Profile

Dr. Konatham Prasanna

Scientist

Interdisciplinary Data Research Division

CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Email: prasanna@csir4pi.in

Ph: 080-2505-1315

Area of Expertise

• Monsoon Dynamics and Variability

• Understanding the Indo-Pacific Oceans and its Impact on Monsoon.

• Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning Studies

• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Monitoring and Modelling

• Ocean Biogeochemical Processes and Air-Sea Interactions

Academic Records

Awards & Honours

• CSIR-UGC NET CSIR –UGC NET | 2019

Qualified CSIR and UGC NET for the award of JRF and eligibility of Assistant Professor conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency | India)

• State Eligibility Test (SET) Andhra Pradesh | 2019

Qualified Assistant Professor Eligibility test for Universities conducted by AP State Govt.

• DST- Inspire Fellowship DST | 2017

• Dr. D. W. Desai Gold Medal Andhra University | 2015

• Sri N. Malanchathen Philip Memorial Prize Andhra University | 2015

For stood first in M.Sc. Meteorology

Scientific Careers

Publications

• Prasanna, K., Gopalakrishnan, V., Biswasharma, R., Pawar, S.D., 2024 Empirical orthogonal function analysis of lightning flashes over India. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 262, 106311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2024.106311

• Prasanna, K., Gopalakrishnan, V., Pawar, S.D., 2024. Trends of lightning flash density over India during different seasons. International Journal of Climatology, 44(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8400

• Prasanna, K., Chowdary, J., Singh, P., Chiranjeevi, D., Naidu, C., Parekh, A. and Gnanaseelan, C., 2021. Assessment of APCC models fidelity in simulating the Northeast monsoon rainfall variability over southern Peninsular India. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 144(5):1-18.10.1007/s00704-021-03559-3, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03559-3

• Prasanna, K., Chowdary, J., Naidu, C., Gnanaseelan, C. and Parekh, A., 2020. Diversity in ENSO remote connection to northeast monsoon rainfall in observations and CMIP5 models. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 141(3-4): 827-839. 10.1007/s00704-020-03208-1, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-020-03208-1

• Prasanna, K., Vinay Kumar, P. and Naidu, C., 2020. Precursors of northeast monsoon rainfall variability during extreme epochs of the global warming era. Meteorological Applications, 27(2).10.1002/met.1894, https://doi.org/10.1002/met.1894

• Kumar, P., Naidu, C. and Prasanna, K., 2020. Recent unprecedented weakening of Indian summer monsoon in warming environment. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 140(1-2): 467-486.10.1007/s00704-019-03087-1, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-019-03087-1

• Prasanna, K., Singh, P., Chowdary, J., Naidu, C., Parekh, A., Gnanaseelan, C. and Dandi, R., 2019. Northeast monsoon rainfall variability over the southern Peninsular India associated with multiyear La Niña events. Climate Dynamics, 53(9-10): 6265-6291. 10.1007/s00382-019-04927-6 , https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04927-6

• Prathipati, V., Naidu, C. and Prasanna, K., 2019. Inconsistency in the frequency of rainfall events in the Indian summer monsoon season. International Journal of Climatology, 39(13): 4907-4923.10.1002/joc.6113 , https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6113

Book Chapters

• Gopalakrishnan, V., Pawar, S.D. and Prasanna, K., 2025. Electrical characteristics of thunderstorms over India. Severe Storms, 167–185. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-7075-5_7.

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