LIST OF INDIAN AO PROJECTS
PI | Organisation | Title of the Project | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | C Balaji | IIT, Madras | Development of Geo-Physical Retrieval Schemes and Validation of Data for the Megha Tropiques Mission |
2 | K Rajendran | CMMACS, Bangalore | The impact of physical assimilation of vertical profiles of latent heating and moistening on short range numerical weather prediction |
3 | OP Sharma | IIT, Delhi | Aerosol induced clouds microphysical property changes in a Chemistry GCM and their evaluation with Megha Tropiques Data |
4 | GS Bhat | IISc, Bangalore | Spatio-Temporal variation of water vapour and cloud characteristics derived from microwave sensors |
5 | SN Tripathi | IIT, Kanpur | Modeling and parameterization of microphysical and optical properties of mixed-phase clouds over Indian subcontinent |
6 | Animesh Maitra | Calcutta Univ. | Studies on Tropical Rain and Atmospheric Water content using ground based measurements and satellite data related to Megha Tropiques Mission |
7 | DM Puranik | Pune Univ. | Preparing for Megha-Tropiques: Diurnal variation of convection and cloud evolution using AMSU-B and Infrared data |
8 | K Kishore Kumar | SPL-VSSC, Trivandrum | A comprehensive study on tropical mesoscale convective systems using Ground based radars and Megha Tropiques |
9 | Sanjay Sharma | Kohima College | Study of the tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems by passive microwave sensors of Megha Tropiques mission in association with the Doppler radars and fast response rain gauges |
10 | D Narayana Rao | NARL, Gadanki | Megha Tropiques validation program |
11 | K Rajeev | SPL-VSSC, Trivandrum | A quantitative assessment of the cloud and aerosol radiative forcing over the Indian subcontinent and the adjoining oceanic environments |
12 | M Mahakur | IITM, Pune | Evolution and Spatial Distribution of Deep Convective Systems over the Indian Region |
13 | C Venkata Srinivas | IGCAR, Kalpakkam | Assimilation of Megha Tropiques Satellite Data in Meteorological and Atmospheric Dispersion Models for Environmental Studies at South East coast of India |
14 | C Suresh Raju | SPL-VSSC, Trivandrum | Modeling of Land surface emissivity in the microwave regime for Megha Tropiques |
15 | S Sampath | CESS, Trivandrum | Rainfall validation & characterisation and cloud physics studies using Megha Tropiques data |
16 | KVS Badarinath | NRSC, Hyderabad | Aerosol radiative forcing estimation from combined MODIS, MISR, OCEANSAT-2 Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and MT-SCARAB measurements |
17 | NVP Kiran Kumar | SPL- VSSC, Trivandrum | Studies related to precipitation by making use of existing ground based instruments and Megha-Tropiques |
18 | IML Das | Uni. of Allahabad | Rainfall estimation over ocean using MADRAS sensor of Megha-Tropiques and its validation |
19 | MR Ramesh Kumar | NIO, Goa | Diurnal cycle of precipitation over tropical Indian Ocean |
19 | MR Ramesh Kumar | NIO, Goa | Diurnal cycle of precipitation over tropical Indian Ocean |
20 | Mihir Kumar Dash | IIT, Kharagpur | Study of Variability in the Air-Sea Interaction over the Tropical Indian Ocean using the observations from Megha-Tropiques |
20 | Mihir Kumar Dash | IIT, Kharagpur | Study of Variability in the Air-Sea Interaction over the Tropical Indian Ocean using the observations from Megha-Tropiques |
21 | GV Rama | SDSC, SHAR | Participation in Validation and Utilisation of Megha-Tropiques data and Development of Algorithms for MADRAS |
22 | Kusuma Rao | ISRO HQ, Bangalore | On Mesoscale Convective Systems and Indian Monsoon Variability |
23 | V Sathyamoorthy | SAC, Ahmedabad | Effect of clouds on Radiation Budget over the Asian Monsoon Region using CERES and SCARAB data. |
24 | Randhir Singh | SAC, Ahmedabad | Assimilation of SAPHIR/Megha-Tropique Derived Moisture Profiles in Mesoscale Weather Prediction Model |
25 | Rashmi Sharma | SAC, Ahmedabad | Air-sea fluxes and circulation studies using Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) |
