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K. Krishna Moorthy

K. Krishna Moorthy

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Environmental Sciences
India
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
13840
World Ranking
2120
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in India Leader Award

Overview

K. Krishna Moorthy is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with significant contributions to atmospheric science and related fields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, they have specialized in subfields such as:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their research covers various topics, predominantly concentrating on atmospheric phenomena and impacts. Major topics include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Krishna Moorthy has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • S. K. Satheesh
  • Anand Narayana Sarma
  • K. Sunilkumar
  • Mukunda M. Gogoi
  • G. Ilavazhagan

Their work has been published in a variety of scientific venues known for atmospheric and environmental science research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Current Science
  • Applied Optics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Representative recent papers by Moorthy display attention to particulate matter, aerosols, and atmospheric chemistry in India and the surrounding region:

  • Seasonal contrast in size distributions and mixing state of black carbon and its association with PM 1.0 chemical composition from the eastern coast of India, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Mixing state of refractory black carbon aerosol in the South Asian outflow over the northern Indian Ocean during winter, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Response of Ambient BC Concentration Across the Indian Region to the Nation-Wide Lockdown: Results from the ARFINET Measurements of ISRO-GBP, 2021, Current Science
  • The Unusual Severe Dust Storm of May 2018 Over Northern India: Genesis, Propagation, and Associated Conditions, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Altitude profiles of cloud condensation nuclei characteristics across the Indo-Gangetic Plain prior to the onset of the Indian summer monsoon, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Best Publications

  • Radiative effects of natural aerosols: A review

    S. K. Satheesh;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • Wintertime aerosol characteristics over the Indo‐Gangetic Plain (IGP): Impacts of local boundary layer processes and long‐range transport

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;K. Krishna Moorthy;Denny P. Alappattu;P. K. Kunhikrishnan

  • Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network

    A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;I. Slutsker;D. M. Giles

  • Aerosol radiative forcing due to enhanced black carbon at an urban site in India

    S. Suresh Babu;S. K. Satheesh;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • Trends in aerosol optical depth over Indian region: Potential causes and impact indicators

    S. Suresh Babu;M. R. Manoj;K. Krishna Moorthy;Mukunda M. Gogoi

  • Aerosol black carbon over a tropical coastal station in India

    S. Suresh Babu;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • Aerosol characteristics at a high‐altitude location in central Himalayas: Optical properties and radiative forcing

    P. Pant;P. Hegde;U. C. Dumka;Ram Sagar

  • Buildup of aerosols over the Indian Region

    K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;M. R. Manoj;S. K. Satheesh

  • Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB): An overview

    K. Krishna Moorthy;S. K. Satheesh;S. Suresh Babu;C. B. S. Dutt

  • Climate implications of large warming by elevated aerosol over India

    S. K. Satheesh;S. K. Satheesh;K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;V. Vinoj

  • Characteristics of aerosol black carbon mass concentration over a high altitude location in the Central Himalayas from multi-year measurements

    U.C. Dumka;U.C. Dumka;K. Krishna Moorthy;Rajesh Kumar;P. Hegde

  • Aerosol Characteristics at a High Altitude Location in Central Himalayas: Optical Properties and Radiative Forcing

    P. Pant;P. Hegde;U. C. Dumka;Ram Sagar

  • Aerosol temporal characteristics and its impact on shortwave radiative forcing at a location in the northeast of India

    Binita Pathak;Gayatry Kalita;K. Bhuyan;P. K. Bhuyan

  • Spatial distribution of aerosol black carbon over India during pre-monsoon season

    S. Naseema Beegum;K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;S.K. Satheesh

  • Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET - first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals

    A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;D. M. Giles;I. Slutsker

  • Investigations of marine aerosols over the tropical Indian Ocean

    K. Krishna Moorthy;S. K. Satheesh;B. V. Krishna Murthy

  • Aerosol Characteristics and Radiative Impacts over the Arabian Sea during the Intermonsoon Season: Results from ARMEX Field Campaign

    K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;S. K. Satheesh

  • Free tropospheric black carbon aerosol measurements using high altitude balloon: Do BC layers build “their own homes” up in the atmosphere?

    S. Suresh Babu;K. Krishna Moorthy;Ravi K. Manchanda;Puna Ram Sinha

  • Black carbon aerosols over the Himalayas: direct and surface albedo forcing

    Vijayakumar S. Nair;S. Suresh Babu;K. Krishna Moorthy;Arun Kumar Sharma

  • Anthropogenic impact on aerosol black carbon mass concentration at a tropical coastal station: A case study

    S. Suresh Babu;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • Spectrally resolved observations of atmospheric emitted radiance in the H2O rotation band. Commentary

    R. Bhawar;G. Bianchini;A. Bozzo;M. Cacciani

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Suresh Babu
S. Suresh Babu University of Tennessee at Knoxville
S. K. Satheesh
S. K. Satheesh Indian Institute of Science
Vijayakumar S. Nair
Vijayakumar S. Nair Space Physics Laboratory
U. C. Dumka
U. C. Dumka Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
Manish Naja
Manish Naja Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
K. V. S. Badarinath
K. V. S. Badarinath National Remote Sensing Centre
Thomas F. Eck
Thomas F. Eck Goddard Space Flight Center
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Mian Chin
Mian Chin Goddard Space Flight Center
Hugh Coe
Hugh Coe University of Manchester

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