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Education Ph. D. (2008), IISc Bangalore, INDIA.
B. E. (2001), University College of Engineering, Burla, INDIA.
Experience Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi, INDIA (2023-present)
Principal Investigator, DST CoE in Climate Modeling (2017-present)
YES Foundation Chair Professor of Climate Modeling (2021-2024)
YES BANK Chair Professor of Climate Modeling (2019-2021)
Associate Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi, INDIA (2018-2023)
Assistant Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi, INDIA (2012-2018)
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram, INDIA (2011–2012)
Research Faculty, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder, USA (2008–2011)
Visiting Scientist, Institute for Mathematics Applied to Geosciences, NCAR, Boulder, USA (2008–2011)
Research Fundings 2024-2029 PI, DST: DST Centre of Excellence for Climate Information (Phase II) at IIT Delhi
2017-2024 PI, DST: DST Centre of Excellence in Climate Modeling at IIT Delhi
2022-2022 PI, DST: DST Climate Change programme Experts’ Meeting
2017-2022 Co-PI, DST: Climate Model Improvement and Climate Projections using Soft Computing, Machine
Learning, and Mathematical Optimisation Techniques
2017-2022 Co-PI, DST: Towards the Development of an India Centric Climate Model: Convection, Clouds
and Gravity Wave Drag Parameterisations
2018-2021 Co-PI, CERCA: Assessment and prediction of the air-quality using dynamically downscaled high
resolution data from numerical models
2017-2020 PI, DST: Observed and Simulated Dependence of Bay of Bengal Rainfall on T & Q
2014-2019 Co-PI, DST: For Improvement of S & T Infrastructure in CAS at IIT Delhi
2015-2018 Co-PI, DST: Land Surface Atmosphere Feedbacks in Croplands
2017-2017 PI, FICCI: Sir C. V. Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers
2017-2017 PI, DST: Experts Meeting for DST Climate Change Programme
2015-2016 Co-PI, OSPCB: Heat-Island Study in Angul-Talcher Area of Odisha
2013-2016 PI, DST: Understanding the Response of Indian Monsoon to Variations in CO2 and Solar
Radiation Using Ocean-Atmosphere Modeling in a Geo-engineering Context
2013-2015 PI, DST: Potential Linkage on the Monsoon Variability by Impacts of Eurasian Snow, and
Pacific & Indian Ocean
2013-2015 PI, IIT Delhi: Configuration Dependence of Model Results: an Investigation with CAM
2012-2013 PI, IIT Delhi: Response of the Regional climate to the Geo-engineering of Solar Radiation
Research Section

Research

Experties: Climate Analysis, Modeling, and Solution

Spotlight
Publications
Note: Co-authors denoted by maroon color worked with Dr. S. K. Mishra as students/research-associates at the time of publications.
Tyagi, S., S. Sahany, D. Saraswat, S. K. Mishra, A. Dubey, and D. Niyogi, 2024: Implications of CMIP6 Models‐Based Climate Biases and Runoff Sensitivity on Runoff Projection Uncertainties Over Central India. International Journal of Climatology.
Upadhyaya, P., S. K. Mishra, J. T. Fasullo, and In-Sik Kang, 2024: Attributing the Recent Weakening of the South Asian Subtropical Westerlies. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. [Accepted]
Namdev, P., M. Sharan, P. Srivastava, and S. K. Mishra, 2024: An Updated Parameterization of the Unstable Atmospheric Surface Layer in the WRF Modeling System. Geoscientific Model Development.
Namdev, P., M. Sharan, and S. K. Mishra, 2024: On the Extent of Applicability of Various Non-Linear Similarity Functions for Computation of Surface Fluxes Under Stable Conditions in Numerical Models. Boundary Layer Meteorology.
Tyagi, S., S. Sahany, D. Saraswat, S. K. Mishra, A. Dubey, and D. Niyogi, 2024: Assessing Regional-Scale Heterogeneity in Blue-Green Water Availability under the 1.5° C Global Warming Scenario. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 63(4), 553-574. DOI:10.1175/JAMC-D-23-0083.1.
Namdev, P., P. Srivastava, M. Sharan, and S. K. Mishra, 2023: An Update to WRF Surface Layer Parameterization over an Indian Region. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 105, 101414. DOI:10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2023.101414.
Narang U., K. Juneja, P. Upadhyaya, P. Salunke, T. Chakraborty, S. K. Behera, S. K. Mishra, and A. D. Suresh, 2023: Artificial intelligence predicts normal summer monsoon rainfall for India in 2023. Scientific Reports, 14(1),1495. DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-44284-3.
