Tropical Cyclone Activity over the North Indian Ocean

Dr. M. Mohapatra is the Head of Weather Forecasting Services of India Meteorological Department and WMO recognised Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre for Tropical Cyclones at IMD, New Delhi. His main research interests include high impact weather events, especially tropical cyclones. He has 22 years of experience in meteorological services and research and is the author of 60 research papers published in peer reviewed journals. He has received a number of recognitions including 25th Biennial Mausam Award and Young Scientist Award of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India for his research contributions in the field of atmospheric sciences. B.K. Bandyopadhyay got his post-graduate degree in solid state physics in 1976 from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He joined as a Research Scholar in Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and during next three years, he was associated with research on microphysical characteristics of clouds. He joined India Meteorological Department in 1981 and was engaged in operational weather forecasting for past 30 years which mainly included cyclone and heavy rainfall warning services and allied meteorological research. He has made significant research contributions mainly on tropical cyclones. He has about 40 research publications in the national and international journals. Dr. L.S. Rathore is the Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department and Permanent Representative of India with World Meteorological Organization. He is Co-Vice Chairman of Intergovernmental Board of Climate Services (IBCS) and former Vice President of Commission for Agriculture Meteorology, WMO and presently on its management board. He is former President of Indian Meteorological Society and President of Association of Agro-meteorologists. He made significant contribution in setting up Integrated Agro-meteorological Service in India. He has 35 years of experience in meteorological services and research and has published about 100 research papers and seven books. He is recipient of Dr Lakhi Ram Memorial Award, 2011 constituted by Society for Recent Development in Agriculture. He has been conferred Fellowship by Indian Meteorological Society.

PART I: Tropical Cyclone Impact and Early Warning System.- Collaborative Mechanism for Tropical Cyclone Monitoring and Prediction over North Indian Ocean.- Hydro-meteorological Aspects of Tropical Cyclone Phailin in Bay of Bengal in 2013 and the Assessment of Rice Inundation Due to Flooding.- Spatial Verification of Rainfall Forecasts during Tropical Cyclone 'Phailin'.- Diagnostics of Upper Level Dynamics and Rainfall Asymmetry of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm MADI (2013).- The Role of Information System in Data/Product/Warning Dissemination and Future Improvements.- Management of Post-landfall Riverine Flooding.- PART II: Climatological Aspects and Rapid Changes in Tropical Cyclones.- Tropical Cyclone Track, Structure and Intensity Changes at Landfall.- Very Severe Cyclonic Storm MADI over Bay of Bengal, 6-13 December 2013 - A Diagnostic Study.- Rapid Weakening of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Lehar' - A Case Study.- Rapid Movement of Cyclone Viyaru Just Before Landfall-A Case Study.- SomeCharacteristics of Translational Speed of Cyclonic Disturbances over North Indian Ocean in Recent Years.- Life Period of Cyclonic Disturbances over the North Indian Ocean during Recent Years.- PART III: Cyclogenesis, Monitoring and Prediction.- Seasonal Forecast of Tropical Cyclogenesis over Bay of Bengal During Post-Monsoon Season.- Tropical Cyclogenesis Prediction in the North Indian Ocean during 2013 using OSCAT Derived Surface Wind Observations.- The Influence of Madden-Julian Oscillation on the Bay of Bengal Tropical Cyclogenesis during the year 2013.- Relation of Frequency of Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean and North West Pacific Ocean with Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly over Nino 3.4 region and Indian Ocean Dipole.- Governing Factors Associated with Intensification of TC-A Diagnostic Study of VSCS PHAILIN and LEHAR.- PART IV: NWP Modelling for Tropical Cyclone Forecast.- Numerical Simulations with WRF to study the impact of Sea Surface Temperature on the Evolution ofTropical Cyclones over Bay of Bengal.- Performance of NCMRWF model TC Track Forecasts during 2013.- Sensitivity of WRF-ARW Model to Cumulus Parameterisation Schemes in Prediction of TC Intensity and Track over the North Indian Ocean.- Simulation of Tropical Cyclone 'Phailin' Using WRF Modeling System.- Data Assimilation Experiments with ARW-3DVAR for Tropical Cyclone Extreme Weather Predictions over Bay of Bengal.- Sensitivity Study on 2013 - Tropical Cyclones using different Cloud Microphysical and Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterisation Schemes in WRF Model.- Standard Operation Procedure for Tropical Cyclone Vital Parameters over North Indian Ocean.- Index.