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M.V. Sunil Krishna
Associate Professor
mv.sunilkrishna[at]ph.iitr.ac.in
#310, Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee
+91-1332-285335
https://asp.iitr.ac.in
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Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
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Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
Space Weather, Magnetosphere-Thermosphere-Ionosphere Energetics, Ionospheric Physics, High energetic particle precipitation, Magnetospheric processes, Space weather effects on Mars and Venus, AI/ML based predictive modeling of thermosphere ionosphere system
BioSketch
Educational Details
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur
2000
B.Sc., Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
2002
M.Sc., Physics
University of Hyderabad
2004
M.Phil., Theoretical High Energy Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
2010
Ph.D., Physics
Professional Background
Post Doctoral Fellow
01 Aug 2010 - 30 Jan 2011
Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad
Assistant Professor
09 Feb 2011 - 16 Dec 2019
Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee
Associate Professor
17 Dec 2019 - Present
Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Space Weather impact on thermospheric energy budget 01 Jan 2018 Space Physics 36 lacs DST-SERB
Machine Learning based predictive modelng of Space Weather effects 30 Mar 2024 Space Physics & Space Weather 29.9 lacs SERB
Airglow Imaging 01 Jan 2017 Atmospheric and Space Physics 75 lacs DST-SERB Prof. Sumanta Sarkhel
Object Detection using hyperspectral Remote Sensing 10 Jan 2025 Atmospheric Science 699.45 lacs DRDO, India Prof. Alok Bhardwaj
Investigation and characterization of ionospheric plasma using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 01 Mar 2022 Atmospheric and Space Physics 29.99 lacs SERB, DST, India




Publications

Website | Research Page ORCiD | LinkedIn | ResearchGate

 

Publications in Reverse Chronological Order

 

43.

Dayakrishna Nailwal, MV Sunil Krishna, Alok K Ranjan: Differential response of Nitric oxide radiative cooling to moderate and intense geomagnetic storms: Insights from superposed epoch analysis, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 130, e2024JA033693, 2025. (Link)

42.

Dayakrishna Nailwal, MV Sunil Krishna, Xian Lu, Haonan Wu, Akash Kumar, Alok K Ranjan: Unusual variation in Nitric Oxide radiative flux and neutral density over Hunga-Tonga region caused by the volcanic eruption, Geophys. Res. Lett., 52(7), e2025GL115083, 2025. (Link)

41.

Rathi R, M Sivakandan, D Chakrabarty, MV Sunil Krishna, AK Upadhayaya, S Sarkhel: Evidence for the evolution and decay of an electrified Medium Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances during two consecutive substorms: First results, Adv. Space. Res., 75, 4896-4909, 2025. (Link)

40.

Akash Kumar, MV Sunil Krishna, Alok K Ranjan: Effect of 2009 major SSW event on the mesospheric CO2 cooling, J. Geophys. Res: Atmospheres, 129(24), e2024JD041298, 2024. (Link)

39.

D Patgiri, S Nirwal, R Rathi, V Yadav, MV Sunil Krishna, S Kannaujiya, S Sunda, Jann‐Yenq Liu, S Sarkhel, Role of coupled electrodynamics of E‐and F‐regions on the rapid poleward extension of EMSTID fronts, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 129(12), e2024JA032991, 2024. (Link)

38.

Alok K Ranjan, Dayakrishna Nailwal, MV Sunil Krishna, Akash Kumar, S Sarkhel: Evidence of potential thermospheric overcooling during the May 2024 geomagnetic superstorm, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 129(12), e2024JA033148, 2024. (Link)

37.

D Nailwal, MV Sunil Krishna, Alok K Ranjan, Jia Yue: Modeling of Nitric Oxide Infrared radiative flux in lower thermosphere: a machine learning perspective, Adv. Space Res., 74, 4809 – 4823, 2024. (Link)

36.

D Patgiri, R Rathi, V Yadav, D Chakrabarty, MV Sunil Krishna, S Kannaujiya, P Pavan Chaitanya, A K Patra, Jann-Yenq Liu, S Sarkhel: A rare simultaneous detection of a mid-latitude plasma depleted structure in O(1D) 630.0 and O(1S) 557.7 nm all-sky airglow images on a geomagnetically quiet night, Geophys. Res. Lett., 15, 106900, 2024. (Link)

35.

