Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals (2012)

    1. Ambili, K.M., J.-P. St.-Maurice, R. K. Choudhary, "On the sunrise oscillation of the F region in the equatorial ionosphere", Geophysical Research Letters, 39, L16102, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012GL052876.).
    2. Anurose, T. J., D. Bala Subrahamanyam, C. B. S. Dutt, N. V. P. Kiran Kumar, Sherine Rachel John, Sandhya K. Nair, M. Santosh, Mannil Mohan, P. K. Kunhikrishnan, S. Sijikumar, S. S. Prijith, "Vertical structure of sea-breeze circulation over Thumba (8.5 N, 76.9 E, India) in the winter months and a case study during W-ICARB Field Experiment", Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 115 (3-4), 113-121, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00703-011-0178-0).
    3. Babu, S. S., V. Sreekanth, K. Krishna Moorthy, Mannil Mohan, N. V. P. Kiran Kumar, D. Bala Subrahamanyam, Mukunda M. Gogoi, Sobhan Kumar Kompalli, Naseema Beegum, Jai Prakash Chaubey, V. H. Arun Kumar and Ravi K. Manchanda, "Vertical profiles of aerosol black carbon in the atmospheric boundary layer over a tropical coastal station:Perturbations during an annular solar eclipse", Atmospheric Research, 99(3-4), 471-478, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/j.atmosres.2010.11.019).
    4. Babu, S.S., M.M. Gogoi, V.H.A. Kumar, V.S. Nair and K. K. Moorthy, "Radiative properties of Bay of Bengal aerosols: Spatial distinctiveness and source impacts", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, D06213, 1-13, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1029/2011JD017355).
    5. Babu, V. S., G. Ramkumar, and S.R John, "Seasonal variation of planetary wave momentum flux and its forcing towards the mean flow acceleration in the MLT region", Journal of Atmosphere Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 78-79, 53-61, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2011.05.010.
    6. Balakrishnaiah, G., K.R. Kumar, B.S.K. Reddy, K.R. Gopal, R.R. Reddy, L.S.S. Reddy, C. Swamulu, Y.N. Ahammed, K. Narasimhulu, K.K. Moorthy and S.S. Babu, "Spatio-temporal variations in aerosol optical and cloud parameters over Southern India retrieved from MODIS satellite data", Atmospheric Environment, 47, 435-445, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.032).
    7. Beegum, N. S., K. Krishna Moorthy, D. Bala Subrahamanyam, N.V.P. Kiran Kumar, S. Suresh Babu, M. Mohan, "Short period variations of the aerosol mass concentrations over Bay of Bengal: Association with quasi-periodic variations in the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer parameters and fluxes", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 77, 78-84, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/:10.1016/j.jastp.2011.11.012).
    8. Bhardwaj, A., M. B. Dhanya, R. Sridharan, S. Barabash, Y. Futaana , M. Wieser, M. Holmström, C. Lue, P. Wurz, A. Schaufelberger, and K. Asamura, "Interaction of solar wind with Moon: An Overview on the results from the SARA experiment aboard Chandrayaan-1", Advances in Geosciences, 25, 35-56, 2012.
    9. Bhardwaj, A., and S. K. Jain, "Calculation of N2 triplet states vibrational populations and band emissions in Venusian Dayglow", Icarus, 217, 752-758, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j/icarus.2011.05.026).
    10. Bhardwaj, A., and S. K. Jain, "Production of N2 Vegard-Kaplan and other triplet band emissions in the dayglow of Titan", Icarus, 218, 989-1005, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2012.01.019).
    11. Bhardwaj, A., and S. Raghuram, "A coupled chemistry-emission model for atomic oxygen green and red-doublet emissions in the comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake", Astrophysical Journal, 748, 13, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/748/1/13).
    12. Chakrabarti, S. K., S. K. Mondal, S. Sasmal, S. Pal, T. Basak, S. Chakrabarti, D. Bhowmick, S. Ray, S. K. Majhi, A. Nandi, V. K. Yadav, T. B. Kotoch, B. Khadka, K. Giri, S. K. Garain, A. K. Choudhury, N. N. Patra, and N. Iqbal, "VLF signals in summer and winter in the Indian sub-continent using multi-station campaigns", Indian Journal of Physics, 86, 323-334, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12648-012-0070-x).
