India's weather forecasting capabilities are expected to improve after the inauguration of a Sound Detection and Ranging (SODAR) facility developed by the CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute in Bhopal. The India Meteorological Department in New Delhi hosted the recent event where officials signed a memorandum of understanding between CSIR-AMPRI and IMD. The agreement enables data sharing from SODAR systems across multiple locations for forecasting, validation, and research purposes.
The indigenous technology strengthens collaborative research between the organizations on climate and environmental studies, with a focus on weather patterns, climate variability, and disaster risk reduction. SODAR operates as an active ground-based remote sensing system that determines lower-atmosphere wind profiles and temperature structures. The device detects turbulence parameters in the atmospheric boundary layer from a distance, supporting wind profiling operations. Researchers published details about the technology in the Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics, describing its enhanced capabilities for future remote sensing applications.
The indigenous technology strengthens collaborative research between the organizations on climate and environmental studies, with a focus on weather patterns, climate variability, and disaster risk reduction. SODAR operates as an active ground-based remote sensing system that determines lower-atmosphere wind profiles and temperature structures. The device detects turbulence parameters in the atmospheric boundary layer from a distance, supporting wind profiling operations. Researchers published details about the technology in the Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics, describing its enhanced capabilities for future remote sensing applications.
