Dr. Arun Babu Suja
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Phone: +49 341 2717-7066
Email: arun.babu@tropos.de
Room: 207 (building 23.1)
Function:
Research Scientist
Department:
Atmospheric Microphysics (AMP)
Research areas & research interest:
Mixing state of Aerosols, Aerosol-Cryosphere interaction, Aerosol Chemistry, Aerosol Radiative Forcing, Ice Nucleating Particles
Current projects:
- Vertical Turbulent Aerosol Particle Transport above open Water and Ice in the central Arctic during Summertime (APAICA) -
- Aerosol particle sources and transformation in the Arctic marine boundary layer
- Aerosol particles over the Bay of Bengal – characteristic, variability and sources – a comprehensive measurement and analysis approach during the BIOCAT-IIOE2 (Aerosol-BIOCAT)
Completed Projects:
- Investigation of Atmospheric Aerosols over the Himalayas: Direct and Snow Albedo Forcing
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Academic qualification
2018- 2022 | Ph.D. Physics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India |
2014- 2015 | M.Phil. Physics, Department of Optoelectronics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India |
2011- 2013 | M.Sc. Physics, Mar Ivanios college, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India |
2008- 2011 | B.Sc. Physics and Computer Application, Government college Kariavattom, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India |
Research Experience
2022 - Present | Research Scientist, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany |
2016 - 2021 | Research Scholar, Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) , Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India |
2015 - 2016 | Research Fellow, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bangalore, India |
2015 | Project Trainee, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bangalore, India |
Publications:
2022
Boreddy, S.K.R., P. Hegde, B.S. Arun, A.R. Aswini, S. S. Babu, “Molecular composition and light-absorbing properties of organic aerosols from west-coast of tropical India”, Science of the Total Environment, 2022. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157163.
2021
Arun B. S., M. M Gogoi., A. Borgohain., P. Hegde., S. S. Kundu., S. S. Babu., “Role of Sulphate and Carbonaceous Aerosols on the Radiative Effects of Aerosols over a remote high-altitude site Lachung in the Eastern Himalayas”, Atmospheric Research-2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105799.
Arun B. S., M. M Gogoi, P. Hegde., A. Borgohain., S.K. Boreddy., S.S. Kundu., S. S. Babu., “Carbonaceous Aerosols over Lachung in the Eastern Himalayas: Primary Sources and Secondary Formation of Organic Aerosols in a Remote High-Altitude Environment”, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry-2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00190.
Thakur, R.C., B.S. Arun., M.M Gogoi., M. Thamban., R. J. Thayyen., B. L. Redkar., S.S Babu., “Multi-layer distribution of Black Carbon and inorganic ions in the snowpacks of western Himalayas and snow albedo forcing”, Atmospheric Environment-2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118564.
Gogoi, M.M., S. K Pandey., B.S. Arun., Nair, V. S., Thakur, R. C., Chaubey, J. P., Tiwari, A., Manoj, M. R., Kompalli., S. K., Vaishya, A., Prijith, S.S., Hegde, P., Babu, S.S., “Long-term changes in aerosol radiative properties over Ny-Ålesund: Results from Indian scientific expeditions to the Arctic”, Polar Science, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2021.100700.
Gogoi, M. M., S. S. Babu., B.S. Arun., Moorthy, K. K., A. Ajay., P. Ajay., A. Suryavanshi., A. Borgohain., A. Guha., A. Shaikh., B. Pathak., B. Gharai., B. Ramasamy., G. Balakrishnaiah., H. B. Menon., J. C. Kuniyal., J. Krishnan., K. R. Gopal., M. Maheswari., M. Naja., P. Kaur., P. K. Bhuyan., P. Gupta., P. Singh., P. Srivastava., R. S. Singh., R. Kumar., S. Rastogi., S. S. Kundu., S. K. Kompalli, S. Panda., T. C. Rao., T. Das., Y. Kant “Response of ambient BC concentration across the Indian region to the nation-wide lockdown: Results from the ARFINET measurements of ISRO-GBP”, Current Science, 2021.https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v120/i2/341-351.
2019
Arun B. S., A.R. Aswini., M. M Gogoi., P. Hegde., S.K Kompalli., P. Sharma., S. S. Babu., “Physico- chemical and optical properties of aerosols at a background site (~4 km a.s.l.) in the western Himalayas”, Atmospheric Environment, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117017.
Social media and databases:
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=COXx_7AAAAAJ&hl=en
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arun-B-S-2