ESSO - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
Employee Profile
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| Educational Details | 2004-2009 PhD thesis titled:-Observed intra-seasonal and inter-annual variability of Sea Surface Temperature South of the India-Sri Lanka Channel in Marine Science from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India 2001-2003 MSc. Meteorology Cochin University of Science and Technology Kerala, India, |
| Research Interests | My research centers on mesoscale to small-scale turbulent mixing processes in the North Indian Ocean, with a particular emphasis on the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. My current work involves utilizing a vertical microstructure profiler to investigate small-scale mixing processes. This includes examining the relative significance of internal-wave mixing and double diffusion instability within the thermocline, as well as understanding ocean surface boundary layer mixing. Additionally, I explore atmosphere-ocean interactions across multiple timescales, ranging from sub-daily phenomena (such as the land breeze system) to intraseasonal patterns (including MISO and MJO), and interannual variability (such as IOD, ENSO, and AZM) within the tropical Indian Ocean. My interdisciplinary collaborations aim to elucidate the impact of these small-scale physical processes on biogeochemical cycles, contributing to a deeper understanding of the complex interactions within oceanic systems. |
| Career Details | 2020 to present , Scientist-E, INCOIS 2016-2019 Scientist-D, INCOIS 2011-2015 Scientist-C, INCOIS 2008-2011 Project Scientist-C, INCOIS 2004-2008 Junior/Senior Research Fellow (JRF/SRF, also PhD Candidate) Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) |
| Publications | NA
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| Other Information | Roles and responsibilities -Scientific planning, and co-ordination of oceanographic research cruise -Co-ordination of INCOIS Drifting buoy programme -Seaglier piloting Ph.D. supervision -Jofia J. 2016-2023 (awarded, presently PDF at NCAR) -Ashin K. 2019 onwards -Sherin V. R. 2019 onwards -Athulya K. 2022 onwards -Anupama S. 2022 onwards , Master degree project supervision -Ashin K (2018; doi:10.1029/2019JC014938) -Abhijit R (2019) -Aparna A. R. (2022; doi: 10.1007/s00382-021-06099-8) (OSI PG Dissertation Award-2022) -Aswathy V. S. (2023: doi:10.1007/s10236-023-01589-1) Honors and Awards -IGU Krishnan Gold Medal (2015) -Certificate of Merit by Ministry of Earth Sciences Award (2018) -Associate Fellow of Telangana Academy of Sciences (2019) -Rotary Vocational Excellecne award (2020) -Fellow of the Telangana Academy of Sciences (2022) Oceanographic Research Cruises -RV Sagar Nidhi, 26 June-15 July, 2024, in Arabian Sea, under EKAMSAT programme, Chief Scientist -RV Sagar Nidhi, 29 June-24 July, 2023, in Arabian Sea, under EKAMSAT programme, Chief Scientist -RV Sagar Kanya, 1 May-29 May, 2019, in Arabian Sea, under INCOIS processes specific observations programme, Chief Scientist -RV Sagar Nidhi, 4 Jan-5 Feb, 2019, in Arabian Sea, under INCOIS processes specific observations programme, Chief Scientist -RV Sagar Nidhi, 12 Jan-12 Feb, 2018, in Arabian Sea, under INCOIS processes specific observations programme, Chief Scientist -RV Roger Revelle, 2013, in Bay of Bengal, The Air-Sea Interactions in the Northern Indian Ocean Regional Initiative (ASIRI) project, participant Project -BOBBLE: Bay of Bengal Boundary Layer Experiment, a Joint Project between MoES India and MoES, UK, 2015-2020, CO-PI -Turbulence mixing measurements in the Arabian Sea, Under INCOIS O-MASCOT programme, design the experiment and led three cruises as a chief scientist, 2017-20, PI -EKAMSAT: Enhancing Knowledge of the Arabian Sea Marine Environment through Science and Advanced Training, a Joint Project between MoES India and MoES, UK, 2022-ongoing, PI Ongoing Research work -Diurnal variability of air-sea interaction process in the Northern Indian Ocean -Double diffusion instability in the Northern Indian Ocean using microstructure measurements -The role of diapycnal heat flux on the mixed layer heat budget in the north Indian Ocean -Ocean and atmospheric boundary layer mixing |