    13. Chaubey, J.P., S.S. Babu, M.M Gogoi, S.K. Kompalli, V. Sreekanth, K.K. Moorthy and T.P. Prabhu, "Black Carbon Aerosol over a High Altitude (~ 4.52 km) Station in Western Indian Himalayas", Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 8(3), 42-51, 2012. (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JIE/article/view/5930).
    14. Das, S. S., K. K. Kumar, S. K. Das, C. Vineeth, T. K. Pant, and G.Ramkumar, "Variability of mesopause temperature derived from two independent methods using meteor radar and its comparison with SABER and EOS-MLS and a co-located multi-wavelength day-glow photometer over an equatorial station Thumba (8.5N, 76.5E)", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33,14, 4634-4647, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0141161.2011.643461.
    15. Das, S. K., S. S. Das, C.W. Chiang, K. K. Kumar, J. B. Nee, "Variability in tropopause height and its temperature on different time scales: An observational study over Banqiao, Taiwan" , Journal of Atmosphere Solar-Terrestrial Physics,81-82, 1-8, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2012.03.013.
    16. Das, S. S., K. N. Uma, and S. K. Das , "MST radar observations of short-period gravity wave during overhead tropical cyclone", Radio Science, 47, 2, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011RS004840.
    17. Dennerl, K., C. M. Lisse, A. Bhardwaj, D. J. Christian, S. J. Wolk, D. Bodewits, T. H. Zurbuchen, M. Combi, and S. Lepri, "Solar system X-rays from charge exchange processes", Astronomische Nachrichten, 333 (4), 324-334, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.201211663).
    18. England, S. L., G. Liu, Q. Zhou, T. J. Immel, K. K. Kumar, and G. Ramkumar , "On the signature of the quasi-three-day wave in the thermosphere during the January 2010 URSI World Day Campaign", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, A06304, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012JA017558.
    19. Futaana, Y., S. Barabash, M. Wieser, M. Holmström, C. Lue, P. Wurz, A. Shaufelberger, A. Bhardwaj, M. B. Dhanya, and K. Asamura, "Empirical energy spectra of neutralized solar wind protons from the lunar regolith", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, E05005, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011JE004019).
    20. Girach, I. A., P. R. Nair, L. M. David, P. Hegde, M. K. Mishra, G. M. Kumar, S. Murali Das, N. Ojha and M. Naja, "The changes in near-surface ozone and precursors at two near-by tropical sites during annular solar eclipse of 15 January 2010", Journal Geophysical Research, 117(D01303), 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016521).
    21. Gogoi, M.M., J.P. Chaubey, V. Sreekanth, S.K. Kompalli, S.S. Babu, T.P. Prabhu and K.K. Moorthy, "Columnar Aerosol Extinction Characteristics: Measurements from a Free-Tropospheric Observatory in Western-Himalayas", Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 8(3), 52-57, 2012. (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JIE/article/view/5931).
    22. Hegde, P. and K. Kawamura, "Seasonal variations of water-soluble organic carbon, dicarboxylic acids, ketoacids, and alpha dicarbonyls in the central Himalayan aerosols", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 6645-6665, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-6645-2012).
    23. Jain, S. K., and A. Bhardwaj, "Impact of solar EUV flux on CO Cameron band and CO2+ UV doublet emissions in the dayglow of Mars", Planetary and Space Science, 63-64, 110-122, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2011.08.010).
    24. John, S.R and K.K. Kumar , "TIMED/SABER Observations of Global Gravity Wave climatology and their interannual variability from stratosphere to mesosphere lower thermosphere", Climate Dynamics, 39, 1489 - 1505, 2012,http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-012-1329-9.
    25. John, S.R and K.K. Kumar , "The concept of wave -turbopause layer and its signature in the global mesosphere-Lower Thermospheric gravity wave activity", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, A10310,2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012JA018172.
