Quantifying Iceberg Distribution in Rink Fjord using Satellite Remote Sensing
Shankar, S., Stearns, L. A. (2015). "Quantifying Iceberg Distribution in Rink Fjord using Satellite Remote Sensing" GIS Day@ KU Planning Committee.
CV
Education
- B-Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering, UPTU, 2009
- M.S. in Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2012
- Ph.D in Geology, University of Kansas, Spring 2022 (expected)
Work experience
- Summer 2015: Research Assistant
- Github University
- Duties included: Tagging issues
- Supervisor: Professor Git
- Fall 2015: Research Assistant
- Github University
- Duties included: Merging pull requests
- Supervisor: Professor Hub
Skills
- Skill 1
- Skill 2
- Sub-skill 2.1
- Sub-skill 2.2
- Sub-skill 2.3
- Skill 3
Publications
Quantification of calving rates and iceberg size distribution in West Greenland
Stearns, L. A.; Shankar, S.; Byers, L. C.; Sutherland, D.; Shroyer, E.; Nash, J. D.; Catania, G. A.; van der Veen, C. J. (2016). "Quantification of calving rates and iceberg size distribution in West Greenland" American Geophysical Union, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016.
Quantification and Analysis of Icebergs Distribution around Greenland using Sentinel SAR images
Shankar, S., Stearns, L. A.(2016). "Quantification and Analysis of Icebergs Distribution around Greenland using Sentinel SAR images" GIS Day@ KU Planning Committee
Interactive Ice Sheet Flowline Model for High School and College Students
Stearns, L. A., Rezvanbehbahani, S., Shankar, S.(2017). "Interactive Ice Sheet Flowline Model for High School and College Students" American Geophysical Union.
Iceberg distribution around the Greenland Ice Sheet from Sentinel-1 imagery
Shankar, S., Stearns, L. A., (2017). "Iceberg distribution around the Greenland Ice Sheet from Sentinel-1 imagery
Linking Calving Behavior and Iceberg Distributions in Greenland Fjords
Stearns, L. A.; Shankar, S.; van der Veen, C. J.; Rezvanbehbahani, S.; Sutherland, D.; Catania, G. A.; Straneo, F.(2017). "Linking Calving Behavior and Iceberg Distributions in Greenland Fjords" American Geophysical Union.
Seasonal variability of Greenland icebergs and calving behavior
Shankar, S., Stearns, L. A. (2018). "Seasonal variability of Greenland icebergs and calving behavior" International Symposium on Timescales, Processes and Glacier Dynamics.
USING IN-SITU AND SATELLITE-BASED OBSERVATIONS TO STUDY THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER IN KANSAS
Brookfield, A.E., Hill, M.C., Rodell, M., Loomis, B., Stotler, R.L., Porter, M.E., Bohling, G.C., Shankar, S., Stearns, L.A. and Smith, J.J.,(2019). "USING IN-SITU AND SATELLITE-BASED OBSERVATIONS TO STUDY THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER IN KANSAS" Joint 53rd South-Central/53rd North-Central/71st Rocky Mtn Section Meeting-2019. GSA.
Automating iceberg detection in Greenland using deep learning on high to moderate-resolution optical imagery
Rezvanbehbahani, S., Stearns, L. A., Keramati, R., Shankar, S.(2019). "Automating iceberg detection in Greenland using deep learning on high to moderate-resolution optical imagery" American Geophysical Union.
Automated iceberg detection around the Greenland Ice Sheet: bimonthly results from 2016 to 2018
Stearns, L. A., Shankar, S.(2019). "Automated iceberg detection around the Greenland Ice Sheet: bimonthly results from 2016 to 2018" American Geophysical Union.
Spatio-temporal changes in freshwater budget in Sermilik fjord from high resolution imagery,
Rezvanbehbahani, S., Stearns, L. A., Shankar, S., & van der Veen, C. J.(2020) "Spatio-temporal changes in freshwater budget in Sermilik fjord from high resolution imagery," NASA PARCA 2020
Significant contribution of small icebergs to the freshwater budget in Greenland fjords
Rezvanbehbahani, S., Stearns, L. A., Keramati, R., Shankar, S., & van der Veen, C. J. (2020). "Significant contribution of small icebergs to the freshwater budget in Greenland fjords." Nature Communications earth & environment, 1(1), 1-7.; Nature Communications earth & environment. 1(1).
Bi-monthly iceberg and sea-ice distributions used to estimate freshwater flux in Southeast Greenland fjords
Shankar, Siddharth, and Leigh A. Stearns.(2020) "Bi-monthly iceberg and sea-ice distributions used to estimate freshwater flux in Southeast Greenland fjords" American Geophysical Union.
Automated terminus detection of Greenland glaciers using the Width Averaging Terminus Tracking (WATT) tool
Shankar, S., Stearns, L. A.,Rezvanbehbahani, S.,(2020). "Automated terminus detection of Greenland glaciers using the Width Averaging Terminus Tracking (WATT) tool" ArcticNet 2020 Virtual Arctic Change conference.
Mélange variability around Greenland yields insights into calving dynamics and conditions that favor mélange formation
Stearns, L. A., Shankar, S., Shahin, M. G., Rezvanbehbahani, S., & van der Veen, C. J. (2020). "Mélange variability around Greenland yields insights into calving dynamics and conditions that favor mélange formation" American Geophysical Union.
Talks
Talk 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Talk at UC San Francisco, Department of Testing, San Francisco, California
Tutorial 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Tutorial at UC-Berkeley Institute for Testing Science, Berkeley CA, USA
Talk 2 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Talk at London School of Testing, London, UK
Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Conference proceedings talk at Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Teaching
Service and leadership
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