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2.       Name of the Conference : URSI Regional Conference of Radio Science – 2020

Place : Department of Electronic Science, BHU

Date of Session : February 13, 2020

Details of Session : Oral Session – IV (Commission F)

1.       Name of the Conference : URSI Asia Pacific Radio Science Conference 2019

Place : India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Date of Session : March 09-13, 2019

Details of Session : Propagation Modelling and Remote Sensing in Complex and

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Invited Talks :

 12.    Date : January 23, 2020

          Place : Goddard Space Flight Centre, NASA, Greenbelt, USA

          Lecture Title : A case  study  of a  Dust Storm as observed by  Dual-Polarised

                                  Doppler Weather Radar and other Instruments over New Delhi, India

 11.    Date : January 22, 2020

          Place : Goddard Space Flight Centre, NASA, Greenbelt, USA

          Lecture Title : A study related to the morphology of clouds and microphysics of precipitation  during   inter-seasonal  phases  of    monsoon over  the urban city of Mumbai.

 10.    Date :  January 30, 2019

          Place : Savitribai Phule Pune University

          Lecture Title : Impact   of   electrified    and   non-electrified   clouds   on    themicrophysics of precipitation during the inter-seasonal phases of

                                  Indian monsoon

          Name of Meeting : National Space Science Symposium (NSSS-2019)

                                         ( Given the Lead Talk )

   9.    Date : January 19, 2019

Place : University of Calcutta

Lecture Title : The role of Doppler Weather Radar for the initiation of Thunderstorm over the Eastern India

Name of the Meeting : Brainstorming Meeting-cum-Workshop on the Plan for Utilization of data from the ST Radar at Univ. of Calcutta

    8.   Date :February 03, 2017

          Place :  SSNCE,  Chennai

          Lecture Title  : Characteristics of Clouds and Precipitations over Two heavy rainfall regions of Indian Sub-continent

          Name of the Meeting : Conference of Disaster Management

    7.   Date : December 17, 2016

          Place : Indismart Hotel, Saltlake, Kolkata

          Lecture Title : An approach towards Dual-wavelength studies of Doppler Weather Radar

          Name of the Meeting : IEEE - Workshop on Remote Sensing Application and Sciences

6. Date :  November 07, 2016

    Place : North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shilong

    Lecture Title : Characteristics of Clouds and Precipitation over the heavyprecipitation region of  Western Ghat during the Intraseasonal

                            phases of Indian Summer Monsoon by using Ka-band Doppler Radar and Disdrometer

    Name of the Meeting : Meeting for the Monsoon of North-Eastern India

5. Date  : October 12, 2016

    Place : National Centre of Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA

    Title of The talk : An approach towards the Dual-Wavelength Radar Analysis from DYNAMO data

    Name of the Meeting : EOL, NCAR Group Meeting

4.   Date  : September 25-26, 2015

      Place : IISc, Bengaluru

      Title of The talk : Characteristics of Clouds as observed by Ka-band DWR over the Western Ghats during the Active and Break phases of Monsoon

      Name of the Meeting : Brainstorming Meeting on Radar Meteorology

3.   Date : April 25, 2014

      Place : Colorado State University, USA

      Title of The talk  : Cloud and Precipitation research at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

      Name of the Meeting : Radar Group Meeting

2.   Date  :  October 17-18, 2013

      Place :  IITM, Pune

      Title of The talk : Study of tropical rainfall by using ground-based multifrequency radar and Disdrometer observation

      Name of the Meeting : CAIPEEX Science Meeting

1.  Date  : August 01-03, 2011

Place : IMD Head Quarter, New Delhi

Title of The talk : Studies related to Dual-Polarised Doppler Weather Radar over India

Name of the Meeting : Meeting on Radar Meteorology

33. Kumar Mohit, Chakravarty Kaustav, Deshpande S.M., Kumar Sumit, Srivastava Atul K., Inter-seasonal variation of rainfall microphysics as observed over New Delhi, India, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, 263: 106333, October 2024, DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2024.106333, 1-16

32. Chakravarty Kaustav, Patil, R.P., Rakshit, G., Pandithurai, G., (2024). Contrasting features of rainfall microphysics as observed over the coastal and orographic region of Western Ghat in the inter-seasonal time-scale. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, 106221.

31. Rakshit G., Chakravarty Kaustav, Mohapatra, M., Sai Krishnan K. C., (2024). Unraveling the influence of varied airflow patterns on atmospheric instabilities, rain microphysics, and cloud features over Delhi, the capital city of India, Advances in Space Research., 73 (8), 4202 – 4212.