Dixit A., S. Sahany, and S. K. Mishra, 2023: Modeling the Climate Change Impact on Hydroclimate Fluxes over the Beas Basin using a High-Resolution Glacier-Atmosphere-Hydrology Coupled Setup. Journal of Hydrology, 627, 130219. DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130219.
Mishra, S. K., P. Upadhyaya, J. T. Fasullo, N. P. Keshri, P. Salunke, A. Ghosh, A. B. Sainudeen, and In-Sik Kang, 2023: A Need for Actionable Climate Projections Across the Global South. Nature Climate Change, 13(9), 883-886. DOI:10.1038/s41558-023-01778-2.
Kumar, R., R. Pathak, S. Sahany, and S. K. Mishra, 2023: Indian Summer Monsoon Simulations in Successive Generations of the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 153(3), 977-992. DOI:10.1007/s00704-023-04514-0.
Dixit, A., S. Sahany, S. K. Mishra, M. D. S. Mesquita, 2023: Seasonal Dependent Suitability of Physical Parametrizations to Simulate Precipitation over the Himalayan Headwater. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 4756. DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-31353-w.
Salunke, P., N. Prasad, S. K. Mishra, S. K. Dash, 2023: Future Projections of Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation for India. Frontiers in Climate, 5, 1069994. DOI:10.3389/fclim.2023.1069994.
Namdev, P., M. Sharan, S. K. Mishra, 2022: Impact of the Similarity Functions of Surface Layer Parameterization in a Climate Model over the Indian Region. Quarterly J. of Royal Meteorological Society, 149(750), 152-170. DOI:10.1002/qj.4400.
Tyagi, S., X. Zhang, D. Saraswat , S. Sahany, S. K. Mishra, and D. Niyogi, 2022: Flash Drought: Review of Concept, Prediction and the Potential for Machine Learning, Deep Learning Methods. Earth's Future, 10(11), e2022EF002723. DOI:10.1029/2022EF002723.
Saini, A., N. Sahu, S. K. Mishra, S. Jain, S. Behera, and S. K. Dash, 2022: The Spatio-Temporal Onset Characteristics of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall and Their Relationship with Climate Indices. Atmosphere, 13, 1581.
Parihar, R. S., P. K. Bal, A. Saini, S. K. Mishra, and A. Thapliyal, 2022: Potential Future Malaria Transmission due to Climate Change in Odisha, India. Scientific Reports. 12(1), 9048. DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-13166-5.
Tewari, K., S. K. Mishra, P. Salunke, H. Ozawa, and A. Dewan, 2022: Potential Effects of the Projected Antarctic Sea-Ice Loss on the Climate System. Climate Dynamics, 60(1-2), 589-601. DOI:10.1007/s00382-022-06320-2.
Zebaze S., R. Pathak, A. J. K. Mbienda, W. M. Pokam, P. Salunke, A. Anand, D. A. Vondou, A. Lenouo, and S. K. Mishra, 2022: An Investigation into the Role of Synoptic Conditions on Central African Precipitation Variability. Acta Geophysica, 70(2), 943-962. DOI:10.1007/s11600-022-00754-2.
Tewari, K., S. K. Mishra, P. Salunke, and A. Dewan, 2022: Future Projections of Temperature and Precipitation for Antarctica. Environmental Research Letters, 17, 014029. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ac43e2.
Mishra, S., B. N. Mahapatra, S. S. Sahoo, A. Rout, and S. K. Mishra, 2021: Energy and entropy generation analysis of hydrological cycle in tropical regions. International Journal of Exergy (IJEX), 35(3), 327-341. DOI:10.1504/IJEX.2021.115899.
Tewari, K., S. K. Mishra, J. Fasullo, and A. Dewan, 2021: Impact of the Antarctic Topography on Meridional Energy Transport and its Consequential Effect in the Monsoon Circulation. Quarterly J. of Royal Meteorological Society, 147(739), 3286-3296. DOI:10.1002/qj.4128.
Pathak, R., S. Sahany, and S. K. Mishra, 2021: Impact of Stochastic Entrainment in the NCAR CAM Deep Convection Parameterization on the Simulation of South Asian Summer Monsoon. Climate Dynamics, 57, 3365–3384. DOI:10.1007/s00382-021-05870-1.
Pathak, R., H. P. Dasari, S. El Mhotar, A. Subramanian, S. Sahany, S. K. Mishra, O. Kino, and I. Hoteit, 2021: Uncertainty Quantification and Bayesian Inference of Cloud Parameterization in the NCAR Single Column Community Atmosphere Model (SCAM6). Frontiers in Climate, 3, 670740. DOI:10.3389/fclim.2021.670740.
