a. Personal introduction：
I have completed MS and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), USA. I have conducted high quality research at Desert Research Institute (DRI), Reno, Nevada, USA. I have good understanding about atmospheric dynamics, dust dynamics, weather forecasting and analysis, atmospheric numerical modeling, forensic meteorology, extreme weather, climate dynamics, and climate change/resilient. I also worked on the Airbus Perlan Mission II project in the capacity of Atmospheric Scientist at Weather Extreme Ltd., Reno, Nevada, USA. I have published several high-quality papers in international journals, and have also participated in poster and oral presentations, trainings, workshops, and seminars under different topics as scholarship activity.
Besides this, I have also been involved in graduate and undergraduate teaching in various capacities including part-time faculty, head of teaching assistants, teaching assistant (TA), and assistant professor at different colleges and universities, such as Physics Department of University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA, Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology/Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Nepal, and Trichandra Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Currently, I am working at Collaborative Innovation Center for Western Ecological Safety (CIWES) of Lanzhou University in the capacity of Associate Research Fellow under the category of ‘Foreign Talent’ to carry out high-quality research works, especially, study of dust storm dynamics and role of mountains in dust storms over China and Mongolia. Also, I have also been involved in relevant research works collaboratively with other research professionals of our center. During this period, I have participated and presented research works in different national and international level meetings/conferences.
b. Research Direction:
· Case studies of several severe dust storms that occurred in China and Mongolia.
Area of expertise: Dynamical meteorology, severe dust storms, terrain-induced windstorms, jet streak dynamics, extreme weather, climate change/ climate resilient
c. Associate Research Fellow
d. I am doing research works on the study of atmospheric dynamics of dust storms in China and Mongolia with the support of startup research funding provided by Lanzhou University. Recently, I have been awarded a joint research grant project from National Science Foundation of China for the study on the impact of the eastward transport of Sahara dust on China's climate and environment. Besides this, I have submitted my research proposal about the roles of mountains in dust storms in China and Mongolia to NSFC under the category of research fund for international excellent young scientists.
e. Study of atmospheric dynamics including roles of mountains in dust storms over China and Mongolia
f.
· Introduced as a ‘Foreign Talent’ at Collaborative Innovation Center for Western Ecological Safety (CIWES), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
· Recipient of the 2015 University of Nevada, Reno, USA Outstanding International Graduate Student award.
· Recipient of the 2012 University of Nevada, Reno, USA Outstanding International Graduate Student award.
g.
· Pokharel, A. K. and Kaplan, M. (2019). Organization of dust storms and synoptic-scale transport of dust by Kelvin waves. Earth System Dynamics. 10(4), pp. 651-666.
· Pokharel, A. K., Kaplan, M. L., & Fiedler, S. (2017). The role of jet adjustment processes in subtropical dust storms. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD026672
· Pokharel, A. K., Kaplan, M. L., & Fiedler, S. (2017). Subtropical dust storms and downslope wind events. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD026942.
· Pokharel, A. K. and Kaplan, M.L. Dust Climatology of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) in Lancaster, California, USA, Climate, 2017, 5,15; doi:10.3390/cli5010015.
· Pokharel, A. K., Kaplan, M.L., and Fiedler, S. Atmospheric dynamics of the Harmattan Surge in March 2, 2004, ProScience 3, 2016, 84-93, DOI:10.14644/dust.2016.014.
