Sudarshana’s primary research area is statistical hydrology, emphasizing stochastic hydrological modeling that aims to efficiently use climate information in water resources management. She is interested in river-basin scale multi-reservoir modeling for understanding the water-energy nexus using probabilistic hydroclimatological forecasts and identifying the drivers of hydroclimatic variability across different spatial and temporal scales.
Past projects
- National Science Foundation (Cybersees-Type II)
- A Global Synthesis of land-surface fluxes under natural and human-altered watersheds using the Budyko framework.
- Understanding seasonality and effect of spatio-temporal scales on weather regimes.
- Improving reservoir management using sub-seasonal to seasonal stream flow forecast.
- Understanding teleconnection between watershed responses and climate indices.
- Cumulative effects of dams on flow regime alteration and its impact on biodiversity.
Publications:
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