    26. Kakad, B., D. Tiwari, and T. K. Pant, "Study of post sunset vertical plasma drift at equatorial f-region using long-term (1990-2003) ionosonde measurements in Indian longitude", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 80, 239-246, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2012.02.004).
    27. Kompalli, S.K., V. Sreekanth, J.P. Chaubey, M.M. Gogoi, S.S. Babu, T.P. Prabhu and K Krishna Moorthy, "Aerosol Number Size Distribution Measurements at Hanle, a Free Tropospheric High-Altitude Site in Western Himalayas", Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 8(3), 140-146, 2012. (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JIE/article/view/5940).
    28. Kumar, K.K., and K.V.Subrahmanyam , "A discussion on the assumption of ambipolar diffusion of meteor trails in the upper atmosphere", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society., 425(1), L1-L5. 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2012.01279.x.
    29. Liu, G., S. L. England, T. J. Immel, K. K. Kumar, G. Ramkumar, and L. P. Goncharenko , "Signatures of the 3-day wave in the low- and mid-latitude ionosphere during the January 2010 URSI World Day campaign", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, A06305, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012JA017588.
    30. Madhav Haridas, M. K., and G. Manju , "On the response of the ionospheric F region over Indian low-latitude station Gadanki to the annular solar eclipse of 15 January 2010", Journal Geophysical Research, 117, A01302, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011JA016695.).
    31. Manju, G., R. Sridharan, Sudha Ravindran, M.K. Madhav Haridas, T.K. Pant, P. Sreelatha and S.V. Mohan Kumar, "Rocket borne in-situ Electron density and Neutral Wind measurements in the equatorial ionosphere Results from the January 2010 annular solar eclipse campaign from India", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 86, 56-64, 2012.
    32. Manju, G., R. Sridharan, P. Sreelatha, Sudha Ravindran, M.K. Madhav Haridas, T. K. Pant, P. Pradeep Kumar, R. Satheesh Thampi, Neha Naik, N. Mridula, Lijo Jose, S.G. Sumod , "A Novel probe for in-situ Electron density and Neutral Wind (ENWi) measurements in the near Earth space", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 74, 81-86, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2011.10.004).
    33. Manju, G., M. K. Madhav Haridas., Sudha Ravindran, T.K. Pant and S. Tulasi Ram, "Equinoctial asymmetry in the occurrence of Equatorial Spread F over Indian longitudes during the moderate to low solar activity period 2004-2007", Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, 41, 240-246, 2012.
    34. Manju, G., Simi K. G. and S. R. Prabhakaran Nair, "Analysis of solar EUV and X- ray flux enhancements during intense solar flare events and the concomitant response of equatorial and low latitude upper atmosphere", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 86, 1-5, 2012.
    35. Meenu, S., K. Parameswaran, and K. Rajeev, "Role of sea surface temperature and wind convergence in regulating convection over the tropical Indian Ocean", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, D14102, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016947).
    36. Mishra, M. K., K. Rajeev, A. K. M. Nair, K. K. Moorthy and K. Parameswaran, "Impact of a noon-time annular solar eclipse on the mixing layer height and vertical distribution of aerosols in the atmospheric boundary layer", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 74, 232-237, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2011.10.012).
    37. Nair, A. K. M., K. Rajeev, Manoj Kumar Mishra, Bijoy V. Thampi, K. Parameswaran, "Multiyear lidar observations of the descending nature of tropical cirrus clouds", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/10.1029/2011JD017406).
    38. Nair, S. K., S. Sijikumar and S. S. Prijith, "Impact of continental meteorology and atmospheric circulation in the modulation of Aerosol Optical Depth over the Arabian Sea", Journal of Earth System Science, 121(2), 263-272, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12040-012-0157-y).
    39. Nair, V.S., F. Solmon, F. Giorgi, L. Mariotti, S.S. Babu and K. K. Moorthy, "Simulation of South Asian aerosols for regional climate studies", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, D04209, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1029/2011JD016711).
