16-05-2025
IITM expands rainfall monitoring network with hi-tech installation at ocean research hub in Goa
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Pune: The IITM, Pune, has expanded its advanced rainfall monitoring capabilities with the installation of a sophisticated
Joss-Waldvogel Disdrometer
at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Goa, extending the country's network of precise
precipitation measurement systems
.
A team of scientists from Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, installed the equipment with support from NCPOR. The disdrometer can measure rainfall characteristics with significant precision, capturing real-time data on drop size distribution, rain rate and accumulation. These measurements are crucial to improve weather forecasting models and understand monsoon patterns along India's western coast, scientists said.
This advanced instrument is a part of the nationwide initiative of the IITM to expand India's Disdrometer Network, designed to study the rainfall microphysics across various climatic regions of the country.
Inaugurating the system on Thursday, NCPOR director Dr Thamban Meloth said, "This installation will greatly enhance our observational capabilities and contribute significantly to coastal meteorological research."
The installation is expected to strengthen India's infrastructure for
high-resolution rainfall monitoring
and research under the umbrella of the ministry of earth sciences, Government of India.
