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Prasanna Venkatraman Postdoctoral Fellow[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 2008 – Ph.D., Graduate school of Environmental Sciences, Nagoya
University, Nagoya, Japan
Topic: Study of Atmospheric Water Balance over South Asian Monsoon Region. - 2002 – M.Tech. in Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, India
- 1999 – M.Sc. in Space Physics, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, India
- 1997 – B.Sc. in Physics, University of Madras, Chennai, India
Research Interests
- Understanding interannual and intraseasonal variability of precipitation over south Asia
- Investigating the land atmospheric interaction over the south Asian monsoon region
- Studying the monsoon hydrological cycle in the observation and coupled climate models
- Long term climate change and variability
Scientific Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, SOEST, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2009 – January 2012
- Researcher, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, October 2007 – January 2009
- Project Assistant, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India, January 2003 – June 2004
Refereed Publications
- Prasanna, V. and H. Annamalai: Moist dynamics of extended monsoon breaks over south Asia. J. Climate, in press.
- Prasanna, V., and T. Yasunari, 2009: Time-Space Characteristics of Seasonal and Interannual Variations of Atmospheric water balance over South Asia. Journal of Meteorological Society of Japan, 87 (2), 263 – 287.
- Prasanna, V., and T. Yasunari, 2008: Interannual Variability of Atmospheric water balance over South peninsular India and Sri Lanka during North East Monsoon season. International Journal of Climatology, 28 (15), 1997 – 2009.