Publications

Hydrometeorological and Topographic Controls Govern Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity in Rock Glacier Kinematics: Insights from Satellite Interferometry in Southeastern Alaska

Sui, Q.; Lu, Z.; Meng, T.; Kim, J.-W.; Higman, B.; Dai, C.; Budukumah, E.; McColl, S.; Howat, I.; Hults, C.; Karanam, V.; Liang, K. (2026). Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 131(4).

doi:10.1029/2025JF008895

Offset tracking with geocoded SLC

Liang, K.; Kim, J.; Lu, Z.; Fattahi, H.; Bato, M.G.; Brancato, V.; Jeong, S.; Karanam, V. (2025). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

doi:10.1109/TGRS.2025.3570627

Insights into Temporal Evolution of Induced Earthquakes in the Southern Delaware Basin Using Calibrated Relocations from the TexNet Catalog (2017–2022)

Aziz Zanjani, A.; DeShon, H.R.; Karanam, V.; Savvaidis, A. (2025). Earth and Space Science, 12, e2024EA004027.

doi:10.1029/2024EA004027

Investigation of Oil Well Blowouts Triggered by Wastewater Injection in the Permian Basin, USA

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z.; Kim, J. (2024). Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL109435.

doi:10.1029/2024GL109435

Insights into Temporal Evolution of Induced Earthquakes in the Southern Delaware Basin Using Calibrated Relocations from the TXAR Catalog (2009–2016)

Aziz Zanjani, A.; DeShon, H.R.; Karanam, V.; Savvaidis, A. (2024). The Seismic Record, 4, 140–150.

doi:10.1785/0320240011

Hydrocarbon production induced land deformation over Permian Basin; analysis using persistent scatterer interferometry and numerical modeling

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z. (2023). International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 122, 103424.

doi:10.1016/j.jag.2023.103424

Tracking hidden crisis in India’s capital from space: Implications of unsustainable groundwater use

Garg, S.; Motagh, M.; Indu, J.; Karanam, V. (2022). Scientific Reports, 12(1), 651.

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-04193-9

Multi-sensor remote sensing analysis of coal fire induced land subsidence in Jharia Coalfields, Jharkhand, India

Karanam, V.; Motagh, M.; Garg, S.; Jain, K. (2021). International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 102, 102439.

doi:10.1016/j.jag.2021.102439

An Integrated Workflow for Quantifying Fluid-Induced Deformation Using InSAR and 3D Poroelastic Modeling

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z.

Energy Infrastructure Monitoring with InSAR in Central Basin Platform, West Texas, USA

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z.; Kim, J.

Decadal-Scale InSAR Monitoring and Poroelastic Modeling of Fluid-Driven Geohazards in the Permian Basin

Karanam, V. (2026). Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Methodist University.

Poroelastic Modeling and InSAR Analysis of Hydrocarbon Production-Induced Surface Deformation in the Permian Basin, USA

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z. (2025). EGU General Assembly 2025, EGU25-14878.

Oraldoi:10.5194/egusphere-egu25-14878

Spatiotemporal Evolution of Induced Earthquakes in the Southern Delaware Basin, Reeves-Pecos, West Texas

Aziz Zanjani, A.; DeShon, H.; Karanam, V.; Savvaidis, A. (2024). SSA Annual Meeting 2024.

Poster

Insights into Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Induced Seismicity in the Southern Delaware Basin, Reeves-Pecos, Texas

Aziz Zanjani, A.; DeShon, H.; Karanam, V.; Savvaidis, A. (2024). Research and Innovation Week, SMU.

Geophysical Characterization of Oil Well Blowouts Triggered by Pore Pressure Propagation from Wastewater Injection Through Hydrogeologic Structures

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z.; Kim, J. (2023). AGU Fall Meeting 2023.

Oral

Hydrocarbon Production Induced Land Deformation Over Delaware Basin, Analysed Using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z.; Kim, J.-W. (2023). IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2023), Pasadena, CA, pp. 1846–1849.

Oraldoi:10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282973

Hydrocarbon Production Induced Land Deformation Over Permian Basin; Analysis Using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry and Numerical Modeling

Karanam, V.; Lu, Z.; Kim, J. (2023). Research and Innovation Week, SMU.

Monitoring land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand using InSAR: A preliminary study

Garg, S.; Karanam, V.; Motagh, M.; Mishra, V.; Xia, Z.; Shevchenko, A.V.; Stefanova Vassileva, M.; Roessner, S. (2023). XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Berlin.

Posterdoi:10.57757/IUGG23-4938

Monitoring and Understanding Land Subsidence in Joshimath: An InSAR and Ground-based Study

Garg, S.; Karanam, V.; Motagh, M. (2023). EGU General Assembly 2023, EGU23-15976.

doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15976

Human-induced geohazards in Permian Basin, USA revealed by InSAR and numerical modeling

Lu, Z.; Zheng, W.; Karanam, V.; Kim, J. (2023). EGU General Assembly 2023, EGU23-2152.

Invited oraldoi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-2152

Combined Effect of Mining, Subsidence and Coal Fires in Jharkhand, India Investigated using Satellite Remote Sensing and Data Fusion

Karanam, V.; Motagh, M.; Garg, S.; Jain, K. (2021). AGU Fall Meeting 2021, NH15D-0481.

Poster

The Risk of Coal Fires and Land Subsidence in Jharia Coalfields, India, Analysed Using Remote Sensing Techniques

Karanam, V.; Garg, S.; Motagh, M.; Jain, K. (2021). EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21-14419.

doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-14419

Risk of Ground Movement in Faridabad, India - Investigated using Remote Sensing and In-Situ Data

Garg, S.; Karanam, V.; Motagh, M.; Jayaluxmi, I. (2021). EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21-15694.

doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-15694

Coal Fire Induced Land Subsidence in Jharia Coalfields, India, Investigated Using Thermal Anomaly Mapping and Persistent Scatterer Interferometry

Karanam, V.; Garg, S.; Motagh, M.; Jain, K. (2021). FRINGE Workshop 2021.

The continuous sinking of National Capital Region, India – Investigated using the Sentinel-1 time series InSAR approach

Garg, S.; Karanam, V.; Motagh, M. (2021). FRINGE Workshop 2021.

Poster

Land Subsidence in Jharia Coalfields, Jharkhand, India – Detection, Estimation and Analysis Using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry

Karanam, V.; Motagh, M.; Jain, K. (2020). EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-21118.

doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-21118