Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

M Mandal

Ph.D (IIT Delhi)
Associate Professor, Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences

M Mandal joined the Institute in 2006

Contact Addresses

Residence	B-120, IIT Campus, Kharagpur 721302
Phone (office)	+91 - 3222 - 281822
Phone (residence)	+91 - 3222 - 281823 (IIT Phone)
email	mmandal @ coral.iitkgp.ernet.in
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Research Areas

Observations and modeling of land surface processes
Modeling of extreme weather events - tropical cyclones and thunderstorms
Regional climate modeling
Mesoscale and land surface data assimilation
Cloud Microphysics

Member of Professional Bodies

Life Member : Indian Meteorological Society
Member : Asia Oceania Geophysical Society
Member : European Geophysical Unioon

Current Sponsored Projects

Project Title : Regional assimilation of land surface parameters over Indian landmass for providing surface boundary condition to numerical models for simulation of M
Principal Investigator : Dr. M. Mandal
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. U.C. Mohanty (IITD) and Dr. CM Kistawal (ISRO)
Sponsor : MoES
Project Title : Improvement in NOAH land surface model for weather and climate prediction over Indian region
Principal Investigator : Dr. M Mandal
Sponsor : SRIC (SGIRG), IIT Kharagpur
Project Title : Analysis and simulation of land surface energy balance at a tropical site using INSAT-3D observations
Principal Investigator : Dr. M. Mandal
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. UC Mohanty (IITD) and Dr. CM Kishtawal (ISRO)
Sponsor : ISRO
Project Title : Observational & modeling of atmospheric boundary layer over different land surface conditions in the CTCZ domain during different epochs of Indian sum
Principal Investigator : Dr. ANV Satyanarayana
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. M. Mandal and Dr. PE Raj (IITM, Pune)
Sponsor : MoES
Project Title : High resolution mesoscale prediction of land-falling Bay of Bengal cyclones for coastal disaster preparedness
Principal Investigator : Dr. M. Mandal
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. ANV Satyanarayana and Dr. SK Roy Bhowmik (IMD)
Sponsor : MoES, Govt. of India
Project Title : Development of climate adaptive agro-technologies for sustainable wheat and corn production in Eastern India
Principal Investigator : Dr. D K Swain
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. P B Singh Bhadoria and Dr. M Mandal
Sponsor : MHRD

Publications: 2015 - 2016

Performance of WRF-ARW model in real-time prediction of Bay of Bengal cyclone Phailin by M Mandal, K.S. Singh, M Balaji and M Mohapatra Pure and Applied Geophysics, DOI 10.1007/s00024-0 (2015)
Customization of regional climate model (RegCM4) over Indian region by S Nayak, M Mandal and S Maity Theoretical and Applied Climatology, DOI 10.1007/s00704-0 (2015)
Aerosol extinction properties over coastal West Bengal Gangetic plain under inter-seasonal and sea-breeze influenced transport processes by S Verma, Priyadarshini B, S K Pani, D B Kumar, A R Faruqi, S N Bhanja and M Mandal Atmospheric Research, 167, 224-136 (2016)

Publications: 2014 - 2015

Evaluation of Noah land‐surface models in predicting soil temperature and moisture at two tropical sites in India by A Bhattacharya and M Mandal Meteorological Applications, doi:10.1002/met.1481 (2014)
Impact of Initial Condition on Prediction of Bay of Bengal Cyclone Viyaru--A Case Study by KS Singh and M Mandal International Journal of Computer Applications, 94,10, 18-24 (2014)
Analysis of stability parameters in relation to precipitation associated with pre-monsoon thunderstorms over Kolkata, India by H.P. Nayak and M Mandal Journal of Earth System Science, 123,698-703 (2014)

Publications: 2013 - 2014

Surface mesoscale features associated with leading convective line-trailing stratiform squall lines over the Gangetic West Bengal by S. Dawn and M. Mandal Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, DOI: 10.1007/s00703- (2014)
Analysis of stability parameters in relation to precipitation associated with pre-monsoon thunderstorms over Kolkata, India by H. P. Nayak and M. Mandal Journal of Earth System Science, In Press (2014)
Surface Energy Exchanges during pre-monsoon thunderstorm activity over tropical station Kharagpur by 2. Bhishma Tyagi, ANV Satyanarayana, R.K. Rajvanshi and M. Mandal Pure and Applied Geophysics, DOI 10.1007/s00024-0 (2013)

