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 Atmospheric aerosols, Aerosol-Cryosphere interaction, Aerosol Chemistry, Ice Nucleating Particles, Aerosol Radiative Forcing

 

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 – characteristics, variability and sources – a comprehensive measurement and analysis approach during the BIOCAT-IIOE2 (Biogeochemistry/atmosphere processes in the Bay of Bengal: A contribution to the 2nd International Indian Ocean Expedition) 

 

Completed Projects:

  • Investigation of Atmospheric Aerosols over the Himalayas: Direct and Snow Albedo Forcing

 

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

 

Academic qualification  

2016- 2022 Ph.D. Physics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
2014- 2015 M.Phil. Physics, Department of Optoelectronics, Kariavattom Campus, 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 - 2022       Research Scholar, Space Physics Laboratory (SPL), 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:

2024

Dhannanjay, K., P. Hegde., B.S. Arun., M.M. Gogoi., S. Suresh Babu., “Anthropogenic sources and liquid water drive secondary organic aerosol formation over the eastern Himalaya”, Science of the Total Environment, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175072.

B.S. Arun, M. M Gogoi., D.K. Deshmukh., P. Hegde., S.K. Boreddy., A. Borgohain., S. Suresh Babu. "Enhanced light absorption by ambient brown carbon aerosols in the eastern Himalayas”, Royal Society of Chemistry, Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EA00021H.

 

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

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-288X

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