30. Nandakumar, P., Chakravarty Kaustav, Jana, D., Kannan, B.A.M., Siddiqui, J.Y., Paul, A., (2024). Features of Atmospheric Dynamics during Tropical Cyclone AMPHAN observed using ST Radar and Doppler Weather Radar, IEEE Transactions of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Accepted and Presently in Press.

29. Leena, P.P., Mise, D.J., Resmi, E.A., Anil Kumar, V., Chakravarty Kaustav, K. S. Nirmin, K.S., Pradeep Kumar, P., Patil, R.P., Pandithurai, G. (2024). A Statistical Study on Cloud Base Height Behavior and Cloud Types During Southwest Monsoon over a High-Altitude Site in Western Ghats, India. J Indian Soc Remote Sens. 52, 203–217.

28. Kumar A., Srivastava, A.K., Chakravarty Kaustav, Srivastava M.K., (2024). Diurnal variation of rain drop size distribution over the Western Ghats in India, Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics, Accepted

27. Das, S.K., Deshpande S.M., MuraliKrishna U.V., Konwar M., Kolte Y.K., Chakravarty Kaustav, Kalapureddy M.C.R., Sahoo S, (2023), Aspects of melting layer and fall streaks in stratiform cloud system over the Western Ghats, India from Ka-band polarimetric radar observations, Atmospheric Research, 281: 106463, January 2023, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106463, 1-13.

26. Kumar Amit, Srivastava A.K., Chakravarty Kaustav, Srivastava M.K, (2022) Long-term Seasonal Characteristics of Raindrop Microphysics During Different Rain Events Over the Western Ghats of India, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 179, DOI:10.1007/s00024-022-03167-w, 3875-3892.

25. Sarkar R., Mukhopadhyay P., Bechtold P., Lopez P., Pawar S.D., Chakravarty Kaustav, (2022), Evaluation of ECMWF Lightning Flash Forecast over Indian Subcontinent during MAM 2020, Atmosphere, 13: 1520, DOI:10.3390/ atmos13091520, 1-13

24. Chakravarty Kaustav, N.Arun, P.Yadav, R.Bhangale, P. Murugavel, V.P.Kanawade, J.Mohmmad, K.S.Hosalikar and G.Pandithurai (2021), Characteristics of   precipitation microphysics during Tropical Cyclone Nisarga (2020) as observed over the orographic region of Western Ghats in the Indian sub-continent, Atmospheric Research, 264: 105861, December 2021, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105861, 1-10.

23. Chakravarty Kaustav, S.Khandar, N.V.P.Kiran Kumar, R.Bhangale, A.Maitra (2021), The interseasonal features of precipitation microphysics over Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata - the two tropical stations of Indian sub-continent, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, 222: 105710, October 2021, DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2021.105710, 1-11

22. Chakravarty Kaustav, V.Vincent, R.Vellore, A.K.Srivastav., A.Rastogi and V.K.Soni (2021), Revisiting Andhi in northern India: A case study of severe dust-storm over the urban megacity of New Delhi, Urban Climate, 37: 100825, May 2021, doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100825.

21. Chakravarty Kaustav, Gayathridevi S., J.Mohmmad, K.S.Hosalikar and G.Pandithurai (2021), First results from the Doppler Weather Radar observations over Mumbai urban region during the inter seasonal phases of 2018 monsoon, Natural Hazards, https://doi:10.1007/s11069-021-04637-5.

20. Chakravarty Kaustav, R.Bhangale, S.Das, P.Yadav, B.A.M.Kannan and G.Pandithurai (2021), Unraveling the characteristics of precipitation microphysics in summer and winter monsoon over Mumbai and Chennai – the two urban-coastal cities of Indian sub-continent, Atmospheric Research, 249: 105313, https://doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105313, 1-14.

19. Mudiar, D., S.D.Pawar, A.Hazra, V.Gopalkrishnan, D.M.Lal, Kaustav Chakravarty, M.A.Domkawale, M.K.Srivastava, B.N.Goswami, E.R.Williams (2021), Lightning and precipitation: The possible electrical modification of observed raindrop size distributions, Atmospheric Research, 259, 105663.

18. Thomas A., V.P.Kanawade, Kaustav Chakravarty and A.K.Srivastava (2021), Characterization of raindrop size distributions and its response to cloud microphysical properties, Atmospheric Research, 249:105292, https://doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105292

17. Chakravarty Kaustav, P.Murugavel, A.Cristy, V.Singh and G.Pandithurai (2020), The impact of electrified and non-electrified clouds on the inter-seasonal characteristics of surface based precipitation, Journal of Earth System Science, 129, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-020-01432-x.

