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Tropical Cyclones News Update
A phenomena as fluid as the cyclones demands detailed research. Some of the latest development on the research front is briefly presented here.
Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques
Various numerical weather prediction (NWP) techniques are used for the prediction of tropical cyclones (TC) over the northern Indian Ocean (NIO). The article describes an objective NWP based cyclone p...
Forecasting Tropical Cyclones (FTC)
Forecasting deals with the prediction of genesis, location/track and intensity of a tropical cyclone. It also aims at predicting associated adverse weather such as heavy rains, gales, high waves, stor...
Storm Surge
Storm surge, the outcome of a tropical cyclone over the northern Indian Ocean, is a major marine hazard. The newly developed model for prediction of storm surges has proved helpful and is being used t...
Forecasting Coastal Inundation
High waves and coastal inundation due to tropical cyclones cause heavy loss of life and property. Hence, precise prediction and warning is of extreme significance. The forecast services played a major...
T M Balakrishnan Nair K Srinivas P L N Murty and S S C Shenoi
Predicting Heavy Rainfall during Cyclones
A tropical cyclone (TC) causes three types of adverse weather conditions, heavy rain; gale winds; and, storm surge on landfall. The monitoring and forecasting of heavy rainfall due to TC is analysed h...
Disaster Management Perspectives: Learning from Phailin
Even though only about 8 per cent of the country’s geographical area is cyclone prone, broad-scale assessment based on the 2001 Census, indicates that over 320 million people, which is about a third o...
Managing a Cyclone Successfully
The managerial prowess in handling Phailin demonstrates that a natural calamity can be tamed by an effective warning system, superior preparedness, and public awareness.
Cyclone Warning Centre Visakhapatnam
With beaches and scenic hillocks, the city is a popular destination for all. Now, students and teachers can get a closer look at how weather conditions are studied and predicted in India.
A Career in Climate Science
In addition, there are new private companies in the area of wind and solar energy development as well as environmental issues which are looking for people trained in climate science.