CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : Prof . S. VijayaBhaskara Rao

Age & Date of Birth : 01-07-1963

Present Designation : Professor

Educational Qualifications : Msc, M.Phil,Ph.D

Teaching Experience

Under Graduate Teaching Experience : 25 Years

Post Graduate Teaching Experience :25 Years as Assistant Professor , Associate

Professor and Professor. Taught subjects

likeAtmospheric Science, communication

electronics, Digital and mobile

communications, Atmospheric

Instrumentation, Atmospheric Dynamics.

Research experience

Research Guidance and Supervision (furnish list as per format)

M.Phil Guidance

Awarded : 4

S.No. Name of the Candidate Title of the Thesis Year of Award

1. Mr. G. Kishore Kumar A study of on low

latitude stratospheric and

mesospheric structure

and dynamics using

ground based and space

borne measurements

2006

2. Mr. P. Babu Zero degree isotherm

characteristics over

Indian sub continent

2008

3. Miss. P. Chandrika Rain attenuation and its

fade dynamic studies:

Fade slope intimation

using signal processing

techniques

2010

4. Mrs. S. Jyothi Spatiotemporal

Variability of

Precipitation over India

using IMD and different

Reanalysis data sets

2013

Full -Time on going : -

Part -Time on going : 2

Ph.D. Guidance

Awarded : 30

S.No. Name of the Candidate Title of the Thesis Year of Award

1. T.Rama Rao Studies on radiowave

propagation over

Southern India

2001

2. I.V. Subba Reddy Studies on Atmospheric

Gravity waves and

planetary waves over a

tropical station using

Indian MST Radar and

Lidar

2005

3. V.Gunasekhar Reddy Atmospheric Constraints

in HF/UHF/Satellite

Communication in the

Indian Sub-Continent

2005

4. S. Sripathi VHF Radar studies of E

region plasma

irregularities at low

latitude

2007

5. N.V.P. Kiran Kumar Studies on Tropical

Precipitating Systems

Using VHF & UHF

Radars

2007

6. Narendra Babu General Circulation &

Gravity wave studies

using Indian MST Radar

and Radiosonde data

2008

7. A. Appa Rao Study of upper

atmospheric features over

the Indian latitudes and

its application of weather

studies over SHAR

2008

8. P. Vishnu Prasanth Broadband Resonance

Lidar studies of

Mesospheric Sodium at a

tropical station

2008

9. G. Kishore Kumar A study on low latitude

stratospheric and

mesospheric structure

and dynamics using

ground based and space

2009

borne measurements

10. N. Venkateswara Rao A study on the Quasi-

periodic Radar echoes

from Low Latitude E-

Region

2009

11. K. Sarath Kumar INSAT Ku and Ka band

propagation impairment

studies over Indian

region with newly

developed experimental

data logging systems

2009

12. M. Thirumarran Prediction and estimation

of North east Monsoon

rainfall over Tamil Nadu

2009

13. K. N. Uma A study on vertical air

motion and its variability

during fair weather and

convection with a VHF

wind profiler

2009

14. DebashisNath A study on waves and

turbulence over tropical

latitudes using high

resolution measurements

2010

15. S. Eswaraiah Investigations on the

variability of the

mesospheric echoes,

winds, waves and

associated momentum

fluxes over a tropical

region

2012

16. R. Varaprasad Estimation of launch

vehicle trajectory using

advanced modeling

techniques and

processing algorithms

2013

17. T. Kiran Kumar Study of Atmospheric

Aerosols over Indian

Subcontinent using

MODIS data

2014

18. Lalit Mohan Joshi Coupling processes in the

low latitude ionospheric

E and F regions

2014

19. V.K. Anandan Study on atmosphere

during severe weather

conditions using

ground based remote

sensing systems

2014

20. K. Saikranthi Characteristics of

Rainfall over India as

seen by Tropical Rainfall

2014

Measuring Mission

(TRMM) Precipitation

Radar

21. P.P. Leena Lower Atmospheric

forcing and its impact on

middle atmospheric

structure and dynamics

2014

22. C.K. Unnikrishna A study on the role of

land surface processes on

the Indian summer

monsoon variability

using a regional climate

model

2014

23. N. Sai Suman Experimental

Investigation of Physical

and Optical Properties of

Aerosols and Estimation

of Aerosol Radiative

Forcing

2014

24. K. Ramesh Investigation of the

causative mechanisms of

Mesospheric Inversion

layers through

observations, modeling

and analysis

2015

25. K.Renuka Observations and

modelling of

atmospheric pollutants in

a rural environment in

South India

2015

26. G.N.Madhavi Global temperature

morphology and

planetary wave

charcteristics using

different satellite

measurements

2015

27. P.Chandrika Rain Attenuation Studies:

Fade slope Estimations

and Rain rate Modeling

2016

28. M.S.Arunachalam Convectively generated

wave characteristics and

their influence on

Vertical Coupling of the

Atmosphere

2016

29. P.P. Sreekala Northeast monsoon

rainfall variability over

south peninsular India

and its predictability

using IPCC-AR5 Models

2017

30. Amit Kumar Pandit Climatology of cirrus 2017

clouds observed using

ground based and space

borne Lidars over a

tropical station in South

India.

