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Weather Forecasting Department ( WF ) in IMD is concerned with Analysed Weather Charts, where all the charts are manually marked minutely with everydays events and weather parameters, this Research and Scientific selected on Daily basis and recorded in various RC's and RMC's .. [Read More]

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VALUE-ADDITION FACILITIES TO THE ALREADY EXISTING CHARTS IN THE ARCHIVES
Stage I : Tagging of Synoptic Events 1. The first Task would be thoroughly classifying each charts with the help of Retired Experienced Personnel of IMD who would be monitoring the execution of Project till the end 2. Other task involves review and classification of every chart with following tags :

  • i.   CALENDAR – DATE BASED TAGS;
  • ii.   CATEGORY BASED TAGS;
  • iii.   EVENT BASED TAGS;
  • iv.   IMPACTS BASED TAGS
3. FEW SUGGESTED SYNOPTIC PARAMETERS:
  • a)   METEOROLOGICAL FEATURES;
  • b)   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PATTERNS;
  • c)   POSITION OF MONSOON TROUGH;
  • d)   STRONG WESTERLIES;
  • e)   OFF-SHORE TROUGH, VORTEX FEATURES;
  • f)   LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS;
  • g)   OCEANIC SYSTEMS;
  • h)   RAINFALL ZONES;
  • i)   UPPER-AIR CIRCULATIONS;
  • j)   PERSISTENCE OF EVENTS;
  • k)   JET STREAMS;
  • l)   HIGHS;, ETC.,
4. COMMONALITIES BETWEEN CHARTS:
  •    IDENTIFY ZONES/REGIONS ETC