Central Department Of Hydrology & Meteorology Tribhuvan University
प्रस्ताब स्वीकृत गर्ने अाशयकाे सुचना
Posted on: 17 March, 2026
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Education:
Ph.D. in Physical Geography (Isotope Hydro-meteorology), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
M.Sc. in Meteorology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Office:
Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +977-1-4333887, +977-1-4331418
Email: sunil.acharya@cdhm.tu.edu.np
Appointments:
2017.05 – present, Assistant Professor, Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Tribhuvan University
Research Interest:
Stable water isotopes, atmospheric circulation processes, climate change
Selected Publications:
Luo, L., Zhao, Y., Duan, Y., Dan, Z., Acharya, S., Jimi, G., Bai, P., Yan, J., Chen, L., Yang, B. & Xu, T., (2024). Relationships between Precipitation and Elevation in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau during the Active Phase of the Indian Monsoon. Water, 16(18), .2700. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182700
Singh, A., Shrestha, D., Ghimire, K., Mishra, S., Rana, D., & Acharya, S. (2024). Assessing machine learning models to generate permafrost distribution map in Solukhumbu, Nepal. Geodesy and Geodynamics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geog.2024.08.003
Acharya, S., Yang, X., & Yao, T. (2023). Interannual Monsoon Variations Revealed from Daily d 18 O in Precipitation in Eastern Nepal. AGU23.
Yang, X., Acharya, S., & Yao, T. (2023). Vertical Profile of Meteoric and Surface-Water Isotopes in Nepal Himalayas to Everest’s Summit. Atmosphere, 14(2), 202. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14020202
Lin, C., Yang, K., Chen, D., Guyennon, N., Balestrini, R., Yang, X., Acharya, S., Ou, T., Yao, T., Tartari, G. and Salerno, F. (2021). Summer afternoon precipitation associated with wind convergence near the Himalayan glacier fronts. Atmospheric Research, 259, 105658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105658
Acharya, S., Yang, X., Yao, T. and Shrestha, D. (2020). Stable isotopes of precipitation in Nepal Himalaya highlight the topographic influence on moisture transport. Quaternary International, 565, 22-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.09.052
Yang, X., Davis, M. E., Acharya, S., & Yao, T. (2018). Asian monsoon variations revealed from stable isotopes in precipitation. Climate dynamics, 51(5-6), 2267-2283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-017-4011-4
Altitude dependence study of stable isotopes in precipitation along southern side of Himalayas, eastern Nepal. Acharya, S.; Yang, X.; Yao, T. (2018) AGUFM, GC43K-1682A.
Yang, X., Acharya, S., & Yao, T. (2016). Large-scale atmospheric circulation control on stable water isotopes in precipitation over the northwestern and southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions. doi: 10.5194/acp-2016-876