Scientist Profile

Dr. P. Mukhopadhyay

Designation
: Scientist F

Phone
: +91-(0)20-25904221

Fax
: +91-(0)20-25865142

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

High resolution GCM & mesoscale modelling of Monsoon, Heavy precipitation events & Thunderstorms
Degree University Year Stream
Ph.D. Pune University 2005 Physics
M.Tech. Calcutta University 1990 Atmospheric Science
M.Sc. Calcutta University 1987 Physics
B.Sc. Calcutta University 1985 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

  Cloud microphysics and its influence on monsoon

  Predictability of weather in high resolution model

  Convective parameterization in numerical model

Award Name Awarded By Awarded For Year
Member of WMO WWRP TMR WMO, WWRP For expertise in tropical Meteorology research 2023
Elected Fellow Indian Academy Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru Significant contribution in the field of Atmospheric Sc. 2022
IITM 5th Golden Jubilee Award IITM Outstanding contribution in Atmospheric Sciences 2020
Certificate of Merit Award Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India Outstanding contribution in the field of Atmospheric Science and Technology 2015
23rd Silver Jubilee Award Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Best Research Paper 2010
15th Silver Jubilee Award Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Best Research Paper 2002
Year Designation Institute
2020-Present Scientist F Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2015-2020 Scientist E Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2011-2015 Scientist D Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2009 (Jun)-2009 (Dec) Visiting Scientist JPL, Caltech, NASA, USA
2007-2011 Scientist C Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2004-2007 Scientist B Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
1999-2004 Junior Scientific Officer Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
1994-1999 Senior Scientific Assistant Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
1991-1994 Research Fellow (JRF, SRF) Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Calcutta
1990-1991 Lecturer (Part time) St’Xaviers College, Calcutta

Research Highlight


Assessment of climate models in relation to the low‐level clouds over the southern Indian Ocean

This study brings out the fidelity of CMIP5 models and a suite of CFSv2 model in simulating the Marine Boundary Layer (MBL) clouds in the southern Indian ocean (SIO) and also the transition from low to deep clouds across the latitudes. The study demonstrates that improvement of cloud parameterization can reduce the bias of simulating low level MBL clouds over SIO region.

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