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CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL PROFILE Name : Dr. Satyaban Bishoyi Ratna Affiliation and Address : Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici Viale Aldo Moro 44 40127 Bologna ITALY Email : satyaban.bishoyiratna@cmcc.it / satyaban14@gmail.com Telephone (O) Homepage Nationality Permanent Address : +39 051 3782668 (Direct) : https://sites.google.com/site/satyabanbratna/ : Indian : Gayatri Vihar, First Gate P.O. Panigrahypentho, Berhampur Odisha, India, 760 006. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Meteorology Period: 2005-2008 Institute: The Dept. of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India Thesis: Prediction of onset phase, heavy rainfall events and regional characteristics of the Indian southwest monsoon using numerical models. Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Atmospheric Science Period: 2003-2004 Institute: The Dept. of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India Thesis: Sensitivity of July 1998 Regional Climate Simulation to Land Surface Parameterization.. Master of Science (M. Sc.) Oceanography Period: 2000-2002 Institute: The Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Orissa, India. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Period: 1997-2000 Institute: Khemundi College (Under Berhampur University), Digapahandi, Orissa, India 1

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Duration: May 2013 Till Date Position held: Junior Scientist Organization: Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Bologna, Italy Nature of Duties: Study the Indian Ocean warming and its relationship with the Indian summer monsoon and related teleconnections. Duration: 1 Nov 2010 March 2013 Position held: Postdoctoral Researcher Organization: Application Laboratory, JAMSTEC, Japan Nature of Duties: Understanding the dynamics and synoptic features of extreme weather events and associated rainfall variation over Southern Africa. Tropical-extratropical interactions over southern Africa and its relationship with El Niño Southern Oscillation. Downscaling seasonal prediction over Southern Africa using a high resolution WRF model. Duration: 25 July 2008 30 September 2010 Position held: Project Engineer (Researcher) Organization: Computational Atmospheric Science Team, CDAC, Pune, India Nature of Duties: Estimation of NCEP Atmospheric General Circulation Model (T170L42) bias from 20 years (1985-2004) climatology to study Indian summer monsoon circulation, rainfall and its inter-annual variability. Probability forecasting of extreme (drought/excess) summer season rainfall using multi member ensembles. Experimental seasonal prediction of Indian summer monsoon rainfall using NCEP AGCM with May initial conditions of 2008, 2009 and 2010. Downscaling NCEP and ERA-Interim Reanalysis data for studying Indian summer monsoon using regional climate models WRF and ICTP RegCM3. Real-time short-range weather prediction over Indian region using high resolution WRF model. Duration: 30 January 2005 23 June 2008 Position held: Senior Research Fellow and Ph.D. Student Organization: The Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India Nature of Duties: Use of high-resolution regional models (MM5) for the short range prediction of onset phase of the Indian summer monsoon. Use of mesoscale model for the simulation of extreme heavy rainfall events associated with Indian summer monsoon season. 2

Downscaling NCEP Reanalysis data for studying Indian summer monsoon using regional climate models WRF and ICTP RegCM3. PUBLICATION Refereed Journal Ratna, S. B., J. V. Ratnam, S. Behera, C.J.deW. Rautenbach, T. Ndarna, Keiko Takahashi, and Toshio Yamagata, 2013: Performance assessment of three convective parameterisation schemes in WRF for downscaling summer rainfall over South Africa. Climate Dynamics (In Revision) Ratna, S.B., Swadhin Behera, J. Venkata Ratnam, Keiko Takahashi, and Toshio Yamagata, 2012: An index for tropical temperate troughs over southern Africa. Climate Dynamics. DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1540-8 Ratnam, J.V., S.K. Behera, S. B. Ratna, C.J.deW. Rautenbach, C. Lennard, J.-J. Luo, Y. Masumoto, K. Takahashi and T. Yamagata. 2013: Dynamical downscaling of austral summer climate forecasts over southern Africa using a simple regional coupled model. Journal of Climate. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00645.1. Bhaskar Rao, D.V., S. B. Ratna and D. Srinivas, 2013: An Assessment of Cumulus Parameterization schemes in the Short Range Prediction of Rainfall during the Onset Phase of the Indian Southwest Monsoon using MM5 Model. Atmospheric Research, 120, 249-267. Badarinath, K.V.S., D.V. Mahalakshmi, and S. B. Ratna, 2012: Influence of Land Use Land Cover on Cyclone Track Prediction A Study During Aila Cyclone. The Open Atmospheric Science Journal, 6, 33-41. Sikka, D.R. and S. B. Ratna, 2011: On improving the ability of a high resolution atmospheric general circulation model for dynamical seasonal prediction of the extreme seasons of the Indian summer monsoon. Mausam, 62 (3), 339-360. Ratna, S. B., 2011: Summer Monsoon Rainfall variability over Maharashtra, India. Pure and Applied Geophysics,169, 259-273. Ratna, S. B., D. R. Sikka, M. Dalvi and J. V. Ratnam, 2011: Dynamical Simulation of Indian Summer Monsoon Circulation, Rainfall and its Interannual Variability Using a High Resolution Atmospheric General Circulation Model, International Journal of Climatology, 31, 1927-1942. Bhaskar Rao, D.V. and S. B. Ratna, 2010: Mesoscale characteristics and prediction of an unusual extreme heavy rainfall event over Mumbai city, India. Atmospheric Research, 95 (2), 255-269. Bhaskar Rao, D.V., D. Srinivas, and S. B. Ratna, 2008: Regional scale prediction of the onset phase of the Indian southwest monsoon with a high-resolution atmospheric model, Atmospheric Science Letters, 9(4), 237 244. Peer-reviewed Conference proceedings Ratna, S. B., S. Behera, J. V. Ratnam, H. Rautenbach, T. Ndarana, K. Takahashi and T. Yamagata (2012): Downscaling extreme summer season rainfall over South Africa using the high resolution WRF model. 28th Annual conference of South African Society for 3