Synopsis submitted : 2

Full –Time on going : 4

Part –Time on going : 1

Research Projects: (furnish list as per format in Annexure-I)

Ongoing Research Projects : 4(ongoing) + 2(Sanctioned)

Completed Research Projects :8

Collaborative Projects : 2

Publications (furnish year wise list as per format in ANNEXURE- II)

Year Number of

Publications

2009 4

2010 4

2011 7

2012 13

2013 20

2014 22

2015 13

2016 10

No.of Papers published in National Journals :4

International Journals( 2009-2016):89

Monographs Published : -

Books authored : -

Edited Books : -

Chapters in Books : -

No.of Seminars/Conferences/Workshops Organized :10

No. of Seminars/Conferences/Workshops Attended

(International) : 22

No. of Seminars/Conferences/Workshops Attended

(National) : 55

No. of Seminars/Conferences/Workshops in which

Served as resource person : 10

Awards Received :

Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award (APSA)-2012

IETE- Prof. K. Sreenivasan Memorial Award (2012)

Professional Experience

( Membership in Professional Bodies ) : Member of Local Advisory Committee, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological

Museum (2014).

Member Board of Studies in Physics, Sri PadmavathiMahilaVisvavidyalayam,

Tirupati ( 2014)

Member Board of Studies in Physics, Sri PadmavatiMahilaVisvavidyalayam, Tirupati (2013)

Member of Board of Studies, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa

Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Hyderabad.

Fellow of Institute of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineers , New Delhi.

Biography cited in the Marquis Who‟s Who in the world, 2010 edition.

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), U.K.

Member, Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association, Mumbai.

Member, Board of Studies, Dept.ofMeterology and Oceanography, Andhra

University, Visakhapatnam.

Member of the Advisory Committee for Srinivasa Institute of Technology and Management studies, Chittoor.

Member of the Advisory Committee for NBKR Institute of Science &Technology,Vidyanagar, Nellore(Dist).

Member of the Advisory Committee for Sri Sai Institute of Technology and Science, Rayachoti.

Administrative Experience :

Co-ordinator, Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati.

Co-ordinator, M.Tech Space Technology Program, S.V. University, Tirupati.

Deputy Co-ordinator, Centre for Advanced Study, S.V. University, Tirupati.

Co-ordinator, UGC-SVU Center for MST radar applications, SVU, Tirupati. Honorary Director, Center for Disaster and drought management, S.V. University,

Tirupati.

Director, UGC-SVU Center for MST radar applications , SVU ,Tirupati.

Dean , Research and Development , SVU , Tirupati

MoU’s : -

Other Experience/Expertise : -

Annexure –I

Ongoing Projects :

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding Agency Duration Amount

Prof.S.VijayaBhaskara

Rao

UGC-SVU Centre

for MST Radar

Application

UGC, New Delhi 2012 -

2017

Rs. 3.50

crores

Aerosol Radiative

Forcing over India

Space Physics

Laboratory,

Tribandrum

2013 -

2018

Rs. 35.00

lakhs

Vertical and

lateral coupling

investigations of

lower and middle

atmospheres using

MLT radars

network.

DST, Govt of

India

2014-2017

Rs. 43.39

lakhs

Advanced Centre

for Atmospheric

Sciences

ISRO, Govt of

India

2015-2020

Rs.68.00

lakhs

Completed Projects :

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding

Agency

Year Amount

Prof.S.VijayaBhaskara

Rao

Studies on

Atmospheric

Turbulence using

MST Radar

Department of

Science &

Technology.

1995-98 Rs.5.70 lakhs

Characterization

of Tropospheric

and Ionospheric

Media to Aid in

Radio

communication

Department of

Science and

Technology

1995-98 Rs.8.10 lakhs

Prediction of

Scintillation

effects on satellite

communications

above 10 GHz

UGC, New

Delhi

1998-2001 Rs.4.82 lakhs

Studies on Radio

Atmospheric

Noise in the HF

band over

Southern India

Third World

Academy of

Sciences,

ICTP, Italy

1998-2000 US $ 5000.00

Advanced Centre

for Atmospheric

Sciences

ISRO, Dept. of

Space, Govt. of India

2008-2013 Rs.32.00

lakhs

Application of

GPS RO

Technique for

monitoring the

earth‟s

atmosphere

DST, Govt of

India

2008-2011 Rs.18.93

Lakhs

Mesoscale

modeling for

monsoon related

weather

predictions

CSIR,

New Delhi

2008-2010 Rs.11.00

lakhs

Strengthening of

space science

activities

ISRO, Govt of.

India

2008-2013 Rs.35.51

lakhs

Collaborative Projects :

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding

Agency

Year Amount

Prof.S.VijayaBhaskara

Rao

Estimating the

escape of water

to space

through D/H

ratio and

atomic

hydrogen

escape in the

Martian upper

atmosphere

Laboratory for

Electro-Optics

Systems,

Department of

Space, Govt. of

India

September,

2015

Rs.14.19 lakhs

Climate change

perspectives

through studies

on aerosols,

atmospheric

modeling and

Remote

sensing

UGC, NEW

Delhi under

CPEPA

As a Principal

Investigator

2016-2021

Rs.449.25

lakhs

Annexure-II

Publications: (First Author, Co-Authors, Title of the Paper, Journal Name, ISBN/ISSN No:

year)

2016

1. Stratospheric sudden warmings observed in the last decade by satellite measurements

and reanalysis: P. Kishore*, Isabella Velicogna, M. VenkatRatnam, S. P. Namboothiri, J.

