National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Mesoscale Meteorology
Areas of Interest
  • Numerical weather prediction, high impact weather events, Data assimilation, Land surface processes

Krishna Kishore Osuri Associate Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

osurik@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2938

Biosketch

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PUBLICATIONS

8

SPONSORED PROJECTS

13

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

3

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Krishna Kishore Osuri

Associate Professor

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

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

2012

Ph.D.
Numerical Prediction of Tropical Cyclones over the North Indian Ocean: Impact of 3DVAR Mesoscale Data Assimilation
Andhra University

Teaching Experience
  • Atmospheric Science,  NIT Rourkela,   27 Jul 2015 - Present

Indian Summer Monsoon Variability: The Role of tropical and extratropical interactions and their variability Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Development of IOLA- Indian Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Coupled mesoscale prediction System for ocean state and coastal hazards over the Indian region. Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology (IITM)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Assimilation of Oceansat-3 observations in NWP model and demonstration of impact on the forecast of extreme weather events.s SAC-ISRO
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Numerical modeling of Urban effects on the characterization of rainfall of severe thunderstorm over Eastern states of India. Moes
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Pine-Oak Ecosystem: Interactions with water- climate- chemistry. GBPNIHESD, NMHS
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Improvement in heavy rainfall prediction over eastern sector of india using high resolution mesoscale analysis and modelling system MoES
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Preparing a size based database of North Indian Ocean cyclones and Studying their meteorological characteristics using scatterometer products and two numerical models during warming climate scenario SPACE APPLICATIONS CENTRE
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Advancing prediction skill of rapid intensity changes of Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 52
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 20
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 99
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Sg. Gopalakrishnan, K. K. Osuri, D. Niyogi, S. Joseph, S. Mohanty, N. Y. Srinivas, T. Sasanka, N. Manikanta, G. Alaka, Ak. Das, R. Nadimpalli, and I. Ali,"The Indian ocean-land-atmosphere (IOLA) coupled mesoscale prediction framework for inland severe weather and coastal hazards forecasting", Meteorological Applications, vol.33, no.1, Wiley 2026, 10.1002/met.70116       Article

D. A. P, K. K. Osuri, and Dev. Niyogi,"Whirlwinds in Ladakh, India: An initial assessment of ARW-WRF performance", Meteorological Applications, vol.33, no.1, Wiley, January 2026, 10.1002/met.70155       Article

K. N, Tvs. Udayabhaskar, K. K. Osuri, and E. R. Rao,"Characteristics of the marine evaporation duct height climatology over the tropical Indian ocean and the effect of the marine atmospheric boundary layer", Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, vol.65, no.3, pp.341–357, American Meterological Society, March 2026, 10.1175/JAMC-D-25-0115.1       Article

U. C. Mohanty, R. Nadimpalli, A. Srivastava, A. K. Das, K. K. Osuri, A. Routray, S. Joseph, P L. N. Murty, D. R. Pattnaik, S. G. Gopalakrishnan, Dev. Niyogi, and M. Mohapatra,"A journey through time the history of mesoscale severe weather monitoring and forecasting in India", Mausam, vol.76, no.1, pp.79-102, India Meteorological Department (IMD) 2025, 10.54302/mausam.v76i1.6479       Article

L. Kesireddy, N. R, S. A, K. K. Osuri, A. R, and P. A,"High-resolution analysis of severe heat dynamics and thermal discomfort across India", International Journal of Climatology, vol.45, no.5, Wiley, January 2025, 10.1002/joc.8753       Article

Advancing Severe Weather and Ocean Hazard Prediction: Observations, analyses, and models Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Workshop)
Impact of Land Use Land Cover Change on modulating the Extreme Rainfall Events Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 13 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2025
  • Brochure
National Conference on Land-Atmosphere Interactions Controlling Weather & Climate: Applications of Numerical Models and Observations (LAI-2023) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Conference)

  • ER205 : Introduction to Weather and Climate {Theory}
  • ER4220 : Weather Analyses and Forecasting {Theory}
  • ER4231 : Science of Climate and Climate Change {Theory}
  • ER540 : Weather Analysis and Forecasting {Theory}
  • ER5407 : Science of Climate and Climate Change {Theory}
  • ER5411 : Tropical Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER547 : Climatology {Theory}
  • ER549 : Numerical Weather Prediction {Theory}
  • ER5508 : Weather Analyses and Forecasting {Theory}
  • ER554 : Climate Modelling {Theory}
  • ER5601 : Numerical Weather Prediction {Theory}
  • ER6012 : Weather and Climate Modelling {Theory}
  • ER6020 : Tropical Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER6021 : Introduction to Climate Science {Theory}
  • ER6024 : Air-Sea Interaction {Theory}
  • ER603 : Introduction to Climate Science {Theory}
  • ER606 : Mesoscale Meteorology and Modeling {Theory}
  • ER5473 : Simulation Lab-1 {Practical}
  • ER562 : Modeling and Simulation Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER565 : Data Analysis Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER566 : Graphical Package Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER567 : Statistical Methods in Atmospheric Science Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER570 : Data Assimilation Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER6072 : Numerical Simulation Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [11]
Understanding Microclimate and Land Surface Conditions of Complex Orography Himalayan Region
Buri Vinodh Kumar
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Graduated :  Mar 2026
Supervisor
Cloud Microphysical Processes of Tropical Cyclones over Indian Seas: Impact on Size and Intensity Changes
Nekkali Yerni Srinivas
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Apr 2024
Supervisor
Understanding Variability of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall in Different Time Scales Using Global Coupled and Regional Models
Tirumani Siva Sai Krishna
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Nov 2023
Supervisor
Advancing the Prediction of Severe Thunderstorms Over the Eastern Parts of India using Satellite Observations and High-resolution Models
Priya Kumari
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Sep 2023
Supervisor
Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions in Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean: An Investigation through Observation and Modeling Approaches
N Kishore Reddy Busireddy
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  Apr 2021
Supervisor
Extreme rainfall over India and high-resolution coupled modeling system
Rajith K
Enrolled: Jan 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
Diurnal variability of thunderstorms over Eastern India
Trushnamayee Mallick
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Satellite data assimilation and extreme weather events
Jharna Borah
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Impact based forecast for severe weather events
Imamah Ali
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Monsoon variability and monsoon dynamics
Gollapalli Sripathi
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Heatwave over South East India
Lakshman Kesireddy
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
Numerical weather prediction and data assimilation
Puttinveedu Suchitra
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
Tropical convection
Kameshwari N
Enrolled: Feb 2021
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • The Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources at the Jackson School of Geosciences at University of Texas at Austin,   2023
  • Associated Editor of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology (JAMC) (ISSN: 1558-8424 eISSN: 1558-8432),   2023
  • IMS award on Application of Satellite data and Remote Sensing in Meteorology (Formerly P Krishna Rao Award),   2021
  • IMS best Paper Award for the year 2013-14 under "Modeling study on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (Formely A.D. Vernekar Award) category",   2016
  • Dr. D. W. Desai Gold Medal and Sri N. Malanchathen Philip Memorial Prize from Andhra University for the year 2004 (University topper in M.Sc Meteorology),   2004
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Member of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) NASI/M/2025/37,   2025
  • Life Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing (L-5823),   2022
  • Life Member, International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC),   2019
  • Life Member, India Meteorological Society (LM-1449),   2009