Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Year	Designation	Institute
2023-Present	Scientist F	Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2017 -2022	Scientist E	Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2010-2017	Scientist D	Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2009-2009	Post Doctoral Researcher	National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
2002-2010	Scientist C	Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
1998-2002	Scientist B	Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
1993-1998	Senior Scientific Assistant	Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
1988-1993	Scientific Assistant	Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

1. Recognization as Post Graduate Teacher/ Guide

Research Guide/Post Graduate Teacher in the University of Pune for Space Science/Physics subject for Ph.D./M.Phil./M.Sc.

2. Guidance to Students

Guided eleven students of the University of Pune for their M. Sc./M. Tech. Projects.

3. Training Course completed

Training in Meteorology at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
WMO Seminar in Extreme Events at India Meteorological Department
SERC School on Monsoon Dynamics by Dept. of Science & TechnologyMonsoon Trough Boundary Layer Experiment (MONTBLEX)

4. Membership :

Life member of Indian Meteorological Society (IMS)

5. Experimentation

Atmospheric Boundary layer Experiment, Atigre, Kolhapur 2018-2024
Winter Fog Experiment 2018-19.
Cloud Aerosol Interactions and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment (CAIPEEX) (2011)
Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interaction Experiment (2002-2005)
Coastal Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment (2001)
Land Surface Processes Experiment (LASPEX) (1995, 1997,1998)
Monsoon Trough Boundary Layer Experiment (MONTBLEX) (1990)

6. Projects completed

Sr. No.	Title of the project	PI/Co-PIs	Sponsored by	Cost
1	Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interaction at Anand	V. Pandey, AAU A.M.Shekh, AAU S.S.Parasnis M.N.Patil	Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India	27.00 lakh
2	Studies on the evolution of atmospheric boundary layer through land surface interactions at Anand	S.S.Parasnis, Brij Mohan, M.N.Patil B.S.Murthy	Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. (2004)	4.00 lakks

7. Reviewer of Journals

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Atmospheric Research
Journal of Earth Systems Science
Meteorological Applications
Environmental Earth Sciences
Frontiers of Earth Science
Advances in Meteorology

42. Rani P. Pawar, Prajna Priyadarshini, Dharamraj T., Dada P. Nade, Mahendra N. Patil, Omkar M. Patil, Jeni Victor, Sambhaji M. Pawar, D. G. Kanase, Sunil D. Pawar (2024): Study of boundary layer characteristics during the landfalling of a Nisarga cyclone, Tropical Cyclone Research and Review (in Press) .

41. Patil M.N., Dharmaraj T., Waghmare R.T., Pawar S.D.( 2022): Wind profile in the planetary boundary layer during morning hours over a tropical semi-arid station, Mausam, 73, DOI:10.54302/mausam.v73i4.3727, 967-972.

40. Patil M.N., Dharmaraj T., Waghmare R.T., Pawar S.D. (2022) : Influence of severe cyclonic storm on the fluxes of heat and carbon dioxide, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 26, 439-444.

39. Amey Datye, Charuta Murkute, S. Chakraborty*, Pramit K. Deb Burman, M.N. Patil, T. Dharmaraj (2020): Investigating the effect of environmental variables on the isotopic composition of transpiration Chapter for the Book Springer.

38. Patil M.N., Dharmaraj T., Pawar S.D. (2020): Influence of Land Surface Characteristics on the Evolution of Convective Boundary Layer over Semi-arid Region, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 24, 49-56.

37. Patil M.N., Dharmaraj T., Waghmare R.T., Singh S., Pithani P., Kulkarni R., Dhangar N., Siingh D., Chinthalu G.R., Singh R., Ghude S. (2020): , Observations of carbon dioxide and turbulent fluxes during fog conditions in north India, Journal of Earth System Science, 129:51, DOI:10.1007/s12040-019-1320-5, 1-12.

