ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION AND DYNAMICS GROUP
The Atmospheric Convection and Dynamics Group at CCS, IIT Bombay focuses on understanding diverse atmospheric phenomena elucidated by atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics. This includes weather and climate extremes, the South-Asian summer monsoon and tropical-extratropical interactions.
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Akshaya Nikumbh, PhD
Assistant Professor, Centre for Climate Studies, IIT Bombay
The ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION AND DYNAMICS GROUP at Centre for Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, is led by Akshaya Nikumbh. She joined IIT Bombay as an assistant professor in January, 2024. Prior to joing IIT Bombay, she was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University from October 2021- December 2023. She completed her BE in Electronics and Telecommunication from Pune University and her PhD in Atmospheric Science from IISc Bangalore.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Princeton University October 2021 - December 2023
Ph.D.
IISc Bangalore Aug 2016 - Dec 2021
M.Tech.
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology 2014-2016
B.E. Electronics and Telecommunication
Pune University
Research
Our research focuses on understanding diverse atmospheric phenomena elucidated by atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics. This includes weather and climate extremes, the South-Asian summer monsoon and tropical-extratropical interactions.
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BBC Report on the 2025 Himalaya landslides
October 20, 2025 | In his commentary on the Himalayan floods 2025, Akshaya highlighted how the 2025 monsoon season possibly brought unusually intense and destructive flash-flood and landslide events
Lead story in Shaastra magazine highlighting recent progress in monsoon forecasting
June 01, 2025 | In the Shaastra magazine's lead story, Come Rain or Shine, Dr. Rekha Dixit coalited variuos challenges involved in monsoon nowcasting and forecasts of precipitation extremes. Akshaya discusses how atmospheric phenomena like stationary Rossby waves over the Atlantic Ocean can serve as precursors to large-scale extreme rainfall events in India. She emphasizes that monitoring these large-scale systems, which develop days in advance, could improve early warning forecast for large-scale heavy rainfall events.
Akshaya joins IIT Bombay
January 01, 2024 | Akshaya joins the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies (IDPCS), IIT Bombay as a fifth core faculty
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Akshaya Nikumbh
Centre for Climate Studies (CCS)
IIT Bombay, 400076