आईआईटीएम
IITM

Honors/Awards/Recognition

• Recognition as a Post-Graduate Teacher of university of Pune for guiding and teaching M.Phil. (by Research) in subject of Atmospheric & Space Science.

Academic Activities:

Guidance to the M.Sc. / M.Phil / M.Tech. Students

Membership of Societies:

• Life member of Indian Meteorological Society (IMS)
• Life member of Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA)
• Fellow of the Society of the Earth Scientists

Papers Published in Peer-Reviewed National / International Journals

1. Mukherjee S., Patil R.D., Aslam M.Y., Meena G.S., Anil Kumar V., Patil S.S., Mahajan A.S., Tinel L., Waghamare V.V., Pandithurai G., Aerosol volatility over a high-altitude site in India: Effect of semi-volatile organics, Atmospheric Research, 315: 107877, April 2025, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107877, 1-10
2. Mukherjee S, Pandithurai G., Waghmare V., Mahajan A.S., Tinel L., Aslam M.Y., Meena G.S., Patil Sachin, Buchunde P., Kumar Anil, Seasonal variability of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at a high-altitude station in the Western Ghats, India: Influence of biogenic, anthropogenic emissions and long-range transport, Atmospheric Environment, 331: 120598, August 2024, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120598
3. Mukherjee S., Anil Kumar V., Patil R.D., Meena G.S., Buchunde P., Waghmare V., Deshmukh S., Dhavale V., Ray A., Panicker A.S., Sonbawne S.M., Safai P.D., Pandithurai G., Investigation of physico-chemical characteristics and associated CCN activation for different combustion sources through Chamber experiment approach, Atmospheric Environment, 266: 118726, December 2021, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118726, 1-9
4. Buchunde P.S., Safai P.D., Mukherjee S., Raju M.P., Meena G.S., Sonbawne S.M., Dani K.K., Pandithurai G., Seasonal abundances of primary and secondary carbonaceous aerosols at a high-altitude station in the Western Ghat Mountains, India, Air Quality Atmosphere and Health, Online, September 2021, DOI:10.1007/s11869-021-01097-5, 1-12
5. Meena G. S., Subrata Mukherjee, Pallavi Buchunde, Pramod D. Safai, Vyoma Singla, Mohammad Y. Aslam, Sunil M. Sonbawne, Raju Made, Vrinda Anand, Kundan K. Dani, Govindan Pandithurai, Seasonal variability and source apportionment of black carbon over a rural high-altitude and an urban site in western India, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 12:2, February 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.10.006, 32-45
6. Buchunde P., Safai P.D., Mukherjee S., Leena P.P., Siingh D., Meena G.S., Pandithurai G., Characterisation of particulate matter at a high-altitude site in southwest India: Impact of dust episodes, Journal of Earth System Science, 128:237, December 2019, DOI:10.1007/s12040-019-1265-8, 1-18
7. Patil M.N., Meena G.S., Chinthalu G.R., Dharmaraj T., Siingh D., Observational case study of total columnar ozone associated with meteorological synoptic conditions over the Indian peninsular station, Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 22, July 2018, 418-424
8. Lal D.M., Ghude S.D., Mahakur M., Waghmare R.T., Tiwari S., Srivastava M.K., Meena G.S., Chate D.M., Relationship between aerosol and lightning over Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP), India, Climate Dynamics, 50, May 2018, DOI:10.1007/s00382-017-3851-2, 3865-3884
9. Mukherjee S., Singla V., Pandithurai G., Safai P.D., Meena G.S., Dani K.K., Anil Kumar V., Seasonal variability in chemical composition and source apportionment of sub-micron aerosol over a high altitude site in Western Ghats, India, Atmospheric Environment, 180, May 2018, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.02.048, 79-92
10. Lal D.M., Ghude S.D., Mahakur M., Waghmare R.T., Tiwari S., Srivastava M.K., Meena G.S., Chate D.M. (2017) Relationship between aerosol and lightning over Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP), India. Climate Dynamics, online, August 2017, DOI:10.1007/s00382-017-3851-2, 1-20.
11. Singla V., S. Mukherjee, P.D. Safai, G.S. Meena, G. Pandithurai (2017): Role of organic aerosols in CCN activation and closure over a rural background site in Western Ghats, India. Atmospheric Environment, 158, 148-159, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.03.037, 148-159.
12. Patil M.N., R.T. Waghmare, T. Dharmaraj, G.R. Chinthalu, Devendraa Siingh and G.S. Meena (2016): The influence of wind speed on surface layer stability and turbulent fluxes over southern Indian peninsula station. J. Earth Syst. Sci., 125(7), 1399-1411.
13. Meena G. S. and D. M. Lal (2016): Analysis of sunlight absorption spectra related to atmospheric trace gases in the tropics. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37:6, 1362-1375, DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2016.1151569.
14. Meena G. S., Devara P. C. S., and 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. Nat Hazards: DOI 10.1007/s11069-016-2206-3.
15. Meena G. S., Patil S. D., Manoj M. G., Devara P. C. S. (2013): Tropospheric NO₂ variability over the metropolitan cities and hill stations of India., Natural Hazards, 65(1): 723–737.
16. Sawant V.S., Meena G.S., Jadhav D.B. (2012): Effect of negative air Ions on fog and smoke. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 12(5), October 2012, OI:10.4209/aaqr.2011.11.0214, 1007–1015.
17. Pawar, S. D., Meena, G. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2012): Air Ion Variation at Poultry-farm, Coastal, Mountain, Rural and Urban Sites in India. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 12(3): June 2012, 444–455.
18. Pawar, S. D., Meena, G. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2011): Week day and week end air ion variability at rural station Ramanandnagar (17° 4′ N, 74° 25′ E), India. Global NEST Journal, 13(1), 65–73.
19. Meena, G. S. and Patil, S. D. (2011): Variation of total column ozone along the monsoon trough region over north India. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(9), 2581–2590.
20. Meena, G. S. and Devara, P. C. S. (2011): Zenith scattered light measurement: observations of BrO and OClO, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32, 8595–8613.
21. Meena, G. S. (2010): Total column density variations of ozone (O₃) in presence of different types of clouds, Journal of Earth System Science, 119(3), 249-257.
22. Pawar, S. D., Meena, G. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2010): Diurnal and Seasonal Air Ion Variability at Rural Station Ramanandnagar (17°2′N, 74°E), India, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 10, 154-166.
23. Meena, G. S., Londhe, A. L., Bhosale, C. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2009): Remote sensing ‘ground based automatic UV/visible spectrometer’ for the study of atmospheric trace gases, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(21), 5633-5653.
24. Meena, G. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2007): Study of diurnal and seasonal variation of atmospheric NO₂, O₃, H₂O and O₄ at Pune, India, Atmosfera, 20, 271-287.
25. Meena, G. S., Bhosale, C. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2006): Retrieval of stratospheric O₃ and NO₂ vertical profiles using zenith scattered light observations, Journal of Earth System Science, 115, 333-347.
26. Bhosale, C. S., Meena, G. S., Londhe, A. L., Jadhav, D. B., Puentedura, O. and Gil, M. (2004): Variations of O₃, NO₂ and O₄ densities in association with NAO indices during winter/spring of 1993/94 and 1994/95 at sub-Arctic station, Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, 33, 104-114.
27. Meena, G. S., Bhosale, C. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2004): Influences of tropospheric clouds on ground-based measurements of stratospheric trace gases at Tropical station, Pune, Atmospheric Environment, 38, 3459-3468.
28. Meena, G. S., Jadhav, D. B. and Bhosale, C. S. (2003): Total column density variations of NO₂ and O₃ by automatic visible spectrometry over Pune, India, Current Science, 85, 171-179.
29. Londhe, A. L., Bhosale, C. S., Meena, G. S., Jadhav, D. B., Gil, M., Puentedura, O. and Yela, M. (1999): Vertical profile variations of NO₂ and O₃ using slant column density observations during twilight period, Indian J. Radio & Space Phys., 28, 291-301.
30. Jadhav, D. B., Londhe, A. L., Meena, G. S., Jhurry D. and Rossett, J. M. (1999): Installation of an automatic spectrometer at Mauritius and preliminary result of NO₂ over Mauritius, Current Science, 76, 998-1000.