H. Jiang2, Tyler C Sutterley, V. Sivakumar, G. N. Madhavi, and S. V. B. Rao, Revised

in Remote Sensing Of Environment, 2015, Volume 184, Pages :263-275, Impact

Factor : 5.881.

2. Investigation on the solar cycle signature on the Hadley circulation Based on the Intesity

and Duration of the Solar Cycle: C. Vedavathi, M. VenkatRatnam, V. V. M. Jagannadha

Rao, N. Venkateswara Rao, and S. VijayaBhaskara Rao. International Journal of

Current Research and Review, 2016, Volume 8, Pages: 38: 46.

Impact Factor : 1.35

3. Chandrika. P, VijayaBhaskara Rao. S, Kiran Kumar. N & Narayana Rao. T Validation

of Empirical Rainrate Models over a Tropical Coastal Station and an inland station in

Southern India IEEE Antennas and wireless propagation letters, Vol.5, 2016 page: 698-

701. Impact Factor: 1.948.

4. PP Leena, M VenkatRatnam, BV Krishna Murthy, S VijayaBhaskara Rao, “Variability

of Madden Julian Oscillations (MJO) observed over southern India using radiosonde

observations”, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2016/5/31, Vol:

142, Pages:25-34. Impact Factor: 1.474.

5. S Eswaraiah, Yong Ha Kim, Junseok Hong, Jeong-Han Kim, M VenkatRatnam, A

Chandran, SVB Rao, Dennis Riggin, “Mesospheric signatures observed during 2010

minor stratospheric warming at King Sejong Station (62° S, 59° W)”, Journal of

Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2016/3/31, Vol: 140, pages: 55-64. Impact

Factor: 1.474.

6. N. VenkateswaraRao , P. ManasaMohana , A. Jayaraman, S. V. B. Rao . Some new

aspects of the transient ionization layer of comet Siding Spring origin in the Martian

upper atmosphere. Journal of geophysicalresearch(AGU

Journal),DOI: 10.1002/2015JA022189. Impact Factor: 3.426.

7. K. Vijayakumar, P.C.S. Devara, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, C.K. Jayasankar. (2016). Dust

aerosol characterization and transport features based on combined ground-based,

satellite and model-simulated data. Aeolian Research, 21:75-85, Impact Factor:

2.31. DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.03.003.

8. K. Vijayakumar, P.D. Safai, P.C.S. Devara, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, C.K. Jayasankar.

(2016). Effects of agriculture crop residue burning on aerosol properties and long-range

transport over northern India: A study using satellite data and model simulations,

Atmospheric Research, 155-163, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.04.003, Impact Factor:

2.84.

9. A study on the role of land-atmosphere coupling on the south Asian monsoon climate

variability using a regional climate model. C. K. Unnikrishnan& M. Rajeevan& S.

VijayaBhaskaraRao.TheorApplClimatol DOI 10.1007/s00704-015-1680-y.Impact

Factor: 2.015.

10. Diurnal variation of ducts observed over a tropical station, Gadanki, using high-

resolution GPS radiosonde observations G. Manjula, M. Roja Raman, M.

VenkatRatnam, A. V. Chandrasekhar1, and S. VijayaBhaskaraRao,Radio Sci., 51,

doi:10.1002/2015RS005814.

2015

11. AK Pandit, HS Gadhavi, M VenkatRatnam, K Raghunath, SVB Rao, AJayaraman,

“Long-term trend analysis and climatology of tropical cirrus clouds using 16 years of

lidar data set over Southern India”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2015/12/16,

Vol:15, Issue: 24, Pages: 13833-13848.Impact Factor: 5.053.

12. AK Pandit, HS Gadhavi, M VenkatRatnam, K Raghunath, SVB Rao, AJayaraman, “16

year climatology of cirrus clouds over a tropical station in southern India using ground

and space-based lidar observations”, Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions,

2015/6/1, Vol.:15, Issue:11. Impact Factor: 5.052.

13. A. Sandeep, T. N. Rao and S.V.B. Rao, “ A comprehensive investigation of afternoon

transition of the atmospheric boundary layer over a tropical rural site” Atmos. Chem.

Phys., 15, 7605-7617, July, 2015. doi:10.5194/acp-15-7605/2015. Impact Factor :

5.05.

14. M. Pramitha, M. VenkatRatnam, A. Taori, B.V. Krishna Murthy, D. Pallamraju, and

S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Evidence for tropospheric wind shear excitation of high-

phase-speed gravity waves reaching the mesosphere using the ray-tracing technique”

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 2709-2721, March, 2015. Doi: 10.5194/acp-15-2709-2015.

Impact Factor: 5.298. Impact Factor: 5.05.

15. V. Ravi Kiran, M. Rajeevan, H. Gadhavi, S. VijayaBhaskar Rao, A. Jayaraman “ Role

of vertical structure of cloud microphysical properties on cloud radiative forcing over

the Asian monsoon region” Journal of Climate Dynamics, March, 2015,

doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2542-0. Impact Factor: 4.67.

