Rengaswamy Ramesh

Rengaswamy Ramesh (1956–2018) was an Indian

R. Ramesh, born on 2 June 1956 in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, did his graduate studies in physics (1976) at the University of Madras and completed his master's degree at the same university in 1978.^[4] Enrolling for his doctoral studies under the supervision of Kunchithapadam Gopalan of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), he secured a PhD from Gujarat University in 1984 and did his post doctoral studies at his mentor's laboratory during 1985–86. He joined the Planetary and Geosciences Division of PRL as a research associate in 1987 and has served the institution in such various capacities as a Scientist-Grade D (1987–94), Reader (1994–98), Associate Professor (1999–2001), Professor (2002–07) and Senior Professor (since 2008)^[9] and holds the position of a Foundation for GLocal Science Initiatives (FGSI) Outstanding Scientist.^[10] In between, he had a short stint at Scripps Institution of Oceanography during 1992–93 as a visiting research associate, working under the guidance of Devendra Lal.^[4] He died on 2 April 2018, at the age of 61.^[5]

Legacy

Ramesh is known to have contributed to the reconstruction studies of paleo-climatic and paleo-oceanographic conditions of the Indian Ocean.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change listed Ramesh as one of the scientists who contributed to reports of the IPCC, which was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.^[1] He is also a recipient of the Jagirdar of Arni Gold Medal and the Professor P. E. Subrahmanya Ayyar Gold Medal.^[4] The list of award orations and plenary speeches delivered by Ramesh includes the 2011 K. R. Ramanathan lecture of the Indian Geophysical Union^[21] and the address on Oceanic nitrogen cycling: new results based on isotopic tracers of 2013 held at the K.R. Ramanathan Auditorium of the Physical Research Laboratory.^[22]

Selected bibliography

• Sheela Kusumgar, D. P. Agrawal, R. D. Deshpande, Rengaswamy Ramesh, Chhemendra Sharma, M. G. Yadava (January 1995). "A Comparative Study of Monsoonal and Non-Monsoonal Himalayan Lakes, India". Radiocarbon. 37 (2): 191–195.
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• Tiwari, M., Ramesh, R., Bhushan, R., Somayajulu, B. L. K., Jull, A. J. T., Burr, G. S. (2006). "Paleoproductivity variations in the equatorial Arabian Sea: Implications for East African and Indian summer rainfalls and the el NIÑO frequency". Radiocarbon. 48 (1): 17–29.
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• Murugan, M.; Mukund, V.; Ramesh, R.; Hiremath, M. B.; Josephrajkumar, A.; Shetty, P. K. (2008). "Centennial rainfall variation in semi arid and tropical humid environments in the cardamom hill slopes, Southern Western Ghats, India". Journal of Environmental Sciences. 6 (1): 31–39.
• Laskar, A. H.; Sharma, N.; Ramesh, R.; Jani, R. A.; Yadava, M. G. (2010). "Paleoclimate and paleovegetation of Lower Narmada Basin, Gujarat, Western India, inferred from stable carbon and oxygen isotopes". Quaternary International. 227 (2): 183–189.
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• Tiwari, Manish; Singh, Ashutosh K.; Ramesh, Rengaswamy (2011). "High-resolution monsoon records since last glacial maximum: a comparison of marine and terrestrial paleoarchives from South Asia". Journal of Geological Research. 2011: 1–12.
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• Lekshmy, P.R; Midhun, M; Ramesh Rengaswamy (2014). "18O depletion in monsoon rain relates to large scale organized convection rather than the amount of rainfall". Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/srep05661

See also

• Mass spectrometry
• Mathematical modeling

Notes

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