Projects@Centre for Atmospheric Sciences

Sponsored Research Projects:

Mathematical Modeling of the Dispersion of Air Pollutants Relevant to Indian Conditions. Modeling and Analysis of Boundary Layer Process in Wind Conditions. Carrying Capacity Study of Teesta Basin in Sikkim. Study of Air-Sea Interaction Process Over India Seas during South-West and North-East Monsoons. Atmospheric Numerical Prediction with IRS-P4 Satellite Inputs: Medium Range Analysis Forecast System. Study on Monsoon Dynamics, Energetics and Variability. Large Scale Weather and Climate Systems Over Glacier Basins of the Eastern and Western Himalayas. Interaction of Air-Sea Fluxes and Marine Boundary Layer Processes in Triggering Convection Activity Over Indian Seas using BOBMEX and INDOEX Data Sets. Non-Hydrostatic Nested Grid Meso-Scale Model (VRMM) for Monsoon Systems. Development of Numerical Models for Circulation, Mixing, Salinity Intrusion and Pollutants. Dispersal in Estuaries and Coastal Waters. Climate Modeling Using PARAM 10000. Two Dimensional Parallelisation of NCMRWFT126 Weather Model. Role of Snow in the Prediction of Seasonal Mean Monsoon Rainfall: Modeling Studies. Modeling Water Quality and Phytoplankton Production in Chilka Lagoon. Effects of Wall Movement/Wall Absorption or Reaction on Fluid Flows. Modeling the Effect of Environmental Factors on the Water Quality and Aquaculture Production of Fresh Water Ponds. Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Forecast Platform Involving VRMM and VRAM (Component III). Development of Completed Ocean-Atmosphere General Circulation Model for Monsoon Climate. Non-Hydrostatic Verted Grid Mesoscale Model (VRMM) for Monsoon Systems (Component I of NMIILI Project). Adoption Development and Evaluation of Variable Resolution AGCM (VRAM) for the Monsoon Region (Component II). Aerosols and Indian Monsoons. Development of Data Assimilation and Forecasting of Horizontal and Vertical Structure of Currents, Temperature and Salinity in the Indian Seas. Development of a Coupled Ocean-atmospheric Model for Prediction of Tropical Cyclones and Associated Surges. Development of Regional Wave Prediction Model for Indian Seas. To Study the Role of the Himalayas in Deterministic Prediction of Large Scale Weather Pattern Over North India with High Resolution LAM. Intensive Course on Use of Statistical Methods in Weather Analysis and Prediction. Numerical Modeling of the Atmospheric Forcings due to Tropical Cyclones for Storm Surge Prediction. Understanding and Parameterization of Land Surface Processes in Monsoon Simulation Studies. Land-Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions at Different Scales in the Monsoonal Region: Process Identification and Process Modelling. Preparation of Weather Summary for INDOEX-IFP99. Modelling Monsoon Circulation. Observational Studies and Mathematical Modelling. Atmospheric Dispersion Studies in Tropical Environment. Acid Rain Potential in Asia. Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Air Quality Assessment in Coastal Environment. Development of a Forecast Analysis System for Upper Ocean Temperature in the Seas Around India. Development of an Operational Software for Prediction of Coastal Flooding Due to Sea Level Rise and Storm Surges along the South Andhra Coast: Phase-I. Mapping of Coastal Inundation Due to Storm Surges in the Bay of Bengal. Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling in Relation to Asian Summer Monsoon Part I: Atmospheric Modelling. (Indo-U.S. Collaboration) Sponsored by NRL, US Navy. Development of Numerical Storm Surge Prediction Model for Operational Implementation at ODAPS Centres of DOD. Study of Land Surface Process. Carrying Capacity of National Capital Region. National Resource Accounting of Yamuna River Sub-basin. Boundary Layer Structure and Environmental Studies. Numerical Modeling of Salinity Instrution in Hooghly Estuary Response of Summer Monsoon to Indian Ocean. Numerical Simulation of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactive Processes for Climate Studies. Interaction Between Orography and Physical Parameterisation Schemes in a Numerical Model and its Influence in Forecasting Large Scale Features of Monsoon. Carrying Capacity of National Capital Region. National Resource Accounting of Yamuna River Sub-basin. Indo-UK Project "Atmospheric Features". Four-Dimensional Variational Assimilation. Modernisation of Atmospheric Science Laboratory. Structures of the Stable Boundary Layer and its Implications in Transport and Diffusion of Air Pollutants under Weak Wind Conditions. Study of Interannual Variability of Surface Fields with Special Reference to Indian Ocean. Interaction Between Orography and Physical Parameterisation Schemes in a Numerical Model. Climate Modeling Using PARAM 9000. Development of Optimised Parallel Climate Model based on of NCMRWF Operational Model. The Himalayan Environment. Effect of Realistic Snow Cover on Indian Summer Monsoon: Numerical Experiments with Regional Model. Development of an Optimized Atmospheric GCM for Sensitivity Studies on Monsoon Climate. To Develop Fine Mesh Regional Atmospheric Prediction Model for Short Range Numerical Weather Forecasting over India and its Neighborhood. Boundary Layer Studies. Model Dynamics. Initialisation in Tropics and Convection Parameterisation. Orography Inclusion in NWP Models. Objective Analysis and Opium Interpolation. To Develop a Regional Atmospheric Prediction Model for Short Range Weather Forecasting Over India and its Neighborhood: Phase - II (High Resolution Model). Development of Statistical Dynamical Model for Local Weather Prediction over North West India for Operational Use in IAF. Modelling of Monsoon Circulation. Study of boundary Layer Processes Associated with Specific Weather Events over the Monsoon Trough Region (Phase - II of MONTBLEX Modelling Programme). Atmospheric and Ocean Modelling in Relation to Asian Summer Monsoon, Part-I: Atmospheric Modelling. Atmospheric and Ocean Modelling in Relation to Asian Summer Monsoon, Part-II: Oceanic Modelling. A Study of Severe Weather Phenomenon Over the Glacier Basins of Western Himalaya During Winter Season. Model Development for the Prediction of Upwelling (Downwelling) and Frontal Regions Over Continental Shelf of Indian Seas. Development of Numerical Models for Circulation, Mixing, Salinity Intrusion and Pollutant Dispersal in Estuaries and Coastal Waters. Wave Prediction Modelling for Indian Seas Using IRS-P4 Data. Parameterisation of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactive Processes in a State-of-the-Art GCM in the Perspective of Indian Summer Monsoon.

Consultancy Assignments :

To Study Characteristics of Weather Features and Associated Precipitation of Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE). Assessment of Climate Change Scenario in India and Mitigation Policies. Development of Long-Term Hazard Planning, Management and Vulnerability Reduction Action Plan in respect of Cyclones. Air Quality Monitoring/Modelling of Badarpur Thermal Power Station. Air Dispersion Modelling. Providing Model Compted Storm Surges for Orissa Coast. Parallelisation of T80 Model on Parallel Processing System. Ambient Air Quality Assessment through Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling of CS2 and H2S from Grasilene Division, Kumarpatanam, Karnataka. Ambient Air Quality Assessment through Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling of CS2 and H2S from VFY Manufacturing Plant of Century Rayon, Shahad (Kalyan), Maharashtra. Environmental Impact Assessment (Air Quality) of Proposed 500 MW Thermal Power Plant in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Estimating Vulnerable Zones for Risk Assessment of Multiple Chlorine Storage at Matsya Ind. Area, Alwar (Raj.)