Author: Shouraseni Sen Roy

Dr. Shouraseni Sen Roy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Regional Studies at University of Miami. She earned her MA in Geography at the University of Delhi in 1996, her MPhil in 2001 at Delhi, and her Ph.D. at Arizona State University in 2005. She has published one book and over 60 articles in peer reviewed journals, and is a member of several professional organizations including the American Association of Geographers, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Roy”s research and teaching interests center on Climatology and GIS. Her work focuses on spatio-temporal patterns of precipitation across the Indian subcontinent, using advanced statistical GIS techniques to analyze trends in climatic variables. Research projects include: the impact of global teleconnections on the summer precipitation in India, trends in the occurrence of extreme precipitation events in India, diurnal patterns in the timing of winter precipitation in the United States, and the impact of cloud cover on diurnal temperature ranges.