National Institute for Space Research, Brazil

Refereed Publications in Journals

1. 
   VASQUES, A.C., RAO V.B. Multidecadal and Interannual changes of Stationary Rossby waves. Quarterly journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 2011 (in press)
   
2. 
   BARBOSA T.F., RAO V. B., CAVALCANTI I.A.F., Interannual variability of high potential vorticity in South Atlantic. Atmospheric Science Letters, 2011 (in Press).
   
3. 
   RAO V.B., EGIDIO ARAI, FRANCHITO, S.H.; YOSIO E.SHIMABUKURO, RAMAKRISHNA S.S.V.S., NAIDU C.V. Rajputana (Thar) desert blooms with unprecedented rains in 2006 and 2010: The effect of a warming environment?. Geofisica Internacional, 2011 (in press).
   
4. 
   FRANCHITO, S.H.; RAO, V.B.; MORAES, E.C. Impact of global warming on the geo-botanic zones: an experiment with a statistical – dynamical climate model. Climate Dynamics, 2010. DOI 10.1007/s00382-010-0952-6.
   
5. 
   RAMAKRISHNA, S.S.V.S., RAO, V.B., SRAVANI, A., VIJAYA SARADHI, N., HARI KISHAN, G. A Diagnostic study of Monsoon Energetics for two contrasting years. Annales Geophysicae. 2010. DOI 10.5194/angeo-28-12010.
   
6. 
   FERREIRA, D. B.; RAO, V. B. Recent climate variability and it’s impacts on soybean yields over Southern Brazil. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0358-8, 2010.
   
7. 
   PAIVA, E. D.; GAN, M. A.; RAO, V. B. Energetics of winter troughs entering South America. Monthly Weather Review, v. 138, pp. 1084-1103, 2010.
   
8. 
   FRANCHITO, S.H.; RAO, V.B.; GAN, M.A.; SANTO, C.M.E. Onset and end of the rainy season and corn yields in São Paulo State, Brazil. Geofisica Internacional, v. 49, pp. 69-76, 2010.
   
9. 
   PEREIRA, G.; FREITAS, S. R.; MORAES, E. C.; FERREIRA, N. J.; SHIMABUKURO, Y. E; RAO, V. B.; LONGO, K. M. Estimating Trace Gas and Aerosol Emissions over South America: Relationship between Fire Radiative Energy Released and Aerosol Optical Depth Observations. Atmospheric Environment, v. 43, pp. 6388-6397, 2009.
   
10. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; VASQUES, A. C. ; Santo C.M.E ; CONFORTE, J. C. . A diagnosis of rainfall over South America during 1997/98 El Niño and 1998/99 La Niña events: Comparison between TRMM PR and GPCP rainfall estimates. Journal of Earth System Sciences, v. 118, pp. 193-207, 2009.
    
11. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; VASQUES, A. C. ; Santo C.M.E ; CONFORTE, J. C. . Validation of TRMM PR Monthly rainfall over Brazil. Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 114, p. doi:10292007JD0, 2009.
    
12. 
    RAO, V. B. ; FERREIRA,CAMILA C. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; Ramakrishna, S. S. V. S. . In a changing climate weakening tropical easterly jet induces more violent tropical storms over the north Indian Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, v. 35, p. L15710, 2008. (Nature, Research Highlight http://www.nature.com/climate/2008/0810/full/climate.2008.91.html)
    
13. 
    RAO, V. B. ; GIAROLLA, E. ; SANTO, C. M. E. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. . A comparison of surface wind stress characteristics over the tropical Atlantic (10o N 40o S) in fields derived from the UWM/COADS, NCEP/NCAR and QuikSCAT datasets. Journal of Oceanography, v. 64, p. 551-560, 2008.
    
14. 
    SETH, S.P. ; BRAHMANDARAO, V. . Evidence of baroclinic waves in the upper atmosphere of Mars using the Mars Global Surveyor accelerometer data. Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 113, A10305, doi:10.1029/2008JA013165, 2008.
    
15. 
    PAIVA, E. ; GAN, M. A. ; RAO, V. B. An objective study of 500hPa moving troughs in the Southern Hemisphere, Monthly Weather Review, v. 136, p. 2186-2200, 2008
    
16. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; BARBIERI, P. R. B. ; SANTO, C. M. E. . Rainy season duration estimated from OLR versus rain gauge data and the 2001 drought. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, v. 47, p. 1493-1499, 2008.
    
17. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; ODA, T. O. ; RAO, V. B. ; KAYANO, M. T. Interaction between Coastal Upwelling and Local Winds at Cabo Frio, Brazil: An Observational Study. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, v. 47, p. 1590-1598, 2008.
    
18. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; ODA, T. O. ; CONFORTE, J. C. An observational study of the atmospheric boundary-layer at Cabo Frio, Brazil. Annales Geophysicae, v. 25, p. 1-10, 2007.
    
19. 
    MISHRA, S. K. ; RAO, V. B. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Genesis of Northeast-Brazil Upper Tropospheric Cyclonic Vortex: A primitive Equation Barotropic Instability Study. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, v. 64, p. 1379-1392, 2007.
    
20. 
    RAO, V. B. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; BARBOSA,T. F. Impact of high potential vorticity intrusions into the tropical upper troposphere in South Atlantic on precipitation over Northeast Brazil. Geophysical Research Letters, v. 34, p. 1-4, 2007.
    
21. 
    SILVA, M. E. S. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. Effects of the Amazonian deforestation on regional climate: a numerical experiment with a coupled biosphere-atmosphere model with soil hydrology. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 1-2, p. 1-18, 2006.
    
22. 
    FERNANDEZ, J. P. R. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. Simulation of the summer circulation over South America by two regional climate models. Part I: mean climatology. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 86, p. 247-260, 2006.
    
23. 
    FERNANDEZ, J. P. R. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. Simulation of the summer circulation over South America by two regional climate models. Part II: a comparison between the 1997/1998 El Niño and 1998/1999 La Niña events. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 86, p. 261-270, 2006.
    
24. 
    RAO, V. B. ; GIAROLLA, E. ; KAYANO, M. T. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Is the recent increasing trend in rainfall over Northeast Brazil related to Sub-Saharan drought? Journal of Climate, v. 19, p. 4448-4453, 2006.
    
25. 
    SETH,S. P ; RAO, V. B. ; SANTO, C. M. E. ; S. A. HAIDER, ; CHOSKI, R. Zonal variations of peak ionization rates in upper atmosphere of Mars at high latitude using MGS accelerometer data. Journal of Geophysical Research, USA, v. 111(A9, p. A09308, 2006.
    
26. 
    VEIGA, J. A. P. ; RAO, V. B. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Heat and moisture budgets of the Walker circulation and associated rainfall anomalies during El Niño events. International Journal of Climatology, v. 25, n. 2, p. 193-213, 2005.
    
27. 
    MORAES, E. C. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. Evaluation of surface air temperature change due to the greenhouse gases increase with a statistical - dynamical model. Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 110, n. D24109, 2005.
    
28. 
    KAYANO, M. T. ; RAO, V. B. ; ANDREOLLI, R. V. A review of short-term climate variability mechanisms. Advances in Space Research, v. 35, p. 843-851, 2005.
    
29. 
    GAN, M. A. ; RAO, V. B. ; MOSCATI, M. C. L. South American monsoon indices. Atmospheric Science Letters, v. 6, n. 4, p. 219-223, 2005.
    
30. 
    RAO, B. R. S. ; RAO, D. V. B. ; RAO, V. B. Decreasing trend in the strength of tropical easterly jet during the Asian summer monsoon season and the number of cyclonic systems over Bay of Bengal. Geophysical Research Letters, v. 31, n. L1410, p. 14103, 2004.
    
31. 
    MORAES, E. C. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. Effects of biomass burning in Amazonia on climate: a numerical experiment with a statistical-dynamical model. Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 109, n. D05109, p. 1-12, 2004.
    
32. 
    RAO, V. B. ; FERNANDEZ, J. P. R. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Quasi-stationary waves in the Southern Hemisphere during the El Nino and La Nina events. Annales Geophysicae, v. 22, p. 789-806, 2004.
    
33. 
    RAO, V. B. ; M. B. Rosa ; BONATII, J. P. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Stratospheric final warming in the Southern Hemisphere and their energetics. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, v. 83, p. 35-49, 2003.
    
34. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. The correlation between temperature gradient and eddy heat flux in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, v. 81, p. 163-168, 2003.
    
