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He is Fellow of [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Sciences]] (FNASc), [[Allahabad]],<ref>[http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=P Fellows] [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Science]]</ref>, and [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (1997)<ref name=ias>[http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_detail.php3?name=Pandey&intials=Prem&year=10-08-1945 Indian Academy of Sciences - Fellow Profile] [[Indian Academy of Sciences]].</ref>(FASc), Fellow, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (1999); Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union; Fellow, Geological Society of India, 2009; Fellow, Earth Sciences India. 2008; Chairman, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Ahmedabad Chapter (1994-96); Vice President, Indian Soc. of Remote Sensing, (2002-04); Vice President, India Meteorological Society (1991-93); Patron, Antarctic Society, Hyderabad; Honorary Professor, Goa University; Adjunct Professor at BITS (Goa Region)(upto 2007); and President (sectional); Environmental Science Section, Indian Science Congress Association, 2006-7 and Fellow [[Indian Meteorological Society]] <ref name=met>[http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/ims/fellows.htm Fellows] [[Indian Meteorological Society]]</ref>. He has also remained member of Executive Council of the [[Indian Geophysical Union]] (1991-1993) <ref>[http://www.igu.in/members.htm#1991-93 “Indian Geophysical Union Executive Council” (1991-1993] [[Indian Geophysical Union]].</ref>.Dr. Pandey has remained member of advisory committee of the conference [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]] (NIO), Goa <ref>[http://www.nio.org/inchoe/advisory_committee.htm Advisory Committee] [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]]</ref>, member of Advisory Committee of Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference <ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~porsec2000/advisory.htm Advisory Committee:Advisors] Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference.</ref>, and member of International Organising Committee[IOC] of International Conference<ref>[http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/circular-incom.html member of International Organising Committee] INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FORECASTING MONSOONS FROM DAYS TO YEARS; and INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FORECASTING MONSOONS FROM DAYS TO YEARS.</ref> at [[National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting]]. In April 2008, he took part in the 2008, '[[NASA]] Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems workshop', where he spoke on 'El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations' <ref>[http://cce.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/meeting_2008/mtg2008_ab_detagenda.pl?poster_only=1 339:El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations (Rajeev Mudgal, Mihir Kumar Dash, Prem Chand Pandey)] [[NASA]] Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://cce.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/meeting_2008/mtg2008_ab_search.pl?action=3&ab_id=366 El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations ABSTRACT] [[NASA]] Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems.</ref>. He was also took part in a collaborative program of the [[International Polar Year]] (2007-2008), for Screening for Anti-microbial Activities of Pychrophiles from Antarctica <ref>[http://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/wais/pastmeetings/PPT04/Other/Bindschadler-IPY.ppt International Polar Year] [[NASA]]</ref><ref>[http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/details.php?id=1018 Expressions of Intent for IPY 2007-2008 Activities] [[International Polar Year]] website.</ref>
He is Fellow of [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Sciences]] (FNASc), [[Allahabad]],<ref>[http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=P Fellows] [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Science]]</ref>, and [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (1997)<ref name=ias>[http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_detail.php3?name=Pandey&intials=Prem&year=10-08-1945 Indian Academy of Sciences - Fellow Profile] [[Indian Academy of Sciences]].</ref>(FASc), Fellow, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (1999); Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union; Fellow, Geological Society of India, 2009; Fellow, Earth Sciences India. 2008; Chairman, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Ahmedabad Chapter (1994-96); Vice President, Indian Soc. of Remote Sensing, (2002-04); Vice President, India Meteorological Society (1991-93); Patron, Antarctic Society, Hyderabad; Honorary Professor, Goa University; Adjunct Professor at BITS (Goa Region)(upto 2007); and President (sectional); Environmental Science Section, Indian Science Congress Association, 2006-7 and Fellow [[Indian Meteorological Society]] <ref name=met>[http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/ims/fellows.htm Fellows] [[Indian Meteorological Society]]</ref>. He has also remained member of Executive Council of the [[Indian Geophysical Union]] (1991-1993) <ref>[http://www.igu.in/members.htm#1991-93 “Indian Geophysical Union Executive Council” (1991-1993] [[Indian Geophysical Union]].</ref>.Dr. Pandey has remained member of advisory committee of the conference [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]] (NIO), Goa <ref>[http://www.nio.org/inchoe/advisory_committee.htm Advisory Committee] [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]]</ref>, member of Advisory Committee of Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference <ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~porsec2000/advisory.htm Advisory Committee:Advisors] Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference.</ref>, and member of International Organising Committee[IOC] of International Conference<ref>[http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/circular-incom.html member of International Organising Committee] INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FORECASTING MONSOONS FROM DAYS TO YEARS; and INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FORECASTING MONSOONS FROM DAYS TO YEARS.</ref> at [[National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting]]. In April 2008, he took part in the 2008, '[[NASA]] Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems workshop', where he spoke on 'El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations' <ref>[http://cce.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/meeting_2008/mtg2008_ab_detagenda.pl?poster_only=1 339:El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations (Rajeev Mudgal, Mihir Kumar Dash, Prem Chand Pandey)] [[NASA]] Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://cce.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/meeting_2008/mtg2008_ab_search.pl?action=3&ab_id=366 El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations ABSTRACT] [[NASA]] Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems.</ref>. He was also took part in a collaborative program of the [[International Polar Year]] (2007-2008), for Screening for Anti-microbial Activities of Pychrophiles from Antarctica <ref>[http://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/wais/pastmeetings/PPT04/Other/Bindschadler-IPY.ppt International Polar Year] [[NASA]]</ref><ref>[http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/details.php?id=1018 Expressions of Intent for IPY 2007-2008 Activities] [[International Polar Year]] website.</ref>


