R. P. Singh

Raghavendra P. Singh received the M. Sc. degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and the Ph.D. degree in electronics engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India, in 1989 and 2002, respectively. He is currently a Scientist in the Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad, India. He has been actively involved in agricultural applications using different Earth observation sensors onboard Indian Remote Sensing satellites since 1991. His research interest includes sensor system studies related to definition of suitable sensor parameters for crop monitoring, retrieval of biophysical parameters, soil moisture estimation using passive microwave radiometry, and assessment and modeling of the terrestrial carbon cycle. Dr. Singh is an Associate Fellow of the Gujarat Science Academy.