16. P. Kishore, S. Jyothi, GhouseBasha, S.V.B. Rao, M. Rajeevan, Isabella Velicogna,

Tyler C. Sutterley, “ Precipitation climatology over India: validation with observations

and reanalysis datasets and spatial trends”, Climate Dynamics, 3, April, 2015.DOI

10.1007/s00382-015-2597-y. Impact Factor : 4.67.

17. U Umakanth, Amit P Kesarkar, Attada Raju, S VijayaBhaskar Rao, “Representation of

monsoon intraseasonal oscillations in regional climate model: sensitivity to convective

physics”, Climate Dynamics, 2015/11, pages: 1-23. Impact Factor: 4.619.

18. CK Unnikrishnan, M Rajeevan, S VijayaBhaskara Rao, “A study on the role of land-

atmosphere coupling on the south Asian monsoon climate variability using a regional

climate model” Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2015, 1-16. Impact Factor:

2.015.

19. P. Pavan Chaitanya, A.K. Patra, N. Balan and S.V.B. Rao, “Ionospheric variations over

Indian low latitudes close to the equator and comparison with IRI-2012” Ann.

Geophys., 33, 997-1006, July, 2015. doi:10.5194/angeo-33-997-2015. Impact Factor:

1.741.

20. U Umakanth, Amit P Kesarkar, T Narayana Rao, S Rao, “An objective criterion for the

identification of breaks in Indian summer monsoon rainfall”, Atmospheric Science

Letters, 2015/7/1, Vol.:16, Issue:3, Pages: 193-198. Impact Factor: 1.521

21. P. Chandrika, S. VijayaBhaskarar Rao, Kirankumar N.V.P., Narayana Rao. T,

“Review and testing analysis of Moupfouma rain rate model for Souther India” Journal

of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 132 (June, 2015), 33-36. Impact Factor:

1.47.

22. GN Madhavi, P Kishore, SVB Rao, Isabella Velicogna, GhouseBasha, “ Two-day wave

observation over the middle and high latitudes in the NH and SH using COSMIC

GPSRO measurements” Journal of Advances in Space Research, 2015/1/15, Vol.:55,

Issue: 2, pages. 722-731. Impact Factor: 1.238.

23. M. Sarvani, K. Raghunath, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao “Lidar Signal Denoising methods –

application to NARL Rayleigh Lidar” Journal of Optical Society of India, 18th

April,

2015.

2014

24. M. VenkatRatnam, Y. DurgaSanthi, P. Kishore, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “Solar cycle

effects on Indian summer monsoon dynamics” Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-

Terrestrial Physics, 2014/12/31, Volume: 121, pages: 145-156. Impact Factor: 1.751

25. Amit Kumar Pandit, Harish Gadhavi, M. VenkatRatnam, A. Jayaraman, K. Raghunath,

S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Characteristic of cirrus clouds and tropical tropopause layer:

Seasonal variation and long-term trends”, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar –

Terrestrial Physics, 2014/12/31, Vol: 121, Pages: 248-256. Impact Factor: 1.751

26. SVB Rao, S Eswaraiah, M VenkatRatnam, E Kosalendra, K Kishore Kumar, S Sathish

Kumar, PT Patil, S Gurubaran, “ Advanced meteor radar installed at Tirupati: System

details and comparison with different radars”, Journal of Geophysical Research:

Atmospheres, 2014/11/16, Vol: 119, Issue: 21, Pages: 11893-11904. Impact Factor:

3.44

27. KBRR Hariprasad, CV Srinivas, A Bagavath Singh, S.VijayaBhaskara Rao, R

Baskaran, B Venkatraman “Numerical simulation and intercomparison of boundary

layer structure with different PBL schemes in WRF using experimental observations at a

tropical site” Journal of Atmospheric Research 2014/09/30, Volume: 145, Pages: 27-44.

Impact Factor: 2.421

28. VK Aanadan, VN Sureshbabu, S.VijayaBhaskara Rao, Shridhar Kumar, “ A study on

wind dynamics during convective process using the postset-beam-steering technique”,

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2014/9/30, Vol: 117, Pages: 20-

30. Impact Factor: 1.751

29. C. Dhananjaya Rao, M. Arunachalam Srinivasan, M.K. Krishnaiah, Y. Bhavani Kumar,

S.V.B. Rao “ Wind Motions around the Tropical Cirrus Using Simultaneous Radar and

Lidar Observations over Gadanki (13.450 N, 79.18

0 E), India” International Journal of

Geosciences, 2014/10/13, Vol. 5, Issue (11) Pages: 12-41. Impact Factor: 0.66

30. Y. Sulochana, P. Chandrika, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Rainrate and rain attenuation

statistics for different homogeneous regions of India”, Indian Journal of Raido& Space

Physics, 2014/8, Vol: 43, Page. 303-314.

31. K. Saikranthi, T. Narayana Rao, B. Radhakrishna and S.V.B. Rao “ Morphology of the

vertical structure of precipitation over India and adjoining oceans based on long-term

measurements of TRMM PR”, Journal of Geophysical Research,119, Doi:

10.1002/2014JD021774, June, 2014. Impact Factor: 3.44

32. K. Renuka, Harish Gadhavi, A. Jayaraman, Shyamlal, M. Naja, S.V. Bhaskara Rao,

“Study of Ozone and NO2 over Gadanki – a rural site in South India”, Journal of

Atmospheric Chemistry, July, 2014. Diu.10.1007/s 1087-014-9284-y. Impact Factor:

1.632.

