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Md Rafiqul Islam

Department of Geography
Ph.D. Candidate
Campus:
Kent
Contact Information
Email:
mislam2@kent.edu

Biography

My research interest focuses on the synoptic climatological approach to the south Asian monsoon climate especially focusing on how self-organizing map techniques increase the understanding of the monsoon climate, especially circulation pattern is the way to the seasonality,  Self-Organizing maps ( SOM) based objective estimation of seasonal onset, circulation pattern is the way to monsoon mechanism,  relationship of synoptic validation between large scale to local response, ENSO relationships, monsoon depression, tropical storm and thunderstorm, seasonal variability and precipitation trends are all of the particular interest.

Education

BSC (2006) Department of Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
MS (2007) Department of Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Current: PhD candidate, Department of Geography, Kent State University, USA

Expertise

Synoptic Climatology Monsoon Climate GIS

Publications

  • Islam, Md Rafiqul, Scott C. Sheridan, and Cameron C. Lee. "Using self-organizing maps to identify the South Asian seasonal cycle." Theoretical and Applied Climatology (2018): 1-17.
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