Tewari, K., S. K. Mishra, A. Dewan, A. Anand, and In-Sik Kang, 2021: Response of the Atmosphere to Orographic Forcings: Insight from Idealised Simulations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 78(9), 2691-2708. DOI:10.1175/JAS-D-19-0335.1.
Bhowmick, M., S. K. Mishra, B. Kravitz, S. Sahany, and P. Salunke, 2021: Response of the Indian summer monsoon to global warming, solar geoengineering and its termination. Scientific Reports, 11, 9791. DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-89249-6.
Mohan, S., S. K. Mishra, S. Sahany, and S. Behera, 2021: Long-term variability of Sea Surface Temperature in the Tropical Indian Ocean in relation to climate change and variability. Global and Planetary Change, 199, 103436. DOI:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103436.
Tewari, K., S. K. Mishra, A. Dewan, G. Dogra, and H. Ozawa, 2021: Influence of the height of Antarctic ice sheet on its climate. Polar Science, DOI:10.1016/j.polar.2021.100642.
Jain, S., R. Chhin, R. M. Doherty, S. K. Mishra, and S. Yoden, 2021: A New Graphical Method to Diagnose the Impacts of Model Changes on Climate Sensitivity. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 99(2), 437-448. DOI:10.2151/jmsj.2021-021.
Jain, S., S. K. Mishra, A. Anand, P. Salunke and J. T. Fasullo, 2021: Historical and Projected Low-Frequency Variability in the Somali Jet and Indian Summer Monsoon. Climate Dynamics, 56, 749-765. DOI:10.1007/s00382-020-05492-z.
Mishra, S. K., S. Sahany, S. Joshi, S. K. Dash, A. Sharma, and A. Bhalla, 2020: Impact of Climate Change on Indian Economy.
Tewari, K., S. K. Mishra, A. Dewan, and H. Ozawa, 2020: Effects of the Antarctic Elevation on the Atmospheric Circulation. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 143, 1487-1499. DOI:10.1007/s00704-020-03456-1.
Pathak, R., S. Sahany, S. K. Mishra, 2020: Uncertainty Quantification Based Cloud Parameterization Sensitivity Analysis in the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model. Scientific Reports, 10, 17499. DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-74441-x.
Jain, S., A. Scaife, N. Dunstone, D. Smith, S. K. Mishra, 2020: Current Chance of Unprecedented Monsoon Rainfall over India using Dynamical Ensemble Simulations. Environmental Research Letters, 15, 9. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab7b98.
Singh, R., P. K. Bal, V. Kumar, S. K. Mishra, S. Sahany, P. Salunke, S. Dash, and, R. C. Dhiman, 2019: Numerical Modeling of the Dynamics of Malaria Transmission in a Highly Endemic Region of India. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 11903. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47212-6.
Pathak, R., S. Sahany, S. K. Mishra, and S. K. Dash, 2019: Precipitation Biases in CMIP5 Models over the South Asian Region. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 9589. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45907-4.
Mishra, S. K., S. Jain, P. Salunke, and S. Sahany, 2019: Past and Future Climate Change over the Himalaya-Tibetan Highland — Inferences from APHRODITE and NEX-GDDP Data. Climatic Change, 156, 315-322. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-019-02473-y.
Jain, S., P. Salunke, S. K. Mishra, S. Sahany, and N. Choudhary, 2019: Advantage of NEX-GDDP over CMIP5 and CORDEX Data: Indian Summer Monsoon. Atmospheric Research, 228, 152-160. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.05.026.
Sinclaire, Z., S. Jain, P. Salunke, S. Shafiq, and S. K. Mishra, 2019: Assessment of CMIP5 multimodel mean for the historical climate of Africa. Atmospheric Science Letters, 20, e926. DOI: 10.1002/asl.926.
Bhowmick, M., S. Sahany, and S. K. Mishra, 2019: Projected Precipitation Changes over the South Asian Region for Every 0.5oC Increase in Global Warming. Environmental Research Letters, 14(5), 054005. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab1271.
Anand, A., M. Bhowmick, S. K. Mishra, S. Sahany, and C. V. Reddy Telukuntla, 2019: Response of Indian Monsoon to Increase of Resolution in NCAR-CAM5. Atmospheric Research, 221, 12-26. DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.01.015.
