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Table 1:
Number of observations by Kalpana-1 and polar orbiting satellite during the cyclone period under consideration
TC (Year)
Number of observations
Aqua-1
F-13
F-15
F-16
F-17
F-18
Metop-A
N-series
TRMM
Total
by IMD (Kalpana 1)
Aila (2009)
53
0
2
2
2
6
0
3
12
4
31
Bijli (2009)
69
2
5
1
7
2
0
3
10
3
33
Giri (2010)
40
4
0
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
25
Jal (2010)
84
0
0
2
2
1
3
2
4
1
15
Keila (2011)
89
0
0
2
5
2
1
2
1
4
17
Thane (2011)
105
0
0
3
5
5
6
3
5
4
31
Total
440
6
7
12
25
19
12
15
36
20
152
Table 2:
Number of microwave observations based on various satellites considered for comparison with observations from
INSAT and Kalpana satellites
Cyclone
Aqua-1
F-13
F-15
F-16
F-17
F-18
Metop-A
N-series
TRMM
Total
Aila
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
3
3
10
Bijli
1
2
1
6
1
0
0
4
0
15
Giri
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
7
Jal
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
7
Keila
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
3
8
Thane
0
0
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
13
Total
3
3
7
15
4
5
2
11
10
60
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