Centre for Climate Change Research | Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Pashan, Pune 411008, India | Off: +91 20 25904453 Cell: +91 9405015676
Life: Seek thine own truth. Live life.
Career: To understand how the oceans and the atmosphere work together
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Work/Research Experience
Scientist, Centre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorolgy, Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Apr 2010 – Present
Visiting Scientist, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NOAA, Maryland, USA.
Mar 2012 – May 2012
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, Italy.
Feb 2008 – Mar 2010
Research Assistant (Japanese Govt. Center of Excellence) at Hokkaido University, Japan.
Apr 2004 – Jul 2007
Junior Research Fellow (CSIR), National Institute of Oceanography, India.
Feb 2003- Feb 2004.
Academic Qualifications
PhD in Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Jun 2007.
Master of Science in Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi, India with 2nd rank. Feb 2003.
Publications
Roxy M., Y. Tanimoto, B. Preethi, P. Terray and R. Krishnan, 2012: Intraseasonal SST-precipitation relationship and its variability over the tropical summer monsoon region. Climate Dynamics. under review. [pdf]
B.K. Samala, R. Krishnan and M. Roxy, 2011: Assessment of extended range forecasts of weak Indian monsoons based on the NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS). Meteorological Applications, DOI: 10.1002/met.1331.
Roxy M. and Y. Tanimoto, 2011: Influence of sea surface temperature on the intraseasonal variability of the South China Sea summer monsoon. Climate Dynamics, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1118-x [pdf]
Roxy M., S. Gualdi, H-K L. Drbohlav and A. Navarra, 2010: Seasonality in the Relationship between El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole. Climate Dynamics, 37 (1), 221-236, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0876-1 [pdf]
Roxy M., S. Gualdi and E. Scoccimarro, 2010: The influence of the Indian Ocean Dipole on the Eastern Mediterranean climate variability, as simulated by a coupled general circulation model. under preparation.
Roxy M. and Y. Tanimoto, 2007: Role of SST over the Indian Ocean in influencing the intraseasonal variability of the Indian summer monsoon. J. Met. Soc. Japan, 85(3), 349-358, DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.85.349 [pdf]
S.S.C. Shenoi, M. Roxy, and co-authors, 2005: Hydrography and water masses in the southeastern Arabian Sea during March-June 2003, Journal of Earth System Science, 114(5), 475-491, DOI: 10.1007/BF02702024 [pdf]
Roxy M. and S. R. Shetye, 2003: Evolution of thermocline off Kochi: a test of the role of local wind-forcing in driving of the coastal circulation. Proc. ARMEX Workshop on Data Analysis and Initial Scientific Results. NIOT, India, 2003.
S.S.C. Shenoi, M. Roxy, and co-authors, 2003: Temperature-salinity structure in the southeastern Arabian Sea during ARMEX Phase II. Proc. ARMEX Workshop on Data Analysis and Initial Scientific Results. NIOT, India, 2003.
Conference Presentations
Roxy M., Y. Tanimoto, B. Preethi, P. Terray and R. Krishnan, 2012: Intraseasonal SST-precipitation relationship and its variability over the tropical summer monsoon region, as in observations and the Climate Forecast System v2. Opportunities and Challenges in Monsoon Prediction in a Changing Climate, Pune, India, Feb 2012. [pdf] [ppt]
Roxy M. and S. Gualdi, 2009: The influence of the Indian Ocean Dipole on the Eastern Mediterranean climate variability, as simulated by a coupled general circulation model. Alpine Workshop on Monsoon Variability, Vale D’Aosta, Italy, June 2009.
Roxy M. and S. Gualdi, 2008: Teleconnections between the Indian Monsoon and the Mediterranean Sea as simulated by a coupled General Circulation Model (INGV-SXG). European Conference on Applied Climatology, EMS, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct 2008.
Roxy M. and S. Gualdi, 2008: Teleconnections affecting the Mediterranean Sea, as observed in a coupled General Circulation Model. MedCLIVAR-ESF Workshop on Climate variability over the Mediterranean area: atmospheric and oceanic components, Rhodes, Greece, September 2008.
