Indiais all set to get more accurate forecasts on fast-changing weather systems with 55 China-made Doppler radars to be installed at 126 meteorological centres across the country by 2015.
The installation of Chinese made Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) is part of the Rs 10 billion modernisation plan of the 135-year-old India Meteorological Department (IMD).
“In all, 55 Chinese DWRs would be installed across the country by 2015. By next year, 20 such radars would be set up in different parts ofIndiasaid by IMD Director General Ajit Tyagi.
The DWR, put up on specially-constructed four- or five-storey buildings, would be able to scan the atmosphere round-the-clock and provide information about the presence of clouds, their location and intensity within a 500-km radius.
The installation of Chinese made Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) is part of the Rs 10 billion modernisation plan of the 135-year-old India Meteorological Department (IMD).
“In all, 55 Chinese DWRs would be installed across the country by 2015. By next year, 20 such radars would be set up in different parts ofIndiasaid by IMD Director General Ajit Tyagi.
The DWR, put up on specially-constructed four- or five-storey buildings, would be able to scan the atmosphere round-the-clock and provide information about the presence of clouds, their location and intensity within a 500-km radius.
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