33. A. Sandeep, T. Narayana Rao, C.N. Ramkiran, S.V.B. Rao, “Differences in

Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Characteristics between wet and dry episodes of the

Indian summer monsoon”, Boundary Layer Meteorology, 10 June, 2014.

Doi:10.1007/s10546-014-9945-z. Impact Factor: 2.525.

34. M VenkatRatnam, N. Venkateswara Rao, C. Vedavathi, B.V.Krishna Murthy, S.

VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Diurnal tide in the low-latitude troposphere and stratosphere:

Long-term trends and role of the extended solar minimum”, Journal of Atmospheric and

Solar- Terrestrial Physics, 121 (2014), 168-176, June, 2014. Impact Factor: 1.751

35. M.N. Sai Suman, H. Gadhavi, V. Ravi Kiran, A. Jayaraman and S.V.B. Rao, “ Role of

Coarse and fine mode aerosols in MODIS AOD Retrieval: a case study over southern

India”, Journal of Atmospehric Measurement Tehniques, 7, 907-917, April, 2014. Doi:

10.5194/amt-7-907-2014. Impact Factor: 3.206.

36. PavanChaitanya.P, A.K. Patra, and S.V.B. Rao, “ Quiet time short-period and day-to-

day variations in E X B drift studied using 150 km radar echoes from Gadanki” Journal

of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 119, doi: 10.1002/2013JA019668, March,

2014. Impact Factor: 3.44

37. N. Radha Krishna Murthy, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Studies on the Frequency

Occurrence of Super refraction and Ducting over Indian Region” Journal of Engineering

Research and Applications, ISSN: 2248-9622, Vol. 4 Issue 3 (Version 1), March 2014,

PP. 29-34. Impact Factor: 1.6

38. VK Anandan, V.N. Suresh Babu, ToshitakaTsuda, Jun-ichifurumoto and S.

VijayaBhaskara Rao "Estimation and comparison of horizontal winds using various

spectral estimation methods on profiler radars", Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic

Technology, 2014/3, Vol. 31 Issue: (3), Pages 620-629. Impact Factor: 1.82

39. N Dashora, K Venkatramana& S V B Rao, “

Design and fabrication of crossed-Yagi

antennae for dual frequency satellite signal reception at ground” Indian Journal of Radio

and Space Physics, Vol. 43, Feb, 2014, PP. 124-129.

40. K. Ramesh, S. Sridharan, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, K. Raghunath & Y. Bhavani Kumar “

Rayleigh Lidar Observations of mesospheric inversion layers over Gadanki (13.5oN,

79.2o

E) and their relationship with gravity wave activity” , Indian Journal of Radio &

Space Physics, Vol. 43, February, 2014, PP 83-90.

41. M.S. Arunachalam, S.V.B. Rao & R. Suresh “Investigation of convectively generated

gravity wave characteristics and generation mechanisms during the passage of

Thunderstorm and Squall-line over Gadanki (13.5N°, 79.2E°) Ann.Geophys,

2014/1/30, Issue: 32, Pages 57-68, 2014, doi: 10.5194/angeo-32-57-2014. Impact

factor: 1.52.

42. Y. DurgaSanthi, M VenkatRatnam, SK Dhaka, S VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Global

morphology of convection indices observed using COSMIC GPS RO satellite

measurements” Journal of Atmospheric Research, 2014/2/28 Vol: 137, Pages: 205-215.

Impact factor: 2.421

43. M.S. Arunachalam, S.V.B. Rao & R. Suresh “Investigation of convectively generated

gravity wave characteristics and generation mechanisms during the passage of

Thunderstorm and Squall-line over Gadanki (13.5N°, 79.2E°) Ann.Geophys, 32, 57-68,

2014, doi: 10.5194/angeo-32-57-2014. Impact factor: 1.52.

44. "Estimation and comparison of horizontal winds using various spectral estimation methods on profiler radars", Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

45. C.K. Unnikrishnan, M. Rajeevan, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao and Manoj kUmar

(2013), “Development of a high resolution land surface data set for the south asian monsoon region”, current science, Vol. 105, 10 Nov., pp 1235-1246.

2013

46. V.V.M. Jagannadha Rao, M. VenkatRatnam, Y. DurgaSanthi, M. Roja Raman, M. Rajeevan, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ On the Detection of Onset and Activity of Indian Summer Monsoon using GPSRO Refractivity Profiles”, Monthly

Weather Review, 2096-2106, 2013 Impact Factor 2.358.

47. L.M. Joshi, A.K. Patra and S.V.B. Rao, “Low-latitude Es capable of controlling the

onset of equatorial spread F”, J. Geophys.Res., Vol. 118, 1170-

1179,doi:10.1002/jgra.50189,2013, Impact Factor 3.4.