==Contribution to Indian Space and Antarctic Program==
==Contribution to Space Science and Indian Antarctic Program==


Initiated the satellite based quantitative research in Oceanography, Meteorology and Atmospheric sciences at Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad; Development of hydraulic instruments at CWPRS, Pune; Worked at JPL/NASA, USA, on SEASAT, first mission dedicated to Oceanography; Worked at JPL/ NASA, USA, on UARS, first mission of Mission to Planet Earth Programme (MTPE):Climate Change Research; Laid the foundation of quantitative Microwave Remote Sensing Research in India and its applications to Earth System science and worked on Bhaskara, Oceansat, SEASAT, UARS-MLS, NIMBUS-7, MSU, NOAA-AVHRR, ERS-1 Scatterometer, altimeter and several missions of ISRO and other foreign countries. Produced First Scientific Results from Bhaskara Mission; Extensive experience in satellite forward modeling, retrievals, validation and their applications in Earth System Science;MLS, NIMBUS-7, MSU, NOAA-AVHRR, ERS-1 Scatterometer, altimeter and several missions of ISRO and other foreign countries; Produced First Scientific Results from Bhaskara Mission; Extensive experience in satellite forward modeling, retrievals, validation and their applications in Earth System Science; Indian Antarctic Programme, Science & Logistics: Established India’s First “[[National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research]] ([[NCAOR]])” at Goa, 1999; Delineation of the outer limits of the Legal Continental Shelf Programme; Management of ORV Sagar Kanya Ship; NCAOR R& D Activities; State-of-the-art Ice Core Laboratory established. Inaugurated by Honorable Minister for S/T on 18th January 2005.
Initiated the satellite based quantitative research in Oceanography, Meteorology and Atmospheric sciences at Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad; Development of hydraulic instruments at CWPRS, Pune; Worked at JPL/NASA, USA, on SEASAT, first mission dedicated to Oceanography; Worked at JPL/ NASA, USA, on UARS, first mission of Mission to Planet Earth Programme (MTPE):Climate Change Research; Laid the foundation of quantitative Microwave Remote Sensing Research in India and its applications to Earth System science and worked on Bhaskara, Oceansat, SEASAT, UARS-MLS, NIMBUS-7, MSU, NOAA-AVHRR, ERS-1 Scatterometer, altimeter and several missions of ISRO and other foreign countries. Produced First Scientific Results from Bhaskara Mission; Extensive experience in satellite forward modeling, retrievals, validation and their applications in Earth System Science;MLS, NIMBUS-7, MSU, NOAA-AVHRR, ERS-1 Scatterometer, altimeter and several missions of ISRO and other foreign countries; Produced First Scientific Results from Bhaskara Mission; Extensive experience in satellite forward modeling, retrievals, validation and their applications in Earth System Science; Indian Antarctic Programme, Science & Logistics: Established India’s First “[[National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research]] ([[NCAOR]])” at Goa, 1999; Delineation of the outer limits of the Legal Continental Shelf Programme; Management of ORV Sagar Kanya Ship; NCAOR R& D Activities; State-of-the-art Ice Core Laboratory established. Inaugurated by Honorable Minister for S/T on 18th January 2005.

