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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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64
Citations
17779
World Ranking
1281
National Ranking
532

Environmental Sciences

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69
Citations
19968
World Ranking
1761
National Ranking
739

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  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

V. Chandrasekar is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research topics cover a broad range of areas, including:

  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Radio Wave Propagation Studies
  • Climate variability and models

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "A Storm Safari in Subtropical South America: Proyecto RELAMPAGO" (2021), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "General review of optical polarization remote sensing" (2020), International Journal of Remote Sensing
  • "Advancing Radar Nowcasting Through Deep Transfer Learning" (2021), IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Nowcasting of Convective Rainfall Using Volumetric Radar Observations" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Development of Precipitation Type Classification Algorithms for a Full Scan Mode of GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar" (2021), Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II

Their frequent coauthors include Renzo Bechini, Sounak Biswas, Shashank S. Joshil, Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, and Haonan Chen. Collaborative efforts with these researchers have contributed to a significant portion of their scientific output.

Chandrasekar's work has been published repeatedly in key scientific journals with which they have strong research ties. These venues include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

In addition to journal articles, Chandrasekar has authored books, including "Introduction to Dual Polarization Weather Radar" published by Cambridge University Press in 2023.

Recognition of their professional contributions includes being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar: Principles and Applications

    V. N. Bringi;V. Chandrasekar

  • Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar

    V. N. Bringi;V. Chandrasekar

  • Raindrop Size Distribution in Different Climatic Regimes from Disdrometer and Dual-Polarized Radar Analysis

    V. N. Bringi;V. Chandrasekar;J. Hubbert;E. Gorgucci

  • Classification of Hydrometeors Based on Polarimetric Radar Measurements: Development of Fuzzy Logic and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems, and In Situ Verification

    Hongping Liu;V. Chandrasekar

  • An Examination of Propagation Effects in Rainfall on Radar Measurements at Microwave Frequencies

    V. N. Bringi;V. Chandrasekar;N. Balakrishnan;D. S. Zrnić

  • Short wavelength technology and the potential for distributed networks of small radar systems

    David J. McLaughlin;V. Chandrasekar

  • Correcting C-band radar reflectivity and differential reflectivity data for rain attenuation: a self-consistent method with constraints

    V.N. Bringi;T.D. Keenan;V. Chandrasekar

  • The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study

    Timothy J. Lang;L. Jay Miller;Morris Weisman;Steven A. Rutledge

  • The Great Colorado Flood of September 2013

    David Gochis;Russ Schumacher;Katja Friedrich;Nolan Doesken

  • A New Dual-Polarization Radar Rainfall Algorithm: Application in Colorado Precipitation Events

    R. Cifelli;V. Chandrasekar;S. Lim;P. C. Kennedy

  • Correction of Radar Reflectivity and Differential Reflectivity for Rain Attenuation at X Band. Part I: Theoretical and Empirical Basis

    S. G. Park;V. N. Bringi;V. Chandrasekar;M. Maki

  • A Methodology for Estimating the Parameters of a Gamma Raindrop Size Distribution Model from Polarimetric Radar Data: Application to a Squall-Line Event from the TRMM/Brazil Campaign

    V. N. Bringi;Gwo-Jong Huang;V. Chandrasekar;E. Gorgucci

  • Correction of Radar Reflectivity and Differential Reflectivity for Rain Attenuation at X Band. Part II: Evaluation and Application

    S. G. Park;M. Maki;K. Iwanami;V. N. Bringi

  • Algorithm for Estimation of the Specific Differential Phase

    Yanting Wang;V. Chandrasekar

  • Error Structure of Multiparameter Radar and Surface Measurements of Rainfall. Part III: Specific Differential Phase

    V. Chandrasekar;V. N. Bringi;N. Balakrishnan;D. S. Zrnić

  • Estimation of Raindrop Size Distribution Parameters from Polarimetric Radar Measurements

    Eugenio Gorgucci;V. Chandrasekar;V. N. Bringi;Gianfranco Scarchilli

  • Hydrometeor classification system using dual-polarization radar measurements: model improvements and in situ verification

    S. Lim;V. Chandrasekar;V.N. Bringi

  • Simulation of Radar Reflectivity and Surface Measurements of Rainfall

    V. Chandrasekar;V. N. Bringi

  • A procedure to calibrate multiparameter weather radar using properties of the rain medium

    E. Gorgucci;G. Scarchilli;V. Chandrasekar

  • Recent advances in classification of observations from dual polarization weather radars

    V. Chandrasekar;R. Keränen;S. Lim;D. Moisseev

Frequent Co-Authors

V. N. Bringi
V. N. Bringi Colorado State University
Steven A. Rutledge
Steven A. Rutledge Colorado State University
Robert Cifelli
Robert Cifelli National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tomoo Ushio
Tomoo Ushio Osaka University
Kumar Vijay Mishra
Kumar Vijay Mishra IEEE Foundation
Christopher R. Williams
Christopher R. Williams University of Colorado Boulder
Frank S. Marzano
Frank S. Marzano Sapienza University of Rome
Robert Meneghini
Robert Meneghini Goddard Space Flight Center
Dusan S. Zrnic
Dusan S. Zrnic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jim Kurose
Jim Kurose University of Massachusetts Amherst

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