48. L.M. Joshi, A.K. Patra, T.K. Pant and S.V.B. Rao“ On the nature of low-latitude Es

influencing the genesis of equatorial plasma bubble” J. Geophys. Res.,Vol.118, 524-

532, doi:10.1029/2012JA018122,2013, Impact Factor 3.4

49. P. Pavan Chaitanya, AK Patra, N. Balan, SVB Rao, “ First simultaneous observations of

F3 layer and ExB drift in Indian sector and modeling” Journal ofGeophysical

Research: Space Physics, Vol- 118, 3527-3539, 2013 Impact Factor 3.4

50. GN Madhavi, P. Kishore, SVB Rao, I Velicogna, V. Sivakumar, “ Climatology and comparison study of stratosphere and lower mesosphere temperatures using satellite and

reanalysis data sets”, Int J Cur Res Rev 5 (05), 17-41, 2013.

51. G.V. Chalapathi, S. Eswaraiah, SVB Rao, N. Prabhakara Rao “Water vapor attenuation

studies for KA and V Band frequencies over a tropical region” Int J Cur Res Rev 5

(05), 2013.

52. R.Varaprasad, S.VijayaBhaskara Rao, D. Narayana Rao, V.Seshagiri Rao, “ Trajectory Estimation of a Satellite Launch Vehicle Using Unscented Kalman Filter from Noisy Radar Measurements”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), ISSN:2278-0181, Vol. 2 Issue 9, September, 2013.

53. K. Saikranthi, T.Narayana Rao, B. Radhakrishna, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Impact of Misrepresentation of Freezing-Level Height by the TRMM Algorithm on Shallow Rain Statistics over India and Adjoining Oceans”, American Meteorological Society, DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0298.1, Volume 52, P.No. 2001-

2008, September, 2013 Impact Factor 3.7

54. V.Kamalakar, A. Taori, K. Raghunath, S.V.B. Rao, A. Jayaraman, “ On Rayleigh lidar

capability enhancement for the measurement of short-period waves at upper mesospheric

altitudes” International journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 34,issue 21, August,

2013. DOI. 10.1080/01431161.2013.822599 Impact Factor 1.1

55. S. Eswaraiah, M. VenkatRatnam, B.V.Krishna Murthy, A. Guharay and S.

VijayaBhaskara Rao , “Short-period gravity wave momentum fluxesobserved in the tropical troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere”, J. Atmo.Sol.Terry.Phys Vol. 105-

106 (July 2013) 1-7 Impact Factor 1.7

56. N. Radha Krishna Murthy, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Studies on the Occurrence of Duct and Super refraction over Indian Region” International Journal of Current Research and

Review, Vol 05 – P.12 – 20 June 2013 Impact Factor 1.0.

57. S V B Rao, JT Ong, K I Timothy & D Venugopal, “ Propagation of free spaceoptical

links in Singapore”, Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, Vol. 42, June 2013, pp – 182-186 Impact Factor 1.0

58. K. Ramesh, S. Sridharan, K. Raghunath, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, and Y. Bhavani

Kumar, “ Planetary wave-gravity wave interactions during mesospheric inversion layer events” Journal of Geophysical research: space physics, Vol.118, 1-13, June, 2013, doi:

10.1002/jgra.50379, 2013, Impact Factor 3.4

59. V.K. Anandan, VN Suresh Babu, C.J. Pan andS. VijayaBhaskara Rao “Observation of wave generation and non-local perturbations in the atmosphere during the passage of a typhoon” J. Earth Syst. Sci. 122, No. 3, June 2013, PP–603-612

Impact Factor 0.786

60 .M. VenkatRatnam, G.Kishore Kumar, S. Eswaraiah, and S. VijayaBhaskaraRao,

“Morphology of Tropical Mesospheric Echoes Observed by VHF Radar”, Earth Planets Space, Volume 65, P.No. 97-102, 2013 Impact Factor 1.2

61. Sai Kranthi, T. Narayana Rao, M. Rajeevan, andS.

VijayaBhaskaraRao,“Identification and Validation of Homogeneous rainfall zones in

India using correlation analysis” Journal of Hydrometeorology, P.No. 304 -317,

Volume 14,February, 2013, doi.10.1175/JHM-D -12-071.1 (Impact factor 3.05)

62. V.N. Sureshbabu, V.K. Anandan, ToshitakaTsuda, Jun-IchiFurumoto and

S.VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Performance Analysis of Optimum Tilt Angle and Beam

Configuration to Derive Horizontal Wind Velocities by Postset Beam Steering

Technique” IEEE Transactions on Geo science and Remote Sensing, Vol.51,No. 1,

P.No. 520-526, January, 2013 doi.10.1109/TGRS.2012.2200256 Impact Factor 1.4

63. M. VenkatRatnam, Y. DurgaSanthi, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “Diurnal Variability of

stability indices observed using intense GPS radiosonde observations over a tropical

station: comparison with microwave radiometer measurements”Atmospheric Research,

124 (2013)21-33, Impact Factor 1.81

64. V.N. Sureshbabu, V.K. Anandan, ToshitakaTsuda, Jun-IchiFurumoto, and

SarangamVijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Denoising Atmospheric Radar Signals

UsingSpectral-Based Subspace Method Applicable for PBS Wind Estimation”,

IEEETransactions on Geo Science and Remote Sensing No. 1-9, January, 2013,

doi.10.1109/tgrs.2012.2227334, Impact Factor 1.4

65. T. Kiran Kumar, Harish Gadhavi , A. Jayaraman, Sai Suman, S. VijayaBhaskarRao,N.

Prabhakara Rao, “Temporal and spatial variability of aerosol optical depthover south

India‟‟, Journal of Atmosphere and SolarTerrestrial Physics, Vol. 94, (2013).P. 71-

80, (Impact Factor:1.579).

