Mr. Sheshakumar Goroshi
WORK PROFILE
Academic Qualifications
Educational status
PhD. (Ecology)
M.Sc. (Agriculture Meteorology)
B.Sc. (Agriculture)
Institution/Board
MS University Baroda
M.P.K.V, Rahuri, CASAM, College of
Agriculture, Pune-5
UAS, Dharwad , Karnataka
Year
2007
2005
WORK EXPERIENCE
G e o i n f o rm a t i c s a n d R em o t e S e n si n g – S p e c i a l i st
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), New Delhi Office (Sept. 2015 – till
date)
Responsibilities:
Developing a methodology for generating time series of crop yield at local scale using
satellite remote sensing data, crop model and district scale statistics.
Research Associate
Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(June 2008 – August 2015)
Responsibilities:
During this period I worked as one of the potential team members in “Energy and
Mass Exchange in Vegetative System” of ISRO-Geosphere Biosphere Programme
with the following responsibilities:
Phenology
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Derivation of species-specific forest phenology for major tree species and herbaceous
plants in eight protected wildlife national parks in Madhya Pradesh using regular digital
photographs and high-resolution satellite data.
Influence local weather parameters on different phenological events of tree species and
herbaceous plants.
Leaf Area Index (LAI)
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Retrieval of Leaf Area Index (LAI) using hemispherical photographs and High spatiotemporal satellite data.
Validation of Global LAI product (MODIS) using hemispherical photographs based
LAI in moist deciduous forest of Kanha National Park in Central India.
Aboveground Biomass (AGB)
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Assessment of aboveground biomass for tree species and grasslands in eight protected
national parks in Madhya Pradesh using ground based measurements and satellite data.
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Assessment of state-wise forest biomass in India using GLASS LiDAR based forest
biomass estimation for tropical forest (Saatchi et al., 2011).
Comparison of state-wise LiDAR based forest biomass estimates with earlier
assessment by Chhabra et al. (2002).
Terrestrial Net Primary Productivity (NPP)
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Development of scheme for estimation of Net Primary Productivity (NPP) in India
using INSAT 3A CCD data and meteorological data.
Modified the CASA ecosystem model for regional/global NPP estimation
Validation of CASA derived global NPP using Eddy covariance data (134 towers) and
field NPP (>3500 points) over 26 countries in nine landcover types.
Influence of local climatic factors on trend and variability of NPP at regional/global
scale.
A case study over evergreen broadleaf forest in Mizoram
Estimation of GPP using hyperspectral data and VPM model.
Terrestrial land Evapotranspiration (ET)
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Assessment of terrestrial land Evapotrasnpiration over India from 1982 to 2006.
Influence of local climatic factors on seasonal and interannual trend and variability of
land ET in India.
CO2 and CH4 variability
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Spatio-temporal variability of CO2 and CH4 concentration in India and relation of their
variability with terrestrial vegetation growth.
Comparison of satellite derived CO2 and CH4 concentration with ground based CO2 and
CH4 concentration.
Biospheric Carbon flux using GOSAT data
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Spatio-temporal variability of Biospheric carbon flux over India and relation of its
variability with terrestrial vegetation growth.
Comparison of GOSAT derived carbon flux with Carbon tracker data
Relation of spatial and temporal biospheric carbon flux with climatic parameters
Process based Model
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Simulation of GPP, NPP, ET and water use Efficiency over deciduous forest in three
wildlife national parks in Madhya Pradesh using BIOME-BGC model and daily
weather parameters from 1969 to 2013.
Comparison of NPP simulated from BIOME-BGC and NPP estimated from modified
CASA ecosystem model from 1982 to 2010.
