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Dr. Chandra Prasad Giri | |
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 Giri in 2023 | |
| Born | May 13, 1961 Chimchima, Khotang, Nepal |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Spouse | Tejaswi Giri |
| Children | Medhawi Giri, Ashwat Chandra Giri |
| Awards | Mahendra Vidya Bhusan Nepal, USGS STAR Award, Outstanding Researcher EPA, Distinguished Alumni Award AIT and People with Extraordinary Ability USA |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | United States Environmental Protection Agency Duke University United States Geological Survey Columbia University United Nations Environment Programme Asian Institute of Technology Forest Department, Nepal Government, Nepal |
| Thesis | Decision support system for the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal (1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kaew Nualchawee |
| Other academic advisors | Zakir Hussain |
Chandra Prasad Giri (born May 13, 1961) is a Nepalese-American author, scientist, and businessman. He specializes in remote sensing and sensor technologies in mapping and monitoring of land cover and mangrove forests. Giri is currently chief of the Sensing and Spatial Analysis branch of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and adjunct professor at Duke University in North Carolina. Prior to this, he worked as senior scientist at the United States Geological Survey, Columbia University, the Asian Institute of Technology, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Nepal Government. Prior to this he worked as a school teacher at Dangi Secondary School, Dangihat, Morang, Nepal and Dhulabari Secondary School, Dhulabari, Jhapa, Nepal
His work produced the first, most comprehensive and highest resolution mangrove forest database of the world using earth observation satellite data at 30 meters spatial resolution.[1] The overall goal of his research is to assess the present status and historical dynamics of land cover and land use to describe and quantify patterns, trends, rates, causes, and consequences of both natural and anthropogenic changes from local to global scales.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
- ^ Giri, Chandra, et al. "Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data." Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.1 (2011): 154-159.
- ^ Giri, C., et al. "Mangrove forest distributions and dynamics (1975–2005) of the tsunami-affected region of Asia." Journal of Biogeography 35.3 (2008): 519-528.
- ^ Giri, Chandra, et al. "Monitoring mangrove forest dynamics of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh and India using multi-temporal satellite data from 1973 to 2000." Estuarine, coastal and shelf science 73.1 (2007): 91-100.
- ^ Giri, Chandra, and Joseph Muhlhausen. "Mangrove forest distributions and dynamics in Madagascar (1975–2005)." Sensors 8.4 (2008): 2104-2117.
- ^ Giri, Chandra, Jordan Long, and Larry Tieszen. "Mapping and monitoring Louisiana's mangroves in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill." Journal of Coastal Research 27.6 (2011): 1059-1064.
- ^ Giri, Chandra, et al. "Distribution and dynamics of mangrove forests of South Asia." Journal of environmental management 148 (2015): 101-111.
- ^ Bhattarai, Bibek, and Chandra Giri. "Assessment of mangrove forests in the Pacific region using Landsat imagery." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 5.1 (2011): 053509-053509.
- ^ Giri, Chandra, and Jordan Long. "Is the Geographic Range of Mangrove Forests in the Conterminous United States Really Expanding?." Sensors 16.12 (2016): 2010.