Pukar Man Amatya

Pukar Man Amatya

  • SCIENTIST
  • 301.614.5956
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 617
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO
  • Brief Bio

    My work focuses on developing open source landslide detection algorithms for producing multitemporal landslide inventories utilizing high-resolution imagery.

    Research Interests

    Landslide detection, Susceptibility modeling, Machine learning

    Positions/Employment

    12/2021 - Present

    Associate Research Scientist

    UMBC, Greenbelt, MD
    7/2019 - 11/2021

    Associate Scientist

    USRA, Greenbelt, MD
    1/2017 - 6/2019

    Visiting Scientist

    USRA, Greenbelt, MD

    Education

    PhD in Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment

    Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    September 2011 to July 2015


    MSc in Water Resources and Environmental Management

    Faculty of Geo-information and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente

    Enschede, Netherlands

    September 2009 to March 2011


    Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

    Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University

    Kathmandu, Nepal

    November 2003 to November 2007

    Publications

    Refereed

    Amatya, P. M., C. Scheip, A. Déprez, et al. J.-P. Malet, S. L. Slaughter, A. L. Handwerger, R. Emberson, D. Kirschbaum, J. Jean-Baptiste, M.-H. Huang, M. K. Clark, D. Zekkos, J.-R. Huang, F. Pacini, and E. Boissier. 2023. "Learnings from rapid response efforts to remotely detect landslides triggered by the August 2021 Nippes earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace in Haiti." Natural Hazards, [10.1007/s11069-023-06096-6]

    Biswas, N. K., T. A. Stanley, D. B. Kirschbaum, et al. P. M. Amatya, C. Meechaiya, A. Poortinga, and P. Towashiraporn. 2022. "A dynamic landslide hazard monitoring framework for the Lower Mekong Region." Frontiers in Earth Science, 10: [10.3389/feart.2022.1057796]

    Dandridge, C., T. Stanley, D. Kirschbaum, P. Amatya, and V. Lakshmi. 2022. "The influence of land use and land cover change on landslide susceptibility in the Lower Mekong River Basin." Natural Hazards, 115: 1499–1523 [10.1007/s11069-022-05604-4]

    Khan, S., D. B. Kirschbaum, T. A. Stanley, P. M. Amatya, and R. A. Emberson. 2022. "Global Landslide Forecasting System for Hazard Assessment and Situational Awareness." Frontiers in Earth Science, 10: [10.3389/feart.2022.878996]

    Emberson, R., D. B. Kirschbaum, P. Amatya, H. Tanyas, and O. Marc. 2022. "Insights from the topographic characteristics of a large global catalog of rainfall-induced landslide event inventories." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22 (3): 1129-1149 [10.5194/nhess-22-1129-2022]

    Handwerger, A. L., M.-H. Huang, S. Y. Jones, et al. P. Amatya, H. R. Kerner, and D. B. Kirschbaum. 2022. "Generating landslide density heatmaps for rapid detection using open-access satellite radar data in Google Earth Engine." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22 (3): 753-773 [10.5194/nhess-22-753-2022]

    Amatya, P., D. Kirschbaum, and T. Stanley. 2022. "Rainfall‐induced landslide inventories for Lower Mekong based on Planet imagery and a semi‐automatic mapping method." Geoscience Data Journal, 9 (2): 315-327 [10.1002/gdj3.145]

    Emberson, R., D. Kirschbaum, T. Stanley, P. Amatya, and S. Khan. 2021. "Satellites Support Disaster Response to Storm-Driven Landslides." Eos, 102: [10.1029/2021eo161725]

    Stanley, T. A., D. B. Kirschbaum, G. Benz, et al. R. A. Emberson, P. M. Amatya, W. Medwedeff, and M. K. Clark. 2021. "Data-Driven Landslide Nowcasting at the Global Scale." Frontiers in Earth Science, 9: [10.3389/feart.2021.640043]

    Amatya, P., D. Kirschbaum, T. Stanley, and H. Tanyas. 2021. "Landslide mapping using object-based image analysis and open source tools." Engineering Geology, 282: 106000 [10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106000]

    Zekkos, D., G. Zalachoris, A. E. Alvertos, et al. P. M. Amatya, P. Blunts, M. Clark, S. Dafis, I. Farmakis, A. Ganas, M. Hille, V. Kalimogiannis, A. Karagiannidis, E. Karantanellis, S. Khan, D. B. Kirschbaum, R. Kourkoulis, V. Kotroni, O.-J. Ktenidou, K. Lagouvardos, M. Loli, A. Makrinikas, V. Marinos, J. Manousakis, K. Nikas, D. Panousis, G. Papathanassiou, C. Saroglou, A. Simopoulos, T. Stanley, A. Tsavalas, and S. Valkaniotis. 2020. "The September 18-20 2020 Medicane Ianos Impact on Greece - Phase I Reconnaissance Report." Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Report, GEER-068: [10.18118/G6MT1T]

    Amatya, P., D. Kirschbaum, and T. Stanley. 2019. "Use of Very High-Resolution Optical Data for Landslide Mapping and Susceptibility Analysis along the Karnali Highway, Nepal." Remote Sensing, 11 (19): 2284 [10.3390/rs11192284]

    Kirschbaum, D., C. S. Watson, D. R. Rounce, et al. D. H. Shugar, J. S. Kargel, U. K. Haritashya, P. Amatya, D. Shean, E. R. Anderson, and M. Jo. 2019. "The State of Remote Sensing Capabilities of Cascading Hazards Over High Mountain Asia." Frontiers in Earth Science, 7: [10.3389/feart.2019.00197]

    Brief Bio

    My work focuses on developing open source landslide detection algorithms for producing multitemporal landslide inventories utilizing high-resolution imagery.

