Prashant K. Srivastava, PhD, research scientist, ESSIC/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USADawei Han, PhD, professor of hydroinformatics, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, UKAkhilesh Singh Raghubanshi, PhD, director, Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, IndiaPavan Kumar, MSc, is affiliated with Bansthali University, Tonk, Rajasthan, IndiaPrem Chandra Pandey, MSc, is affiliated with the University of Leicester, UK