AOS Research Staff Profile
Massimo Bollasina
Research Field
My research interests focuses on the analysis and modeling of the hydrological cycle of the South Asian summer monsoon from intraseasonal to decadal time-scales, with focus on land-atmosphere and air-sea interactions. I am also interested in studying the influence of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau in the development and evolution of the summer monsoon. I am currently working on the improvement of the understanding of the mechanisms of aerosols-driven changes in regional hydroclimate and circulation over South Asia and other regions of the world with the GFDL model.
Publications Vita
Some Recent Publications:
Bollasina, M., and Y. Ming, 2011: Precipitation Bias over the Western Indian Ocean in an Atmospheric GCM: Role of the Meridional SST gradient. In preparation.
Bollasina, M., Y. Ming, and V. Ramaswamy, 2011: Anthropogenic aerosols and the weakening of the South Asian summer monsoon. Submitted.
Nigam, S., and M. Bollasina, 2011: Reply to Comments on "The Elevated Heat Pump Hypothesis for the Aerosol-Monsoon Hydroclimate Link: "Grounded" in Observations?" by K.M. Lau and K.M. Kim. J. Geophys. Res. (in press).
Bollasina, M., and S. Nigam, 2011: Regional Hydroclimate Change over the Indian Subcontinent: Impact of the Expanding Thar Desert n the Summer Monsoon. J. Climate (in press).
Bollasina, M., and S. Nigam, 2010: The Summertime “Heat” Low over Pakistan / Northwestern India : Evolution and Origin. Clim. Dynam. doi: 10.1007/s00382-010-0879-y.
Nigam, S., and M. Bollasina, 2010: The “Elevated Heat Pump” Hypothesis for the Aerosol-Monsoon Hydroclimate Link: “Grounded” in Observations? J. Geophys. Res., 115, D16201, doi:10.1029/2009JD013800.
Bollasina, M., and S. Nigam, 2009: Absorbing Aerosols and Pre-Summer Monsoon Hydroclimate Variability over the Indian Subcontinent: The Challenge in Investigating Links. Atmos. Res., 94, 338-344, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.06.008.
Bollasina, M., and S. Nigam, 2009: A new pathway for absorbing aerosols' influence on the interannual variability of the South Asian monsoon. GEWEX News, 19, 10-11.
Bollasina, M., and S. Nigam, 2008: Indian Ocean SST, evaporation, and precipitation during the South Asian Summer Monsoon in IPCC-AR4 coupled simulations. Clim. Dyn., 10.1007/s00382-008-0477-4.
Bollasina, M., S. Nigam, and K.-M. Lau, 2008: Absorbing aerosols and summer monsoon evolution over South Asia : An Observational Portrayal. J. Climate, 21, 3221-3239.