BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Bhishma Tyagi's Ph.D. research at IIT Kharagpur was focused on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer characteristics and thermodynamics. He worked as a Post Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Sweden, and as a Scientist at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) before joining the NIT Rourkela. His research interests mainly include Boundary Layer Meteorology, Air Pollution, Atmospheric Physics, Natural Hazards, Weather Extremes, and Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions.
EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Mesoscale Meteorology
Areas of Interest
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Air Quality
- Atmospheric Physics
Bhishma Tyagi
भीष्म त्यागी
Associate Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
tyagib@nitrkl.ac.in
0661 - 246 2934
84
PUBLICATIONS12
SPONSORED PROJECTS7
DOCTORAL STUDENTS3
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Bhishma Tyagi
Associate Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Room Number: PA-104
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2012
Ph.D.
Atmospheric ScienceIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2007
M.Tech
Atmospheric ScienceUniversity of Pune
2005
M.Sc
PhysicsC.C.S. University Meerut
Teaching Experience
- Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Atmospheric Dynamics, Atmospheric Instrumentation, Air Pollution, NIT Rourkela, 03 Aug 2015 - Present
- Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Stockholm University, 01 Sep 2013 - 31 Dec 2013
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- Air Quality, National Research Council of Italy, 01 Sep 2014 - 22 Jul 2015
- Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Stockholm University, 16 Apr 2012 - 22 Apr 2014
Consortium of Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture, Health , Energy and Environment Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)
- Co-Investigator
- 60
- Running Sponsored
Forecasting Thunderstorms over Eastern India by Utilizing Meteorology-Informed Machine Learning Approach ISRO
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Genesis and Characteristics of Compound Extreme Events with Future Scenarios over India Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Comprehensive analysis of diesel particulate matter (DPM), Formaldehyde(HCHO) , Total Volatile Compounds (TVOC) and exhaust emissions from diesel operated vehicles in underground metalliferous mines and suggesting optimum air velocity for accomplishing their efficient dispersion' Other
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Representation of tropical Indian Ocean subsurface thermal structure in CMIP6 climate models – Assessments and implications Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
- Chief Investigator
- 24
- Running Sponsored
Regional characterization of atmospheric aerosols from selected distinct locations of India: ARFI Project ISRO
- Co-Investigator
- 24
- Running Sponsored
Integrated Information System for Agriculture Monitoring and Crop Insurance. ISRO
- Co-Investigator
- 24
- Completed Sponsored
Understanding the factors influencing the initiation and developments of mesoscale convective weather systems over Southern east coast of India using three dimensional coupled numerical weather models and observation. ISRO
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Aerosol-cloud interaction and response for extreme weather events over the Himalayan Region SPLICE
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Process identification of pre-monsoon season convective activity genesis and response of thermodynamics under a climate change scenario over eastern and northeastern India. SERB
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Improvement in heavy rainfall prediction over eastern sector of india using high resolution mesoscale analysis and modelling system MoES
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Analysis dust stroms,dust devils,dunes,clouds ands associated meteorological features in the martian atmosphere using satellite observation and numerical model SAC-ISRO
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Total Publications: 84
B. Tyagi, A N. V. Satyanarayana, and N. K. Vissa,"Thermodynamical structure of atmosphere during pre-monsoon thunderstorm season over Kharagpur as revealed by storm data", Pure and Applied Geophysics, vol.170, no.4, pp.675-687, Springer, December 2013, 10.1007/s00024-012-0566-5 Article
