Office: 

Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phone:         +977-1-4333887, +977-1-4331418

Email:          sunil.acharya@cdhm.tu.edu.np

Appointments:

2017.05 – present, Assistant Professor, Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Tribhuvan University

Research Interest:

Stable water isotopes, atmospheric circulation processes, climate change

Selected Publications:

Lin, C., Yang, K., Chen, D., Guyennon, N., Balestrini, R., Yang, X., Acharya, S., Ou, T., Yao, T., Tartari, G. and Salerno, F. (2021). Summer afternoon precipitation associated with wind convergence near the Himalayan glacier fronts. Atmospheric Research, 259, 105658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105658

Ph.D. in Physical Geography (Isotope Hydro-meteorology), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

M.Sc. in Meteorology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Lin, C., Yang, K., Chen, D., Guyennon, N., Balestrini, R., Yang, X., Acharya, S., Ou, T., Yao, T., Tartari, G. and Salerno, F. (2021). Summer afternoon precipitation associated with wind convergence near the Himalayan glacier fronts. Atmospheric Research, 259, 105658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105658

Acharya, S., Yang, X., Yao, T. and Shrestha, D. (2020). Stable isotopes of precipitation in Nepal Himalaya highlight the topographic influence on moisture transport. Quaternary International, 565, 22-30.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.09.052

Yang, X., Davis, M. E., Acharya, S., & Yao, T. (2018). Asian monsoon variations revealed from stable isotopes in precipitation. Climate dynamics, 51(5-6), 2267-2283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-017-4011-4 

Altitude dependence study of stable isotopes in precipitation along southern side of Himalayas, eastern Nepal. Acharya, S.; Yang, X.; Yao, T.  (2018) AGUFM, GC43K-1682A.

Yang, X., Acharya, S., & Yao, T. (2016). Large-scale atmospheric circulation control on stable water isotopes in precipitation over the northwestern and southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions. doi: 10.5194/acp-2016-876