Scientist Profile

Dr. Vinu K. Valsala

Designation
: Scientist F

Phone
: +91-(0)20-25904509

Fax
: +91-(0)20-25865142

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

Ocean General Circulation Models
Degree University Year Stream
Ph.D Hokkaido University, Japan 2006 Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
M. Sc. Cochin University of Science and Technology 2002 Physical Oceanography
B.Sc. University of Kerala 1999 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

  pCO2, biogeochemical modelling and data assimilation

  Planetary wave dynamics and associated particle/tracer trajectories/pathways

  Application of tracer techniques to detect variability of ocean circulation

  Climate variability of Indian-Pacific Oceans

  Reduced gravity layered models, Quasi-geostrophic models

  Ocean Tracer Transport Model (OTTM)

  Ocean General Circulation Models (OGCM)

  Indonesian Throughflow and climate variability

  Numerical Ocean modelling and development

Award Name Awarded By Awarded For Year
Certificate of Merit Award Ministry of Earth Sciences, India outstanding contributions in the field of Atmospheric Sciences and Technology 2018
Fellow of Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) Indian National Science Academy (INSA), India - 2015-2020
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow Japan: Prestigious award from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science 2-year research in postdoctoral level 2007-2009
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation, Scholarships Tokyo, Japan Selected PhD student 2004-2006
Center of Excellence (COE) Research Assistant Fellowship Earth System Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Selected PhD student 2003-2006
Summer Fellowship Trainee award National Academy of Science, Bangalore, India Selected MSc Student 2001 (Summer)
Merit Scholarship Award CUSAT, Cochin, India Best MSc Student 1999-2002
Year Designation Institute
2020-Present Scientist F Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2015-2020 Scientist E Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2011-2015 Scientist D Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
2009-2011 Research Associate CGER, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan
2007-2009 JSPS Postdoctoral fellow CGER, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan
2006-2007 NIES Postdoctoral fellow CGER, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan
2003-2006 Research Assistant Graduate School of Earth System Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
2002-2003 Project Assistant Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, I.I.Sc, Bangalore

Research Highlight


Ocean Tracer Transport Model (OTTM)

OTTM stands for Ocean Tracer Transport Model. It may be also called as Offline Tracer Transport Model, but originally it was named as shown in the first form. OTTM is developed to conduct researches on ocean carbon cycle. It was originally developed in the modelling group of GOSAT-project operating at National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan. The first version of the model was developed and tested in 2006 and published in 2008. For any questions and comments on the model and development.

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