2008:   PhD. from Gujarat University, Title: Assimilation of Satellite Data in Numerical Ocean Models: Study of Indian Ocean Variability (pdf)

1997-1999:  MSc. in Physics from Delhi University

1994-1997: BSc. in Physics from Delhi University

Employment Record

Jan 2009- present : Research Scientist at  Max Planck Institute of Meteorology,  Bundastrasse 53, 20146 Hamburg, Germany

May 2001-Jan2009: Research Scientist at Oceanic Sciences Division, Space Applications Center, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad, India

Nov. 1999-May 2001: Junior Research fellow at the Atmospheric Sciences Division, Space Applications Center, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad, India

Publications in peer reviewed journals

2011

D.Stammer, N.Agarwal, P.Herrmann, A.Koehl and CR Mechoso, Response of a Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model to Greenland Ice Melting, 2011, Surveys of Geophysics, Volume 32, Numbers 4-5, 621-642, DOI: 10.1007/s10712-011-9142-2

Imran M. Momin, Neeraj Agarwal, Rashmi Sharma, Neetu, Sujit Basu, Abhijit Sarkar and Vijay K. Agarwal, 2011, Simulated Heat Content Variability in the Upper Layers of the Tropical Indian Ocean, Marine Geodesy. In press

Naveen R Shahi, Neeraj Agarwal, Aloke K Mathur and Abhijit Sarkar, 2011, Atmospheric Correction for Sea Surface Temperature Retrieval from Single Thermal Channel Radiometer Data Onboard Kalpana Satellite, Journal of Earth System Science,  (DOI) 10.1007/s12040-011-0074-5

Smitha George K, Rashmi Sharma, Neeraj Agarwal, Sujit Basu and Abhijit Sarkar, 2011  Dynamic height anomaly from Argo profiles and sea level  anomaly from satellite altimetry: A comparative study in the Indian Ocean, Int. J. Rem. Sens. DOI:10.1080/01431161.2010.494638.  dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2010.494638

2010

Rashmi Sharma, Neeraj Agarwal, Imran M. Momin, Sujit Basu, And Vijay K. Agarwal , 2010 , Simulated Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Tropical Indian Ocean,  J. Climate, 23, 6542–6554. doi: 10.1175/2010JCLI3721.1

Rashmi Sharma, Neeraj Agarwal , Imran M. Momin   and Vijay K Agarwal, Mixed Layer Depth and its variability in the Eastern Equatorial Indian Ocean as revealed by observations and model simulation, Marine Geodesy,  1521-060X, Volume 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154 – 163.

Imran M. Momin, Neeraj Agarwal, Rashmi Sharma, Sujit Basu, and Vijay K. Agarwal Impact of satellite derived precipitation on simulated Sea Surface Salinity in the tropical Indian Ocean, IEEE Geoscience And Remote Sensing Letters, Vol. 7, No. 4, October 2010

Naveen R. Shahi, Neeraj Agarwal, Rashmi Sharma, Pradeep K. Thapliyal, Prakash. C. Joshi, and Abhijit Sarkar, Improved Estimation of Shortwave Radiation over equatorial Indian Ocean using Geostationary Satellite Data,  IEEE Geoscience And Remote Sensing Letters, Vol. 7, No. 3, July 2010

2009

Sujit Basu, Rashmi Sharma, Neeraj Agarwal, Raj Kumar, and Abhijit Sarkar, Forecasting of scatterometer derived wind fields in the north Indian Ocean with a data-adaptive approach, J.Geophys. Res., 114, C09004, doi:10.1029/2008JC005201, 2009.

2008

Neeraj Agarwal, Rashmi Sharma, Sujit Basu and Vijay K Agarwal (2008), Assimilation of sub-surface temperature profiles from Argo floats in the Indian Ocean in an Ocean General Circulation Model, Current Science, vol. 95, Aug. 2008.

Neeraj Agarwal, Rashmi Sharma and V.K. Agarwal (2008), Impact of different bulk parametrization schemes of air-sea fluxes on oceanic heat content in the Tropical Indian Ocean,  CLIVAR Exchanges, 13, January 2008.

2007

Neeraj Agarwal, Rashmi Sharma, Sujit Basu, and Vijay K. Agarwal (2007), Derivation of Salinity Profiles in the Indian Ocean from Satellite Surface Observations, IEEE Geoscience And Remote Sensing Letters, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 2007.

Neeraj Agarwal, R. Sharma, S. Basu, A. Parekh, A. Sarkar, and V. K. Agarwal (2007), Bay of Bengal summer monsoon 10–20 day variability in sea surface temperature using model and observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L06602, doi:10.1029/2007GL029296.

Neeraj Agarwal, Rashmi Sharma, Sujit K Basu, Abhijit Sarkar and Vijay K Agarwal (2007), Evaluation of relative performance of QuikSCAT and NCEP re-analysis winds through simulations by an OGCM. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers Volume 54, Issue 8, August 2007, Pages 1311-1328.

Rashmi Sharma, Neeraj Agarwal, Sujit Basu and Vijay K. Agarwal (2007), Impact of satellite derived forcings on numerical ocean model simulations and study of sea surface salinity variations in the Indian Ocean J.  of Climate , Vol 20, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4032.1.

Sharma R, A. Sarkar, Neeraj Agarwal, R. Kumar and S. Basu (2007), Predicting wind field in the Bay of Bengal from scatterometer observations using genetic Algorithm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L03603, doi:10.1029/2006GL028288.

Sharma R, A. Sarkar, Neeraj Agarwal, R. Kumar and S. Basu (2007), A New Technique for forecasting Surface Wind Field From scatterometer observations: A case study for the Arabian Sea, IEEE trans. Geosc. and Remote Sens. Vol 45, No.3, March 2007.

Agarwal V.K., A. Mathur, R. Sharma, N. Agarwal and Anant Parekh, (2007), A study of air-sea interaction following tsunami of   December 26, 2004 in the eastern Indian Ocean. Int. J. of Remote Sens., July 2007, Vol 28. No. 13-14, 3113-3119.

2006 and prior

Vijay K. Agarwal, Neeraj Agarwal and Raj Kumar (2005), Simulations of the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami using a multi-purpose Ocean disaster simulation and prediction model, Current Science, 88, 439-444.

Vijay K. Agarwal, Neeraj Agarwal and Raj Kumar (2005), Was there active Tsunami generation during March 28, 2005 Sumatra Earth Quake?  Current Science, Vol 89, No. 1, 10 July 2005

Babu, K. N., R. Sharma, Neeraj Agarwal, V. K. Agarwal and R. A. Weller (2004), Study of the mixed layer depth variations within the north Indian Ocean using a 1-D model, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C08016, doi:10.1029/2003JC002024.

P. K. Pal, C. M. Kishtawal and N. Agarwal (2003), Multi feature classification based rainfall estimation using visible infrared TRMM data, Mausam, 54, 67-74.

N. Agarwal, Kishtwal C.M. and P.K. Pal (2001), An analog prediction method for global sea surface temperature, Current Science, 80, 49-55.