using the MODIS aerosol productInternational Journal of Remote Sensing,34:13,4832-48492013Taylor & Francis  Impact Factor: 1.62900
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Shoreline change and sea level rise along coast of Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, Orissa: An analytical approach of remote sensing and statistical techniquesInternational Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences,1:3, 436-4552010Integrated Publishing Association  Impact Factor:
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Book Published


Book Chapter Published
Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Arabinda maityMonitoring of the changes in cropping pattern and cropping intensity in south Bengal OngoingJan, 2023
Gunadhar BarikDynamics of seasonal atmospheric aerosols and their relationship with meteorological parameters in LGP of West Bengal OngoingJan, 2023

Project Work



Completed Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year
Status
Cactus suitability mapping over IndiaPrincipal investigatorInternational Centre for Agricultural Research in Dryland Areas (ICARDA)2700000 year and 6 months20182018
Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueDate
Basic geospatial analysis using RUniversity of Gour Banga, Malda, WBDepartment of Geography, University of Gour Bnaga2020
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
ISPRS-GEOGLAM-ISRS international workshop on earth observations for agricultural monitoring2019Paper presentedIndian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi
IASTA conference on aerosol impacts: human health to climate change2018Paper presentedIIT Delhi
23rd ISPRS Congress2016Paper PresentedAuletris in Prague, Czech Republic
Introduction to R statistical programming2015Participant at the workshopJNU, New Delhi
IAMG 2014 conference on Geostatistical and Geospatial approaches for the characterization of natural resources in the environment: challenges, processes and strategies.2014Paper PresentedJawaharlal Nehru University
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Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
Essential laboratory and field techniques in Geosciences2016OrganizerDST
Awards
Award NameAwarded ByDate
DST Travel Fellowship for young scholarDepartment of Science and Technology, GoI2016
Young Scholar Award in 34th IIG meetCentre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum, Kerala2012
Junior Research Fellowship in Earth ScienceCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research2010
Visiting Scholar under Queens India Welcome SchemeQueens University of Belfast, NI, UK.2010
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