Atmospheric Sciences, 26-27 September 2012, CAPETOWN, South Africa. ISBN 978-0- 620-53375-1. Ratna, S. B., J. V. Ratnam, Swadhin Behera, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2011: Simulation of 2010/11 Summer Season Heavy Rainfall Events over Southern Africa Using WRF Model. 27th Annual conference of South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences, 22-23 September 2011, Hartbeespoort, North-West Province, South Africa. ISBN 978-0- 620-50849-0. Conference Presentation Ratna, S. B., J. V. Ratnam, S. Behera, T. Ndarana, H. Rautenbach, K. Takahashi and T. Yamagata (2013): Downscaling summer season climate variability over South Africa using WRF model. APL-SATREPS Workshop on the Predictability of Climate Variations and its Applications, held at the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan during 1 March 2013. Ratna, S. B., S. Behera, J. V. Ratnam, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2012: Extreme weather events associated with tropical-extratropical interactions. International conference on Future Directions for weather and climate research in the tropics, held at IIT Delhi, New Delhi during 3-5 December 2012. Ratna, S. B., S. Behera, J. V. Ratnam, T. Ndarana, H. Rautenbach, K. Takahashi and T. Yamagata (2012): Simulation of extreme seasonal climate over South Africa using the high resolution Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. AGU Chapman Conference, Western Cape, South Africa during 8 12 October 2012. Ratna, S. B., Swadhin Behera, J. V. Ratnam, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2012: Influence of La Nina on extreme rainfall over southern Africa associated with tropical temperate troughs, Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) meeting, held at the Makahari Messe, Chiba, Japan during 20-25 May, 2012. Ratna, S. B., J. V. Ratnam, Swadhin Behera, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2012: Seasonal simulation of heavy rainfall events over southern Africa using a high resolution regional model: sensitivity to cumulus parameterization schemes, The 10th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (10ICSHMO), held at the Tjibaou Cultural Center, Nouméa, New Caledonia during 23 to 27 April 2012. Ratna, S. B., Swadhin Behera, J. V. Ratnam, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2012: Extreme weather events associated with tropical-extra tropical interaction over southern Africa and its temporal evolution, International Symposium on Climate Variations-From Basic Research to Rich Applications, held at the University of Tokyo, Japan during 11-13 April, 2012. Ratna, S. B., Swadhin Behera, Desmond Manatsa, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2012: Intraseasonal and interannual variability of summer rainfall over Limpopo, South Africa, SATREPS workshop on Climate and weather predictions and its application to the southern African region, held at JAMSTEC, Tokyo, Japan during 23 February, 2012. Ratna, S. B., Swadhin Behera, J. V. Ratnam, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2011:A Dynamical Index for Tropical Temperate trough over southern Africa and Southwest India Ocean, SATREPS Symposium on Climate Prediction and its Application in the southern African Region, held at the University of Tokyo, Japan during 20-21 October, 2011. 4

