Scientist Profile

Shri. V. Gopalkrishnan

Designation
: Scientist F

Phone
: +91-(0)20-25904283

Fax
: +91-(0)20-25865142

Email ID
: gopal[at]tropmet[dot]res[dot]in

Atmospheric Electricity
Degree University Year Stream
M Sc Madurai Kamaraj University 1987 Physics
B Sc Madurai Kamaraj University 1985 Physics

 Atmospheric Electricity, Aerosol Physics, Cloud Physics

Award Name Awarded By Awarded For Year
Year Designation Institute
2020-Present Scientist F Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2015-2020 Scientist E Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2009-2014 Scientist D Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2003-2008 Scientist C Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
1998-2003 Senior Scientific Officer/Scientist B Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

Research Highlight


Possible role of aerosols in the charge structure of isolated thunderstorms

  • Electric field and Maxwell current data show that 10 out of 32 thunderstorms were having inverted polarity charge structure.
  • All thunderstorms with inverted polarity occurred on days with higher AOD compared to normal polarity thunderstorms.
  • Observations suggest high ice nuclei concentration can produce inverted polarity charge structure in ordinary thunderstorms.
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