Publications in Journals
- Satish, Nagalapalli, K. Rajitha, Jagadeesh Anmala, and Murari RR Varma. "Trophic status estimation of case-2 water bodies of the Godavari River basin using satellite imagery and artificial neural network (ANN)." H2Open Journal. (2023). https://doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2023.034 Open Access Link: Click here
- Manne, M., Rajitha, K., Chakraborty, S. and Palingamoorthy, Gnanamoorthy. A path analysis approach to model the gross primary productivity of mangroves using climate data and optical indices. Model. Earth Syst.Environ. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-023-01783-6. Click here
- Sandra Maria Cherian and K. Rajitha. "Analysis of Polarimetric Coherence Data and Derived Roll-Variant Parameters of Sentinel-1 Data for Discriminating Mangrove Types in Pichavaram Wetlands",Geocarto International (2022),doi:10.1080/10106049.2022.213676. Click here
- Satish, Nagalapalli, Anmala Jagadeesh, Rajitha,K and Raja Raja Murari Varma. "Prediction of stream water quality in Godavari River Basin, India using statistical and artificial neural network models." H2Open Journal (2022).https://doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2022.019. Click here
- M. M. Prakash Mohan, Rajitha Kanchirapuzha, Murari R. R. Varma, "Review of approachesfor the estimation of sensible heat flux in remote sensing-based evapotranspiration models," J. Appl. Remote Sens. 14(4), 041501 (2020), doi: 10.1117/1.JRS.14.041501. Open Access Link: Click here
- Prakash Mohan, M. M., K. Rajitha, and Murari RR Varma. "Integration of soil moisture as an auxiliary parameter for the anchor pixel selection process in SEBAL using Landsat 8 and Sentinel-1A images." International Journal of Remote Sensing 41(3). 1214-1231. (2020):
https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1658239. Click here - Rajitha, K., Mukherjee, C. K., Vinu Chandran, R., & Prakash Mohan, M. M. "Land-cover change dynamics and coastal aquaculture development: a case study in the East Godavari delta, Andhra Pradesh, India using multi-temporal satellite data." International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31(16). 4423-4442. (2010). https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160903277456. Click here
- Vinu Chandran, R., Jeyaram, A., Jayaraman, V., Manoj, S., Rajitha, K., & Mukherjee, C. K. "Prioritization of satellite-derived potential fishery grounds: an analytical hierarchical approach-based model using spatial and non-spatial data". International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(17). 4479-4491 (2009)
. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160802577980. Click here - Rajitha, K., C. K. Mukherjee, and R. Vinu Chandran. "Applications of remote sensing and GIS for sustainable management of shrimp culture in India." Aquacultural Engineering 36(1) 1-17.(2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2006.05.003
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Publications in Scopus-Indexed Conferences
1.
Cherian, Sandra Maria, and K. Rajitha "Polarimetric Coherence Analysis for Mangrove
Types Discrimination of Pichavaram, India using Sentinel-1 Satellite Data" 2021 IEEE
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS. IEEE, 2021.
2. Subramaniam, Arvind, and K. Rajitha. "Spectral Reflectance Based Heart Rate Measurement from
Facial Video." 2019 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP). IEEE, 2019.
3. Subramaniam, Arvind, and K. Rajitha. "Estimation of the Cardiac Pulse from Facial Video in Realistic
Conditions." ICAART (2). 2019.
4. MM, Prakash Mohan, K. Rajitha, and Murari RR Varma. "A Novel Approach to Select Anchor Pixels
in Sebal Model by Using Inputs from SAR Images." IGARSS 2018-2018 IEEE International Geoscience
and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE, 2018.
5.
Rajitha, K., Prakash Mohan MM, and Murari RR Varma. "Effect of cirrus cloud on normalized
difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Aerosol Free Vegetation Index (AFRI): A study based
on LANDSAT 8 images." 2015 Eighth International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition
(ICAPR). IEEE, 2015
Publications in Conferences
1. Prakash Mohan M M, Rajitha K and Murari R R Varma., (2016) "Influence of interferometric
coherence derived canopy height in SEBAL (Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land"
Proceedings of ISRS & ISG National Symposium on Recent Advances in Remote Sensing and
GIS with Special Emphasis on Mountain Ecosystems conducted by ISRS & ISG, Dehradun (India)
December 7 - 9, 2016.
2. Prakash, M., Rajitha, K., & Varma, M. R. R., (2016) Effect of Pixel to pixel variation of
Zenith angles of Sun on different model parameters of SEBAL Proceedings of National Space
Science Symposium held at VSSC Thiruvananthapuram, 9-12, February, 2016.
3. Rajitha K , Prakash Mohan M M, Murari R. R. Varma, Determination of potable water availability
index using remote sensing and GIS: A case study of Hyderabad City, Proceedings of International
Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management, 19-21, February 2014, CWRDM,
Kozhikode, India.
4. Prakash Mohan M. M., Rajitha K., Murari R. R. Varma, Design optimisation of telescopic sub-mains
in Drip Irrigation System, Proceedings of International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources
Management, 19-21, February 2014 , CWRDM, Kozhikode, India
5. Prakash Mohan, M. M & Rajitha, K.Satellite Based Temperature Mapping: A Case Study of
Hyderabad City During the Period 1999-2013. Proceedings of national conference on “Sustainable
Water Resources Planning, Management and Impact of Climate Change” held at BITS-Pilani,
Hyderabad Campus on April 5-6, 2013.
6. Gupta, R., Rajitha, K., Basu, S., & Mittal, S. K. (2012). Application of GIS in Crime Analysis:
A Gateway to Safe City. In 14th Annual international conference and exhibition on geospatial
information technology and applications.
7. Rajitha, K, Mukherjee C.K. & Vinu Chandran, R. A GIS and remote sensing based approach for
assessing the impacts of shrimp culture on land cover changes. Proceedings of 7th Indian
Fisheries Forum. November, 2005.
8.
Rajitha, K, Mukherjee C.K. & Vinu Chandran, R. Shrimp Culture and Mangrove Deforestation.
A Case Study near Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh Using Remote Sensing. Presented in “National
conference on Aquaculture”, Institution of Engineers, Kolkata, 2003.
9. Rajitha, K, Mukherjee C.K. & Vinu Chandran, R. Impact of shrimp culture on land cover changes
using multi-temporal satellite imagery. A case study near Kakinada bay, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Proceedings of International conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering, December 2004.
10. Rajitha, K, Mukherjee C.K. & Vinu Chandran, R. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for
Sustainable Development of Shrimp Culture along East Coast of India. Paper published in
17 th national convention of Agricultural Engineers & All India seminar on Role of Agricultural
Engineers in water conservation at Kolakata 12-13 December 2003.The institution of Engineers (India).
Book Chapter
- Mohan, M. P., Rajitha, K., & Varma, M. R. (2022). Soil Moisture Estimation Using a SAR Water Cloud Model for an Improved Anchor Pixel Selection Process in SEBAL. Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management, Volume III: Advanced Applications and Case Studies, 225.
1. "Open source satellite images in flood monitoring.Do we need a liberal spatial data policy during
disasters?", GIS Resources magazine, Issue 1, March, 2017
3. "Solar Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence - A Better Predictor of Crop Stress
Through Satellite Remote Sensing" GIS Resources magazine, Issue 1, March, 2022
Article in News Paper
Article on Gadgil and Kasturi Rangan reports and Satellite Remote Sensing.
Published in Mathrubhumi Malayalam news paper web site