16. Murata, F., T.Terao, Kaustav Chakravarty, H.J.Syiemlieh, and L.Cajee (2020), Characteristics of Orographic Rain Drop-Size Distribution at Cherrapunji, Northeast India, Atmosphere, 11, https:// doi:10.3390/atmos11080777.

15. Chakravarty Kaustav, S.Pokhrel, M.Kalashetti, A.K.M.Nair, K.M.C.Reddy, S.M.Deshpande, S.K.Das and G.Pandithurai (2018), Unraveling of Cloud types during phases of monsoon intraseasonal oscillations by a Ka-band Doppler Weather Radar, Atmospheric Science Letters, 19, e847.DOI: 10.1002/asl.847.

14. Leena, P.P., V. Anilkumar, N. Sravanthi, R. Patil, K.Chakravarty, S.K. Saha and G. Pandithurai (2018), On the precipitation susceptibility of monsoon clouds to aerosols using high altitude ground-based observations over Western Ghats, India, Atmos. Env, 185, 128-136.

13. Kalapureddy M.C.R., Sukanya P., Das Subrata K., Deshpande S.M., Pandithurai G., Pazamany A. L., Jha A. K., Chakravarty K., Kalekar P., Devisetty H. K., Annam S (2018), Simple biota removal algorithm for 35 GHz cloud radar measurements, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11, March 2018, DOI:10.5194/amt-11-1417-2018, 1417-1436.

12. Balaji B., T.V.Prabha, Y.JayaRao, T.Kiran, G.Dinesh, K.Chakravarty, S.Sonbawne and M.Rajeevan (2017), Potential of collocated radiometer and wind profiler observations for monsoon studies, Atmospheric Research, 194, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.04.023, 17-26.

11. Das S.K., M.Konwar, K.Chakravarty and S.M.Deshpande(2016), Raindrop size distribution of different cloud types over the Western Ghats using simultaneous measurements from Micro-Rain Radar and Disdrometer, Atmospheric Research, 186, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.11.003, 72-82

10. Deshpande,S.M., N.Dhangar, S. K.Das, M. C. R.Kalapureddy, K.Chakravarty, S.Sonbawne and M.Konwar (2015), Mesoscale kinematics derived from X-band Doppler radar observations of convective versus stratiform precipitation and comparison with GPS radiosonde profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 120, doi:10.1002/2014JD022595

9. S.K.Das, S.M.Deshpande, S.S.Das, M.Konwar, K.Chakravarty, M.C.R.Kalapureddy (2015), Temporal and structural evolution of a tropical monsoon cloud system: A case study using X-band radar observations, J. Atmos. Solar Terr. Phys., 133, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2015.08.009, 157-168.

8. Konwar M., S.K.Das, S.M.Deshpande, K.Chakravarty and B.N.Goswami (2014), Microphysics of clouds and rain over the Western Ghat, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.,119, doi:10.1002/2014JD021606, 1-20

7. Chakravarty. K. and P.E.Raj (2013), Raindrop size distributions and their association with characteristics of clouds and precipitation during monsoon and post-monsoon periods over a tropical Indian station, Atmospheric Research, 124, February 2013, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.01.005,181–189.

6. Chakravarty. K., P.E.Raj, A.Bhattacharyya, A.Maitra (2013), Microphysical characteristics of clouds and precipitation during pre-monsoon and monsoon period over a tropical Indian station, J. Atmos. Solar Terr. Phys., DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2012.12.016, 28–33.

5. Chakravarty K., P. Mukhopadhyay and S.Taraphdar (2011), Cloud microphysical properties as revealed by the CAIPEEX and satellite observations and evaluation of a cloud system resolving model simulation of contrasting large scale environments, J. Atmos. Solar Terr. Phys., 73,August 2011, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2011.04.006, 1790-1797.

4. Chakravarty. K. and A.Maitra (2010), Rain attenuation studies over an earth-space path at a tropical location, J. Atmos. Solar Terr. Phys., 72, 135-138.

3. Maitra, A., and K.Chakravarty (2009), Rain depolarization measurements on low margin Ku-band satellite signal at a tropical location, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propag. Lett.,8, 445-448.

2. Maitra, A., K.Chakravarty, S.Bhattacharya, and S.Bagchi (2007), Propagation studies at Ku-band over an earth-space path at Kolkata, Indian J Radio & Space Phys., 36, 363-368.

1. Maitra, A., and K. Chakravarty (2007), Studies on Ku-band propagation over earth-space paths and related rain parameters at a tropical location”, American Institute of Physics, 923, 1-6, doi: 10.1063/1.2767008.