Publications: 2012 - 2013

Impact of Land Use and Land Cover changes on temperture trends over Western India by S. Nayak and M. Mandal Current Science, 102, 8, 1166-1173 (2012)
Estimation of Indian coastal areas inundated into the sea due to sea level rise during the 20th century by S. Nayak, M. Mandal, A. Adhikari and R. Bhatla Current Science, 104, 5, 583-585 (2013)

Publications: 2010 - 2011

Simulation of severe land-falling Bay of Bengal cyclones during 1995-1999 using mesoscale model MM5 by M. Mandal and U.C. Mohanty Marine Geodesy, 33, 4, 315-337 (2010)
Surface energy exchanges during pre-monsoon thunderstorm activity over a tropical station by 2. B. Tyagi, ANV Satyanarayana, RK Rajvanshi and M. Mandal Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, under review (2010)
Imact of land use changes on temperature trends over Western India by S. Nayak and M. Mandal Current Science, under review (2011)

Publications: 2008 - 2009

Simulation of severe land-falling Bay of Bengal cyclones during 1995-1999 using mesoscale model MM5 by M. Mandal and U.C. Mohanty Marine Geodesy, Accepted (2009)

Publications: 2007 - 2008

Impact of sea surface temperature in modulating movement and intensity of tropical cyclones by M. Mandal, U.C. Mohanty, P. Sinha and M. M. Ali Natural Hazards, 41, 3, 413-427 (2007)
Influence of different land-surface processes over Indian summer monsoon circulation by A.P. Singh, U.C. Mohanty, P. Sinha and M. Mandal Natural Hazards, 42, 2, 423-438 (2007)

Publications: 2006 - 2007

Impact of sea surface temperature in modulating movement and intensity of tropical cyclones by M. Mandal, U.C. Mohanty, P. Sinha and M.M. Ali Natural Hazards, 41, 413-427 (2007)
Impact of satellite sensed wind in mesoscale simulation of Orissa super cyclone by M. Mandal, U.C. Mohanty and A.K. Das Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 35, 2, 161-173 (2006)
Location Specific Forecast at Sriharikota during the Launch of GSLV-F01 by Radhika Ramachandran, U.C. Mohanty, Sujata Pattanayak, M. Mandal and Indira Rani Current Science, 91, 3, 285-295 (2006)
A study on kinematic trajectory calculations with different schemes using wind field of varying temporal resolution by M. Azadi, U.C. Mohanty and M. Mandal Journal of Computational Methods in Science and Engineering, 6, 1-4, 7-17 (2006)

Some Earlier Publications

Numerical experiments for improvement in mesoscale simulation of Orissa super cyclone by M. Mandal and U.C. Mohanty MAUSAM, 57 PP 79-96 (2006)
A study on the impact of parameterization of physical processes on prediction of tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal with NCAR/PSU mesoscale model by M. Mandal, U.C. Mohanty and S. Raman Natural Hazards, 31, 2 PP 391-414 (2004)
Simulation of Orissa super cyclone (1999) using PSU/NCAR mesoscale model by U.C. Mohanty, M. Mandal and S. Raman Natural Hazards, 31, 2 PP 373-390 (2004)
Simulation of heavy precipitation associated with an intense western disturbance over western Himalayas by A.P. Dimri, U.C. Mohanty and M. Mandal Natural Hazards, 31,2 PP 499-519 (2004)
Impact of horizontal resolution on prediction of tropical cyclones over Bay of Bengal using a regional weather prediction model by M. Mandal, U.C. Mohanty, K.V.J. Potty and A. Sarkar Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth and Planetary Sciences), 112, 1 PP 79-93 (2003)
A study on circulation characteristics of monsoon depression during BOBMEX-99: mesoscale analysis by Ananda K. Das, U. C. Mohanty, Someshwar Das, M. Mandal and S. R. Kalsi Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth and Planetary Sciences), 112, 2 PP 165-184 (2003)
Numerical simulation of tropical cyclone over Bay of Bengal using a high resolution limited area model by A. Sarkar, U.C. Mohanty, K.V.J. Potty and M. Mandal Vayumandal, 29, 14 PP 13-16 (2000)

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