    40. Namboodiri, K.V.S., P.K.Dileep, K. Mammen, G. Ramkumar, N.V.P.Kirankumar, S. Sreenivasan, B. Suneel Kumar, and R. K. Manchanda, " Effect of annular solar eclipse of 15 January 2010 on meteorological parameters in the 0 to 65 km region over Thumba, India", Meteorology Zeits, 20, 635-647, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0942-2948/2011/0253).
    41. Pant, T. K., P Sreelatha, N Mridula, S Trivedi, R M Das, S Koli, R Sharma, J Girija, Arun Alex, K K Mukundan, S B Shukla, P Purushottaman, J N Santosh, Biju Thomas, M Srikant, R Sridharan, K Krishnamoorthy, Ratan Bisht, D V A Raghavamurthy, M P T Chamy & J D Rao, "Radio Beacon for Ionospheric Tomography (RaBIT) onboard YOUTHSAT: Preliminary results", Ind. J. Radio Space Phys (IJRSP)., Vol 41 (2), pp. 162-168, 2012.
    42. Pathak, B., P.K. Bhuyan, M.M. Gogoi, K. Bhuyan, "Seasonal heterogeneity in aerosol types over Dibrugarh-North-Eastern India", Atmospheric Environment, 47, 307-315, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.061).
    43. Prijith, S.S., M. Aloysius, M. Mohan, S.N. Beegum and K.K. Moorthy, "Role of circulation parameters in long range aerosol transport: Evidence from Winter-ICARB", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 77, 144-151, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2011.12.008).
    44. Raghuram, S., and A. Bhardwaj, "Model for the production of CO Cameron band emission in Comet 1P/Halley", Planetary and Space Science, 63-64, 139-149, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2011.11.011).
    45. Rao, P. B, G. Beig, R. S. Dabas, G. Ramkumar, S. Gurubaran, K. G Rao, P. K. Manoharan, A. K. Patra, S. Ravindran, T. K. Pant, M. V. Ratnam, S. C. Chakravarty, R. Sridharan , "An Overview of CAWSES - India Program with emphasis on Equatorial Atmospheric Coupling", Journal of Atmosphere Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 75-76, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.16/j/jastp.2011.08.005.
    46. Sijikumar, S. and K. Rajeev, "Role of Arabian Sea Warm Pool on the Precipitation Characteristics during the Monsoon Onset Period", Journal of Climate, 25, 1890-1899, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00286.1).
    47. Simi, K. G., S. V. Thampi, D. Chakrabarty, B. M. Pathan, S. R. P. P. Nayar, and T. K. Pant , "Extreme changes in the equatorial electrojet under the influence of interplanetary electric field and the associated modification in the low latitude F region plasma distribution", Journal Geophysical Research, 117, A03331, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011JA017328.).
    48. Sinha, P.R., U.C. Dumka, R.K. Manchanda, D.G. Kaskaoutis, S. Sreenivasan, K.K. Moorthy and S.S. Babu, "Contrasting aerosol characteristics and radiative forcing over Hyderabad, India due to seasonal mesoscale and synoptic-scale processes", Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 139: 434-450. 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1002/qj.1963).
    49. Sreelatha, P. & Sakunthala S Pillai, "Simulation and analysis of spread spectrum modulated coherent quadrature signals using LabVIEW", International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (IJCSE), Vol 2, pp 1-11, 1(2012).
    50. Sreelatha, P. & Sakunthala S Pillai, "Automatic Satellite Tracking Software (ASTraS) for CRABEX project", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER), Vol 7, pp. 965-973, 9(2012).
    51. Srivastava, A. K., K. Ram, P. Pant, P. Hegde and H. Joshi, "Black carbon aerosols over Manora Peak in the Indian Himalayan foothills: implications for climate forcing", Environmental Research Letters, 7, 014002 (8pp), 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/1/014002).
    52. Srivastava, S., S. Lal, S. Venkataramani, I. Guha and D. Bala Subrahamanyam, "Airborne measurements of O3, CO, CH4 and NMHCs over the Bay of Bengal during winter", Atmospheric Environment, 59, 597-609, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.054).