35. 
    RAO, V. B. ; CARMO, A. M. C. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Interannual variations of storm tracks in the Southern Hemisphere and their connections with the Antarctic Oscillation. International Journal of Climatology, v. 23, p. 1537-1545, 2003.
    
36. 
    RAO, V. B. ; SANTO, C. M. E. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. A diagnosis of rainfall over South America during the 1997/98 El Nino event. Part I: Validation of NCEP-NCAR reanalysis rainfall data. Journal of Climate, v. 15, p. 502-511, 2002.
    
37. 
    RAO, V. B. ; CHAPA, S. R. ; FERNANDEZ, J. P. R. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. A diagnosis of rainfall over South America during the 1997/98 El Nino event. Part II: roles of water vapor transport and stationary waves. Journal of Climate, v. 15, p. 512-521, 2002.
    
38. 
    RAO, V. B. ; CARMO, A. M. C. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Seasonal variations in the Southern Hemisphere storm tracks and associated wave propagation. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, v. 59, p. 1029-1040, 2002.
    
39. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; FERNANDEZ, J. P. R. ; CHAPA, S. R. Transport of potential vorticity and Eliassen-Palm fluxes for two contrasting years: 1995-1996 (La Nina) and 1997-1998 (El Nino). Annales Geophysicae, v. 20, p. 717-727, 2002.
    
40. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; MORAES, E. C. ; RAO, V. B. Simulations with a radiation model and comparisons with LBA data sets. Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 107, n. D(20), p. 8092-8103, 2002.
    
41. 
    MOSCATI, M. C. L. ; RAO, V. B. Energetics of the summer circulation over South America. Annales Geophysicae, France, v. 19, p. 83-97, 2001.
    
42. 
    MISHRA, S. K. ; RAO, V. B. The energetics of an upper tropospheric cyclonic vortex over NE Brazil. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, England, v. 127, p. 2329-2351, 2001.
    
43. 
    MISHRA, S. K. ; RAO, V. B. ; GAN, M. A. Structure and evolution of the large-scale flow and an embedded upper tropospheric cyclonic vortex over Northeast Brazil. Monthly Weather Review, United States, v. 129, p. 1673-1688, 2001.
    
44. 
    MARQUES, R. F. C. ; RAO, V. B. A comparison of atmospheric blockings over the southeast and southwest Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, Japan, v. 79, p. 863-874, 2001.
    
45. 
    RAO, V. B. ; FERNANDEZ, J. P. R. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Monsoon like circulation in a Zonally averaged numerical model with topography. Monthly Weather Review, United States, v. 128, p. 779-794, 2000.
    
46. 
    MARQUES, R. F. C. ; RAO, V. B. Interannual variations of blocking in the Southern Hemisphere and their energetic. Journal of Geophysical Research, United States, v. 105, p. 4625-4636, 2000.
    
47. 
    RAO, V. B. ; CHAPA, S. R. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Decadal variation of atmosphere-ocean interaction in the tropical Atlantic and its relationship to the Northeast-Brazil rainfall. Journal of Meteorological Society of Japan, Japan, v. 77, p. 63-75, 1999.
    
48. 
    MARQUES, R. F. C. ; RAO, V. B. A diagnosis of a long lasting blocking event over the Southeast Pacific ocean. Monthly Weather Review, v. 127, p. 1761-1776, 1999.
    
49. 
    BONATII, J. P. ; RAO, V. B. Meso-scale perturbations and thermohaline fronts in the South Atlantic ocean. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, v. 30, p. 1-24, 1999.
    
50. 
    RAO, V. B. ; CHAPA, S. R. ; CAVALCANTI, I. F. A. Moisture budget in the tropics and the Walker circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research, United States, v. 103, p. 13713-13728, 1998.
    
51. 
    CHAPA, S. R. ; RAO, V. B. ; PRASAD, G. S. S. D. Application of wavelet transform to Meteosat derived cold cloud index data over South America. Monthly Weather Review, United States, v. 126, p. 2466-2481, 1998.
    
52. 
    VAREJÃO-SILVA, M. A. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. A coupled biosphere atmosphere climate model suitable for studies of climate change. Journal of Climate, United States, v. 11, p. 1749-1767, 1998.
    
53. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; STECH, J. L. ; LORENZZETTI, J. A. The effect of coastal upwelling on the sea-breeze circulation at Cabo Frio, Brazil: a numerical experiment. Annales Geophysicae, France, v. 16, p. 866-881, 1998.
    
54. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; DA SILVA, R. R. A parameterization of radiative fluxes suitable for use in a statistical-dynamic model. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Austria, v. 69, p. 23-38, 1998.
    
55. 
    RAO, V. B. ; SÁ, L. D. A. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; HADA, K. Interannual variations of rainfall and corn yields in Northeast Brazil. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, The Netherlands, v. 85, p. 63-74, 1997.
    
56. 
    RAO, V. B. ; CAVALCANTI, I. F. A. ; HADA, K. Annual variations of rainfall over brazil and water vapor characteristics over South America. Journal of Geophysical Research, United States, v. 101, n. D21, p. 26539-26551, 1996.
    
57. 
    GAN, M. A. ; RAO, V. B. Case studies of cyclogenesis over South America. Meteorological Applications, United Kingdom, v. 3, p. 359-368, 1996.
    
58. 
    RAO, V. B. ; GAN, M. A. Comments on climatology of cyclogenesis for Southern Hemisphere. Monthly Weather Review, United States, v. 11, p. 2614-2614, 1996.
    
59. 
    ARAVEQUIA, J. A. ; RAO, V. B. ; BONATTI, J. P. The role of moist baroclinic instability in the growth and structure of monsoon depressions. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, United States, v. 24, p. 4393-4409, 1995 (This paper won a WMO - World Meteorological Organization - prize).
    
60. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. On the simulation of sea surface temperature with a Zonally averaged model. The Global Atmosphere and Ocean System, United States, v. 3, p. 35-53, 1995.
    
61. 
    RAO, V. B. ; HADA, K. ; HERDIES, D. L. On the severe drought of 1993 in Northeast Brazil. International Journal of Climatology, United Kingdom, v. 15, p. 697-704, 1995.
    
62. 
    GAN, M. A. ; RAO, V. B. The influence of the Andes Cordillera on transient disturbances. Monthly Weather Review, United States, v. 122, p. 1141-1157, 1994.
    
63. 
    RAO, V. B. ; HADA, K. An experiment with linear regression in forecast of spring rainfall over South Brazil. Atmosfera Mexico, v. 7, p. 83-87, 1994.
    
64. 
    RAO, V. B. ; LIMA, M. C. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. Seasonal and interannual variations of rainfall over Eastern Northeast Brazil. Journal of Climate, United States, v. 6, p. 1754-1763, 1993.
    
65. 
    RAO, V. B. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. The response of a simple climate model to sea surface temperature anomalies. Annales Geophysicae, France, v. 11, p. 846-856, 1993.
    
66. 
    RAO, V. B. ; LIMA, M. C. ; FRANCHITO, S. H. ; SERVAIN, J. On the role of the coastal wind in the interannual variations of rainfall over Northeast Brazil. Toga Notes, United States, v. 9, p. 12-16, 1992.
    
67. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. Climatic change due to land surface alterations. Climatic Change, The Netherlands, v. 22, p. 1-34, 1992.
    
68. 
    GAN, M. A. ; RAO, V. B. Surface cyclogenesis over South America. Monthly Weather Review, United States, v. 119, p. 1293-1302, 1991.
    
69. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. Quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity transport in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and simple climate models. Journal of Meteorological Society of Japan, Japan, v. 69, p. 233-238, 1991.
    
70. 
    RAO, V. B. ; HADA, K. Characteristics of rainfall over Brazil annual variations and connections with the Southern Oscillation. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, United States, v. 42, p. 81-91, 1990.
    
71. 
    KAYANO, M. T. ; RAO, V. B. ; MOURA, A. D. Walker circulation and atmospheric water vapor characteristics over the Pacific during two contrasting years. International Journal of Climatology, England, v. 9, p. 243-251, 1989.
    
72. 
    KAYANO, M. T. ; RAO, V. B. ; MOURA, A. D. Tropical circulations and associated rainfall anomalies during two contrasting years. Journal of Climatology, England, v. 8, p. 477-488, 1988.
    
73. 
    FRANCHITO, S. H. ; RAO, V. B. ; SERVAIN, J. Atlantic sea surface temperature and rainfall over Brazil. Tropical Ocean Atmosphere News Letter, United States, v. 46, p. 5-8, 1988.
    
74. 
    RAO, V. B. ; BONATTI, J. P. On the origin of upper tropospheric cyclonic vortices in the South Atlantic Ocean and adjoining Brazil during the summer. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Austria, v. 37, p. 11-16, 1987.
    
