Scientist Profile

Dr. A. Aravindhavel

Designation
: Scientist B

Phone
: 020-25904325

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: -

Email ID
: aravindhavel[at]tropmet[dot]res[dot]in

Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds, Satellite and Lidar Remote Sensing & Inversion Methods
Degree University Year Stream
Ph.D. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, KTR, Chennai, India 2022 Physics
M.Sc. Periyar Arts College, Thiruvalluvar University 2015 Physics
B.Sc. Periyar Arts College, Thiruvalluvar University 2013 Physics

 Variability and characteristics of Aerosol, clouds and its interaction.

 Aerosol exchange process between boundary layer to free troposphere.

 Role of boundary layer on vertical distribution of aerosols and radiation interaction.

 Retrieval of Aerosol and cloud parameters from satellite and Lidar Remote Sensing.

Award Name Awarded By Awarded For Year
Research day Silver Medal SRM Institute of Science and Technology, KTR, Chennai, India Best Research paper 2022
TANSHE Project Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education, Chennai, India Best postgraduate student minor project (Thesis) among Tamil Nadu 2015
Year Designation Institute
June 2023 -Onwards Scientist B Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
May 2022-May 2023 Project Scientist I Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
Aug 2021-Jan 2022 Research Assistant SRM Institute of Science and Technology, KTR, Chennai.
Sep 2019-Jul 2021 Senior Research Fellow SRM Institute of Science and Technology, KTR, Chennai.
Aug 2015-Aug 2019 Junior Research Fellow SRM Institute of Science and Technology, KTR, Chennai.

Research Highlight


Retrieval and validation of cloud condensation nuclei from satellite and airborne measurements over the Indian Monsoon region

The long-term CCN measurements are sparse and difficult to obtain, which often led to the use of aerosol optical properties as proxies of CCN in ACIs studies and remains the most significant uncertainty in numerical models and observational studies. In this study, we estimate the height-resolved cloud condensation nuclei from CALIPSO using OMCAM algorithm and validated the results with airborne in-situ CCN measurements collected during the Cloud CAIPEEX at six locations over the Indian Summer monsoon region.

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