Revision as of 10:36, 13 October 2009

Prem Chand Pandey
Born (1945-08-10) August 10, 1945 (age 78) [1]
Ramapur, Phulpur, Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad
IIT Kharagpur
Known forPolar-Remote Sensing
Bhaskara Satellite

series
ISRO's past and future mission such as OCEANSAT and CLIMATESAT Ocean-Satellite,Indian Remote Sensing satellite

and Climate-Satellite
AwardsShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
NASA Certificate of Recognition and cash award
Bharat Gaurav Award
Sri Hari Om Ashram

Prerit Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Research
Vigyan Ratna Samman Uttar Pradesh
and many others from other scientific

bodies
D.Sc.(hoc) Purvanchal University
Scientific career
FieldsSpace Science, Planetary Scientist,Climate- Satellites,Polar-Remote Sensing
InstitutionsSpace Applications Centre
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
NCAOR
IIT Kharagpur
Doctoral advisorProf. S. L. Srivastava
Doctoral studentsR. M Gairola ,1st student and others of SAC/ISRO having degree from Gujarat University,

Prem Chand Pandey commonly known as Dr. P C Pandey is Indian scientist and academic in the fields of Satellite Oceanography, Remote Sensing, Atmospheric Science, Antarctic and Climate Change and since 2005 is Emeritus Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) [1], and remained a Professor, Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Department of Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture, at the institute, and the Founder-Director of National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) Goa, which spearheaded Indian Antarctic Program, apart from working with Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) [2][3][4][5][6].

He was awarded the NASA Certificate of Recognition and cash award, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA 1985, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (Earth Sciences) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 1989 [7], and is a Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Indian Meteorological Society [8], Indian Academy of Sciences.

Education and Research

He got his D.Phil. degree in Science (Solid state) from Allahabad University, Allahabad in 1972 and prior to that also did his Masters and Bachelors in Solid-state physics and science respectively from Allahabad University [9]. He specialized in microwave remote sensing of the Earth, Atmosphere and Ocean system, Sea-ice, Polar Remote Sensing and played a key role in analysing data from ISRO's first satellite, Bhaskara, and also in the planning of ISRO's past and future mission such as OCEANSAT-and CLIMATESAT-(Ocean Satellite and Climate Satellite). Dr. Pandey has made significant contribution to the development of the technique of microwave remote sensing from satellite for obtaining atmosphere and ocean surface parameters. His concept of combining microwave with infrared derive cloud paramaters has been widely acclaimed. He produced near about one dozen Ph.D. Students from SAC/ISRO, NCAOR and IIT Kharagpur who were enrolled in Gujarat University [10], Goa University and IIT Kharagpur. He is known as specialist of Satellite-Meteorology; Oceanography and Polar science, Atmospheric Science, Antarctic and Climate Change, Sea-ice, Remote Sensing, Disaster Management, Education & Research, Management and establishment of R&D institutions in India and is referee of many International Journals.

