Arka Mitra

Arka Mitra is a Climate Scientist with expertise in Satellite Remote Sensing, Climate Change, and Statistics/Physics. His work focuses on Energy & Sustainability through multi-disciplinary research approaches, particularly in climate mitigation and adaptation studies.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences (2023), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • M.Sc. in Physics (2017), Presidency University, Kolkata
  • B.Sc. in Physics (2015), Presidency University, Kolkata

Research Interests:
Mitra specializes in satellite-based climate research, with emphasis on cloud dynamics and atmospheric remote sensing. His work combines big-data analysis of NASA satellite records and global climate reanalysis to study cloud change patterns (2000-2022). Additional expertise includes neural network modeling for ionospheric electrodynamics prediction and satellite data fusion techniques.

Publication Trends:
Recent work demonstrates technical proficiency in Earth-observing satellite validation, cloud property estimation algorithms, and space weather modeling. His research bridges atmospheric physics with computational methods, focusing on cloud detection systems and ionospheric models.

Labs & Affiliations:
Current affiliations include Argonne National Laboratory with research cross-cutting into the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Atmospheric Sciences department.