26 | Bimal Bhattacharya, Dr R P Singh | SAC, Ahmedabad | Retrieval of hydrological and radiation budget parameters using Megha Tropiques data for Land surface process studies |
27 | A K Sharma | IMD, Delhi | Analysis/Distribution of radiative fluxes and wind over Indian sub-continent and adjacent seas and their relationship with the regional climate. |
28 | A K Sharma | IMD, Delhi | Use of vertical humidity profile from Megha-Tropiques in NWP models of IMD. |
29 | V S Prasad | NCMRWF, Noida | Utilisation of Megha Tropique (MT) data at NCMRWF |
30 | Arindam Chakraborty | IISc, Bangalore | New Cloud Parameterisation scheme for GCM using MT |
31 | M Rajeevan | NARL, Gadanki | Earth Radiation Budget studies using MT SCARAB Data |
32 | M Sekhar | IISc, Bangalore | Validation of MT Rain rate Products and its applications in hydrology in Kabini river basin |
LIST OF INTERNATIONAL AO PROJECTS
PI | Organisation | Country | Title of the Project | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brett Candy | Met Office | UK | An Investigation Into Humidity Profiles Arising From The Assimilation of SAPHIR Data Within The Met Office Global NWP System |
2 | Steven Sherwood | Univ of New South Wales | Australia | Using MeghaTropiques data to test simulated extreme convection and convection-humidity interaction |
3 | Peter Bauer | ECMWF | Australia | ECMWF 4D Var assimilation of MT MADRAS and SAPHIR radiancve observations |
4 | Mathias Milz | Lulea Univ of Technology | Sweden | Validation of SAPHIR measurements with radiosondes, AMSU-B, and MHS and use of microwave satellite data to observe diurnal cycles in upper tropospheric humidity and cloud ice |
5 | Ziad Haddad | NASA-JPL | USA | Instantaneous vertical profiling of precipitation using MADRAS and SAPHIR |
6 | Arthur Hou | NASA Goddard | USA | Contributions of NASA Precipitation Science Research to the Megha-Tropiques Mission |
7 | Kenji Nakamura | Nagoya Univ | Japan | Impact Experiment of Megha-Tropiques to the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) products |
8 | Byung-Ju Sohn | Seoul National Univ | Korea | Synergistic use of MT and COMS to understand the role of tropical convection in the upper tropospheric moistening and associated radiation balance |
9 | David Doelling | NASA Langley | USA | Comparisons of Scarab-3 and Ceres data and applications |
10 | Abdou Ali | Agrhymet | Niger | Evaluation of MeghaTropiques rainfall products over West Africa and their exploitation in the framework of AGRHYMET food security assessment activities |
11 | Edward Kim | NASA Goddard | USA | Intersatellite brightness temperature comparison and RFI surveying with the Madras and Saphir microwave radiometers on Megha-Tropiques |
12 | Lakshmi Kumar | SRM University City Campus | India | Development of a technique (Training and Genetic algorithm methods) for improved estimation of CNES rainfall product from Megha Tropiques over India, validation of new rain products, and assessing the impact of Megha Tropiques measurements |
13 | Hareef Baba Shaeb | ISRO-DOS, Nagpur | India | Retrieval of Solar insolation using SCARAB data: Validation and operational Applications |
14 | Flávio Ponzoni | NISR – INPE | Brazil | In-flight absolute calibration of ScaRAB sensor data |
15 | Mark Ringer | Met Office, Hadley Center | UK | Use of Megha-Tropiques data for climate model development and evaluation |
16 | Sante Laviola | ISAC-CNR | Italy | Convective and stratiform warm rain investigation |
17 | V. Chandrasekar | Colorado State University | USA | Collaborative research on Megha-Tropiques on radiometric retrievals and ground validation |
18 | Carlos Angelis | INPE | Brazil | Megha Tropiques data and products validation over South America |
19 | Eric A. Smith | CRCES | USA | Advancing Understanding of Monomodal and Multimodal Diurnal Variability of Precipitation at Tropical Latitudes by Combining Megha-Tropiques Datasets with TRMM and CloudSat Datasets |
20 | Arona Diedhiou | IRD-LTHE | France | Variability and Efficiency of Precipitating Systems over Africa |
21 | R A Houze | Univ. of Washington | USA | Monsoon studies using Megha-Tropiques |