Noted climate scientist P.V. Joseph passed away on Friday at the age of 94. He joined the India Meteorological Department in 1957 and later served as an Emeritus Professor. He discovered the low-level monsoon jetstream and received many awards for his research, including the Sir Gilbert Walker Gold Medal.
Noted climate scientist P.V. Joseph passed away on Friday. He was 94.
He joined the India Meteorological department (IMD) in 1957 and went on to serve as the director of the IMD Meteorological Training School from 1979 to 1989. He later served as an Emeritus Professor at Cochin University of Science and Technology.
He discovered the low-level monsoon jetstream and conducted extensive research on monsoon onset, Rossby waves, and ocean-atmosphere instability. After taking voluntary retirement from the IMD in 1989, Joseph took up various assignments in India and the United States.
He was honoured with the Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award (1978), National Award in Atmospheric Science & Technology (2016), and the Sir Gilbert Walker Gold Medal (2021).
Having obtained a PhD from the University of Pune in 1983, he had published around 70 research articles.