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Dr Lakshmi Bharathan

Postdoctoral Research Associate

EO Data-Model Evaluation

Research interests

I am interested in observations of greenhouse gases and aerosols from space. I currently focus on analyzing and optimizing satellite observations of methane to create high-resolution climate datasets. This helps us better understand the role of methane in climate change.

Recent publications

Mineral dust aerosols over the Himalayas from polarization-resolved satellite lidar observations. 2023-03

Assessment of PM2.5 using satellite lidar observations: Effect of bio-mass burning emissions over India. 2022-08

Long term trend in aerosol direct radiative effects over Indian Ocean region from multi- satellite observations. 2021-10-03

Assessment of the vertical distribution of speciated aerosol absorption over South Asia using spaceborne LIDAR and ground-based observations. 2021-02

Mineral dust characterization over the Himalayan cryosphere using space-borne lidar depolarization observations. 2020-08

Seasonal contrast in the vertical profiles of aerosol number concentrations and size distributions over India: Implications from RAWEX aircraft campaign. 2019-12

Recent Regime Shifts in Mineral Dust Trends Over South Asia From Long-Term CALIPSO Observations. 2019-07

Spatial and Altitudinal Contrast in Aerosol Radiative Properties across the Indo-Gangetic Plain. 2019-03

Large contrast in the vertical distribution of aerosol optical properties and radiative effects across the Indo-Gangetic Plain during the SWAAMI–RAWEX campaign. 2018-12-13

Vertical Structure of Aerosols and Mineral Dust Over the Bay of Bengal From Multisatellite Observations. 2017-12-16

Synthesis and third order optical nonlinearity studies of the donor–acceptor conjugated polymer, poly(2-[3,4-didodecyloxy-5-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)thiophen-2-yl]-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole) and a polymer/TiO2 nanocomposite. 2010-12

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Contact details

University of Leicester

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