Ph.D. in Meteorology (Awarded in Physics), Pune University, India, 2008
M.Tech. in Atmospheric Physics, Pune University, India, 2000
M.S. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, India, 1997
B.S. in Physics-Chemistry-Mathematics, Rohilkhand University, India, 1995
Since Aug 2023, Assistant Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Jan 2022–May 2023, Adjunct Professor of Physics, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX
Mar2019–Oct 2021, Research Scientist, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX
Oct 2016–Oct 2018, Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
Jul 2008 – Sep 2008, Post Doctoral Fellow, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl
Meteorology
Meteorological Instrumentation
Stars and Galaxies
Solar system
Introduction to Ocean
Astronomy & Atmosphere
Nature of Earth and Universe
Earth Science
Physical Geography and Meteorology
Acoustical Foundations of Music.
Extreme Events and mitigation
Prediction of weather
Droughts and dry spells
Monsoon and Rain bearing Systems
Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones
Kulkarni, S., V. Kumar, V. Bhanage, S. Gedam, 2023: Exploring the Association between Changing Crop Types and Water Scarcity: A Case over West-Central India. Climate, 2023, 11 (5), 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11050093
Kumar, V., R. Patil, R.L. Bhawar, P.R.C. Rahul and S. Yelisetti, 2022: Increasing Wind Speeds Fuel the Wider Spreading of Pollution Caused by Fires over the IGP Region during the Indian Post-Monsoon Season. Atmosphere, 13, 1525, https://doi.org/10.3390/.
Kulkarni, J. R., N. R. Deshpande, S. B. Morwal, D. R., Kothawale, and V. Kumar, 2022: Heavy rainfall on the Immediate lee side of the Western Ghats. Int. J. Clim. 42 (15), 7483-7496.
Kulkarni, J. R., et al., 2022: “Satarak”, Landslide prediction system over Western Ghats of India. Land, 11 (5), 1-23.
Muktavat, K., Agarwal, P., Sharma, R., and V. Kumar, 2022: Efficacy of Statistical Rank Correlation Tests in Depicting Impact of Climatic Factors over the Spread of COVID-19. IPEC J. of Sci. & Tech., 01, 40-46.
Gunturu, U.B., V. Kumar, 2021: Weakened Baroclinic Activity Causes an Abrupt Rise in Fog in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Geophy. Res. Lett., 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL096114.
Muktavat, K., V. Kumar, 2021: Testing Link of Climatic Factors and Air Pollution with COVID-19 amid the Second Wave in India. J. of Environmental Protection, 12, 1069-1085.
Bhawar, R., S. Fadnavis, V. Kumar, P.R.C. Rahul, T. Sinha, and S. Lolli, 2021: Radiative impacts of aerosols during COVID-19 lockdown period over the Indian region. Front. Env. Sci., 9, 1-11, https://doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.746090
Pradhan, P. K., V. Kumar, S.K. Khadagrai, T. Sinha, V. BhaskarRao, V. Kumari, S. Pattanaik, 2021: Demonstration of the Temporal Evolution of Tropical Cyclone “Phailin” Using Gray-Zone Simulations and Decadal Variability of Cyclones over the Bay of Bengal in a Warming Climate. Ocean, 2, 648-674, https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans2030037
Kumar, V., D. K. Sahu, A. Simon, A. Thomas, T. Sinha, J. Bielli, and T. N. Krishnamurti, 2021: Buoyancy Streams and Cloud Flare-Ups Along Rainbands in the Eye Wall of Rapidly Intensifying Storms. Pure Appl. Geophys., 178, 223–243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-020-02628-4
Kumar, V., Sunilkumar, K., Sinha, T., 2021: Proportional Trends of Continuous Rainfall in Indian Summer Monsoon. Remote Sens. 13, 398. https://doi: 10.3390/rs13030398
Bhardwaj, A., V. Kumar, V., A. Sharma, T. Sinha, S. P. Singh, 2021: Application of Multimodel Superensemble Technique on the TIGGE Suite of Operational Models. Geomatics, 1, 81-91. https://doi: 10.3390/geomatics1010007
Kumar, V.; P. K. Pradhan, T. Sinha, S.V.B. Rao, H.-P. Chang, 2020: Interaction of a Low-Pressure System, an Offshore Trough, and Mid-Tropospheric Dry Air Intrusion: The Kerala Flood of August 2018. Atmosphere, 11, 740. https://doi: 10.3390/atmos11070740
Kumar, V., 2020: Development of Precise Indices for Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change. Atmosphere, 11, 1231, https://doi: 10.3390/atmos11111231.
Sahu, D., T. N. Krishnamurti, V Kumar, 2020: Elucidating intra-seasonal characteristics of Indian summer monsoon. Part-I: Viewed from remote sensing observations, reanalysis and model datasets. J. Earth Syst. Sci., 129 (29), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1276-5.
Pradhan, P. K., M. L. R. Liberato, V. Kumar, J. Ferreira, S. V. B. Rao, and T. Sinha, 2019: Simulation of Mid-Latitude Winter Storms over North Atlantic Ocean: Impact of Boundary Layer Parameterization Schemes. Climate Dynamics, 53 (11), 6785-6814, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04962-3.
