Dr. Jitendra Kumar Meher, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2018

  Senior Research Fellow

  Indo-Norway project- INDICE "The response of the hydrological system in India to climate change (INDICE)" involving BCKV, JNU, TERI, NVE and UNI. For more details please visit: https://www.nve.no/hydrology/indice-project/?ref=mainmenu✤ In depth study of the weather and climate of the Himalayas.✤ Statistical analysis of monthly and daily gauge data from the Himalayas.✤ Statistical Downscaling (regression based) of precipitation using CMIP5 global climate models (GCMs).✤ Cyclone, Heavy rainfall, Drought, and Crop modeling for risk analysis. Show less

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Indo-UK STFC project on "Thermal infrared technologies for supporting environmental assessment and decision making in Ganges basin" involving IIT Kanpur (India) and University of Leicester (UK).✤ Setup WRF, WRF-Hydro, and WRF-Solar mesoscale models in the HPC-2013 (High performance computing) of IIT Kanpur. ✤ Sentinel-3A LST data evaluation using WRF output and ground based observations.✤ R & D on cloud seeding and its feasibility in low/medium level clouds using pressurized aircraft.✤ Impact of rainfall on PM2.5 and PM10 pollutants. Show less

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  .Kreate

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2023

  ✤ Mesoscale modeling using WRF.✤ Cyclone, Heavy rainfall, Fog, Drought, and Crop modeling for risk analysis ✤ Operational weather and renewable energy (Solar and Wind) forecast.✤ Hybrid forecasting models combining numerical weather prediction (NWP) models with machine learning (ML) tools for wind and solar energy production.✤ Web scraping, Satellite image processing, forecasting cloud position in the real time using satellite images, and Geospatial analysis.✤ Team management, Training and Knowledge transfer, performance review, project management of the weather science team, Project leading. Show less

  • Team Lead, Weather Science

    May 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Senior Associate, Weather Science

    Nov 2019 - Apr 2021
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  Solarad.ai

  Jun 2023 - Jun 2024

  Chief Climate Scientist

  ✤ Perform satellite image analysis, utilizing image processing techniques to transform raw data into desired parameters for renewable energy applications.✤ Utilize hybrid combination of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF), bias correction and ML models for renewable energy solutions.✤ Generate intraday to 14-Day ahead generation forecasts for solar plant. ✤ R&D on climate and renewable energy data leading to publication of scientific articles and reports. Show less

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  Cognizant

  Jul 2024 - now

  Engagement Manager

  -Senior data scientist, working on data modelling and analytics for a global environment friendly project.-Generating insights from a huge volume of data for the stakeholders.-Dashboard creation using looker studuo, GCP, and bigquery.-Whitepaper preparion for internal purpose.