Toma Rani Saha
Toma Rani Saha Lecturer, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS

PROFILE

RESEARCH INTEREST

Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Remote Sensing

JOURNAL PAPER

Saha, T. R., Samaniego, L., Shrestha, P. K., Thober, S., and Rakovec, O., A Drought Monitoring Tool for South Asia, Environmental. Research Letter, 16, 5, 2021. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abf525
Saha, T.R. and Quadir, D.A., Variability and Trends of annual and seasonal thunderstorm frequency over Bangladesh, International Journal of Climatology, 36, 14, pp.4651-4666, 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4663
Saha, T.R. and Quadir, D.A., Variability of rainfall and temperature in Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar Bishwavidyalay Bhugol O Poribesh Samikkhan, 40, pp.1-10, ISSN1027-8567, 2021.
Hossain, M. S., Choudhury, A. M., Quadir, D. A., and Saha, T.R., Study of Long-Term Variability and Trends of Tropical Cyclone Frequency for the North Indian Ocean, Journal of Engineering Science, 06, 2, pp.33-38, ISSN 2075-4914/06, 2015.
Akhter, M.A.E., Saha, T.R., and Mallik, M.A.K., Study on the track and intensity of tropical cyclones using the different planetary boundary layers in the WRFARW model, DEW-DROP,, 1, pp.1- 13, Bangladesh Meteorological Department, 2015.
Saha, T.R. and Quadir, D.A., The Relationship of Climatic Variability of Bangladesh with Multivariate ENSO Index, The Atmosphere, 4, pp.95-104, ISSN 2311-486X, 2014.
Akhter, M.A.E., Saha, T.R., and Quadir,, Sensitivity study of the planetary boundary layer options in WRF model for the prediction of the tropical cyclone, The Journal of NOAMI, 31, 1&2, 2014.
Saha, T.R., Das, S.C. and Quadir, Vulnerability and Adaptation in the coastal areas of Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar Bishwavidyalay Bhugol O Poribesh Samikkhan, 32, pp.39-59, ISSN1027-8567, 2013.
Saha, T.R., Das, S.C. and Quadir, Analysis of Long-term Variability of Tropical Disturbances in the Bay of Bengal, Jahangirnagar Bishwavidyalay Bhugol O Poribesh Samikkhan, 30, pp.1- 12, ISSN1027-8567, 2011.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Saha, T. R., Samaniego, L., Shrestha, P. K., Thober, S., and Rakovec, O, Monitoring and Assessing Drought in South Asia, ICMCS 07, ICMCS 2020 conference, Online, 11–12 December 2020, 2020.
Saha, T. R., Samaniego, L., Shrestha, P. K., Thober, S., and Rakovec, O., Influence of precipitation forcing uncertainty on drought monitoring in South Asia, Fall Meeting, AGU, Online, 1–17 December 2020, 2020.
Saha, T. R., Samaniego, L., Shrestha, P. K., Thober, S., and Rakovec, O., Development of a drought monitor for South-Asia, EGU General Assembly 2020, 2020.
Saha, T.R. and Quadir, D.A., The study of the impact of climate variability on Aman rice yield of Bangladesh, IAIA16 Conference Proceedings, IAIA16 Conference Proceedings, 11 - 14 May 2016, Nagoya, Japan, 2016.

BOOK CHAPTER

Imam, N., Hossain, M.K., Saha, T.R., Potentials and Challenges of Using ICT for Climate Change Adaptation: A Study of Vulnerable Community in Riverine Islands of Bangladesh. In H. Kaur, E. Lechman and A. Marszk (eds.), Catalyzing Development through ICT Adoption: The Developing World Experience, Springer International Publishing AG, pp.89-110, Cham, Switzerland, 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56523-1_7
Saha, T.R., Quadir, D.A. and Das, S.C., The Correlation of SOI and MEI with Temperature and Rainfall of Bangladesh, Climate Variability: Issues and Perspectives for Bangladesh, Ed. Rafique Ahmed, S. Dara Samsuddin and Rounouk Jahan, Shahitya Prakash Prokashoni, pp.127-134, ISBN 984-70124-0218-4, 2015.

Academic Info

Institute: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
Period: 2019-2020

International Climate Protection Fellow 

Institute: Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University
Period: 2010-2011 (Passing Year 2013)

M.Sc. in Geography and Environment (Thesis group -First Position with Shorfuddin Gold Medal) 

Institute: Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University
Period: 2007-2010 (Passing Year 2012)

B.Sc. in Geography and Environment (First Position)

Experience

Organization: HEQEP Project on Environment, Resources and Livelihood of Coastal Zone of Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University
Position: Research Assistant
Period: 2012-2013
Organization: Asian Development Bank (ADB), ADB project (CTIIP) PPTA-8128 BAN
Position: Research Assistant, Climate Change and Adaptation
Period: 2013
Organization: Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Department of Physics
Position: Research Assistant
Period: 2014-2015
Organization: Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh-CCDB
Position: Assistant Research Officer
Period: 2015-2016
Organization: Department of Meteorology, University of Dhaka
Position: Guest Lecturer
Period: January 2018 to June 2018
Organization: Oxfam in Bangladesh
Position: Senior Programme Officer
Period: 2017-2018
Organization: Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, Germany, and Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UfZ, Leipzig, Germany
Position: International Climate Protection Fellow
Period: 2019-2020
Organization: Earth Science Technology and Policy Services Limited
Position: Climate Change Specialist
Period: 2022-2024

Contact

Toma Rani Saha

Lecturer
Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: tomasaha@juniv.edu , tomasaha.ju@gmail.com