Gowri Vijaya Lekshmi
Admission Year
2023
Graduation Year
2019
Gowri.Vijaya.Lekshmi@iitd.cas.ac.in
Unique identification No
2023ASZ8487
Program
PhD
Description
My research interests lie in marine compound extreme events and ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Northern Indian Ocean. I am particularly interested in understanding how extreme oceanic and atmospheric processes interact, reinforce one another, and modulate regional climate variability under a warming climate. While my current work focuses on marine heatwaves and coupled extremes, I remain flexible and open to exploring a wide range of oceanic and atmospheric processes that influence climate variability and high-impact weather systems. As part of my ongoing research at CAS, I investigate how marine heatwaves interact with extreme events and how such coupled processes amplify their intensity. In particular, I examine the role of marine heatwaves in tropical cyclone evolution and rapid intensification over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, with emphasis on how preconditioned upper-ocean states during marine heatwave conditions influence cyclone intensification and contribute to compound extreme conditions in the region.
Gowri Vijaya Lekshmi
Admission Year
2023
Graduation Year
2019
Gowri.Vijaya.Lekshmi@iitd.cas.ac.in
Unique identification No
2023ASZ8487
Program
PhD
Description
My research interests lie in marine compound extreme events and ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Northern Indian Ocean. I am particularly interested in understanding how extreme oceanic and atmospheric processes interact, reinforce one another, and modulate regional climate variability under a warming climate. While my current work focuses on marine heatwaves and coupled extremes, I remain flexible and open to exploring a wide range of oceanic and atmospheric processes that influence climate variability and high-impact weather systems. As part of my ongoing research at CAS, I investigate how marine heatwaves interact with extreme events and how such coupled processes amplify their intensity. In particular, I examine the role of marine heatwaves in tropical cyclone evolution and rapid intensification over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, with emphasis on how preconditioned upper-ocean states during marine heatwave conditions influence cyclone intensification and contribute to compound extreme conditions in the region.