    Publications

    Refereed

    Amatya, P. M., C. Scheip, A. Déprez, et al. J.-P. Malet, S. L. Slaughter, A. L. Handwerger, R. Emberson, D. Kirschbaum, J. Jean-Baptiste, M.-H. Huang, M. K. Clark, D. Zekkos, J.-R. Huang, F. Pacini, and E. Boissier. 2023. "Learnings from rapid response efforts to remotely detect landslides triggered by the August 2021 Nippes earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace in Haiti." Natural Hazards [10.1007/s11069-023-06096-6]

    Biswas, N. K., T. A. Stanley, D. B. Kirschbaum, et al. P. M. Amatya, C. Meechaiya, A. Poortinga, and P. Towashiraporn. 2022. "A dynamic landslide hazard monitoring framework for the Lower Mekong Region." Frontiers in Earth Science 10 [10.3389/feart.2022.1057796]

    Dandridge, C., T. Stanley, D. Kirschbaum, P. Amatya, and V. Lakshmi. 2022. "The influence of land use and land cover change on landslide susceptibility in the Lower Mekong River Basin." Natural Hazards 115 1499–1523 [10.1007/s11069-022-05604-4]

    Khan, S., D. B. Kirschbaum, T. A. Stanley, P. M. Amatya, and R. A. Emberson. 2022. "Global Landslide Forecasting System for Hazard Assessment and Situational Awareness." Frontiers in Earth Science 10 [10.3389/feart.2022.878996]

    Emberson, R., D. B. Kirschbaum, P. Amatya, H. Tanyas, and O. Marc. 2022. "Insights from the topographic characteristics of a large global catalog of rainfall-induced landslide event inventories." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 22 (3): 1129-1149 [10.5194/nhess-22-1129-2022]

    Handwerger, A. L., M.-H. Huang, S. Y. Jones, et al. P. Amatya, H. R. Kerner, and D. B. Kirschbaum. 2022. "Generating landslide density heatmaps for rapid detection using open-access satellite radar data in Google Earth Engine." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 22 (3): 753-773 [10.5194/nhess-22-753-2022]

    Amatya, P., D. Kirschbaum, and T. Stanley. 2022. "Rainfall‐induced landslide inventories for Lower Mekong based on Planet imagery and a semi‐automatic mapping method." Geoscience Data Journal 9 (2): 315-327 [10.1002/gdj3.145]

    Emberson, R., D. Kirschbaum, T. Stanley, P. Amatya, and S. Khan. 2021. "Satellites Support Disaster Response to Storm-Driven Landslides." Eos 102 [10.1029/2021eo161725]

    Stanley, T. A., D. B. Kirschbaum, G. Benz, et al. R. A. Emberson, P. M. Amatya, W. Medwedeff, and M. K. Clark. 2021. "Data-Driven Landslide Nowcasting at the Global Scale." Frontiers in Earth Science 9 [10.3389/feart.2021.640043]

    Amatya, P., D. Kirschbaum, T. Stanley, and H. Tanyas. 2021. "Landslide mapping using object-based image analysis and open source tools." Engineering Geology 282 106000 [10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106000]

    Zekkos, D., G. Zalachoris, A. E. Alvertos, et al. P. M. Amatya, P. Blunts, M. Clark, S. Dafis, I. Farmakis, A. Ganas, M. Hille, V. Kalimogiannis, A. Karagiannidis, E. Karantanellis, S. Khan, D. B. Kirschbaum, R. Kourkoulis, V. Kotroni, O.-J. Ktenidou, K. Lagouvardos, M. Loli, A. Makrinikas, V. Marinos, J. Manousakis, K. Nikas, D. Panousis, G. Papathanassiou, C. Saroglou, A. Simopoulos, T. Stanley, A. Tsavalas, and S. Valkaniotis. 2020. "The September 18-20 2020 Medicane Ianos Impact on Greece - Phase I Reconnaissance Report." Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Report GEER-068 [10.18118/G6MT1T]

    Amatya, P., D. Kirschbaum, and T. Stanley. 2019. "Use of Very High-Resolution Optical Data for Landslide Mapping and Susceptibility Analysis along the Karnali Highway, Nepal." Remote Sensing 11 (19): 2284 [10.3390/rs11192284]

    Kirschbaum, D., C. S. Watson, D. R. Rounce, et al. D. H. Shugar, J. S. Kargel, U. K. Haritashya, P. Amatya, D. Shean, E. R. Anderson, and M. Jo. 2019. "The State of Remote Sensing Capabilities of Cascading Hazards Over High Mountain Asia." Frontiers in Earth Science 7 [10.3389/feart.2019.00197]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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