2012:

66. .Leena, P.P. VenkatRatnam, M. Krishna Murthy, BV. 2012. “Inertia gravity wave

characteristics and associated fluxes observed using five

yearsofradiosondemeasurementsoveratropicalstationJournalofAtmosphericandSolarTerr

estrial Physics 84-85, 37-44.

67. Leena,P.P, VenkatRatnam.M, Krishna Murthy.B.V, VijayaBhaskaraRao.S, “Detection

of high frequency gravity waves using high resolution radiosonde observations. Journal

of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics 77, 254-259, 2012.

68. R. Varaprasad, SVB Rao, “ Effect of troposphere and Ionosphere on c-Band radar track

data and correction of tracking parameters” Defence Science Journal 62 (6),420-426,

2012.

69. N. Parihar, A. Taori, V. Kamalakar&S.V. B. Rao, “A case study of Mesospheric wave

periods and horizontal structures over a low latitude station, Allahabad (India)” Earth

Science Research: Vol.2, No. 1; 2013, ISSN 1927-0542 E-ISSN1927-0550 doi:

10.5539/esr.v2n1p1, April, 2012, Impact Factor 1.4

70.Sharvan Kumar Muppa, V.K. Anandan, K. Amit Kesarkar, S. VijayaBhaskaraRao, P.

Narasimha Reddy, “Study on deep inland penetration of sea breeze overcomplex terrain

in the tropics” Atmospheric Research, 2011, vol:104-105, Feb2012, PP: 209-216

Feb, 2012. (Impact Factor: 1.4)

71. K. Niranjan Kumar, A. Taori, S. Sathish Kumar, V. Kamalakar, R. Ghodpage, S.

Gurubaran, P.T. Patil, S.V.B. Rao and A.K. Patra “On the linkage of mesospheric

planetary waves with those of the lower atmosphere and ionosphere: A case study from

Indian low latitudes” Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol.117,

A11303,doi.10.1029/2012JA018139, 2012 Impact Factor 3.4

72.Chandrika panigrahi, S.VijayaBhaskara Rao, “Rain Fade Slope Estimation Using

Signal Processing Techniques”, International Journal of Currentresearch and

review(IJCRR) Vol No. 4, Issue 11, 77-88, 2012.

73. T.Kiran Kumar, S.V.B.Rao, “Seasonal variation of Aerosol Optical depth over Indian

subcontinent”, International Journal of Current research andreview(IJCRR), P 87-

95 Vol.4, no.10, May 2012.

74. S. Eswaraiah, M. VenkatRatnam, Yu.I.Portnyagin, EvgenyMerzlyakov and S.VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Comparision of mesospheric mean vertical windsbetween

MST Radar and Emperical Model over a tropical”, P. 1298-1303,Current Science,

Vol.102,no.9,10 May 2012. (Impact Factor: 0.782)

75.M. VenkatRatnam, S. Eswaraiah,B.V.Krishna Murthy, A. K.Patra and S.

VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ Effect of the Annual Solar Eclipse of 15 January 2010 on the Low-Latitude Mesosphere”, J. Atmo. Sol.Terry. Phys, 80(2012),340-346

Dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2012.02.022. (Impact Factor 1.7)

76. P. Pavan Chaitanya, A K Patra and S V B Rao “Contrasting features of the F3 layer

during high and low solar activity conditions observed from Indian low latitude”, Indian

Journal of Radio & Space Physics, Vol.41,no.2,121-129, April, 2012.

77. L M Joshi, A K Patra and S V B Rao “ Equatorial F region irregularities during low and

high solar activity condition”, Indian Journal of Radio &

SpacePhysics,Vol.41,no.2,208-219, April, 2012 Impact Factor 1.0

78. A.Taori, V. Kamalakar, K.Raghunath, S.V.B.Rao, Qu Wu and

J.M.RusselIII,“Simultaneous Rayleigh Lidar and Air glow measurements of middle

atmospheric waves over low latittudes in India” Journal of Atmospheric and

SolarTerrestrial Physics, 78-79 (2012) 62-69, doi : 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.06.2012.

(Impact Factor:1.579).

2011

79. M. Roja Raman, M. VenkatRatnam, M. Rajeevan, V. V. M. Jagannadha Rao, and

S.VijayaBhaskara Rao , “Intriguing aspects of monsoon low level jet overpeninsular

India revealed by high-resolution GPS radiosonde observations”,Journal of the

Atmospheric Sciences, doi: 10.1175/2011JAS3611, P. 1413-1423, 2011, Vol. 78,

Issue 7, July 2011. (Impact Factor:2.6)

80. VenkatRatnam, M., M. Roja Raman, Sanjay Kumar Mehta, DebashisNath,B.V.

Krishnamurthy, M. Rajeevan, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, and D. NarayanaRao, “Sub-

daily variations observed in Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ) streams”,Journal of

Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics doi:10.1016/ j.jastp. 2011.02.005, P.

