Bhupendra A Raut
Computational Environmental Scientist
Biography
My research focuses on improving atmospheric observations and data analysis by leveraging statistics, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and edge computing.
I am involved in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program and the Chicago micro-net for the DOE’s CROCUS Urban Integrated Field Laboratory, contributing to observational campaigns and assisting the value-added products. Additionally, I participate in Stanford University’s EARNEST (An Equitable, Affordable & Resilient Nationwide Energy System Transition) project and contribute to open-source atmospheric data analysis packages (PyART, TINT, and tobac).
Previously, my research on atmospheric convection, cloud microphysics, and climate change in Australia and India led to the development of a convective-stratiform classification scheme, storm tracking algorithms, and a model for downscaling design-storm rainfall to suburban scales.
Education
- Ph.D. & M.Sc. in Atmospheric and Space Sciences, University of Pune, India.
- B.Sc. J. B. College of Science, Wardha, India.
Selected Publications
- Raut, B. A., et al. (2023). Optimizing cloud motion estimation on the edge with phase correlation and optical flow. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 16, 1195–1209.
- Raut, B. A. et al. (2021). Microphysical origin of raindrop size distributions during the Indian monsoon. Geophys. Res. Lett., 48(16).
- Raut, B. A., Jackson R., Picel M., Collis S., Bergemann M. & Jakob C. (2021). A tracking algorithm for convection in simulated and remote sensing data. J. Appl. Meteorol. Clim., 60(4), 513-526.
- Raut, B. A., Louf V., Gayatri K., Murugavel P., Konwar M. & Prabha T. (2020). A Multi-resolution technique for the classification of precipitation echoes in radar data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 58(8), 5409-5415.
- Raut, B. A., Reeder, M. J., Jakob, C. & Seed, A. W.(2019). Stochastic space-time downscaling of rainfall using event-based multiplicative cascade simulations. J. Geophys. Res., 124, 3889-3902.
- Raut, B. A., Seed, A. W., Reeder, M. J., & Jakob, C. (2018). A multiplicative cascade model for high‐resolution space‐time downscaling of rainfall. J. Geophys. Res., 123, 2050-2067.
- Raut, B. A., Reeder, M. J., & Jakob, C. (2017). Trends in CMIP5 rainfall patterns over southwestern Australia. J. Climate, 30(5), 1779-1788.
- Raut, B. A., Jakob, C., & Reeder, M. J. (2014). Rainfall changes over southwestern Australia and their relationship to the Southern Annular Mode and ENSO. J. Climate, 27(15), 5801-5814.