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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
Insight into the atmospheric methane gas cycle in India over thirteen years using Hilbert Huang transformation. 2026-02-09
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-025-02727-7 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0973-774X
Satellite-based investigation of immediate impact of forest fires on the spatial distribution of aerosol loading over India. 2026-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121652
Mineral dust aerosols over the Himalayas from polarization-resolved satellite lidar observations. 2023-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.119584 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1352-2310
Assessment of PM2.5 using satellite lidar observations: Effect of bio-mass burning emissions over India. 2022-08
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155215 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0048-9697
Long term trend in aerosol direct radiative effects over Indian Ocean region from multi- satellite observations. 2021-10-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704x.2021.1957509 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2150-704X ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2150-7058
Assessment of the vertical distribution of speciated aerosol absorption over South Asia using spaceborne LIDAR and ground-based observations. 2021-02
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112164 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0034-4257
Mineral dust characterization over the Himalayan cryosphere using space-borne lidar depolarization observations. 2020-08
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23919/ursigass49373.2020.9232015
Seasonal contrast in the vertical profiles of aerosol number concentrations and size distributions over India: Implications from RAWEX aircraft campaign. 2019-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1246-y ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2347-4327 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0973-774X
Recent Regime Shifts in Mineral Dust Trends Over South Asia From Long-Term CALIPSO Observations. 2019-07
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2019.2891338 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0196-2892 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1558-0644
Spatial and Altitudinal Contrast in Aerosol Radiative Properties across the Indo-Gangetic Plain. 2019-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23919/ursiap-rasc.2019.8738411
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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17669-2018 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1680-7324
Vertical Structure of Aerosols and Mineral Dust Over the Bay of Bengal From Multisatellite Observations. 2017-12-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD027643
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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2010.09.038 ISSN: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0379-6779



