National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Nagaraju Chilukoti previously served as a Research Professor at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. His areas of interest include Climate Change, Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULCC), Monsoon, Operational Forecasting, and Data Assimilation. During his postdoctoral doctoral research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, Dr. Chilukoti evaluated the impact of LULCC on regional and global climate. He has also implemented the bias correction method for wave forecasting during cyclone forecasts and developed real-time data assimilation systems at the Indian National Center for Ocean Information System (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, India. Dr. Chilukoti has successfully conducted the RLWC-2023 workshop and a conference on High-Performance Computing (HPC) technologies. Currently, he is guiding six Ph.D. students and has successfully completed one sponsored research project.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Mesoscale Meteorology , Climate Dynamics and Modelling
Areas of Interest
  • Climate Modelling, Land use Land cover change and their impacts on Climate, Monsoon, ENSO
  • Operational forecast
  • Data Assimilation
  • Numerical model development and coupling

Nagaraju Chilukoti
నాగరాజు చిలుకోటి Assistant Professor Grade-I

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

chilukotin@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2937

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6

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

4

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nagaraju Chilukoti

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Room Number: ER-114

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2016

Ph.D.
Atmospheric & Space Sciences
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)

2008

M.Sc
Meteorology
Andhra University

2006

B.Sc
Maths Physics and Chemistry
Acharya Nagarajuna University

Teaching Experience
  • Applied Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology, Climate change,  NIT Rourkela,   05 Mar 2020 - Present
  • Climate Modelling,  IIT Bombay,   02 May 2018 - 18 Jan 2019
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • MJO and Paleo Climate change,  Yonsei University, Seoul South Korea,   31 Jan 2019 - 02 Mar 2020
  • Monsoon Aerosol Interactions,  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,   02 May 2018 - 18 Jan 2019
  • Land Use Land Cover Change and Asian monsoon,  University of California Los Angeles, USA,   22 Mar 2016 - 01 May 2018
Industrial Experience
  • Operational Forecasting & Data Assimilation,  Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services,   03 Jun 2013 - 16 Mar 2018
  • Weather Forecasting,  Center for Development of Advanced Computing,   31 Dec 2010 - 31 May 2013
Laboratory Development
  • Climate Change Research Lab,  SERB-DST,   As part of Sponsered research project, I have developed the Climate Change Research Lab

Assessment of land use and cover change (LULCC) effect on Indian summer monsoon rainfall and extreme weather events. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24
  • Running   Sponsored
Indian Summer Monsoon Variability: The Role of tropical and extratropical interactions and their variability Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored

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Total Publications: 25
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B. Kundu, B. Senapati, N. Chilukoti, and S. Sahoo,"The potential role of El Niño-Southern oscillation in triggering Greenland glacial earthquakes", Acta Geophysica, Springer 2025, 10.1007/s11600-025-01541-5       Article

A. Kumari, R. Attada, J. S. Chowdary, M. Nimmakanti, N. Chilukoti, and R. K. Karumuri,"Recent decades witness a strong east-west gradient of monsoon precipitation changes over Northern India", Atmospheric Research, vol.318, no.108014, pp.18, Elsevier, February 2025, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.108014       Article

K. Dahiya, N. Chilukoti, and R. Attada,"Inter-annual variability of the Indian summer monsoon: a comparative study of the mid-Pliocene and pre-industrial eras", Climate Dynamics, vol.63, Springer Nature, August 2025, View Details       Article

M. Nimmakanti, N. Chilukoti, and J.,"The increased summer monsoon rainfall in Northwest India: Coupling with the Northwestern Arabian Sea warming and modulated by the Silk Road Pattern since 2000", Atmospheric Research, vol.297, no.107094, pp.12, Elsevier, January 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.107094       Article

K. Dahiya, N. Chilukoti, and R. Attada,"Evaluating the climatic state of Indian Summer Monsoon during the mid-Pliocene period using CMIP6 model simulations", Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Science Direct, March 2024, View Details       Article

Impact of Land Use Land Cover Change on modulating the Extreme Rainfall Events Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Workshop)
Recent Advances and Challenges in Understanding and Predicting High-impact Weather and Climate Extremes over Indian Subcontinent in the Climate Change Context Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 10 Dec 2024 - 12 Dec 2024
  • Brochure
Symposium on Progress in High Performance Computing: Recent Advances and Challenges Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Conference)
Role of Land Use Land Cover Change in Regional Weather and CClimate Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Workshop)

  • ER5411 : Tropical Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER5414 : Applied Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER5542 : Introduction to Atmosphere and Ocean Science {Theory}
  • ER6021 : Introduction to Climate Science {Theory}
  • ER6026 : Applied Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER4263 : Programming Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER5473 : Simulation Lab-1 {Practical}
  • ER5571 : Basic Programming Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER5880 : Field Work {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
Role of Changes in the Regional Climate Forcing’s in Governing Indian Summer Monsoon Variability after the late 1990s
Mahendra Nimmakanti
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Understanding the Indian Summer Monsoon variability in warm Climates: mid-Pliocene and future using CMIP6 models
Karishma Dahiya
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Evaluating the impact of LULCC on regional weather and climate
Sunkireddy Renuka
Enrolled: Jan 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [3]
Development of novel model to predict the hail storms over the Indian region
Vipin Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Performance assessment of various operational satellite products
Ramvath Ashokkumar
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Numerical modeling and data assimilation
Prayek Sandepogu
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Editorial Member of International Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,   2023
  • Member of Scope Database - International Advisory Board,   2021
  • Ocean Society of India Life member,   2021
  • Korean Meteorological Society Life member,   2019
  • American Geophysical Union,   2016
  • Indian Meteorological Society Life Member,   2012