Deepak Kumar, PhD, is a research scientist at the Center of Excellence in Weather and Climate Analytics, Atmospheric Science Research Center, State University of New York, University at Albany, New York, USA, with over ten years of experience. He has published 3 books. He has also published over 45 and reviewed over 190 research articles in various scientific and scholarly journals, and he has completed two research projects sponsored by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.