Career

Emeritus Professor: Center for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Kharagpur-72 1302, India, Since 5th March 2007, Visiting Professor: Center for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Kharagpur-72 1302, India, Since 8th December 2005 to 4th March 2007[11][12], Founder Director, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa: 12th May 1997 to 31st August 2005[13] [14]. Head (Scientist SG), Oceanic Sciences Division, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad-380015: January 1992 to 11 May 1997. Scientist SF, January 1985 to 1 January 1992, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad – 380- 015 (1987 – 1989 at NASA/JPL, USA as a Senior Resident Research Associate and worked on UARS MLS for minor constituent studies in earth’s atmosphere for climate), Scientist SE (MERIT PROMOTION), 10 August 1981 to 1 January 1985). Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad-380015, Senior Resident Research Associate, December 1980 to April 1983, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA, and worked on SEASAT mission, first mission dedicated to Ocean Research by NASA, Scientist SD, 4th April 1977 to 9 August 1981, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad-380015[15][16][17][18], Research Officer (Instrumentation) and Team Leader (Transducer Group), Central Water and Power Research Station, Khadakwasla, Pune, January 1973 to April 1977. Research Scholar (CSIR) 1968 to 1972: Ph.D. (Physics- Microwaves), Physics Department, Allahabad University, Allahabad. Lecturer, August 1966 to July 1867 D.A.V. Degree College Azamgarh, UP, India.

Book and Publication

His recent [citation needed] [19] books are India in the Antarctic: Scientific and Geopolitical Perspectives, and Advances-in-marine-and-Antarctic-science [20]. And other four books in which he is author, co-author and editor of Polar Science, his first book was published when he was at NASA . He is Associate Editors:Marine Geodesy[21], in the Editorial Board of the 'Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing' [22], and editor of the Remote Sensing section in Mausam, the quarterly research journal of India Meteorological Department[23]. In 2006, American Geophysical Union, published a Research paper, titled 'Tsunami travel time prediction using neural networks', he wrote along with R. Barman, B. Prasad Kumar, and S. K. Dube[24]. He was Joint Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Polar Science, 2008; Member, Editorial Board, Indian J. Marine Science, India (1995-2000); Member, Editorial Board, Vayu Mandal, Bulletin of Ind. Met. Society, (1995-1996) India; Member, Editorial Board, Proc Ind Acad –Physical Sciences, Allahabad; Member, Editorial Board, J. Indian Society of Remote Sensing JISRS, 2006.

Dr. Pandey's special co-operation in CORALs Department of IIT Kharagpur, is involved in all sponsored project taken by CORALs IIT Khargpur [25] as Co-PI. of Projects. Dr. Pandey have number of research publications 134 (Including 98 referred journals (about thirty national/intl journal covered including encyclopedia), 17 in books, 6 books, 9 reports and 4 Atlases, Produced eleven PhD‘s and several M. Tech/ M Sc thesis work. Antarctic Sea Ice Atlas was released by SCAR President at Bremahaven, Germany.

Scientific & Technical Innovations, Patents Innovations

NASA Tech Briefs, Vol. 8, No.4, summer 1984, JPL Invention Report No. NPO-16266/5728; NASA Tech Briefs, Vol. 9, No.1, spring 1985, JPL Invention Report No. NPO-16265/5727; Copyright No. SW-3195/2006 dated 07-09-2006 on ‘Tsunami Travel Time Prediction using Neural Networks’ by Rahul Barman, B. Prasad Kumar, P.C. Pandey and S.K. Dube , IIT Kharagpur, Copyright No. SW-3529/2007 dated19 June 2007,on “A new approach of Ocean Parameter Retrieval using Neural Networks” by Rahul Burman, B. Prasad Kumar, P. C. Pandey, and S..K. Dube, IIT, Kharagpur; Copyright No. L-30729/2008 dated 18 June 2008 “Development of a comprehensive Ocean Atlas for Indian Ocean using ARGO data,” Rahul Burman, Prasad Kumar Bhaskran, Prem Chand Pandey, Shishir Kumar Dube, (IIT,Kharagpur) Ravi Chandran and Shailesh Naik (INCOIS, Hyderabad).