Ratna, S. B, 2011: Dynamical Seasonal Simulation of Indian Summer Monsoon Circulation and Rainfall using an Atmospheric General Circulation Model, India-Japan Symposium on Global Challenges in Health and Environment, held at the Embassy of India, Tokyo, Japan on 7 October 2011. Ratna, S. B., J. V. Ratnam, Swadhin Behera, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2011: Performance of the WRF Model in simulating the Tropical Temperate Troughs over southern Africa. Presented at the 12th Annual WRF Users' Workshop held at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, USA during 20-24 June 2011. Ratna, S. B., J. V. Ratnam, Swadhin Behera, K. Takahasi and Toshio Yamagata, 2010: Downscaling a weather event over South Africa using WRF Model. Presented at the SATREPS symposium on Climate Prediction and Information for the Society, The University of Aizu, Aizu, Japan during 16-18 December 2010. Ratna, S.B., M.Ashfaq and A.Kaginalkar, 2010: Numerical Simulation of Anomalous South Asian Summer Monsoon of 2009 using ICTP RegCM3. Presented at the International conference on Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS-2010) Hyderabad, India during 5-9, July 2010. Ratna, S. B., 2009: Simulation of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall using NCEP T170L42 Atmospheric General Circulation Model. Presented at the Workshop on High- Resolution Climate Modeling held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy during 10-14 August 2009. Ratna, S. B., M. Dalvi, B. K. Samal, A. Thomas, K. Sharma, S. Banerjee and A. Kaginalkar, 2009: Development of real-time weather information services for Kerala using high-resolution atmospheric model. Proceeding of the national workshop on Climate and Development, Kerala Agriculture University, Thiruvanathapuram, 281-292. Ratna, S. B. and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2008: A comparison of the performance of different cumulus parameterization schemes in the prediction of a monsoon heavy rainfall event. Presented at the 95th Indian Science Congress held at Andhra Univesrsity, Visakhapatnam during 3-7 January, 2008. Ratna, S. B. and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2007: Simulation of Indian summer monsoon during July of the contrasting weak and good monsoon years of 2002 and 2003 using a regional climate model. Presented at the National Conference on TROPMET-2007 held at Indian Meteorological Department/Barkatullah University, Bhopal during 17-19 December, 2007. Ratna, S. B., 2007: Study of heavy rainfall events over west coast of India using a mesoscale model. Presented at UK-India Young Scientists Conference on Extreme Weather Events held at New Delhi, India 26-30 November 2007. Ratna, S. B., 2007: Short range prediction of the rainfall during the onset phase and heavy rainfall events of the Indian southwest monsoon. Presented at the 4 th KAGI 21 International summer school on Active Geosphere Science held at Institute Technology Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia during 22 July-4 August 2007. Ratna, S. B., D. Hariprasad and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2007: Numerical prediction of the onset phase of the Indian southwest monsoon. Presented at the International conference on Celebrating monsoon held at IISc, Bangalore during 24-28 July 2007. 5

Bhaskar Rao. D.V., D. Hariprasad, S. B. Ratna, 2007: Impact of data assimilation on mesoscale weather prediction. Presented at the workshop on GPS Radio Occultation Technique held at NARL, Gadanki during 19-20 April, 2007. Bhaskar Rao. D.V., D. Hariprasad, S. B. Ratna, 2007: Mesoscale modelling of tropical cyclones and monsoon processes, Presented at National workshop on Mesoscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam during 29-31 January 2007. Ratna, S. B, D. Hariprasad and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2006: On the Feasible Improvements in the Prediction of Monsoon Heavy Rainfall events with Four Dimensional Data Assimilation, Presented at national conference TROPMET-2006, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune during 21-23 November 2006. Hariprasad, D., S. B. Ratna and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2006: Importance of horizontal resolution and nested domains on movement and intensification of the Bay of Bengal Cyclone using High Resolution Mesoscale Model, Presented at national conference TROPMET-2006, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune during 21-23 November 2006. Hariprasad, D., S. B. Ratna and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2006: Impact of Horizontal Resolution on Intensification of the Bay of Bengal Cyclone using High Resolution Mesoscale Model, Presented at a national conference on Mathematical Analysis and its application in real world problems Berhampur University, Berhampur during 16-17 September 2006. Bhaskar Rao. D.V., D. Hariprasad, S. B. Ratna, 2006: Tropical cyclones over Bay of Bengal. Presented at workshop on Tsunamies,Cyclones and Floods at Eluru, 31 July-1 August 2006. Bhaskar Rao. D.V., D. Hariprasad, S. B. Ratna, 2006: Monsoon Rainfall Variability over India - Atmospheric Teleconnections, Presented at a national conference NFEEG at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 30-31,May 2006 Ratna, S. B., D. Hariprasad and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2006: Numerical prediction of the Heavy Rainfall Events during Armex-Phase I of the summer monsoon, 2002, Presented at NIO, Goa,19-21, April 2006. Ratna, S. B, D. Hariprasad and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2006: Numerical prediction of the heavy rainfall event of 26 July 2005 over Mumbai: A case study using NCAR MM5. Presented at CMMACS, Bangalore, 16-17, March 2006. Ratna, S. B, D. Hariprasad and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2006: Numerical prediction of the heavy rainfall event of 26 July 2005 over Mumbai (west coast of India): A case study using NCAR MM5. Presented at THORPEX/WCRP/ICTP Workshop on Organisation and Maintenance of Tropical Convection and the Madden Julian Oscillation, ICTP, Italy, 13-17, March 2006. Ratna, S. B, D. Hariprasad and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2006: Numerical prediction of the heaviest rainfall event (over Mumbai) during the southwest monsoon season of 2005. Presented at IMPA-2006 at IITD, 14-17, February 2006. Hariprasad, D., S. B. Ratna and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2005: Numerical prediction of the development and intensification of the tropical cyclones over Bay of Bengal. Presented at National conference on Tsunami and Other Natural Coastal Hazards at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. 7-9,November 2005. 6