Alok K Ranjan, MV Sunil Krishna, Akash Kumar, Dayakrishna Nailwal, Sumanta Sarkhel: Seasonal variation in nighttime NO radiative cooling as observed by TIMED/SABER in lower thermosphere during solar maximum and solar minimum, Adv. Space Res., 74 (7), 3378-3391, 2024. (Link)

34.

Akash Kumar, MV Sunil Krishna, Alok K Ranjan, Stefan Bender, Miriam Sinnhuber, S Sarkhel: Influence of temperature changes and vertically transported trace species on the structure of MLT region during major SSW events, J. Atmos. Sol-Terr. Phys., 259, 106243, 2024. (Link)

33.

Satarupa Chakrabarty, Dipjyoti Patgiri, Rahul Rathi, Gaurav Dixit, MV Sunil Krishna, Sumanta Sarkhel: Optimizing a deep learning framework for accurate detection of the Earth’s ionospheric plasma structures from all-sky airglow images, Adv. Space Res., 73, 5990-6005, 2024. (Link)

32.

Mondal S, A Guharay, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, Martin G Mlynczak: A case study of mesospheric frontal interaction and associated processes over the western Himalaya, Adv. Space Res., 74, 3423-3434, 2024. (Link)

31.

Dipjyoti Patgiri, R Rathi, V Yadav, S Sarkhel, D Chakrabarty, S Mondal, MV Sunil Krishna, Arun K Upadhyaya: A case study on multiple self-interactions of MSTID bands: New Insights, Adv. Space Res., 73(7), 3595-3612, 2024. (Link)

30.

Rahul Rathi, Padma Gurram, S Mondal, V Yadav, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, Arun K Upadhyaya: Unusual simultaneous manifestation of three non-interacting mid-latitude ionospheric plasma structures, Adv. Space Res., 73(7), 3550-3562, 2024. (Link)

29.

Alok K Ranjan, MV Sunil Krishna, Akash Kumar, S Sarkhel, D Chakrabarty, G D Reeves: NO radiative cooling and ionospheric response to the HILDCAA events following geomagnetic storms, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 128, 32028, 2023. (Link)

28.

Alok Ranjan, MV Sunil Krishna, C. Amory-Mazaudier, R Fleury, S Sripathi, Geeta Vichare, W Younas: Variability of Ionosphere over Indian longitudes to a variety of space weather events during December 2006, Space Weather, 21, 10:1029/2023SW003595, 2023. (Link)

27.

Bhardwaj A, A. Gupta, Q. Ahmed, A. Singh, S. Gupta, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, D. Pallamraju, T. Pant and A.K. Upadhayaya: Signature of Y-forking in ionogram traces observed at low-mid latitude Indian station, New Delhi, during the earthquake events of 2020: ionosonde observations, Front. Astron. Space Sci., 10, 1170288, 2023. (Link)

26.

Alok K Ranjan, MV Sunil Krishna, Akash Kumar, Gaurav Bharti, S Sarkhel, Miriam Sinnhuber, Stefan Bender: Aspects related to variability of radiative cooling by NO in lower thermosphere, TEC and O2 correlation, and diffusion of NO into mesosphere during the Halloween storms, Adv. Space Res., 71, 29-45, 2023. (Link)

25.

Rathi R, V Yadav, S Mondal, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, A K Upadhayaya, S Kannaujiya, P Chauhan: A case study on the interaction between MSTIDs fronts, their dissipation and a curious case of MSTIDs rotation over geomagnetic low-mid latitude transition region, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics., 127, 29872, 2022. (Link)

24.

Guharay A, S Mondal, S Sarkhel, M Sivakandan, MV Sunil Krishna: Signature of a mesospehric bore in 557.7 nm airglow emission suing all-sky imager at Hanle, Adv. Space Res., 69, 2020-2030, 2022. (Link)

23.

Sivakandan M, S Mondal, S Sarkhel, D Chakrabarty, MV Sunil Krishna, AK Upadhayaya, A Shinbori, T Sori, S Kannaujiya, PK Champati ray: Evidence of In-situ generation of plasma depletion structures over the transition region of geomagentic low-mid latitude, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 126, e8837, 2021. (Link)

22.