    53. Sumod, S.G., T K Pant & S R P Nayar, "On the variability of the observed HF Doppler derived equatorial F-region plasma drifts during evening and morning hours and the chemical corrections therein", Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, 41 (2), 130-140, 2012.
    54. Sumod, S. G., T. K. Pant, Lijo, M. Hossain and K .K. Kumar, "Signatures of sudden stratospheric warming on equatorial ionosphere thermosphere system, ", Planetary and space science, 63-64, 49-55, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2011.08.005).
    55. Sunilkumar, S. V., A. Babu, and K. Parameswaran , "Mean structure of the tropical tropopasue and its variability over Indian longitude sector", Climate Dynamics, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-012-1496-8.
    56. Subrahamanyam, D. B., Radhika Ramachandran, S. Indira Rani, S. Sijikumar, T. J. Anurose and Asish Kumar Ghosh, "Location-specific weather prediction for Sriharikota (13.72 N, 80.22 E) through numerical atmospheric models during satellite launch campaigns", Natural Hazards, 61(3), 893-910, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-011-9942-1).
    57. Subrahamanyam, D. B., T. J. Anurose, N. V. P. Kiran Kumar, Mannil Mohan, P. K. Kunhikrishnan, Sherine Rachel John, S. S. Prijith and C. B. S. Dutt, "Spatial and temporal variabilities in vertical structure of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer over Bay of Bengal during Winter Phase of Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, gases and Radiation Budget", Atmospheric Research, 107, 178-185, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.12.014).
    58. Subrahamanyam, D. B., T. J. Anurose, Mannil Mohan, M. Santosh, N. V. P. Kiran Kumar and S. Sijikumar, "Impact of Annular Solar Eclipse of 15 January 2010 on Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics over Thumba: A Case Study", Pure and Applied Geophysics, 169(4), 741-753, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00024-011-0336-9).
    59. Thampi S. V, R. T. Tsunoda, Lijo Jose, and T. K. Pant, "t, Ionogram signatures of large-scale wave structure and their relation to equatorial spread F", Journal Geophysical Research, 117, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1029/2012JA01759).
    60. Uma, K. N., K. K. Kumar, S. S. Das, T. N. Rao, and T. M. Satyanarayana , "On the vertical distribution of mean vertical velocities in the convective regions during wet and dry spells of Indian summer monsoon over Gadanki", Monthly Weather Review, 140, 398-410, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-11-00044.1.
    61. Vineeth, C., T. K. Pant, K. K. Kumar, Lijo Jose, S. G. Sumod and S. Alex , "Counter Equatorial Electrojets:- Analysis of the variability in Daytime Mesopause Temperature and Winds", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 5-76, 115-121, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2011.07.005).
    62. Vineeth, C., T K Pant & M M Hossain, " Enhanced gravity wave activity over the equatorial MLT region during counter electrojet events", Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, 41 (2), 258-264, 2012.
    63. Vorburger, A., P. Wurz, S. Barabash, M. Wieser, Y. Futaana, M. Holmström, A. Bhardwaj, and K. Asamura, "Energetic Neutral Atom Observations of Magnetic Anomalies on the Lunar Surface", Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, A07208, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012JA017553).

     

    Other Important Publications

     

    1. Bhardwaj, A., Editor-in-chief, Advances in Geosciences, Volume 30 (Planetary Science), World Scientific Publication, Singapore, 2012.
    2. Das, S. S , "Characteristics of the quasi 16 day wave in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) region: A review over an equatorial station Thumba (8.5oN, 76.5oE)", Chapter in Book entitled, Modern Climatology, InTech-Ope. Acc. Pub., 2012, ISBN 979-953-307-337-7.
    3. Subrahamanyam, D. B and Radhika Ramachandran, "Application of Mesoscale Atmospheric Models in Short-Range Weather during Satellite Launch Campaigns in India", Chapter in Book "Atmospheric Model Applications", Intech Books, 2012.
    4. Vipin K Yadav, Comment Editor, Proceedings of the 27th National Symposium on Plasma Science & Technology, Pudducherry, 2012.