36. Leena P.P., Pandithurai G., Gayatri K., Murugavel P., Ruchith R.D., Sakharam S., Dani K.K., Patil C., Dharmaraj T., Patil M.N., Thara Prabhakaran (2019): Analysing the characteristic features of a pre-monsoon thunderstorm event over Pune, India, using ground-based observations and WRF model, Journal of Earth System Science, 128:108, DOI:10.1007/s12040-019-1136-3, 1-15.

35. Patil M.N., Meena G.S., Chinthalu G.R., Dharmaraj T., Siingh D. (2018): Observational case study of total columnar ozone associated with meteorological synoptic conditions over the Indian peninsular station, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 22, 418-424.

34. Chinthalu G.R., Dharmaraj T., Patil M.N., Dhakate A.R., Pawar S.D., Siingh D. (2018): Severe cyclonic storm JAL, air-sea interaction perspectives and floods along Andhra Pradesh-Tamilnadu coast, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 22, 2018, 341-348.

33. Dharmaraj T., Patil M.N., Sukumaran Cini, Murthy B.S., Chinthalu G.R., Chandraseka E., Rajendran M., Siingh D (2017): Temporal variation of carbon dioxide and water vapor density over a station in west coast of Arabian Sea during sea breeze and land breeze, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 22, 66-78.

32. Siingh D., Dharmaraj T., Ramesh Kumar P., Singh R., Kumar S., Chinthalu G.R., Patil M.N., Singh R.P (2017): Variability of lightning, convective rain and solar activity study over South/Southeast Asia during ENSO episode for the period of 1998-2010, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 21, 401-414.

31. Chinthalu G.R., Dharmaraj T., Patil M.N., Dhakate A.R., Siingh D (2016): Cloud aerosol interactions and its influence on cloud microphysical parameters during dry and wet spells of Indian summer monsoon using CAIPEEX data, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 20, 596-605.

30. Meena G.S., Devara P.C.S., Patil M.N (2016): Diurnal asymmetry in slant column density of NO2, O3, H2O and O4 during CAIPEEX–IGOC over Mahabubnagar, a rural site in Southern Peninsular India, Natural Hazards, 82, DOI:10.1007/s11069-016-2206-3, 389-400.

29. Patil M.N., Waghmare R.T. Dharmaraj T, Chinthalu G.R., Siingh D., Meena G.S (2016):Influence of wind speed on surface layer stability and turbulent fluxes over southern Indian peninsula station, Journal of Earth System Science, 125, DOI:10.1007/s12040-016-0735-5, 1399-1411.

28. Siingh D., Singh R.P., Sarvan Kumar, Dharmaraj T., Singh A.K., Singh Ashok K., Patil M.N., Singh S (2015): Lightning and middle atmospheric discharges in the atmosphere, J. Atmos. & Solar-Terr. Phys., 134, DOI:/10.1016/j.jastp.2015.10.001, 78-101.

27. Siingh D., Buchunde P.S., Gandhi H., Singh R., Singh S., Patil M.N., Singh R.P (2015): Lightning and convective rain over Indian peninsula and Indo-China peninsula, Advances in Space Research, 55, 1085-1103, DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2014.11.014.

26. Chowdhuri S., Prabha T.V., Karipot A., Dharamraj T., Patil M.N (2015): Relationship between the momentum and scalar fluxes close to the ground during the Indian post-monsoon period, Boundary Layer Meteorology, 154, 333-348, DOI:10.1007/s10546-014-9977-4.

25. Patil M.N., PatilS.D., Waghmare R.T., Dhamaraj T (2014): Planetary boundary layer and aerosol interactions over the Indian sub-continent , J. Atmos. & Solar-Terr. Phys., 112, 38-42, DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2014.02.007.

24. Patil M.N., Manoj Kumar, R.T.Waghmare, T.Dharmaraj, N.C. Mahanty (2014): Evaluation of Noah-LSM for soil hydrology parameters in the Indian summer monsoon conditions, Theor. Appl. Climatol., 118, 47-53, DOI:10.1007/s00704-013-1046-2.

