Prof. C. Mahesh Edirisinghe

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Qualifications

2016 MBA., London Metropolitan University, UK

2007 Ph.D., University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

1997 B.Sc., University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Publications (Selected)

1. Mahesh Edirisinghe, Niranga Alahacoon, Manjula Ranagalage, and Yuji Murayama, “LongTerm Rainfall Variability and Trends for Climate Risk Management in the Summer Monsoon Region of Southeast Asia” Advances in Meteorology, No.1: 2693008, (2023). https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2693008
2. Vindhya Kalapuge, Dilaj Maduranga, Niranga Alahacoon, Mahesh Edirisinghe, Rushan Abeygunawardana, and Manjula Ranagalage, “Overview of Lightning Trend and Recent Lightning Variability over Sri Lanka” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 12, no. 2: 67, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12020067
3. Niranga Alahacoon, and Mahesh Edirisinghe, “Novel Index for Hydrological Drought Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Approach: Standardized Water Surface Index (SWSI)” Remote Sensing, Vol. 14, No. 21: 5324, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215324
4. U.G. Dilaj Maduranga, Mahesh Edirisinghe, Niranga Alahacoon, and Manjula Ranagalage, “Spatiotemporal Variability of Lightning Activity over the Railway Network in Sri Lanka with Special Attention to the Proposed Suburban Railway Electrification Network" Infrastructures, Vol.7, No. 7: 92, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures7070092
5. Niranga Alahacoon, and Mahesh Edirisinghe, “A comprehensive assessment of remote sensing and traditional based drought monitoring indices at global and regional scale,” Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Vol. 13, Issue 1, pp 762-799, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2022.2044394
6. Niranga Alahacoon, Mahesh Edirisinghe, Matamyo Simwanda, ENC Perera, Vincent Nyirenda, and Manjula Ranagalage, “Rainfall Variability and Trends over the African Continent Using TAMSAT Data (1983–2020): Towards Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation,” Remote Sensing, Volume 14, Issue 1, 96, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14010096
7. Earl ARL Pannila and Mahesh Edirisinghe, “Signatures of Transient Overvoltages in Low Voltage Power Systems in Tea Factories and Their Implications on Insulation Deterioration and Allied Power Quality Issues,” Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vol. 2021, November 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2623965
8. U. G. Dilaj Maduranga and Mahesh Edirisinghe, “Climatology of Lightning Activities over Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka,” International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1027-1038, October 2021. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.160604
9. Niranga Alahacoon, Mahesh Edirisinghe, Manjula Ranagalage, “Satellite-Based Meteorological and Agricultural Drought Monitoring for Agricultural Sustainability in Sri Lanka,” Sustainability, Vol. 13, Issue 6: 3427, February 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063427
10. Thimira Thilakarathna and Mahesh Edirisinghe, “Novel Handheld Device to Measure the Nasal Expiratory Flow Rate of the Two Nasal Cavities Individually and Simultaneously,” Instrumentation Mesure Métrologie, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 7-14, February 2021. https://doi.org/10.18280/i2m.200102
11. Mahesh Edirisinghe and U.G. Dilaj Maduranga, “Distribution of Lightning Accidents in Sri Lanka from 1974 to 2019 using the DesInventar Database,” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol. 10, Issue 3: 117, February 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10030117
12. Niranga Alahacoon, and Mahesh Edirisinghe, “Spatial Variability of Rainfall Trends in Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2019 as an Indication of Climate Change,” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol. 10, Issue 2: 84, February 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10020084
13. LAD Kumara, Mahesh Edirisinghe, and Vernon Cooray, “Low voltage disk varistors under non-standard high current derivative impulse environment,” Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 139, pp.153-160, October 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2015.11.027
14. Raul Montaño, Mahesh Edirisinghe, Vernon Cooray, and Francisco Roman, “Behavior of lowvoltage surge protective devices under high-current derivative impulses,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 22, Issue 4, pp 2185-2190, October 2007. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2007.905272
15. Jakke Mäkelä, M. Edirisinghe, Mahendra Fernando, Raul Montaño, Vernon Cooray, “HF radiation emitted by chaotic leader processes,” Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Vol. 69, Issue 6, pp. 707–720, April 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2007.01.003

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