S e n i or R e s e a r ch F el l o w
Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune, Maharashtra
(April 2007 – April 2008)
Responsibilities:
1. Collection of Meteorological data from Automated weather station installed at different
locations
2. Develop the forewarning model for various pests on sugarcane crop
3. Assessment of losses in sugarcane yield and sugar recovery due to woolly aphid, early
shoot borer and white fly
4. Development of forewarning system for assured rainfall zone and transition zone I and
II of Maharashtra state
ACADEMICS
Master’s Thesis
(October 2005 – September 2007)
Centre of Advanced Studies in Agricultural Meteorology (CASAM), College of
Agriculture, Pune, Maharashtra
Title
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Effect of different fertilizer level on canopy temperature and light use
efficiency by gerbera under polyhouse condition in winter season.
OTHER SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Academic Achievements
1. Secured medal in M.Sc. as a college topper in 2005-2007 batch
2. Worked as a student representative in Student Council during Post Graduation and
Under Graduation.
Reviewer for International Journals
1. Remote Sensing and Environment (RSE)
2. International Journal of Remote Sensing (IJRS)
3. Asian Journal of Geoinformatics (AJG)
Computer and IT Skills
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Software Proficiency: Arc-GIS, ENVI 3.5, 4.4, 5.0 Geomatica 9, ERDAS 9.1, SPSS
16.0 and, Origin 8.5.
Computer languages: IDL, Matlab, C and Fortran
Computational Technique for Agricultural meteorology
TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. One month regular training on computer language (C) at NIIT, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad
2. Three month regular training on Geographical Information System (GIS) at MITCON,
Pune, Maharashtra.
3. Workshop on Agro Electrical Instrumentation conducted by Government of India,
CETE, Kothrood, Pune
4. Short term Training on Agricultural Meteorology conducted by CASAM, College of
Agriculture Pune
5. Two months regular training on Basics of computer at Keonics, Government of
Karnataka and services, Bangalore
PUBLICAT IONS
JOURNALS
1) Goroshi, S.K., Singh, R.P., Panigrahy, S. and Parihar, J.S. (2011). Seasonal Variability of
Methane and Vegetation over India an Analysis Using ENVISAT-SCIAMACHY and SPOTVEGETATION NDVI Data, Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. DOI
10.1007/s12524-011-0097-z
2) Singh, R.P., Rovshan, S., Goroshi, S.K., Panigrahy, S and Parihar, J.S. (2011). Increasing
Trend in Net Carbon Fixation by Indian Agro-Ecosystem Estimated Using NOAA-AVHRR
based GloPEM MODEL, Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. DOI
10.1007/s12524-011-0123-1
3) Singh, C. P., Singh, R. P., Goroshi, S. K., Parihar, J. S and Dharaiya, N. (2013). Satellite
Remote Sensing for Climate Change in Terrestrial Biosphere. Signatures, Newsletter of the
ISRS–AC, Vol. 25, No.1, Jan-Mar. 2013, pp. 134-141.
4) Parihar, J. S., Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Krishnayya, N. S. R., Sirsayya, M. B., Alok
Kumar., Rawat, L. S and Sonakia, A. (2013). Observation of Forest Phenology using Digital
Photography and Satellite data. Current Science, Vol. 105, No. 12, 25, Dec. 2013, pp. 17401747.
5) Parihar, J. S., Goroshi. S. K., Singh, C. P., Lalramchuana. F and Lallianthanga, R. K., (2014)
Decadal changes in Net Primary Productivity over Mizoram state in India, SAARC Forestry
Journal, Vol-III, pp: 65-73.
6) Binal A Christian, Nikita Joshi, Manjit Saini, Nirav K Mehta, Sheshakumar Goroshi, Rama
Rao Nidamanuri, Prasad Thenkabail, Ankur R Desai, Krishnayya Nadiminti (2015). Seasonal
variations in the GPP estimates of a tropical deciduous forest cover coming from MODIS and
Hyperion datasets-a comparative account. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 01/2015; 214215:91-105.
7) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Jain, A., Jalil, P., Sonakia, A and Parihar, J. S. (2015).
Assessment of Influence and Inter-Relationships of Soil Properties in Tropical Grasslands of
Central India. Agricultural Engineering International: The CIGR e-journal 09/2015; 17(3).