Achievement: Academic and Scientific

Dr. Pandey was honoured with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology Award in Earth Sciences (1989) given by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for outstanding scientific contributions[7]; Certificate of Recognition and Cash Award, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA. 1985; Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award and Gold Medal in Atmospheric Physics and Hydrology, First Recipient in ISRO in the above fields, 1987; Bharat Gaurav Award and Certificate of Excellence in the field of Science & technology by IIFS, New Delhi, (December, 2001); and 'Vigyan Ratna Samman' for the year 2001-2002 given by Council of Science and Technology,Uttar Pradesh state Govt [26]; Felicitation by Shri Kapil Sibbal, Hon’ble Minister for S/T and Ocean Development, for outstanding achievements in Polar Science & Ocean Science and Technology, on 27 July 2004, on DOD foundation Day; Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science & Technology for the Year 2004 in the field of Engineering including Energy and Aero Space , Award delivered by His Excellency Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India on 26 October 2006 at New Delhi; Recipient of D.Sc. (Hornoris Causa) in the field of Geophysical and Space Research on 10th Convocation held on 8 March 2006 from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur (UP); Recepient of Prof. K. R. Ramanathan Memorial Gold Medal and citation by Indian Geophysical Union, Hyderabad, 22nd November 2007; and Recepient of Khosla National Award, Gold Medal and Citation by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, during convocation Ceremony, 15 November 2007

Chairman, Res. Adv. Com. Of IITM, Pune; Member of Governing Council of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology[4]; Member of Academic Council, Goa University (Governor’s Nominee); Member, Special Advisory committee, School of Env Sci. JNU, Delhi; Chairman, Natl Acad of Sc. Allahabad, Kharagpur local Chapter; Member, Res. Adv. Com,. Of CAS of IIT, Delhi;Member, Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi; Scientist Member, Governing Council of IITM, Pune; Member, Governing Council, INCOIS, Hyderabad; Member, Programme Advisory Committee on DST on Atmospheric Science/ Glaciology;Member, NNRMS Oceanography, Programme of ISRO. Vice Chairman of OSTC Cell of DOD at Mangalore/ Tamil University. Member, High Power Ministerial delegation lead by Hon Shri Kapil Sibal to Antarctica;Delegate/ Member (International), in SCAR, CEP, ATCM, COMNAP/ SCALOP, ICSU, PGIPY-2007-08, Fellowship Award Committee of SCAR, U.K. (1997-2005); Member, ICSU/WMO committee for International Polar Year (IPY) framework documents preparation; Member, Joint Scientific Working Group of SAC-ISRO, for SARAL Mission; Chairman, High Power Committee set up by MoES, GOI to Review NCAOR’S activities, 2008.

Dr. Pandey Established (Founder Director) the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), the first polar research centre in the country, an autonomous institution under the Department of Ocean Development, Govt of India, at Goa. Responsible for Establishment (Founder Head) of the Ocean Sciences Division, at Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad-380015, Due to his best work in polar science specially Polar Remote Sensing from the SAC/ISRO he switched as First Director of NCAOR. Pandey taken as challenge and done his best service in primary development of NCAOR Goa since 1997 to 2005 December. Later in life, he actively participated in growing the new centre, NCAOR based and funded K Banerji Center for Ocean and Atmosphere Studies(KBCAOS) in Allahabad University Allahabad until July 2009(now supported by UGC). He got success to give the present shape to KBCAOS/IIDS(UoA). [citation needed] He Established the KBCAOS at Allahabad University on behalf of Department of Ocean Development, GOI. He Played key role in the establishment of Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and starting two Year M. Tech Programme in Earth System Science & Technology, first such course in India.

