It is being implemented by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
Tropical weather presents a significant challenge to predict and forecast due to its inherent complexity. The demand for weather and climate forecast information has grown rapidly and will increase even faster in the coming years due to growing extreme weather, climate, water, and other environmental risks.
We need more detailed observations, a better understanding of various physical processes, and advanced numerical models that incorporate these processes to improve our ability to forecast weather accurately. Frontier developments and technologies offer a remarkable possibility to make a quantum leap in observing and modelling the Earth system to offer value-added services to the nation. These include new observing systems such as next-generation radars, satellites with advanced instrument payloads, high-performance computers (HPC) and storage systems, improved earth system models, and data-driven methods.
The objectives include:
- Develop Cutting Edge Weather Surveillance Technologies & Systems
- Implement Higher-resolution atmospheric observations with better temporal and spatial sampling/coverage
- Implement Next-generation radars, and satellites with advanced instrument payloads
- Implement High-Performance Computers (HPC).
- Improve understanding of weather and climate processes and prediction capabilities
- Develop improved earth system models, and data-driven methods (use of AI/ML)
- Develop Technologies for weather management
- Develop a state-of-art Decision Support System (DSS) and dissemination system for last-mile connectivity
- Strengthen Capacity building and research collaborations.