Roxy M. and Y. Tanimoto, 2006: Intraseasonal variability of air sea interaction over the Indian Ocean and its influence on regional and intraseasonal variability of the Indian monsoon. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Conference (AOGS 2006), Singapore, July 2006.
Roxy M. and S. R. Shetye, 2003: Evolution of thermocline off Kochi: a test of the role of local wind-forcing in driving of the coastal circulation. ARMEX Workshop on Data Analysis and Initial Scientific Results. NIOT, India, 2003.
Invited Talks
Roxy M., R. Krishnan, K. Ashok, K. Aparna, P. Swapna, B. Preethi, G. Pandithurai, and R. Rajesh, Earth System Modeling for improving Monsoon Projections under a Changing Climate, Indo-Italian Workshop on Impact of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Activities on Soil and Water Resources, IIT Roorkee, October 2010.
Research Interests
Climate Change/Variability Research and Earth System Modeling, Ocean Atmospheric Dynamics and Interaction, Tropical Intraseasonal Variability, Indian Ocean and the Asian monsoon, SST – Convection Feedback.
Responsibilities
Reviewer of scientific journals: J. Climate, Climate Dynamics, J. Met. Soc. Japan, Atmopheric Research, Int. J. Climatology
Administrator and Co-founder, Oceanographers Net, largest online oceanographic community, www.oceanographers.net
Convener and chair at the Ocean Section OS07-01 on “Climate variability in the Asia-Oceania region”, AOGS 2010, Hyderabad.
Editor, Ocean Section, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Newsletter, 2006-’07.
Executive Member, Co-founder and Web Administrator, Hokkaido University International Students Association, 2005-’07.
Cruise/Observational Experience
Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS) cruise, 15 June – 18 July, 2005 on US R/V Roger Revelle.
Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX) cruise, 13 March – 10 April, 2003 on R/V Sagar Kanya.
On board Oceanographic skills: Radio Sonde, SODAR, CTD operation, LADP.
Numerical Modeling
Experience in the compilation, running, post-processing of NCEP CFSv2 and INGV-SXG (SINTEX), coupled atmosphere ocean sea-ice general circulation models.
Details: The atmosphere components are GFS/ECHAM 5 and the ocean components are MOM4/OPA 9.
Experience in using IBM P6/NEC SX-8 supercomputers for climate modeling.
Scientific/Computational Skills
Processing: MatLab, CDO (Climate Data Operators), NCL (NCAR)
Visualization: Ferret, GRaDS, GMT
Shell scripting on Unix/Linux platforms.
Lecture on Data Analysis and Visualization using CDO and Ferret [pdf]
Other Computing Skills
Higher Diploma in Software Engineering (1998-2001), APTECH Computer Education (ISO), India.
Operating Systems: Unix/Linux/Aix/Solaris/Windows
Languages: C++, Visual Basic 6.0, FORTRAN 95/77, PHP, HTML, novice in PERL.
Database: SQL, MS Access, Oracle 9.0.
Office tools: MS Office, Website designing, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.
Fellowship/Scholarship/Award
Best Poster Award (out of 48 scientific posters), International Symposium on “Sustainable Development”, Hokkaido University, August 2006
Research Assistantship under 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE), Japanese Government, 2003 – ’07
JGC Corporation – Saneyoshi Scholarship, 2006 – ’07
Hokkaido University International Student Center Scholarship, 2006 – ’07
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India – Junior Research Fellowship (National Level), 2002 – 04
UGC – National Eligibility Test, 2002 (Science Lectureship in Universities and colleges across India.)
Postgraduate merit scholarship for M.Sc Oceanography, Cochin University of Science & Technology, 2000 – ’02
TOEFL: Total score: 273/300 Essay: 6.0/6.0
Some other achievements (esp. in school/college) 
Trekking along the foothills of the Himalayas
First Prize in English Essay (2000), CMS college, Kottayam
First Prize in English Poetry (1999), CMS college
Second Prize in English Poetry (2000), CMS college
First Prize in Malayalam Poetry (1993), Girideepam Bethany High School , Kottayam
Best actor and first prize in Drama
Prizes in Long Race Competitions, First Prize in Caroms
Gold Medal Award for Science at school level
Prize in Mathematics Project, Prizes in Quiz competitions
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