Office: EWS 508
Phone: (803) 777-2572
Fax: (803) 777-4529/777-6610
E-mail: sbulusu@geol.sc.edu

Lab Webpage: http://satocean.geol.sc.edu/

• Ph.D. 1998, Oceanography (Satellite Oceanography/Physical Oceanography), National Oceanography Center (formerly Southampton Oceanography Center), University of Southampton, England. (Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Ian S. Robinson).

• M.Sc. 1991, Marine Science (Physical Oceanography), Andhra University, India.
  

• 2010-Present
Associate Professor, Marine Science Program & Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
• 2005-2010
Assistant Professor, Marine Science Program & Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
• 2003-Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (MEAS), North Carolina State University (NCSU), USA.
• 1998-2005
Postdoctoral Associate/Research Associate/Assistant Scholor Scientist, Center for Ocean Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS), The Florida State Univerity, Tallahassee, USA. (Postdoc Advisor: Prof. James J.O'Brien)
• 1995-1998
Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India.

• 2009-Present

Guest Editor, Jason-2 altimetry Special issues ( 3 volumes)
• 2007-Present

Associate Editor, JGR-OCEANS
• 2005-Present

Associate Editor, Marine Geodesy

• Satellite Oceanography, in particular from both active and passive sensors to study ocean/atmosphere dynamics; model simulations using Miami Isopycnal Coordinate Ocean Model (MICOM), Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM), MIT Ocean General Circulation Model, bio-physical models. Specific research interests includes:

  • Satellite oceanography at the regional and global scale
  • Satellite altimetry using TOPEX/POSEIDON and JASON-1
  • Remote sensing of ocean color
  • Satellite based studies of interactions between physics and biology at the mesoscale
  • Circulation in the Indian Ocean using satellite observations and model simulations
  • Rossby waves observed from space
  • Heat and salt storage in the Indian Ocean from altimetry
  • Ocean surface salinity from space
  • Ocean Response to Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico using Satellite Observations and Bio-Physical model
  • MJO dynamics in the Indian Ocean
  • Fresh and Saltwater transports and budgets in the Indian Ocean

4. George H. Born and Subrahmanyam Bulusu (Guest Editors): Marine Geodesy Special Issue on OSTM/Jason-2 altimetry Applications- Part 3 (in preparation).

3. George H. Born and Subrahmanyam Bulusu (Guest Editors): Marine Geodesy Special Issue on OSTM/Jason-2 Calibration/Validation- Part 2, Volume 34, Numbers 3-4, 2011.

2. George H. Born and Subrahmanyam Bulusu (Guest Editors): Marine Geodesy Special Issue on OSTM/Jason-2 Calibration/Validation- Part 1, volume 33, Supplement 1, 2010.

1. Nakamoto, S., S. Prasanna Kumar, J.M. Oberhuber, K. Muneyama, K. Ueyoshi**, B. Subrahmanyam, K. Nakata, C.A. Lai, R. Frouin (2006). Potential feedback mechanism between phytoplankton and upper ocean environment through radiative transfer process influenced by heat release by phytoplankton Numerical Ocean General Circulation Models and an Analytical Solution, Global Climate Change and Response of Carbon Cycle in the Equatorial Pacific and Indian Ocean and Adjacent Landmasses, Elsevier Oceanography Series 73, Edited by H. Kawahata and Y. Awaya., Chapter 11, 255-272.

34. Grunseich, G*.,and B. Subrahmanyam(2012). Detection of the Madden-Julian Oscillation from Satellite Altimetry, IEEE Geo. and Remote. Sens. Letts., (in review)

33. Nyadjro, E.S*., B. Subrahmanyam, V.S.N. Murty, J.F. Shriver (2012). Role of Salinity on the dynamics of the Arabian Sea Mini Warm Pool, Journal of Geophysical Research (in review).

32. Nienhaus, M.S*., and B. Subrahmanyam, and V.S.N. Murty (2011). Altimetric Observations of Coastal Kelvin Waaves in the Bay of Bengal, OSTM/Jason-2 special issue, Marine Geodesy (in review).

31. Nyadjro, E.S*., and B. Subrahmanyam, and B.S. Giese (2011). Variability of Salt Transport in the Indian Ocean during 1960-2008, Journal of Geophysical Research (in review).

30. Subrahmanyam, B. ,G. Grunseich*, E.S. Nyadjro* (2011). Preliminary SMOS salinity measurements and validation in the Indian Ocean, IEEE Transcations Geoscience and Remote Sensing (in Press).

29. Grunseich, G*., B. Subrahmanyam, V.S.N. Murty, and B. S. Giese (2011). Sea Surface Salinity Variability during the Indian Ocean Dipole and ENSO Events in the Tropical Indian Ocean, Journal of Geophysical Research , doi:10.1029/2011JC007456.

28. Grunseich, G*., B. Subrahmanyam, A. Arguez (2011). Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on Sea Surface Salinity in the Indian Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters , Vol. 38, L17605, doi:10.1029/2011GL049047.

27. Nyadjro, E.S*., B. Subrahmanyam, and J.F. Shriver (2011). Seasonal Variability of Salt Transport during the Indian Ocean Monsoons, Journal of Geophysical Research , 116, doi:10.1029/2011JC006993.

26. Subrahmanyam, B., V.S.N. Murty, D. Heffner* (2011). Interannual variability of sea surface salinity in the equatorial Indian Ocean, Remote Sensing of the Environment, 115, 944-956.

25. Nyadjro, E.S*., B. Subrahmanyam, V.S.N. Murty, J.F. Shriver (2010). Salt Transports in the near-surface layer in the Monsoon-influensed Indian ocean using HYCOM", Geophysical Research Letters,37, doi:10.1029/2010GL044127.

24. Gierach, M.M*., B. Subrahmanyam, A. Samelsen, and K. Ueyoshi**(2009). Hurricane driven alterations in plankton community size structure in the Gulf of Mexico: A modelling study Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 36, doi:10.1029/2009GL037414.

23. Gierach, M.M*., B. Subrahmanyam, P.G. Thoppil (2009). Physical and Biological Responses to Hurricane Katrina (2005) in a 1/25° nested Gulf of Mexico HYCOM, Journal of Marine Systems, Vol 78, 168-179.

22. Subrahmanyam, B. , D.M. Heffner*, D. Cromwell, J.F. Shriver, (2009). Detection of Rossby Waves in Mult-parameters in Multi-mission Satellite Observations and HYCOM simulations in the Indian Ocean, Remote Sensing of Environment , 113, 6, 1293-1303.

21. Cadden, D.D.H*, R. Styles, and B. Subrahmanyam(2009). Estimates of Geostrophic Surafce Currents in the South Atlantic Bight, Marine Geodesy, volume 32, 3, doi:10.1080/01490410903094908.

20. Cadden, D.D.H*., B.Subrahmanyam, D.P. Chambers, and V.S.N. Murty (2009). Surface and Subsurface Geostrophic Current Variability in the Indian Ocean From Altimetry, Marine Geodesy, 32:19-29.

19. Heffner, D.M*., B. Subrahmanyam, J.F. Shriver, and J.F. Blundell (2008). Indian Ocean Rossby waves detected in HYCOM sea surface salinity , Geophys. Res. Letts., 35, L03605, doi:10.1029/2007GL032760.

18. Gierach, M.M*., B. Subrahmanyam(2008). Biophysical Responses of the Upper Ocean to Major Gulf of Mexico Hurricanes in 2005, J. Geophys. Res., 113, doi:10.1029/2007JC004419.

17. Subrahmanyam, B., K. Ueyoshi**, J.M. Morrison (2008). Sensitivity of the Indian Ocean Circulation to Phytoplankton forcing using an ocean model, Remote Sens. Env., doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.021.

