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Abhnil Prasad graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics with a gold medal from The University of South Pacific in 2006, and completed a Master of Science in Physics from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2008. He commenced his Doctor of Philosophy studies in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland, where his PhD research, supervised by Professor Roger Davies, focused on the detection of decadal fluctuations in tropical thin cirrus clouds using an oblique stereo technique with NASA’s Terra satellite and the MISR instrument. His work highlights the role of thin, high cirrus clouds in the climate system and their impact on global warming trends. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of New South Wales, developing algorithms for detecting cloud motion vectors using geostationary satellites to improve short-term solar irradiance forecasts in Australia. He has a keen interest in satellite remote sensing and climate dynamics, specifically in understanding how convection is triggered in tropical regions using models and observations.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Developing algorithms for detecting cloud motion vectors using geostationary satellites to improve short-term solar irradiance forecasts.
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