M.Sc (Space Physics)
Ph.D (Meteorology)
Climate Change, Land – Atmospheric Interactions
Teaching Subjects:
Atmospheric Radiation and Applications
Atmospheric Instrumentation and Measurements
Dr. Lakshmi Kumar earlier worked in SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. Dr. Kumar has completed five (5) projects sponsored by ISRO, DST and MoES, Govt of India. Dr. Kumar guided six (6) students for Ph.D and 12 students for UG / PG projects. Dr. Kumar published around forty (40) papers in reputed journals and six (6) book chapters.
Associate Fellow, Indian Meteorological Society
Editorial Board Member, PLOS Climate
Founding Member, South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA)
Joint Secretary, South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA), INDIA chapter, May 2023 to till date
Chairman, Indian Meteorological Society, Chennai Chapter, May 2022 to May 2024
- Rao VB, Koteswara rao K, Mahednra B, Lakshmi Kumar TV and Govardhan (2021) Large scale connection to deadly Indian heat waves,(2021) Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3985
- Koteswara rao K, Lakshmi Kumar T V et al, (2020), Projections of heat stress and associated work performance over India in response to global warming, Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73245-3
- Thakur MK, Lakshmi Kumar TV, Koteswara Rao K, Humberto Barbosa and M.S. Narayanan (2020) Analytical study of the performance of the IMERG over the Indian Landmass, Meteorological Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/met.1908
- Thakur MK, Lakshmi Kumar TV, Koteswara rao K, Humberto Barbosa and Rao VB (2019) A new perspective in understanding rainfall from satellites over a complex topographic region of India. Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52075-y
- Purnadurga G, Lakshmi Kumar TV, Koteswara Rao K, Rajasekhar M and Narayanan MS (2017) Investigation of temperature changes over India in association with meteorological parameters in a warming climate, International Journal of Climatology, doi: 10.1002/joc.5216.
- Franklin, Paredes, Barbosa H and Lakshmi Kumar TV (2017) Validating CHIRPS – based satellite precipitation estimates in Northeast Brazil, Journal of Arid Environments, 139, 26-40.
- T.V. Lakshmi Kumar*, Bharath J, Walter Leal Filho, Humberto Barbosa & K. Koteswara Rao, 2024, Impact of climate change induced heat stress on the people living coastal cities of India, Natural Hazards, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06872-y
- Rajitha R Rajan, Satyanadhan R, M. Ashok Williams, T.V. Lakshmi Kumar*, Rohini L Bhawar & Prashant Hegde, 2024, Aerosol characterization: Insights from SEM-EDX analysis and CALIPSO overpasses, Advances in Space Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2024.07.058
- Vinodhkumar B, Safi Ullah, T.V. Lakshmi Kumar, Sami G Al-Ghamdi, 2024, Amplification of temperature extremes in Arabian Peninsula under warming worlds, Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67514-8
- Walter Leal Filho, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Amanda Lange Salvia, Javier Sierra, Helena Vasconcelos, Claire Henderson-Wilson, Samo Diatta, T. V. Lakshmi Kumar, Maria Gabriela Meirelles & Fernanda Carvalho, 2024, Assessing climate change and health provisions among staff in higher education institutions: A preliminary investigation, PlosOne, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304019
- Bharath, J., T.V. Lakshmi Kumar* & A. Naga Rajesh, 2024, Spatiotemporal correspondence of aerosol optical depth between CMIP6 simulations and MODIS retrievals over India, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32314-0