Ratna, S. B, D. Hariprasad and D.V.Bhaskar Rao, 2005: Mumbai heavy rainfall on 26 th July, 2005: A case study of the prediction. Presented at National conference on Tsunami and Other Natural Coastal Hazards at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. 7-9, November 2005. ATMOSPHERIC MODELS AND SOFTWARE Model: Mesoscale Model (MM5), Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF), ICTP Regional Climate Model (RegCM3), NCEP Atmospheric General Circulation Model (T170) Program and Data Analysis Tool: FORTRAN, GrADS, NCO, CDO High Performance Computer: Use of Atmospheric models in high performance computing platform. REVIEWER FOR JOURNAL Climate Dynamics Natural Hazards Atmospheric Environment Advances in Meteorology Climate Change African Journal of Agricultural Research Global and Planetary Change Atmospheric and Climate Sciences Progress in Oceanography Asian Journal of Geoinformatics International Journal of Climatology PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Member: American Meteorological Society, USA Member: American Geophysical Union, USA Member: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, Singapore Member: International Association of Hydrological Sciences, UK Member: International Society for Agricultural Meteorology, Netherlands Member: South African Association of Atmospheric Sciences, Pretoria, South Africa Member: Indian Scientists Association in Japan, Tokyo, Japan Member: Japan Geosciences Union, Tokyo, Japan Life Member: India Meteorological Society, New Delhi, India. Fellow: The Society of Earth Scientists, Lucknow, India SUMMER SCHOOL/ PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ATTENDED Participated in the 4th KAGI 21 International summer school on Active Geosphere Science held at Institute Technology Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia during 22 July to 4 August 2007. 7

Participated in the ICTP Advance School on Oceanography(ASO): World Climate and Overturning Circulation in Oceans and Mediterranean Seas at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy during 30 April to 11 May 2007. Participated in the Indo-US Bilateral Interactions on the WRF Modeling System for weather and climate studies in tropics: Advanced Training Program and Tutorial on WRF model system, and Joint WRF Development at Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi during 18 February to 1 March, 2006. Participated in the Workshop on Data assimilation in atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling at IISc, Bangalore during 2-6 January, 2006. Participated in the Second SERC School on aviation meteorology-thunderstorm and its modeling at Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore from 9-28 May, 2005. Participated in the Advanced Training School on Tropical Cyclone at the Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam from 29 November to 24 December 2004. Participated in the fourth SERC School on Numerical weather Prediction and Process Modeling at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India from 14 April, 2003 to 10 May, 2003. SCIENTIFIC VISITS ABROAD Visited Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa to attend the AGU Chapman Conference on Agulhas Current, Annual conference of South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences (SASAS-2011), SATREPS Symposium and collaborative research work at the UNiversity of Cape Town during 22 September - 19 October, 2012. Visited the Tjibaou Cultural Center, Nouméa, New Caledonia to participate in the The 10th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (10ICSHMO) during 23 to 27 April 2012. Visited the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa for research collaboration and visited Amazingwe, Pretoria to attend the SASAS2011 during 20-24 September, 2011. Visited to the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, USA to participate in the 12th Annual WRF Users' Workshop during 20-24 June 2011. Visited South Africa as a member of the Japanese delegation in SATREPS project to carry out research and teaching activities in the University of Pretoria, Pretoria; South Africa Weather Services, Pretoria; University of Western cape, Cape Town; and Rhodes University, Grahamstown during 22 February 9 March, 2011. Visited the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy for the Workshop on High-Resolution Climate Modeling during 10-14 August 2009. Visited the Institute Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia for the 4th KAGI 21 International summer school on Active Geosphere Science held at during 22 July to 4 August 2007. 8

Visited the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy for the ICTP Advance School on Oceanography (ASO): World Climate and Overturning Circulation in Oceans and Mediterranean Seas during 30 April to 11 May 2007 Visited the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy for the THORPEX/WCRP/ICTP Workshop on Organisation and Maintenance of Tropical Convection and the Madden Julian Oscillation during 13-17, March 2006. 9