Biography
Chayan’s present research revolves around understanding the role of light-absorbing aerosols (LAPs : black carbon, dust, brown carbon) on the regional climatic changes in High Mountain Asia (HMA) in recent decades. He is using WRF-Chem and satellite retrievals of AOD from MODIS to identify the relative importance of different sources affecting HMA, and assess the impact of LAPs deposition on snowmelt, runoff characteristics, and water resources in downstream Asian regions.
Interests
- Earth System Predictability
- Atmosphere-Land Interface
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Data Assimilation and Inverse Modeling
Education
PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021 - Present
University of Arizona
MSc in Atmospheric Sciences, 2019
University of Calcutta
BSc in Physics, 2017
University of Calcutta
Skills
Technical
Python
Data Science
High Performance Computing
LaTeX
Hobbies
Reading
Photography
Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona
Research in NASA-HiMAT2
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona
Assisted in the teaching of the following courses:
- ATMO 430 – Computational Methods in Atmospheric Sciences
- ATMO 469/569 – Air Pollution I: Gases
Guest Research Worker
Bose Institute
Worked with Dr. Sanat K. Das
Recent Publications
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(2023).
Unraveling the Complexities of Aerosol-Meteorology Interactions on Snowmelt in High Mountain Asia.
Submitted to Scientific Reports.
(2022).
On the Relevance of Aerosols to Snow Cover Variability Over High Mountain Asia.
Geophysical Research Letters.
Contact
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- croychoudhury@arizona.edu
- +1 520 269 1709
- 1133 James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ 85721
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