Mondal S, M Sivakandan, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, Martin G Mlynczak: A case study of thermally ducted undular mesospheric bore accompanied by ripples over the western Himalayan region, Adv. Space Res., 68, 1425-1440, 2021. (Link)

21.

Yadav V, R Rathi, G Gaur, S Sarkhel, D Chakrabarty, MV Sunil Krishna, P Pavan Chaitanya, A K Patra, RK Choudhary, T K Pant, A K Upadhayaya: Interaction between nighttime MSTID and mid-latitude field-aligned plasma depletion structure over the transition region of geomagnetic low-mid latitude: First results from Hanle, India, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 217, 2021. (Link)

20.

Rathi R, V Yadav, S Mondal, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, A K Upadhayaya: Evidence for simultaneous occurrence of periodic and single dark band MSTIDs over geomagnetic low-mid latitude transition region, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 215, 2021. (Link)

19.

Mondal S, M Sivakandan, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, Martin G Mlynczak, James M Russell, G Bharti: A case study of a thermally ducted undular mesospheric bore accompanied by ripples over the western Himalayan region, Adv. Space Res., 68, 1425-1440, 2021. (Link)

18.

Yadav V, R Rathi, S Sarkhel, D Chakrabarty, MV Sunil Krishna, AK Upadhayaya: A unique case of complex interaction between MSTIDs and mid-latitude field-aligned plasma depletions over geomagnetic low-mid latitude transition region, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 126, 28620, 2021. (Link)

17.

Sivakandan M, S. Mondal, S Sarkhel, D Chakrabarty, MV Sunil Krishna, P Pavan Chaitanya, AK Patra, RK Choudhary, TK Pant, AK Upadhyaya, Takuya Sori: Mid-latitude spread-F structures over the geomagnetic low-mid latitude transition region: An observational evidence, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 125, 25731, 2020. (Link)

16.

Gaurav Bharti, MV Sunil Krishna, V Singh: Radiative cooling due to NO at 5.3 μm emission as observed by TIMED/SABER over Asian sector, Adv. Space Res., 64, 1989-2001, 2019. (Link)

15.

Mondal S, A Srivastava, V Yadav, S Sarkhel, MV Sunil Krishna, Y K Rao, V Singh: Allsky airglow imaging observations from Hanle, Leh Ladakh, India: Image analyses and first results, Adv. Space Res., 64, 1926-1939, 2019. (Link)

14.

Bharti G, MV Sunil Krishna, T Bag, Puneet Jain: Storm-time variation of radiative cooling by Nitric Oxide as observed by TIMED-SABER and GUVI, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 123, 1500-1514, 2018. (Link)

13.

Bharti G, T Bag, MV Sunil Krishna: Effect of geomagnetic storm conditions on the equatorial ionization anomaly and equatorial temperature anomaly, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 168, 8-20, 2018. (Link)

12.

Bag T, V Singh, MV Sunil Krishna: Study of atomic oxygen greenline dayglow emission in thermosphere during geomagnetic storm conditions, Adv. Space Res., 59, 302-310, 2017. (Link)

11.

Bag T, MV Sunil Krishna, V Singh: Modeling of Na airglow emission and first results on the nocturnal variation at a mid-latitude, J. Geophys. Res: Space Physics, 120, 10945-10958, 2015. (Link)

10.

Bag T, MV Sunil Krishna, Shilpa Gahlot, V Singh: Effect of severe geomagnetic storm conditions on atomic oxygen greenline dayglow emission in mesosphere, Adv. Space Res., 53, 1255-1264, 2014. (Link)

09.

Thirupathaiah P, V Singh, MV Sunil Krishna: An analytical approach to estimate the atomic oxygen density from greenline dayglow emission in thermosphere at 250 km, Ind. J. Radio. Space, 42, 219-228, 2013. (Link)

08.

Thirupathaiah P, MV Sunil Krishna, V Singh: Effect of solar activity on peak emission rate of 557.7 nm dayglow emission under equinox conditions, J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys., 77, 209-218, 2012. (Link)

07.

MV Sunil Krishna, Sandeep Kaur, V Singh: Heating of ambient electrons in thermosphere under varying solar activity conditions, Ind. J. Radio. Space, 40, 130-136, 2011. (Link)

06.