Bal, P. K., R. Pathak, S. K. Mishra, and S. Sahany, 2018: Effects of Global Warming and Solar Geoengineering on Precipitation Seasonality. Environmental Research Letters, 14(3), 034011. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aafc7d.
Jain, S., P. Salunke, S. K. Mishra, and S. Sahany, 2018: Performance of CMIP5 Models for Indian Summer-Monsoon Precipitation and Temperature. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 137, 1429-1447. DOI:10.1007/s00704-018-2674-3.
Mishra, S. K., S. Sahany, P. Salunke, In-Sik Kang, and S. Jain, 2018: Fidelity of CMIP5 Multi Model Mean in Assessing Indian Monsoon Simulations. npj Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, 1(1), 39. DOI:10.1038/s41612-018-0049-1.
Salunke, P., S. Jain, and S. K. Mishra, 2018: Performance of the CMIP5 models in the simulation of the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau monsoon. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 137(1-2), 909-928. DOI:10.1007/s00704-018-2644-9.
Dash, Y., S. K. Mishra, and B. K. Panigrahi, 2018: Predictability Assessment of Northeast Monsoon Rainfall in India Using Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly through Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques. Environmetrics, e2533. DOI:10.1002/env.2533.
Jain, S., S. K. Mishra, P. Salunke and, S. Sahany, 2018: Importance of the Resolution of Surface Topography Vis-a-Vis Atmospheric and Surface Processes in the Simulation of the Boreal Summer Climate of Himalaya-Tibet Highland. Climate Dynamics, 52, 4735-4748. DOI:10.1007/s00382-018-4411-0.
Sahany, S., S. K. Mishra, R. Pathak, and, B. Rajagopalan, 2018: Spatio-Temporal Variability of Seasonality of Rainfall over India. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(14), 7140-7147. DOI:10.1029/2018GL077932.
Sahany, S., S. K. Mishra, and, P. Salunke, 2018: Historical Simulations and Climate Change Projections over India by NCAR CCSM4: CMIP5 vs. NEX-GDDP. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 135, 1423-1433. DOI:10.1007/s00704-018-2455-z.
Karri, S., S. K. Dash, S. K. Panda, M. Paliwal, S. K. Mishra, and, Jai-Ho Oh, 2018: Relative Role of Sea Surface Temperature and Snow on Indian Summer Monsoon Seasonal Simulation using a GCM. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 11(116), 1866-7511. DOI:10.1007/s12517-018-3559-6.
Dash, Y., S. K. Mishra, B. K. Panigrahi, 2018: Rainfall Prediction for the Kerala State of India Using Artificial Intelligence Approaches. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 70, 66-73. DOI:10.1016/j.compeleceng.2018.06.004.
Anand, A., S. K. Mishra, S. Sahany, M. Bhowmick, J. S. Rawat, and, S. K. Dash, 2018: Indian Summer Monsoon Simulations: Usefulness of Increasing Horizontal Resolution, Manual Tuning, and Semi-Automatic Tuning in Reducing Present-Day Model Biases. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 3522. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-21865-1.
Mishra, S. K., A. Anand, J. T. Fasullo and, S. Bhagat, 2018: Importance of the Resolution of Surface Topography in Indian Monsoon Simulation. Journal of Climate, 31, 4879-4898. DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0324.1.
Mishra, S. K., S. Sahany, and, P. Salunke, 2017: CMIP5 vs. CORDEX over the Indian region: how much do we benefit from dynamical downscaling? Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 133(3-4), 1133-1141. DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0324.1.
Doraiswamy, P., R. K. M. Jayanty, S. T. Rao, M. Mohan, S. Dey, D. Ganguly, S. K. Mishra, R. Jain, M. Azua and, A. Gideon, 2017: “Combating Air Pollution in North India: The Path Forward", EM, The magazine for environmental managers, A&WMA.
Dash, Y., S. K. Mishra, S. Sahany, and, B. K. Panigrahi, 2017: Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall Prediction: A Comparison of Iterative and Non-Iterative Approaches. Applied Soft Computing, 70, 1122-1134. DOI:10.1016/j.asoc.2017.08.055.
Dash, S. K., S. K. Mishra, S. Sahany, V. Venugopal, K. Ashok, and, A. Gupta, 2017: Climate Modeling in India: Present Status and Way Forward. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98, ES183-ES188. DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0322.1.
Mishra, S. K., S. Sahany, and, P. Salunke, 2017: Linkages between MJO and summer monsoon rainfall over India and surrounding region. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 129, 283–296. DOI:10.1007/s00703-016-0470-0.
