Prof. U. C. Mohanty
Visiting Professor
Department of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences
IIT-BBS Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
India
Biography
Educational Qualification: B.Sc.(Hons.) 1969 Utkal University Ist Class with Distinction. M.Sc. (Physics) 1971 Utkal University Ist Class. Ph.D. (Tropical Meteorology) 1978 Odessa HydroMeteorological Institute, USSR. Fields of Specialisation : Tropical Meteorology, Numerical Weather Prediction, Monsoon Dynamics, Regional Climate Studies and Meso-scale Modelling. Experience : About 42 years of teaching and research experience in Atmospheric Sciences with 18 years as Professor at Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi and about 45 ex-India visits to leading international institutions/organizations like ECMWF, NCAR, NCEP, University of Reading, FSU, NCSU, NRL, Purdue University, UNU etc. for collaborative R&D work and scientific interaction. Ph.D./ M. Tech. Supervision : Ph.D. Degree awarded - 31 : Currently registered for Ph.D. - 07 : M.Tech. awarded - 10
Research Interest
Tropical Meteorology, Numerical Weather Prediction, Monsoon Dynamics, Regional Climate Studies and Meso-scale Modelling
Publications
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Raju P.V.S., Jayaraman Potty and Mohanty U.C. (2012): Simulations of Severe Tropical Cyclone Nargis over the Bay of Bengal Using RIMES Operational System, Pure Appl. Geophys,169, 1909-1920.
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Raju P.V.S., Potty Jayaraman, Mohanty U.C. (2012): Prediction of severe tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal during 2007–2010 using high-resolution mesoscale model, Nat Hazards, 63: 1361-1374.
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Mohanty U.C., Osuri O.K.K., Pattanayak S. and Sinha P. (2012): An observational perspective on tropical cyclone activity over Indian seas in a warming environment; Natural Hazards, 63: 1319-1335.