Present & Past Fellowship and Other Scientific Activities

 He is Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Allahabad,[27], and Indian Academy of Sciences (1997)[1](FASc), Fellow, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (1999); Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union; Fellow, Geological Society of India, 2009; Fellow, Earth Sciences India. 2008; Chairman, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Ahmedabad   Chapter (1994-96); Vice President, Indian Soc. of Remote Sensing,  (2002-04); Vice President, India Meteorological Society (1991-93); Patron, Antarctic Society, Hyderabad; Honorary Professor, Goa University; Adjunct Professor at BITS (Goa Region)(upto 2007); and President (sectional); Environmental Science Section, Indian Science Congress Association, 2006-7 and Fellow Indian Meteorological Society [8]. He has also remained member of Executive Council of the Indian Geophysical Union (1991-1993) [28].Dr. Pandey has remained member of advisory committee of the conference National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa [29], member of Advisory Committee of Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference [30], and member of International Organising Committee[IOC] of International Conference[31] at National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting. In April 2008, he took part in the 2008, 'NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems workshop', where he spoke on 'El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations' [32][33]. He was also took part in a collaborative program of the International Polar Year (2007-2008), for Screening for Anti-microbial Activities of Pychrophiles from Antarctica [34][35]

Contribution to Space Science and Indian Antarctic Program

Initiated the satellite based quantitative research in Oceanography, Meteorology and Atmospheric sciences at Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad; Development of hydraulic instruments at CWPRS, Pune; Worked at JPL/NASA, USA, on SEASAT, first mission dedicated to Oceanography; Worked at JPL/ NASA, USA, on UARS, first mission of Mission to Planet Earth Programme (MTPE):Climate Change Research; Laid the foundation of quantitative Microwave Remote Sensing Research in India and its applications to Earth System science and worked on Bhaskara, Oceansat, SEASAT, UARS-MLS, NIMBUS-7, MSU, NOAA-AVHRR, ERS-1  Scatterometer, altimeter and several missions of ISRO and other foreign countries. Produced First Scientific Results from Bhaskara Mission; Extensive experience in satellite forward modeling, retrievals, validation and their applications in Earth System Science;MLS, NIMBUS-7, MSU, NOAA-AVHRR, ERS-1  Scatterometer, altimeter and several missions of ISRO and other foreign countries; Produced First Scientific Results from Bhaskara Mission; Extensive experience in satellite forward modeling, retrievals, validation and their applications in Earth System Science; Indian Antarctic Programme, Science & Logistics: Established India’s First “National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR)” at Goa, 1999; Delineation of the outer limits of the Legal Continental Shelf  Programme; Management of ORV Sagar Kanya Ship; NCAOR R& D Activities; State-of-the-art Ice Core Laboratory established. Inaugurated by Honorable Minister for S/T on 18th January 2005. 
 
His Major Completed  Projects: Nine expeditions launched by NCAOR; Completed the Legal Continent Shelf Programme  LCS), highest priority and most prestigious National programme of the MOES (DOD) for submission to United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);First ever Indian Scientific cruise to Southern Ocean launched in 2004 on board ORV Sagar Kanya with leading research institutions of the country thus initiating new research in Southern Oceanography; First ever-Special expedition to Antarctica for Total Solar Eclipse successfully launched in November 2003; Initiated launching from Cape Town, since XIX IAE; Establishment of the Ice Core Laboratory (State of the Art);Initiated & Identified the Location for India’s Third Permanent Station in Antarctica and initiated Arctic Prgramme;Established Polar Remote Sensing Lab for Climate Change Research at NCAOR, Goa.

Works

  • Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science, with Dinabandhu Sahoo. APH Publishing, 2002. ISBN 8176483478. Excerpts
  • India in the Antarctic: Scientific and Geopolitical Perspectives, with Sanjay Chaturvedi, Neloy Khare, Centre for the Study of Geopolitics, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, India. 2005. ISBN 8170032873.