Dash, S. K., S. K. Mishra, K. C. Pattnayak, A. Mamgain, L. Mariotti, E. Coppola, F. Giorgi, and, G. Giuliani, 2015: Projected Seasonal Mean Summer Monsoon over India and Adjoining Regions for the 21st Century. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 122(3-4), 581-593. DOI:10.1007/s00704-014-1310-0.
Evans, K., P. Lauritzen, S. K. Mishra, R. Neale, M. A. Taylor, and, J. J. Tribbia, 2013: AMIP Simulation with the CAM4 Spectral Element Dynamical Core. Journal of Climate, 26, 689–709. DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00448.1. The author sequence of this paper is in alphabetic order.
Sahany, S., and, S. K. Mishra, 2011: Effects of Convective Scale Downdrafts on the Rainfall Simulation in NCAR-CAM3. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 107, 547-562. DOI:10.1007/s00704-011-0504-y.
Mishra, S. K., 2011: Influence of Convective Adjustment Time Scale on the Tropical Transient Activity. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 114, 17-34. DOI:10.1007/s00703-011-0154-8.
Mishra, S. K., 2011: Effects of Convective Adjustment Time Scale on the Simulation of Tropical Climate. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 107(1-2), 211-228. DOI:10.1007/s00704-011-0479-8.
Mishra, S. K., and, S. Sahany, 2011: Sensitivity of Kelvin Waves and Madden-Julian Oscillation to Convective Downdrafts in the NCAR-CAM3. Atmospheric Science Letters, 12(3), 281-287. DOI:10.1002/asl.334.
Mishra, S. K., M. A. Taylor, R. D. Nair, H. M. Tufo, and, J. J. Tribbia, 2011: Performance of the HOMME Dynamical Core in the Aqua-Planet Configuration of NCAR CAM4: Equatorial Waves. Annales Geophysicae, 29, 221-227. DOI:10.5194/angeo-29-221-2011.
Mishra, S. K., M. A. Taylor, R. D. Nair, P. H. Lauritzen, H. M. Tufo, and, J. J. Tribbia, 2011: Evaluation of the HOMME Dynamical Core in the Aqua-Planet Configuration of NCAR CAM4: Rainfall. Journal of Climate, 24, 4037-4055. DOI:10.1175/2011JCLI3860.1.
Mishra, S. K., 2011: Sensitivity of the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall and its Interannual Variation to Model Time Step. Atmospheric Research, 101, 67-77. DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.01.011.
Mishra, S. K., and, S. Sahany, 2011: Effects of Time Step Size on the Simulation of Tropical Climate in NCAR-CAM3. Climate Dynamics, 37(3-4), 689-704. DOI:10.1007/s00382-011-0994-4.
Mishra, S. K., and, J. Srinivasan, 2010: Sensitivity of the Simulated Precipitation to Changes in Convective Relaxation Time Scale. Annales Geophysicae, 28, 1827-1846. DOI:10.5194/angeo-28-1827-2010.
Mishra, S. K., J. Srinivasan, and, R. S. Nanjundiah, 2008: The Impact of Time Step on the Intensity of ITCZ in Aquaplanet GCM. Monthly Weather Review, 136, 4077–4091. DOI:10.1175/2008MWR2478.1.
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Teaching Section

Teaching

Presently Offering: The Earth’s Atmosphere: Physical Principles (ASL360).
Class Capacity: 49
Timing: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM (MON & THURS)
Venue: LH 313.2
The Earth’s Atmosphere: Physical Principles (ASL360). (3-0-0-3): This course is on the physical principles of the Earth’s atmosphere. The course will begin with the forces and energy governing the atmospheric flows and regulating the weather and climate of the planet. Physical processes such as atmospheric convection will be discussed in great detail. How the atmospheric flows transport mass, momentum, and energy in space will be described. The general features of the today’s atmosphere will be explained. Emphases will be given on the need and art of atmospheric modeling and future projection of the atmosphere for the next century. The course is very conceptual in nature with a strong research flavour, and will introduce undergraduate students to the art of research in context of the subject.
References:
Marshall, J., & Plumb, R. A. (2007). Atmosphere, ocean and climate dynamics: an introductory text. Academic Press.
Hartmann, D. L. (2015). Global physical climatology (Vol. 103). Newnes.
Randall, D. (2015). An introduction to the global circulation of the atmosphere. Princeton University Press.

Contact

Prof. Saroj Kanta Mishra
Room No. 414, Block VI
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110 016, India
Phone: +91 11 2659 1390
Email: skm@iitd.ac.in