Papers Published in Books/ Proceedings

1. Meena, G. S. and Devara, P. C. S. (2014): Slant Column Density Determination of Atmospheric Trace Gases using a High-Resolution Miniature Fiber Optic UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometer. Proceedings of Conference “Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA-2014) Conference of Changing Aerosols in Changing Climate: Impacts on Monsoons and Glaciers” BHU, Varanasi, IASTA BULLETIN, Vol. 21, pp. 165–168.
2. Meena G. S. and Patil S. D. (2010): Variations of Total Column Ozone in Tropical and Subtropical Regions. Proceedings of “IASTA-2010 Conference of Indian Aerosol Science & Technology Association on Aerosols & Clouds: Climate Change Perspectives” Bose Institute, Darjeeling Campus, Vol. 19, pp. 271-274
3. Meena G.S., Bhosale C.S. and Jadhav, D.B. (2009): Seasonal Variation in Vertical Column Density of NO₂ and O₃ by UV-visible spectromete Vayu Mandal, 33, pp. 32-38
4. Meena G. S. (2007): Urban smog chemistry, ozone (O₃) and hydroxyl radical (OH), Indradhanush, Vol. 4, pp. 15-17, IITM, Pune, India.
5. Meena G.S., Bhosale C.S. and Jadhav D.B. (2006): Seasonal variation in vertical column density of NO₂ and O₃ by UV-visible spectrometer. Proceedings of “Tropmet 2006, National Symposium on Role of Meteorology in National Development” organized by Indian Meteorological Society, IITM Pune, India, Vol-II, pp. f70-f74.
6. Meena G. S., Bhosale C. S. and Jadhav D. B. (2005): Study of Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of NO₂, O₃, H₂O and O₄. Proceedings of 42^nd Annual conference on "Earth system processes related to Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanic Eruptions", Barkatullah University, Bopal, India, pp. 72-73.
7. Meena, G. S. (2004): Effect of oceans on whether and climate, Indradhanush, Vol. 2, pp. 4-5, IITM, Pune, India.
8. Meena, G. S. Bhosale, C. S. and Jadhav, D. B. (2003): Effects of clouds on the spectroscopic measurements of the trace gases over Pune. Proceedings of “National Symposium on Developments in Geophysical Science in India” BHU, Varanasi, India, pp. 6-8.
9. Meena, G. S., Padma Kumari, B. and Jadhav, D. B. (2002): An automatic rotating slit scanning spectrometer for atmospheric studies. Proceedings of “National Workshop on Atmospheric Chemistry (NWAC-99)”, (Eds. Devara, P.C.S. and Raj, P.E.), IITM Pune, India, pp. 155-158.
10. Jadhav, D. B., Londhe, A. L., Meena, G. S., Bhosale, C. S., Nughut, D. N. & Oree, S. (2000): Long term change in aerosol layer variation over tropics. Proceedings of "First International Workshop on Long Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere" (LT-ACT'99), (Ed. Gufran Beig), IITM, Pune, India, pp. 238-255.