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• Scarab: A radiometer devoted to the measurement of outgoing radiative
fluxes at the top of the atmosphere.
The basic principles of the Megha-Tropiques mission are to provide
simultaneous measurements of several elements of the atmospheric water cycle,
water vapour, clouds, condensed water in clouds, precipitation and evaporation,
measure the corresponding radiative budget at the top of the atmosphere, ensure
high temporal sampling in order to characterise the life cycle of the convective
system and to obtain significant statistics.
Under bilateral arrangement, HWRF model from USA has been hired and
installed at IMD. The atmospheric component of this model is running
successfully and model products are available to forecasters. The work on ocean
component is under progress by INCOIS, Hyderabad. It has got the facility to
provide heavy rain and gale wind forecast. NCMRWF has also been requested
to provide the probabilistic wind and rainfall forecast during cyclone.
It has been decided to operationalise the coastal inundation modelling and
forecasting in 2013 with active support of INCOIS, Hyderabad and IIT Delhi.
The implementation plan for this purpose is under preparation.
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