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Komal Kumari

Komal Kumari

Komal Kumari
Cohort 6
PHD RESEARCHER

Komal Kumari

Integrating wind-induced mortality into the JULES framework for realistic representation of carbon loss

Completion: 01 JAN 2029
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Background

Work: Radar Data Analyst (Consultancy): International Rice Research Institute, India (Sept.2024 – Dec. 2024). Junior Research Fellow: Terrestrial Carbon Cycle of India (Sept. 2023 – Aug. 2024). Education: Postgraduate Diploma: Geoinformatics (2022-2023). Postgraduate: M.Sc. Environmental Science (specialization in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences) (2020-2022). Undergraduate: B.Sc. in Forestry (2016-2020)

PhD

Integrating wind-induced mortality into the JULES framework for realistic representation of carbon loss

Natural disturbances such as windstorm are being altered mostly due to changing wind climate and topography, causing severe damage to forest structure and dynamics. The central objective of this project is to integrate wind-induced mortality into the JULES framework, improving representation of disturbance processes and their implications for carbon-climate feedback. Due to current data limitations, the project will initially utilize coarser-resolution remote sensing data to model wind disturbance. However, since the impacts of wind disturbances occur at a regional scale, the AI component will be delivered to analyse and inform these impacts at that broader regional level.

In Simple Terms...

I use AI to analyze how windstorms affect forests and carbon storage, improving climate models to better predict future climate scenarios.

Supervisors

  • Lead Supervisor
    Mike O'Sullivan
    Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics · University of Exeter
  • Co-Supervisor
    Prof. Lina Mercado
    Dept. of Geography · University of Exeter
  • Co-Supervisor
    Prof. Chunbo Luo
    Dept. of Computer Science · University of Exeter
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