75. 
    BONATTI, J. P. ; RAO, V. B. Moist baroclinic instability in the development of North Pacific and South American intermediate-scale disturbance. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, United States, v. 44, p. 2657-2667, 1987.
    
76. 
    RAO, V. B. ; SATYAMURTY, P. ; BRITO, J. I. B. On the 1983 drought in Northeast Brazil. Journal of Climatology, England, v. 6, p. 43-51, 1986.
    
77. 
    SATYAMURTY, P. ; RAO, V. B. On the Zonally averaged temperature in the Southern Hemisphere. Journal of Climatology, England, v. 6, p. 417-421, 1985.
    
78. 
    RAO, V. B. ; BRITO, J. I. B. Tele-connections between the rainfall over Northeast Brazil and winter circulation over Northern Hemisphere. Pure and Applied Geophysics, United States, v. 123, p. 951-959, 1985.
    
79. 
    RAO, V. B. ; MARQUES, V. S. ; BONATTI, J. P. On the possibility of barotropic instability over North East Brazil. Tellus, Sweden, v. 36(A), p. 207-210, 1984.
    
80. 
    RAO, V. B. ; MARQUES, V. S. Water vapor characteristics over Northeast Brazil during two contrasting years. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, United States, v. 22, p. 440-444, 1984.
    
81. 
    RAO, V. B. ; BONATTI, J. P. ; SANTOS, R. P. Monthly variation of 200-Mb flow in the Tropics. Arch. Met. Geophys. Biokl, Austria, v. 33, p. 21-30, 1984.
    
82. 
    MARQUES, V. S. ; RAO, V. B. ; MOLION, L. C. B. Interannual and seasonal variations in the structure and energetics of the atmosphere over Northeast Brazil. Tellus, Sweden, v. 35(A), p. 136-148, 1983.
    
83. 
    RAO, V. B. ; BONATTI, J. P. On some climatological aspects of the Zonally averaged atmosphere in the Southern Hemisphere. Arch. Met. Geophys. Biokl, Austria, v. 30, p. 87-94, 1982.
    
84. 
    SATYAMURTY, P. ; RAO, V. B. ; MOURA, A. D. Subsynoptic-scale baroclinic instability. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, United States, v. 39, p. 1952-1961, 1982.
    
85. 
    RAO, V. B. ; BONATII, J. P. On the efficiency of meridional eddy transport processes during the major stratospheric warming of January, 1977. Tellus, Sweden, v. 33, p. 61-67, 1981.
    
86. 
    RAO, V. B. ; MURTY, D. S. R. On the stability properties of the non-geostrophic disturbances in a barotropic zonal current. Pure And Applied Geophysics, United States, v. 96, p. 193-204, 1972.
    
87. 
    ALURKAR, S. K. ; SARKER, R. P. ; RAO, V. B. Analysis of the Non Gaussian Spectra of interplanetary scintillations. Astrophysics and Space Science, United States, v. 19, p. 271-278, 1972.
    
88. 
    RAO, V. B. Dynamic instability of zonal current during a break monsoon. Tellus, Sweden, v. 23, p. 111-112, 1971.
    
89. 
    RAO, V. B. ; RAO, S. T. A theoretical and synoptic study of western disturbances. Pure And Applied Geophysics, United States, v. 90, p. 193-208, 1971.
    
90. 
    RAO, G. ; RAO, V. B. Harmonic analysis of the mean surface temperature of the Northern Hemisphere. Indian Journal Meteorology and Geophysics, Indian, v. 25, p. 575-580, 1971.
    
91. 
    RAO, V. B. ; RAO, S. T. One some aspects of the stationary harmonics of the atmosphere. Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, Indian, p. 131-136, 1970.
    
92. 
    RAO, V. B. On the large-scale motion in the tropics with latent heat due to condensation. Pure and Applied Geophysics, United States, v. 77, p. 168-174, 1969.
    

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Ph.D.	Meteorology	Andhra University	April 1976
M.Sc. (Tech.)	Meteorology and Oceanography	Andhra University	August 1969

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Professor	Andhra University, India	April 1993 to May 2008
Assoc. Professor	Andhra University, India	April 1985 to March 1993
Asst. Professor	Andhra University, India	July 1976 to March 1985