8) Gholkar, D. M., Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P and Parihar, J. S. (2015). Anthropogenic
influence on agricultural Net Primary Productivity (NPP) in Semi Arid Agro-Ecosystem of
India. (In Review)
9) Goroshi. S. K., Singh, R. P., Pradhan R and Parihar, J. S. (2015) Improved CASA ecosystem
model for regional and Global NPP Studies (In Review)
10) Goroshi. S. K., Pradhan R., Singh, R. P and Parihar, J. S., (2015) An Indication of Declining
Trend in Land Evapotranspiration over India, Detected Using Longterm Satellite
Measurements (In review).
PROCEEDINGS
11) Goroshi, S.K., Singh, R.P., Panigrahy, S. and Parihar, J.S. (2009). Atmospheric Methane
Concentration Pattern over India in Relation to Vegetation Dynamics- An Analysis using
ENVISAT-SCIAMACHY and SPOTVEGETATION NDVI Data. International Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Archives XXXVIII-8/W3 Workshop Proceedings:
Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture, p 245-249.
12) Singh, R.P., Rovshan, S., Goroshi, S.K., Panigrahy, S and Parihar, J.S. (2009). Increasing
Trend in Net Carbon Fixation by Indian Agro-Ecosystem Estimated using NOAA— AVHRR
based GLOPEM Model. International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Archives XXXVIII-8/W3 Workshop Proceedings: Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture,
p 239-244.
13) Singh, R.P., Goroshi, S.K., Panigrahy, S. and Parihar, J. S. (2010). Variability of
Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Concentration over India. Kyoto International Conference
Centre, Japan, January 28th – 29th, 2010.
14) Singh, R. P., Goroshi, S. K., Sharma, N.K., Bairagi, G. D., Sharma, R., Jalil, P., Sonakia, A
and Parihar, J. S. (2011). Remote Sensing Based Biophysical Characterization of Tropical
Deciduous Forest in Central India. ISPRS Archives XXXVIII- 8/W20; Workshop
Proceedings: Earth Observation for Terrestrial Ecosystems. Pp. 145-149.
15) Sonakia, A., Alok Kumar., Rawat, L. S., Shrivastava, M., Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P and
Parihar, J. S. (2011). Quantitative Forest Phenological Observations Using Digital Camera
Images and Remote Sensing Measurements in Central India. Indian Society of Remote
Sensing, Bhopal.
16) Thamarappilly, S., Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P. (2013). Aerosol Optical Thickness Variability
Observed Over India Using Satellite Data. International Conference on Geospatial
Momentum for Society and Environment, 16th -19th December 2013, Ahmedabad.
17) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Pradhan, R., and Parihar, J. S. (2014). Assessment of net
primary productivity over India using Indian geostationary satellite (INSAT-3A) data, Int.
Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XL-8, 561-568, doi:
10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-8-561-2014, 2014.
18) Pradhan, R., Goroshi, S. K., and Singh, R. P. (2014). Spatial and seasonal characterization of
terrestrial biospheric carbon flux over India using GOSAT data, Int. Arch. Photogramm.
Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XL-8, 617-621, doi: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-8-617-2014,
2014.
19) Gholkar, M. D, Goroshi, S. K, Singh, R. P and Parihar, J. S (2014). Influence of Agricultural
Developments on Net Primary Productivity (NPP) in the Semi-Arid Region of India: A Study
Using GLOPEM Model. ISPRS Technical Commission VIII Symposium, Operational RS
Applications: Opportunities, Progress and Challenges to be held from 09 – 12 December
2014, Hyderabad, India
20) Sobirov, F., Singh, R. P., Goroshi, S. K., Pradhan, R. (2015). Spatio-Temporal variability of
atmospheric CO2 and CH4 concentration over Republic of Tajikistan using satellite data. High
Level International Conference, Water for Live, 2005-2015, Dushanbe, Republic of
Tajikistan, 09-11 June 2015.
21) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Pradhan, R., and Parihar, J. S. (2015). Revisiting CASA
ecosystem model for Global NPP study: a new perspective. A National Seminar on Climate
Change, 02 – 03 July 2015, DCCC, IISC, Bengaluru, India.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
1) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Gupta, P. K., Sharma, N.K., Sharma, R., Nagar, A. K., Negi, H.
S., Sonakia, A and Parihar, J. S. 2010. Monitoring Vegetation Phenology using IRS P6-LISSIII Sensor Data, Scientific Report SAC/EPSA/ABHG//EMEVS/SR/02/2010.
2) Singh, R.P., Goroshi, S.K., Panigrahy, S. and Parihar, J. S. 2010. Inter Annual Variability of
Terrestrial NPP Derived from NOAA-AVHRR and SPOT VEGETATION data, Scientific
Report, SAC/ABHG/IGBP-EMEVS/SR/03-c/2010.
3) Parihar, J. S., Bhattacharya, B. K., Singh, R.P., Goroshi, S.K and Panigrahy. S. 2010. Site
Characteristics of Network of INSAT linked Agro-Met Station (AMS) for
Micrometeorological Measurements in India, Scientific Report, SAC/EPSA/ABHG/IGBPEMEVS/SR/ 01/ 2010.
4) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Panigrahy, S., Sharma, N. K., Bairagi, G. D., Sharma, R., Negi,
H. S., Sonakia, A and Parihar, J. S. 2011. Estimation of LAI Using Space Based Observation
and Hemispherical Photograph Over Tropical Deciduous Forest in Central India. Scientific
Report SAC/EPSA/ABHG/IGBP-EMEVS/SR/ 01/ 2011.
5) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Sirsayya, M. B., Kumar Alok., Rawat, L. S and Sonakia, A and
Parihar, J.S. 2012. Observation of Forest Phenology using Field Based Digital Photography
and Satellite Data, Scientific Report, SAC/EPSA/ABHG/IGBP-EMEVS/SR/02/2012.
6) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P., Zalil, P., Jain, A., Chauhan, J. S., Patil, C. K., Rawat, L. S and
Sonakia, A and Parihar, J.S. 2012. Validation of GLAS LiDAR Biomass in Tropical
Deciduous Forest Using IMS-1Data, Scientific Report, SAC/EPSA/ABHG/IGBPEMEVS/SR/03/2012.
7) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P and Parihar, J.S. (2013). Modeling of Net Primary Productivity
Using INSAT CCD Data and Modified CASA Model in India. PP: 39-46, Scientific Report,
SAC/EPSA/ABHG/EHD/01/2013.
8) Goroshi, S. K., Singh, R. P and Parihar, J.S. (2013). Characterization of Tropical Deciduous
Forest in Central India Using Field Measurements and Satellite Data. PP: 66-72, Scientific
Report, SAC/EPSA/ABHG/EHD/01/2013.
9) Singh, R. P., Gupta, P. K., Dubey, A and Goroshi, S. K., (2014) Runoff and Flood
Modelling. Tropical Cyclone Phailin, Scientific Report, SAC/EPSA/SR-01/2014.
10) Goroshi, S. K. (2013). Modelling of Net Primary productivity using INSAT CCD data and
Modified CASA model in India. In: Advances in Remote Sensing of Environment,
SAC/EPSA/ABHG/EHD/01/2013, pp. 35-42.
11) Goroshi, S. K. (2013). Characterization of Tropical deciduous forest in Central India using
field measurements and satellite data. In: Advances in Remote Sensing of Environment,
SAC/EPSA/ABHG/EHD/01/2013, pp. 61-68.
PERSONAL VITAE
Nationality
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Indian
Permanent
Address
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At post: Kalloli, Taluka: Gokak, District: Belgaum, State: Karnataka,
Country: India, PIN: 591 224
Date of Birth
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13June1982
Languages
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English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati