Bhuvan Varugu

I apply SAR Interferometry and remote sensing techniques to derive ground deformation and changes on earth surface. Using numerical models, I relate the surface deformation to changes in sub-surface aquifer systems, magma chambers and earthquake fault slip.


Education: 
  • Ph.D. in Marine Geosciences, University of Miami, 2021.
  • Masters in Remote Sensing, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2015

Research Interests: 
  • InSAR
  • Remote Sensing Applications
  • Time series analysis
  • Finite Element Modeling
  • Bayesian inversion
  • GPS Geodesy



Selected Publications: 
  1. Varugu, B., Amelung, F., (2021). Topographic-stress driven southward growth of Mauna Loa’s dike-like magma body, Scientific Reports 11, 9816 (2021).
  2. Varugu, B.K., Rao, Y.S. (2016). Glacier retreat monitoring from SAR coherence images: application to Gangotri glacier, Proc. SPIE 9877, Land Surface and Cryosphere Remote Sensing III, 987715; doi:10.1117/12.2223817
Bhuvan
Address: 
4800 Oak Grove Dr
Pasadena, CA 91109