His research interests are in the field of climatology, particularly in assessment of climatic trends. Dr. Dhorde conducted his doctoral research on long-term trends of selected weather parameters at major cities of India. He received his Ph.D in the year 2007 from the University of Pune. Currently he is working on a research project investigating extremes in temperature and rainfall over southern India. He has also studied changes in land surface temperature associated with changing land use of the Pune city using satellite data. His research interests also include urban hydrology and urban environmental changes using remote sensing and geographical information systems. He is involved in an ISRO sponsored major research project on growth of impervious surface and its effect on run-off. Till date he has completed three research projects.