MV Sunil Krishna, Singh V: Solar influence on redline dayglow emission under equinox conditions, J. Atmos. Sol-Terr. Phys., 73, 499-506, 2011. (Link)

05.

MV Sunil Krishna, Singh V: Morphology of 8446 Å dayglow emission, J. Adv. Space. Res., 46, 81-88, 2010. (Link)

04.

Singh V, Upadhayaya A K and MV Sunil Krishna: Modeling of redline dayglow emissions, J. Hung. Met. Serv (IDŐJARAS)., 114, 217-227, 2010. (Link)

03.

MV Sunil Krishna, Singh V: Effect of solar activity on the morphology of 7320 Å dayglow emission, Ann. Geophys., 27, 4089-4096, 2009. (Link)

02.

Singh V, MV Sunil Krishna: Effect of temperature dependent rate coefficient of reaction N2(A3 +u) + O on proton heating efficiency in auroral region, Ind. J. Radio. Space, 39, 71-73, 2009. (Link)

01.

MV Sunil Krishna, Singh V: Testing of Solar2000 EUV flux model between 900-1350 Å using greenline dayglow emission, Ind. J. Radio. Space, 38, 37-41, 2009. (Link)

 

 

 

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Honors And Awards
Honors
American Geophysical Union, USA
2011
Lloyd V. Berkner Travel Fellowship
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
2020
Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grant
MemberShips
Committee on Space Research
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Associate
European Geophysical Union
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Indian Physics Association
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Life Member
American Geophysical Union
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Mathematical Physics ( PHN-210 )
Spring
Advanced Atmospheric Physics ( PH-603 )
Spring
Solar Terrestrial Physics ( PH-622 )
Spring
Plasma Physics and Aplications ( PH-317 )
Autumn
Physics of Earth's Atmosphere ( PH-512 )
Spring
Physics - II ( PH-201 )
Autumn
Physics of Earth's Atmosphere ( PH-512 )
Spring
Weather Forecasting ( PH-629 )
Autumn
Computational Techniques and Programming ( PHN-707 )
Autumn
Computational Physics ( PHN-511 )
Autumn
Physics - I ( PH-101 )
Spring
Physics - II ( PH-201 )
Spring
Students
SuperVisions
Study of sodium and atomic oxygen airglow emissions
01 Jul 2011 - 01 Jun 2016
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Tikemani Bag
Space weather effects on thermosphere and ionosphere
01 Jul 2013 - 01 Nov 2018
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Gaurav Bharti
Space weather effects on upper atmosphere
01 Jun 2018 - 30 Jan 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Alok Kumar Ranjan
Machine learning based predictive modeling of space weather effects
01 Jul 2019 - 03 Feb 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dayakrishna Nailwal
Middle and upper atmospheric response to major SSW events
01 Dec 2019 - 10 Feb 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Akash Kumar
Magnetospheric Physics, India
01 Aug 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Nishant Tiwari
Planetary space weather, India
01 Aug 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sahil Semwal
Associate Scholars
Rohan Bose
ARIES, Nainital
Solar Physics
Sunil Kumar
ARIES Nainital
Solar Physics
Prakhar Singh
ARIES, Nainital
Solar Physics
Miscellaneous
Events
AGU Fall Meeting, United States Of America
09 Dec 2024 - 13 Dec 2024
28th National Space Science Symposium, India
26 Feb 2024 - 01 Mar 2024
28th IUGG General Assembly, Germany
11 Jul 2023 - 20 Jul 2023
16th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy, Japan
12 Sep 2022 - 16 Sep 2022
44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
16 Jul 2022 - 24 Jul 2022
20th National Space Science Symposium, India
29 Jan 2019 - 31 Jan 2019
ISRO
14th Solar Terrestrial Physics Symposium
09 Jul 2018 - 13 Jul 2018
SCOSTEP
42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly
14 Jul 2018 - 22 Jul 2018
Committee on Space Research
2017 JpGU-AGU Joint Assembly
20 May 2017 - 24 May 2017
JpGU-AGU
26th IUGG General Assembly
22 Jun 2015 - 02 Jul 2015
IUGG
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
01 Jan 2013 - Present
AGU
17 th National Space Science Symposium
01 Jan 2012 - Present
ISRO
39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
01 Jan 2012 - Present
ISRO, ESA
18th National Space Science Symposium
01 Jan 2014 - Present
ISRO
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
01 Jan 2011 - Present
AGU
COSPAR Scientific Assembly
01 Jan 2010 - Present
European Space Agency
16 th National Space Science Symposium
01 Jan 2010 - Present
ISRO
SCOSTEP's STP-12 Scientific Meeting
01 Jan 2010 - Present
DFG, DLR
COSPAR Capacity building workshop on Lunar and Planetary surface Science
01 Jan 2009 - Present
COSPAR
Radio and Environment Sciences: National Seminar,
01 Jan 2009 - Present
NPL
DST SERC School on Atmospheric and Space Sciences
01 Jan 2008 - Present
DST
Workshop on Modeling of Planetary Atmospheres
01 Jan 2006 - Present
PRL
14 th National Space Science Symposium
01 Jan 2006 - Present
ISRO
Administrative Positions
Associate Dean of Student's Welfare (Student Activities)
03 Jan 2023 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Professor In-charge Timetable
01 Jan 2019 - 31 Jul 2022
Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee
Assistant Professor (on contract)
09 Feb 2011 - 04 May 2013
Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee
Coordinator, M.Sc. Physics
01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2018
Department of Physics
Member
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Departmental Research Committee
Member
01 Jan 2017 - 30 Jun 2020
Advisory Committee, Institute Computer Center
Faculty Advisor
01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jan 2018
COGNIZANCE-2018
Member
01 May 2017 - 30 Jun 2021
DAPC
Chief Warden
01 Jul 2020 - 03 Jul 2021
Rajendra Bhawan, IIT Roorkee
Convener
01 Jan 2012 - 01 Jan 2016
Reports & Website Committee
Member
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Departmental Administrative Committee
O.C.
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2016
Atmospheric Physics Laboratory
Deputy O.C.
01 Jan 2012 - 01 Jan 2014
Computer Lab, Department of Physics
Warden
30 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2020
Rajendra Bhawan
Faculty Advisor
01 Jan 2011 - 01 Jan 2012
Physics Association
Faculty Advisor
01 Jan 2012 - 01 Jan 2013
COGNIZANCE - 2013
Deputy O.C
01 Jan 2011 - 01 Jan 2014
Atmospheric Physics Laboratory
Chief Warden
16 Oct 2020 - 03 Jul 2021
Ganga Bhawan, IIT Roorkee
Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Organised

