R.D.Deshpande
R.D.Deshpande
Guest Professor, Earth Sciences
- MSc: M.S. University of Baroda, 1988
- PhD: Physical Research Laboratory and M.S. University of Baroda
Email: deshpande.rd -AT- iitgn.ac.in
Office:
AB 12 / 403E
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Recent Publications
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Insights into Indian summer monsoon rainfall variability: early twentieth century warming vs. mid-twentieth century cooling. *S Chakra, S Vishnu, H Oza, A Ganguly, A Pandey, V Padhya, R.D.Deshpande. Climate Dynamics 63, 407, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-025-07881-8, (2025).
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Deciphering Groundwater Dynamics and Recharge Sources Across India Using Stable Isotopes: Implications for Sustainable Water Management. *A. Pandey, V. Padhya, S. Chakra, A. Ganguly, H. Oza, R. Patidar, R. D. Deshpande. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 101548, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2025, 101548, (2025).
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Long range transport and local source(s) of moisture associated with precipitation in the western Himalaya (WH). Gh. Jeelani, Suhail A. Lone, Altaf Lone, R.D. Deshpande, Akanksha Sharma, A.P. Dimri. Journal of Hydrology, 662 (B), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133904, (2025).
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Stable water isotopes in snow across the Kashmir Himalaya: constraints on hydrometeorological processes. Gh Jeelani, Suhail A. Lone, Virendra Padhya, R. D. Deshpande, Altaf Lone and Kazimierz Rozanski Climate Dynamics, 63 (235), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-025-07726-4, (2025).
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Assessing the role of groundwater in sustaining a Himalayan Lake using hydrological, isotopic and geophysical approaches. Gh Jeelani, Ishfaq Ahmad Pall, Jacob Noble, Virendra Padhya, B.S. Bali R.D. Deshpande, M.S. Bhat. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 30, 101460, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2025.101460, (2025).
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Work Experience
- Guest Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (Dec 2025 – Present)
- Sr. Professor and Chairman, Geosciences (Superannuated)
Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), A Unit of Dept. of Space, Govt. of India