16. Gierach, M.M*., B. Subrahmanyam (2007). Global oceancolor and phytoplankton, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., State of Climate in 2006, S43-S45.
15. Gierach, M.M*., B. Subrahmanyam (2007). Satellite Data Analysis of the upper response to the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005) in the Gulf of Mexico, IEEE Geo. and Remote. Sens. Letts., 4, 132-136.
14. Maza, M., G. Voulgaris, B. Subrahmanyam (2006). Subtidal Inner shelf currents off Cartagena de Indias, Caribbean coast of Colombia, Geophys. Res. Letts., 33, 21606, doi:10.1029/2006GL027324, 2006.
13. Subrahmanyam, B., V.S.N. Murty, R.J. Sharp, and J.J. O'Brien (2005). Air-Sea Coupling during the tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean - a case study using satellite observations, Special Addition of the Pure and Applied Geophysics, 162, 1643-1672, 2005.
12. Murty, V.S.N., B. Subrahmanyam, V. Tilvi, and J. J. O'Brien (2004). Sea Surface Salinity estimation from Outgoing Longwave Radiation in the tropical Indian Ocean- its algorithms and variability, J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi:10.1029/2003JC001928, 2004.
11. Maghanani, V., B. Subrahmanyam, L. Xie, and J. Morrison (2003). Numerical simulation of seasonal and interannual Indian Ocean Upper layer circulation using MICOM. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (C7), 3240, doi:10.1029/2002JC001567, 33-1 to 33-21.
10. Shi, W., B. Subrahmanyam , J.Morrison (2002): Estimation of heat and Salt variability in the Indian Ocean from TOPEX/Poseidon altimetry, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (C7), 3214, doi:10.1029/2001JC001244, 7-1 to 7-15.
9. Subrahmanyam, B., K.H. Rao, N. Srinivasa Rao, V.S.N. Murty, R.J. Sharp (2002). Influence of a tropical cyclone on Chlorophyll-a concentration in the Arabian Sea, Geophys. Res. Letts, 29, 22, 1-4.
8. Murty, V.S.N., B. Subrahmanyam , M.S.S. Sarma, V. Tilvi, and V. Ramesh Babu (2002). Estimation of Sea Surface Salinity in the Bay of Bengal using Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Geophys. Res. Letts., Vol. 29, 16, 11-1 to 11-4.
7. Tilberg, C.E., B. Subrahmanyam, and J. J. O'Brien (2002): Ocean color variability in the Tasman Sea. Geophys. Res. Letts., 29, 10, 125-1 to 125-4.
6. Maghanani, V., J. Morrison, L. Xie, and B. Subrahmanyam (2002): Heat Budget of the Indian Ocean estimated from TOPEX/Poseidon altimetry and Model simulations. Deep-Sea Res. Part-II, 49, 1459-1480.
5. Subrahmanyam, B. I.S. Robinson, J.R. Blundell, P.G. Challenor (2001). Indian Ocean Rossby waves observed in TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter data and Model simulations. Int. J. Remote. Sens, 22, 141-167.
4. Subrahmanyam, B., and I.S. Robinson (2000). Sea Surface Height variability in the Indian Ocean from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry and Model simulations. Marine Geodesy, 23, 167-195.
3. Murty, V.S.N., B. Subrahmanyam, L.V. Gangadhra Rao, and G.V Reddyi (1998). Seasonal variation of sea surface temperature in the Bay of Bengal during 1992 as derived from NOAA-AVHRR SST data. Int. J. Remote. Sens., 98, 2361-2372.
2. Subrahmanyam, B., V. Ramesh Babu, V.S.N. Murty, and L.V.G. Rao(1996). Surface circulation off Somalia and western equatorial Indian Ocean during summer monsoon of 1998 from GEOSAT altimeter data. Int. J. Remote. Sens.,17, 761-770.
1. Subrahmanyam, B., V.S.N. Murty, and L.V.G. Rao (1994). Short-Term Variability of Sea surface Heat Budget of the East Central Arabian Sea during November, 1992. Mahasagar, 27, 2, 79-87.
* Graduate Students
** Visiting Scientist