Kozhikode: It is now possible to follow weather data emanating from meteorological observatories (MO) on the Web. This has been made possible by installing sophisticated automatic weather stations.
Such a facility was installed at the meteorological observatory of the Indian Meteorological Department here. The automatic weather station, commissioned near the Kozhikode Beach on Thursday, is one of the 15 such facilities being installed across the State, P.S. Biju, meteorologist, Thiruvananthapuram centre, told The Hindu.
Another station, 12th in the State, will be commissioned at Nilambur on Friday. While the U.S.-made equipment is used in five observatories – Thiruvananthapuram, Kottarakkara, Kayamkulam, Thavannur and Peelicode - equipment made in India is installed at the other stations.
With the commissioning of this facility, it is possible to access latest weather data on the internet by logging on to imdaws.com.
The automatic weather station is faster and more accurate than the manual system. It gathers weather data, transmits the information via Insat 3 satellite to the earth station in Pune. From the earth station, the data get uploaded on to the website, all within an hour.
The upgrading of the monitoring facility will benefit fishermen, disaster management personnel and insurance firms which need weather data to settle crop insurance claims.
The new facility is part of a programme to elevate to world standards weather data collection facilities in the country.
Work on installing the more sophisticated Doppler weather radars that can forecast weather in the next two hours has started in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Mangalore.
Source:The Hindu,10-11-2010
Such a facility was installed at the meteorological observatory of the Indian Meteorological Department here. The automatic weather station, commissioned near the Kozhikode Beach on Thursday, is one of the 15 such facilities being installed across the State, P.S. Biju, meteorologist, Thiruvananthapuram centre, told The Hindu.
Another station, 12th in the State, will be commissioned at Nilambur on Friday. While the U.S.-made equipment is used in five observatories – Thiruvananthapuram, Kottarakkara, Kayamkulam, Thavannur and Peelicode - equipment made in India is installed at the other stations.
With the commissioning of this facility, it is possible to access latest weather data on the internet by logging on to imdaws.com.
The automatic weather station is faster and more accurate than the manual system. It gathers weather data, transmits the information via Insat 3 satellite to the earth station in Pune. From the earth station, the data get uploaded on to the website, all within an hour.
The upgrading of the monitoring facility will benefit fishermen, disaster management personnel and insurance firms which need weather data to settle crop insurance claims.
The new facility is part of a programme to elevate to world standards weather data collection facilities in the country.
Work on installing the more sophisticated Doppler weather radars that can forecast weather in the next two hours has started in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Mangalore.
Source:The Hindu,10-11-2010
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