731-740, 2011, Vol. 73, No.7-8, May, 2011 ( Impact Factor: 1.579)

81. B. Suresh Kumar Reddy, K. Raghavendra Kumar, G. Balakrishnaiah, K. Rama

Gopal, R.R. Reddy, L.S.S. Reddy, K. Narasimhulu, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, T.Kiran

Kumar, C.Balanarayana, K. Krishna Moorthy, S. Suresh Babu, “Aerosol climatology

over an urban site, Tirupati (India) derived from columnar and surface measurements:

First time results obtained from a 30-day campaign”,Journal of Atmospheric and

Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Vol.73(2011), p.1727-1738, doi:

10.1016/j.jastp.2011.03.015 , 2011, Vol. 73, No. 13, Aug, 2011. (Impact Factor:

1.579)

82. N. Rakesh Chandra, G. Yellaiah, &S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “ MST Radar

observations of the Leonid Meteor storm during 1996-2007”, Indian Journal of

Radio & Space Physics, Vol. 40, No.2, April, 2011, Vol. 41, No.2, April, 2011, PP

67, (Impact factor 1.0).

83. P. Kishore, M. VenkatRatnam, S.P. Namboothiri, Isabella Velicogna, GhouseBasha,

J.H. Jiang, K. Igarashi, S.V.B. Rao, V. Sivakumar, “Global (50°S–50°N) distribution of water vapor observed by COSMIC GPS RO: Comparison with GPS

radiosonde, NCEP, ERA-Interim, and JRA-25 reanalysis data sets”, Journal

ofAtmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.04.017,

2011. Vol. 73, May 2011, PP 1849-1860 (Impact Factor:1.579)

84. P.P.Sreekala, S.V.Bhaskara Rao and M. Rajeevan , “North East monsoon rainfall

variability over south peninsular India and its teleconnections‟‟ Journal

ofTheoritical and Applied Climatology (2011) doi.10.1007/s00704-011-

0513,2011 P. 73-83, Vol. 108, Sep 2011(Impact Factor 1.2)

85. S. Eswaraiah, M. VenkatRatnam, B.V.Krishna Murthy and S.

VijayaBhaskaraRao“Low-latitude Mesospheric Vertical Winds Observed Using

VHFRadar”J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 116, D22117, doi:10.1029/2011JD016385, 8 PP, 2011.November, 2011, (Impact factor 3.4)

2010

86. V. K. Anandan, C. J. Pan, K. Krishna reddy, T. Narayana Rao,

S.VijayaBhaskaraRao, “Observation of precipitation and Drop size distribution

associated with atyphoon using VHF Radar”, The Open Atmospheric Science

Journal, Vol.4,pp114-125, 2010.

87. AlokTaori,V.Kamalakar&S.V.B.Rao, “Short period Mesospheric wave measurements by

optical means over gadanki (13.8ºN,79.2º E) during May 2009”.Asian Journal of Physics.

Vol. 19, No. 4 (2010) 19-2169 Impact Factor 1.2

88. B. Lokanadham, N. Rakesh Chandra, S.VijayaBhaskara Rao, K Raghunath &

G.Yellaiah, “Mesospheric sodium over Gadanki during Geminid meteor shower”, Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics , P.7-10, Vol.39, February 2010 Impact

Factor 1.0

89. N. Rakesh Chandra , G.Yellaiah, S.V.B Rao&Geetha Ram Kumar, “MST Radar

Observations of Meteor Showers and Trail induced irregularities in the Ionospheric E-

region”, Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, Vol.39, P138-143, June 2010

(Impact factor 1.0) 2009

90. Roja Raman, M., V.V.M. J Rao, M. VenkatRatnam, M.Rajeeven, S.V.B. Rao, D. Narayana Rao and N. Prabhakara Rao, “Characteristics of tropical easterly jet: Long-term trends and their features during active and Break monsoon phases”, J.Geophys.

Res., 2009JD012065 2009 Vol. 114 (D19), D19105, 2009 (Impact Factor 3.303).

91. DebasisNath, M. VenkatRatnam, A.K. Patra, B.V. Krishna Murthy, and

S.VijayaBhaskaraRao,‟‟Turbulence characteristics observed over a

tropicalstationGadanki (13.5oN, 79.2

oE) using high resolution radiosonde data:‟‟, J.

Geophys. Res., doi: 10.1029/2009JD012347, 2009 Vol. 115, pp. D07102 (Impact Factor 3.303).

92. Varaha, R. K., M. Rajeevan, S. VijayaBhaskara Rao and N. P. Rao, “Analysis of variations of cloud and aerosol properties associated with active and break spells of Indian summer monsoon using MODIS data”, Geophys.Res. Lett., 36(9),L09706 ,

2009 ( Impact Factor 3.505).

93. “Nath, D., M. VenkatRatnam, V. V. M. Jagannadha Rao, B. V. Krishna Murthy, and

S. VijayaBhaskara Rao, “Gravity wave characteristics observed over a tropical station using high-resolution GPS radiosonde soundings”, J. Geophys.

Res., Vol.114, D06117, doi:10.1029/2008JD011056, 2009 (Impact Factor 3.303).