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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]

Mission & Vision

Under DATA RESCUE SCHEME the Project highlights are mentioned below :

  • THIS PROJECT WAS PERSUED UNDER DATA RESCUE SCHEME
  • DATA RESCUE SCHEME WAS INITIATED WAY BACK IN 1996 APPROVED BY CMAS, THE THEN APEX BODY
  • THERE ARE VARIOUS INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN UNDER THIS SCHEME
  • “DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANALYSED WEATHER CHARTS”, IS ONE OF THE INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN UNDER DATA RESCUE SCHEME
  • THE ANALYSED WEATHER CHARTS OF VARIED SIZES RANGING UPTO A0
  • THE PROJECT WAS IMPORTANT FOR
    • STORAGE – THESE CHARTS OCCUPIED BIG STORAGE ROOMS
    • VULNERABILITY – OLD CHARTS OF AROUND 80 YRS OLD (1933 ONW) WERE DETERIORATING DAY BY DAY
    • ACCESSIBILITY – IT TOOK WEEKS AND SOMETIMES MONTHS TO TRACE A PARTICULAR CHARTS
    • VALUABLE DATA – THIS DATA OF SUCH GREAT IMPORTANCE WAS LYING UNUSED
    • FORECASTING AND ANALYSIS – DATA BY THE CLICK OF MOUSE

and when we talk about ANALYSIS part the last leg of the Analysed Weather Charts Project that is “Cataoguing of Analysed Weather Charts “ become very important and challenging as this project has to be worked with experienced IMD professionals, the project highlights as we understood are as follows :