23. Patil M.N, T Dharmaraj, R T Waghmare, T V Prabha, J R Kulkarni (2013): Measurements of carbon dioxide and heat fluxes during monsoon-2011 season over rural site of India by eddy covariance technique, Journal of Earth System Science, 123, February 2014, 177-185.

22. Patil M.N, S.D.Patil,R.T.Waghmare,T.Dharmaraj (2013): Planetary Boundary Layer height over the Indian subcontinent during extreme monsoon years, J. Atmos. & Solar-Terr. Phys., 92, 94–99.

21. T Dharmaraj, M N Patil, R T Waghmare and P Ernest Raj (2012), Carbon dioxide and water vapour characteristics on the west coast of Arabian Sea during Indian summer monsoon, Journal of Earth System Science,. 121, No. 4, August 2012, pp. 903–910.

20. R. T. Waghmare, T. Dharmaraj, and M. N. Patil (2012): Noah-LSM Simulation on Various Soil Textures in Tropical Semi-Arid Regions, Soil Science., 2012;177 (11): 664-673, DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e31827b8992.

19. Patil M.N, R.T. Waghmare, S. Halder, T. Dharmaraj (2011): Performance of Noah land surface model over the tropical semi-arid conditions in western India, Atmospheric Research, 99, 85–96.

18. Patil M. N. (2006): Aerodynamic drag coefficient and roughness length for three seasons in Tropical western India, Atmospheric Research, 80, 2006, 280-293.

17. Patil M.N. and S. Sinha (2006): Soil temperature distribution with vegetation and rainfall over semi-arid region of western India, Mausam, 57, 688-694.

16. Patil M.N., B.S.Murthy and S.Sinha (2005): Characteristics of mixed layer over Arabian sea during summer monsoon-2002, Mausam, 56, 243-250.

15. Patil M.N., Studies on evolution of atmospheric boundary layer through land surface interactions at Anand, Group Monitoring Workshop-2004, Monsoon and Tropical Climate (MONTCLIM), Agrometeorology and Indian Climate Research Programme (ICRP), 115-123.

14. Patil M.N. and S.S.Parasnis (2003): Mixed Layer Height over north Bay of Bengal during Indian summer monsoon, Indian I. Radio & Space Phy., 32, 373-378.

13. Patil M.N. and S.S.Parasnis (2003): , Atmospheric surface layer spectra over a tropical desert station during Indian summer monsoon, Mausam, 54, 683-688.

12. Vernekar K.G, S. Sinha, L.K.Sadani, S.Sivaramakrishnan, S.S.Parasnis, Brij Mohan, S.Saxena, T.Dharmaraj, M.N.Patil, J.S.Pillai, B.S.Murthy, S.B.Debaje and A Bagavathsingh (2003): An overview of the land surface processes experiment (LASPEX) over a semi-arid region of India, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 106, 561-572.

11. Patil M.N., B.S.Murthy and S.S.Parasnis, On the characteristics of turbulent eddies over the moist convective region of the monsoon trough, Proc. Meteorology for Sustainable Development, Allied Publishers Pvt. Limited, 2002, 315 – 322.

10 Sivaramkrishnan S., R. Venkatesan, K.M.Somayaji,Brij Mohan, T.Dharmaraj, B.S.Murthy, A.Bagavathsingh, R.Mathiyarasu, S. Chellammal, G.Suryaprakash, Balagurunathan, M.N.Patil, D.V.Bhaskarrao,C.V.Naidu, Ravi and P. Jamima , Coastal Atmospheric Boundary layer Experiment (CABLE–2001) at Kalpakkam, Project report submitted to Safety Research Institute, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai , December 2002.

9. Patil M.N. and S.S.Parasnis (2001): On the stability of atmospheric surface layer along the monsoon trough region over India, Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, 30, 266-272.

8. Patil M.N. and S.S.Parasnis and K.G.Vernekar (2001): Distribution of soil moisture in the LASPEX-97 region, J. Agrometeorology , 3, 2001, 175-178.

