ABOUT ME

As a geomorphologist and Principal Investigator leading the Coupled Earth Surface Research Group, I develop integrative frameworks that bridge multiple Earth science subdisciplines to understand how landscapes evolve across spatio-temporal scales in a warming world. My research combines geomorphology with climate science, geochemistry, engineering geology, remote sensing, and geoinformatics to examine how tectonics, climate variability, and extreme events interact to drive Earth surface processes and geomorphic change. I focus on advancing understanding of landscape dynamics and environmental forcing across the Himalayas, Alps, and Peninsular India.

My service on the editorial boards of Science of the Total Environment, CATENA, and The Innovation Geoscience reflects my engagement in advancing and disseminating integrative Earth science. I also contribute as a peer reviewer for a broad range of international journals, including Nature Geoscience, Geomorphology, and Journal of Hydrology.

GRANTS

2026-2030: GACR Junior Star - "Redefining Landslide Dynamics: Landslide-Driven Divide Migration and Carbon Sequestration". [Principal Investigator]

KEY PUBLICATIONS

• Das, S., Scaringi, G., 2026. Low sediment retention efficiency limits delta formation in tectonically confined high-energy coastal systems. Earth Surface Process and Landforms 51, e70304.  https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.70304 
  
• Das, S., Talukdar, S., Scaringi, G., 2026. Anthropogenic infrastructure overrides natural drivers of sediment yield in a major monsoonal river basin. Science of the Total Environment 1010, 181022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181022
• Das, S., Jadhav, H., Roy, A., Scaringi, G., 2025. Sediment load decline and increased erosion linked to human activities in the Cauvery delta, India. Catena 261, 109486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109486
• Das, S., Sangode, S.J., Kandekar, A.M., Meshram, D.C., Tarolli, P., 2023. Interrelation between factors controlling sediment yield in the largest catchment of Peninsular India. Journal of Hydrology 622, 129680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129680
• Dole, G., Das, S., Kale, V.S., 2022. Tectonic framework of geomorphic evolution of the Deccan Volcanic Province, India. Earth-Science Reviews 228, 103988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.103988
• Das, S., Kandekar, A.M., Sangode, S.J., 2022. Natural and anthropogenic effects on spatio-temporal variation in sediment load and yield in the Godavari basin, India. Science of the Total Environment 845, 157213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157213
• Das, S., Kandekar, A.M., Sangode, S.J., 2022. Lithologic controls on geomorphic evolution of the central Western Ghats: an example from the Aghnashini catchment, Karnataka, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India 98, 451-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-022-2001-6 
• Das, S., 2021. Dynamics of streamflow and sediment load in Peninsular Indian rivers (1965-2015). Science of the Total Environment 799, 149372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149372
• Das, S., Sangode, S.J., Kandekar, A.M., 2021. Recent decline in streamflow and sediment discharge in the Godavari basin, India (1965-2015). Catena 206, 105537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105537
• Das, S., 2020. Koyna-Warna shallow seismic region, India: Is there any geomorphic expression of active tectonics? Journal of the Geological Society of India 96(3), 217-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-020-1541-x