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Dr Hindumathi PALANISAMY

Dr Hindumathi PALANISAMY

Senior Research Scientist
Department of Climate Research
Climate Impacts Branch

  • hindumathi_palanisamy@nea.gov.sg
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Dr Hindumathi PALANISAMY

Dr Hindumathi Palanisamy’s research interests include estimating sea level changes at global and regional scales, identifying its causes, variability at different temporal resolutions. Her past works have focused on estimating long term coastal sea level variations in the tropical regions such as the Indian Ocean, South China Sea and Caribbean Sea and explaining regional sea level variability with respect to ocean dynamics, internal climate modes and anthropogenic fingerprint in the tropical Pacific. Before joining CCRS, she was involved in the European Space Agency’s Sea Level Budget Closure project focusing on global mean sea level budget closure. Her current research at CCRS will focus on estimating and understanding the mechanisms of recent past, present and future regional/local sea level changes in South East Asia as part of CCRS’ contribution to the National Sea Level Programme.

Education

    • 2012-2016
    • PhD in Space Oceanography, University of Toulouse III, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, France
    • 2008-2010
    • Masters in Aeronautical Engineering and Space Technology, ISAE, Toulouse, France
    • 2004-2008
    • BEng in Aeronautics, Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

Working Experience

    • 2019-present
    • Senior Research Scientist, Centre for Climate Research Singapore, MSS
    • 2017–2019
    • Research Scientist, European Space Agency (ESA)’s Climate Change Initiative – Sea Level Budget Closure project, Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Toulouse, France
    • 2011–2012
    • Research Engineer, Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Toulouse, France

Research Interests

  • Sea level variations
  • Ocean dynamics and climatic causes
  • Past regional sea level change
  • Global mean sea level closure budget
  • Roles of internal climate variability on sea level
Dr Palanisamy’s full publication record can be accessed here.

  • National Sea Level Programme
  • Regional and local sea level changes