7. Patil M.N. and S.S.Parsnis, Variations in drag, heat exchange and moisture exchange coefficients with wind speed and stability in the monsoon trough region., Proc. Long Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere, Vol II, Newage International Pvt. Ltd, 2001, 292-302.

6. Patil M.N. B.S.Murthy and S.S.Parasnis (2001): Characteristics of momentum and sensible heat flux during the monsoon conditions over LASPEX-97 region, J. Agrometeorology, 3, 107-117.

5. K.G.Vernekar, S.Sinha, L.K.Sadani, S.Sivaramakrishnan, S.S.Parasnis, Brij Mohan, S.Saxena, T.Dharmaraj, J.S.Pillai, B.S.Murthy, S.B.Debaje, M.N.Patil and A.Bagavathsingh, Land surface processes experiment in the sabarmati river basin : An overview and early results, IITM Research Report, 1999, RR-97 51pp.

4. Sivaramakrishnan S., M.N.Patil and K.G.Vernekar (1996): Fluxes of heat and momentum over sea surface during the passage of a depression In the north bay of Bengal, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 105, 31-39.

3. Vernekar K.G., M.N.Patil and B.S.Murthy (1995): A study of turbulence characteristics of atmospheric boundary layer over monsoon trough region using kytoon and doppler sodar, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 104, 289-302.

2. Vernekar K.G, Brij Mohan, S. Saxena and M.N.Patil (1993): Characteristics of atmospheric boundary layer over a tropical station as evidenced by tethered balloon observation, J. Applied Meteorology, 32, 1426-1432.

1. Vernekar K.G, L.K.Sadani, Brij Mohan, S.Saxena, S.B.Debaje, J.S.Pillai, B.S.Murthy and M.N.Patil (1991): Structure and growth of atmospheric boundary layer as observed by tethered balloon payload, Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, 20, 312-315.

Sr No	Year	Name of student/ University	Degree	University	Guide/ Co-Guide	Research Topic
1	2006-07	Mr Amol A Kumbhar	M.Sc. Physics	University of Pune	Singly Guided	Soil moisture at various depths and its relationship with soil temperature
2	2006-07	Mr Shrikant S Konde	M.Sc. Physics	University of Pune	Singly Guided	Diurnal and seasonal variation of soil temperature and soil heat flux at different depth
3	2010-11	Ms Dipali Gunjawate,	M.Sc. Physics	University of Pune	Singly Guided	Stability in the atmospheric boundary layer.
4	2010-11	Ms Rohinee Ghuge,	M.Sc. Physics	University of Pune	Singly Guided	Intercomparison of the methods of estimation of fluxes in the Atmospheric boundary layer.
5	2011-12	Mr Popat Salunke,	M.Tech. Atmospheric Science	University of Pune	Singly Guided	Variability of fluxes in the atmospheric boundary layer using micro-meteorological tower.
6	2012-13	Ms Bibechita Sarangi,	M.Tech. (Env.Sci & Engg.	Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi	Co-Guided	Simulation of land surface model over both extreme end of monsoon trough.
7	2013-14	Mr Mangesh N. Hande,	M.Sc. Physics	University of Pune	Singly Guided	Diurnal variation of CO2 flux over Pune
8	2015-16	Mr Suyog Anil Kakde,	M.Sc. (Environmental Science)	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Singly Guided	Tropopause Height & Low Level Jet Monitored By GPS Radiosonde.
9	2015-16	Mr R.T. Waghmare.	M.Sc. (Environmental Science)	Savitribai Phule Pune University	Singly Guided	Analysis of Boundary Layer Fluxes and their relation to the Air Pollutants over Pune.
10	2017-18	Ms. Priyanka. B. Dunbale	P.G.B.Sc. (Applied GIS and RS)	Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune	Singly Guided	Mapping of Air Temperature using the spatial Interpolation Techniques over the Madhya Pradesh Region”
11	2017-18	Ms. Nisha A. Pawar	P.G.B.Sc. (Applied GIS and RS)	Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune	Singly Guided	The Study of Spatio Temporal Rainfall Characteristics in Orissa using GIS Techniqu

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