B. Tyagi, N. K. Vissa, and A N. V. Satyanarayana,"Study of thermodynamic indices in forecasting pre-monsoon thunderstorms over Kolkata during STORM pilot phase 2006–2008", Natural Hazards, vol.56, no.3, pp.681-698, Springer, March 2011, 10.1007/s11069-010-9582-x Article
B. Tyagi and A. V. Satyanarayana,"Delineation of surface energy exchanges variations during thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm days during pre-monsoon season", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, vol.122, pp.138–144, Elsevier, January 2015, 10.1016/j.jastp.2014.11.010 Article
P. Gogikar and B. Tyagi,"Assessment of particulate matter variation during 2011-2015 over a tropical station Agra, India", Atmospheric Environment, vol.147, pp.11-21, Elsevier, December 2016, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.09.063 Article
G. Choudhury, B. Tyagi, J. Singh, C. Sarangi, and S. N. Tripathi,"Aerosol-orography-precipitation – A critical assessment", Atmospheric Environment, vol.214, no.116831, pp.1-19, Elsevier, October 2019, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.116831 Article
International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 07 Jul 2026 - 09 Jul 2026
- Brochure
Observational and Numerical aspects of Compound Events (ONCE) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 28 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2026
- Brochure
ENVIRONOMETRICS using AI & ML Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)
- Co-Coordinator
- 15 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2025
- Brochure
- ER4213 : Dynamics of Atmosphere {Theory}
- ER4214 : Boundary Layer Meteorology {Theory}
- ER5403 : Dynamics of Atmosphere {Theory}
- ER541 : Introductory Atmospheric Dynamics {Theory}
- ER542 : Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics {Theory}
- ER550 : Applied Meteorology {Theory}
- ER5504 : Boundary Layer Meteorology {Theory}
- ER555 : Introductory Boundary Layer Meteorology {Theory}
- ER556 : Air Pollution {Theory}
- ER5615 : Air and Water Pollution {Theory}
- ER6013 : Applied Atmospheric Dynamics {Theory}
- ER602 : Applied Atmospheric Dynamics {Theory}
- ER6026 : Applied Meteorology {Theory}
- ER6030 : Micro meteorology and Air pollution {Theory}
- ER604 : Boundary Layer Meteorology {Theory}
- ER605 : Introduction to Microscale and Mesoscale Meteorology {Theory}
- ER4261 : Atmospheric Instrumentation Laboratory {Practical}
- ER5471 : Atmospheric Instrumentation Laboratory {Practical}
- ER561 : Atmospheric Instrumentation Laboratory - I {Practical}
- ER564 : Atmospheric Instrumentation Laboratory - II {Practical}
- ER5674 : Climate Diagnostics Laboratory {Practical}
- ER6070 : Product Development Laboratory {Practical}
- ER6071 : Instrumentation Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [7]
Terrestrial Carbon Cycle and its Feedback at the Regional Scale
Manoj HEnrolled: Jul 2019Graduated : Mar 2024Supervisor
Response of Atmospheric Thermodynamics to Pre-Monsoon Season Thunderstorms over Eastern and North-Eastern India
Rajesh Kumar SahuEnrolled: Jan 2018Graduated : Nov 2022Supervisor
Martian Atmospheric Characteristics Associated with Dust Storms and Clouds Realized through Satellite Observations and MarsWRF
Bijay Kumar GuhaEnrolled: Jan 2017Graduated : Nov 2021Co-Supervisor
Assessment and Prediction of Particulate Matter Using In-situ and Remote Sensing Data Sets
G PriyanjaliEnrolled: Jan 2016Graduated : Nov 2019Supervisor
Thunderstorm forecasting with advanced machine learning models
Fathima AnanEnrolled: Jan 2026ContinuingSupervisor
Decoding Atmosphere-Biosphere Nexus in the Phase of Environmental Extremes
Shyam Sunder MsEnrolled: Sep 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Investigating the role of aerosols during the occurrence of precipitation events over Indian cities
Dola TharunEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- Associate Fellow, Indian Meteorological Society, 2025
Memberships / Fellowships
- Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2025
- Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, 2025
- Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), 2024
- Ocean Society of India (OSI), 2024
- International Association of Urban Climate (ICUC), 2019
- Indian Physics Association (IPA), 2005