References

  1. ^ a b c Indian Academy of Sciences - Fellow Profile Indian Academy of Sciences.
  2. ^ Faculty page IIT Kharagpur.
  3. ^ India plans third Antarctic base Nature (journal), 447, 9 - 3 May 2007.
  4. ^ a b Governing Council Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
  5. ^ Mission Antarctica Frontline (magazine), Volume 21 - Issue 25, Dec. 04 - 17, 2004.
  6. ^ Reaching the final frontier Frontline (magazine), Volume 20 - Issue 22, October 25 - November, 07, 2003."..Dr. Prem Chand Pandey, founder-Director of the NCAOR,.."
  7. ^ a b Earth Sciences: 1989 -Pandey, Prem Chand Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)"Citation Dr Pandey has made significant contributions to the development of the technique of microwave remote sensing from satellites for obtaining atmosphere and ocean surface parameters. His concept of combining microwaves with infrared derive cloud parameters has been widely acclaimed."
  8. ^ a b Fellows Indian Meteorological Society
  9. ^ Pround Past Allahabad University, Alumni Association.
  10. ^ Gujarat University Gujarat University
  11. ^ Changing global weather pattern causing concern Dr PC Pandey of Kharagpur-based Indian Institute of Technology has study“Tele-connection between melting of Antartica Sea ice and the frequency of El Nino and Southern Occillation phenomena (ENSO)”
  12. ^ Numerical Simulation of Bay of Bengal Circulation Features from Ocean General Circulation Model P C Pandey Author From IIT Kharagpur
  13. ^ NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NAC)-workshop at NCMRWF P C Pandey Member from NCAOR Goa.
  14. ^ Department of Ocean Development(DOD) official page P C Pandey Director NCAOR, Goa.
  15. ^ Journal of Geophysical Research page P C Pandey Author from SAC, Ahmedabad.
  16. ^ Numerical experiment with modelled return echo of a satellite (PDF) P C Pandey Author, Affilation: MOG, SAC Ahmedabad
  17. ^ Water Vapor Corrections for Radar Altimeter and Its Variability over the Indian Ocean P C Pandey Author, Affilation: MOG, SAC
  18. ^ Atmospheric temperature profile for a tropical region from TIROS-N microwave sounding unit Author P C Pandey from SAC/ISRO
  19. ^ [1]
  20. ^ Book by Prem Chand Pandey
  21. ^ [2]
  22. ^ Editorial borad: Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing springer.com, Earth Sciences.
  23. ^ Subject Editors - Mausam India Meteorological Department.
  24. ^ Geophysics Research Letters:Tsunami travel time prediction using neural networks American Geophysical Union, 26 August 2006.
  25. ^ Sponsored Projects undertaken by Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences IIT Kharagpur
  26. ^ Scientific Awards: Dr. P.C. Pande- Director, National Centre For Antarctica and Ocean Research Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh.
  27. ^ Fellows National Academy of Science
  28. ^ “Indian Geophysical Union Executive Council” (1991-1993 Indian Geophysical Union.
  29. ^ Advisory Committee National Institute of Oceanography
  30. ^ Advisory Committee:Advisors Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference.
  31. ^ member of International Organising Committee INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FORECASTING MONSOONS FROM DAYS TO YEARS; and INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FORECASTING MONSOONS FROM DAYS TO YEARS.
  32. ^ 339:El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations (Rajeev Mudgal, Mihir Kumar Dash, Prem Chand Pandey) NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems, 2008.
  33. ^ El-Nino signal in the Arabian Sea Chlorophyll Concentration as Estimated from the SeaWiFS Observations ABSTRACT NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems.
  34. ^ International Polar Year NASA
  35. ^ Expressions of Intent for IPY 2007-2008 Activities International Polar Year website.

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