Dr. Vivekananda Hazra

About me

Dr. Vivekananda Hazra is a native of Bankura, West Bengal. He is currently working as a Scientist at the CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4PI), formerly known as the CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS). He is also working as an Assistant Professor at Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR). He holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from WBUT and PhD in Climate Science and Technology from IIT Bhubaneswar. His research interests include numerical modeling, fluid dynamics, physical parameterizations, and Indian summer monsoon. In his free time, he loves to play cricket and do yoga.

Skill Highlights

• OpenFOAM, Computational Fluid Dynamics
• WRF-ARW, UK Met Unified Model, COWAST
• MATLAB, Python, GrADS, NCL, and Shell Scripting
• Boundary Layer Parameterization

Education

• Direct PhD (Climate Science and Technology), Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (Jan 2023)
• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), West Bengal University of Technology (2014)

Experience

• Assistant Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) (Nov 2024 – Till date)
• Scientist, CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (May 2024 – Till date)
• Project Scientist II, NCMRWF, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Jan 2023 – May 2024)
• Senior Research Fellow (SRF), IIT Bhubaneswar, (July 2022 – Dec 2022)
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF), IIT Bhubaneswar, (Aug 2016 – Jul 2017)

Achievements

• News coverage of an article (heavy rainfall prediction by deep learning) by The New Indian Express (2023)
• News coverage of an article on monsoon low-pressure systems by The New Indian Express (2022)
• News coverage of an article on Indian summer monsoon (2021)
• Best oral presentation in a national conference on "Challenges in earth system science for global sustainability (CESS-GS) 2020, IIT Kharagpur

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Associate member, American Meteorological Society (AMS)
• Life member, Indian Meteorological Society (IMS)

Peer Reviewer

• Atmospheric Research
• Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
• Journal of Climate
• Natural Hazards
• Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Publications

Selected peer-reviewed articles:

• Investigation of model forecast biases and skilful prediction for Assam heavy rainfall 2022
• Improving rainfall forecast at the district scale over the eastern Indian region using deep neural network
• Improvement in District Scale Heavy Rainfall Prediction Over Complex Terrain of North East India Using Deep Learning
• Role of cloud microphysics and energetics in regulating different phases of the monsoon low‐pressure systems over the Indian region
• Characteristics of Boundary Layer Processes During Two Contrasting Monsoon Seasons Over the Eastern Indian Region
• Influence of cloud microphysical parameterization on the characteristics of monsoon depressions over the Indian region
• Segregation of Forecast Errors in the Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterization Over the State of Odisha and Neighboring Regions in India During Summer Monsoon Season
• Assessing the performance of cloud microphysical parameterization over the Indian region: Simulation of monsoon depressions and validation with INCOMPASS observations
• Systematic errors in the WRF model planetary boundary layer schemes for two contrasting monsoon seasons over the state of Odisha and its neighborhood region
• Impact of high resolution SST on tropical cyclone characteristics over Bay of Bengal using model simulations
• Ramifications of Atmospheric Humidity on Monsoon Depressions over the Indian Subcontinent

Technical reports

• WRF preprocessing toolbox for IMDAA
• Weather and Climate of Bangladesh

Social Links

LinkedIn | ORCID | GitHub | Google Scholar | ResearchGate

Contact

Dr. Vivekananda Hazra | डॉ. विवेकानंद हाजरा
Scientist, Interdisciplinary Data Research Division (IDRD), CSIR-4PI (erstwhile CMMACS)
वैज्ञानिक, अंतरविभागीय डेटा अनुसंधान प्रभाग (IDRD), सीएसआईआर-4पीआई (पूर्व में सीएमएमएसीएस)
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
वैज्ञानिक और औद्योगिक अनुसंधान परिषद (CSIR), विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार
Assistant Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
सहायक प्रोफेसर, वैज्ञानिक और नवोन्मेषी अनुसंधान अकादमी (AcSIR)
Wind Tunnel Road, NAL Belur Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560037
विंड टनल रोड, एनएएल बेलूर परिसर, बेंगलुरु, कर्नाटक - 560037
Email: vhazra[at]csir4pi.res.in
Office: 080 2505 1313

Tropical cyclone simulation

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