Highlights of Research Work Carried out by K

Highlights of Research Work Carried out by K. Krishna Kumar (1999 -2003)

Research Areas v Development of Climate Change Scenarios for India. v Development of High-resolution climate change scenarios for India using Hadley Centre Regional Climate Model. v Impact of climate change on cyclonic storms in Indian seas. v GCM Sensitivity Experiments on ENSO-Monsoon Relationship. v Indian Ocean SSTs and monsoon variability. v Diagnostics of AGCM simulations for understanding the variability of Asian Monsoon and its global teleconnections. v Study of vulnerability characteristics of Kachchh District, Gujarat. v Development of relevant Prediction Schemes of Seasonal Rainfall over the APN/START Project Target Sites in India and Pakistan. v Climate Signal in Indian Agricultural Indices. v Climate Signal in Malaria Incidences in India.

Participation in National/International Research Projects v Principal Investigator (PI) in APN/START funded project, Applying climate information to enhance the resilience of farming systems exposed to climate risk in south and southeast Asia. v PI in NATCOM project on Climate Change Projection for India and v v Assessment of the Associated Agricultural and Human Health Impacts. Co-PI in UK funded project, Development of Climate Change Scenarios for India, being carried out at IITM, Pune. Collaborator/Team Member in UK Govt funded project, Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in India being done at IITM, Pune, India. v Collaborator in UK Govt. funded project, Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in India being done at National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India. v Joint-Collaborator in INDO-FRENCH Collaborative Project, Sensitivity of the Indian Summer Monsoon to Anthropogenic Climate Change.

Other Activities v Guidance to M. Tech. Students v Recognition as Ph. D. Guide v Participation in National Meetings/Workshops/ Seminars/Lectures v Peer Review of Scientific Papers and Research Proposals v Member in Institute Committees v Co-ordination of visits of International visitors/ Members of Parliament

Future Research Plans… • Continue ongoing efforts in enhancing the • • resolution and reducing uncertainities of Climate Change Scenarios by way of more AOGCM/RCM experiments/simulations. Downscaling of Seasonal Climate Forecasts using RCMs. Tailoring Climate Products suiting to user needs and expanding Climate Applications in Agriculture, Water Resource, Human Health etc. Evaluating Monsoon Predictability by way of Ensemble Simulations. Further Diagnostics of Identifying new Climatic Forcings and Predictors for Monsoon Variability.