Nawaraj Shrestha

Nawaraj Shrestha

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Contact Information

TitleGeospatial Science Specialist
Faculty RankAssistant Geoscientist
Address624 South Hardin Hall
3310 HoldregeLincoln NE
68583–0996

East Campus
Phone
  • office: 402-472-6055
E-mailnshrestha3@unl.edu

 

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Office Hours

M - F

My Story

I am Nawaraj Shrestha, Assistant Geoscientist at Conservation and Survey Division in the School of Natural Resources. I am interested in understanding the dynamic water availability in the arid and semi-arid regions. I largely use remote sensing, machine learning, and statistical tools to understand and measure water availability dynamics from space.

Featured Work

https://ns-boise.users.earthengine.app/view/mvp

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151591/idahos-emerald-refuge


Feature Stories

Selected Publications

Hanson, P.R., Shrestha, N., Girard, M., Joeckel, R.M., Reinier, C.L. 2024. Surficial geology of the Central City West 7.5’ Quadrangle, Nebraska.
Hanson, P.R., Shrestha, N., Reinier, C.L. 2024. Surficial geology of the Belgrade SE 7.5’ Quadrangle, Nebraska.
Kolarik, N.E., Shrestha, N., Caughlin, T. and Brandt, J.S., 2024. Leveraging high resolution classifications and random forests for hindcasting decades of mesic ecosystem dynamics in the Landsat time series. Ecological Indicators, 158, p.111445.Online
Korus, J.T., Joeckel, R.M., Mittelstet, A.R. & Shrestha, N. (2024) Multiscale characterization of splays produced by a historic, rain-on-snow flood on a large braided stream (Platte River, Central USA). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 1–20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5997Online
Shrestha, N., Briggs, A., Young, A.R., and Joeckel, R.M., 2023. Conservation and Survey Division Water Survey Map 159. Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.Online
Shrestha, N., Kolarik, N. and Brandt, J., 2024. Mesic vegetation persistence: A new approach for monitoring spatial and temporal changes in water availability in dryland regions using cloud computing and the sentinel and Landsat constellations7. Science of The Total Environment, p.170491. Online
Young, A., Gilmore, E. T, Shrestha, N. 2024. Surficial geology of the Hire SW 7.5’ Quadrangle, Nebraska.
Young, A.R., Burbach, M.E., Lackey, S.O., Joeckel, R.M., Shrestha, N., Westrop, J.P., 2023, Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report 2023. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Conservation and Survey Division, Nebraska Water Survey Paper 92, 24 pp.Online
Chaffee, M., A. Mittelstet, S. Comfort, T. Messer, N. Shrestha, K. Eskridge, J. McCoy. 2023. Monitoring temporal chlorophyll-a using Sentinel-2 imagery in urban retention ponds receiving a biological-chemical treatment. Ecological Eng. 197, 107123.
Kishawi, Y., Mittelstet, A. R., Gilmore, T. E., Twidwell, D., Roy, T., & Shrestha, N. (2023). Impact of Eastern Redcedar encroachment on water resources in the Nebraska Sandhills. Science of The Total Environment, 858, 159696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159696Online
Kishawi, Y., Mittelstet, A.R., Adane, Z., Shrestha, N., Nasta, P., 2022. The combined impact of redcedar encroachment and climate change on water resources in the Nebraska Sand Hills. Front. WaterOnline
Zeyrek, C., Mittelstet, A., Gilmore, T., Zlotnik, V., Solomon, D. K., Genereux, D. P., Humphrey, E., Shrestha, N. (2022). Modeling groundwater transit time distributions and means across a Nebraska watershed: effects of heterogeneity in the aquifer, riverbed, and recharge parameters. Journal of Hydrology, 128891.
Ahamad MG, Tanin F, Shrestha N. Household Smoke-Exposure Risks Associated with Cooking Fuels and Cooking Places in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(5):2534. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052534 Online
Shrestha, N., Mittelstet, A.R., Gilmore, T.E., Zlotnik, V., Neale, C. (2021). Effects of drought on groundwater-fed lake areas in the Nebraska Sand Hills. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 36, 100877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100877Online
Shrestha, N., Mittelstet, A.R., Young, A., Gilmore, T.E., Gosselin, D., Zeyrek, C. (2021). Groundwater level assessment and prediction in the Nebraska Sand Hills using LIDAR-derived lake water level. Journal of Hydrology. Vol. 600, 126582.Online
Panday, Uma Shankar, Shrestha, N., Maharjan, S., Pratihast, A. K., Shahnawaz, Shrestha, K. L., & Aryal, J. (2020). Correlating the Plant Height of Wheat with Above-Ground Biomass and Crop Yield Using Drone Imagery and Crop Surface Model, A Case Study from Nepal. Drones, 4(3), 28.Online
Qamer, F. M., Krupnik, T. J., Pandey,, P. R., Ahmad, B., Shrestha, N., Thapa, R. B., Pedreros, D., Tadesse, T., Tripathi, P., Zaitchik, B., Ellenburg, L. 2019. Resource book - Earth observation and climate data analysis for agricultural drought monitoringOnline

Background

Education

DegreeMajorInstitutionYear Awarded
Doctorate of PhilosophyNatural Resources Sciences (Hyrological Sciences)Unviersity of Nebraska-Lincoln2021
Master of ScienceGeoinformational ScienceUniversity of Twente2010
Master of ScienceEnvironmental ScienceTribhuvan University2008

 

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SNR Program Areas

  • Environmental Science

Areas of Interest/Expertise

  • Remote sensing of water resources
  • GIS
  • Machine learning

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