1. Convener, 2nd Workshop on Space Weather Science and Opportunities, Department of Physics & Centre for Space Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Rookree, 5-6 October, 2024. 

Sponsored by ANRF, ISRO, ARIES

 

2. Convener, 3rd Indian Space Weather Conference, Department of Physics & Centre for Space Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Rookree, 7-9 October, 2024. 

Sponsored by ANRF, ISRO, ARIES

Invited Talks

1. ISRO's Space Science Roadmap Formulation Meeting, URSC Bengaluru, April 2024. 

2. Invited Talk on "Airglow observations on Venus: An overview of major science results", Venue Science Workshop, Space Science Program Office, ISRO

3. Invited talk in Interaction meeting on research trends in atmospheric science: Ionosphere and thermosphere, SSPO, ISRO

4. Invited talk on "Extreme space weather events and their influence on ITM system", KREA University.

5. Invited talk on "Atmospheric stability and implications on cloud formation", Second Law in Earth System Science (SLESS-2025), March 2025, Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee. 

6. Invited talk on "Thermospheric energetics during extreme space weather events", Conference on Solar-wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Coupling (COSMIC-2025), May 2025, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Mumbai.

 

Curriculum Development

(1.) 12-week MOOC course titled "Introduction to Atmospheric and Space Sciences" developed for NPTEL, running succesfully since 2019, Total enrolments > 10,000

 

(2.) 12-week MOOC course titled "Advanced Atmospheric Physics" developed for NPTEL, running succesfully since 2022, Total enrolments > 2500

 

(3.) 12-week MOOC course titled "Plasma Physics and Applications" developed for NPTEL, running succesfully since 2024, Total enrolments > 1600