Ocean Sciences

Sankar Prasad Lahiri

Sankar Prasad Lahiri recently completed his PhD at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, where he was a Prime Minister’s Research Fellow. He is currently an Early-Doc Fellow at IIT Delhi. His research focuses on air–sea interactions, ocean–atmosphere coupling, and climate dynamics, with particular emphasis on the Indian Ocean and the Indian Summer Monsoon.

Can the Ocean Explain Why Climate Models Struggle with the Indian Monsoon?

Sankar Prasad Lahiri July 9, 2026

Few climate phenomena affect as many people as the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM). Between June and September, it delivers most of the annual rainfall over the Indian subcontinent, supporting agriculture, water resources, and livelihoods for more than a billion people. Yet predicting how the monsoon will respond to climate change remains a major scientific challenge …[Read More]