IMD aims to increase marine weather forecast accuracy by 50% by 2047
This story was originally published at 22:26 IST on 14 January 2025
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NEW DELHI – The India Meteorological Department aims to improve marine weather forecast accuracy by 50% by 2047 to reduce maritime accidents and losses. It also aims to realise zero death of disaster managers and win trust and reliance amid maritime stakeholders by the period, according to IMD's vision 2047 released on Tuesday.
"The Indian Ocean Marine Weather Service will be a benchmark for other regional marine weather services globally," according to the vision document released on IMD's 150th Foundation Day here on Tuesday. The document details short- and long-term vision for improving early warning system, sector services, climate modelling, and capacity building among others.
To improve local forecasts, IMD aims to warn about heavy rainfall three-four weeks in advance with high accuracy at village level by 2047. The warnings will be auto-generated with the least human intervention with maximum outreach, the document read.
IMD plans to improve the accuracy of nowcasts to achieve zero loss of life of humans, livestock, and property due to weather-related disasters by 2047. The India Meteorological Department will endeavour to be a global leader in thunderstorm, lightning and cloud physics research, climate change adaptation, and mitigation strategies, IMD said.
IMD will work to meet the demands of growing aviation sector by equipping airports across the country with advanced instruments--wind profilers, microwave radiometers, ceilometers, and wind shear alert systems. Additionally, by integrating meteorological information into air traffic management, IMD will facilitate smooth aircraft and helicopter operations by 2047.
The department aims to include all stakeholders in weather reporting, like aviation, railways, power, wind, and solar farms by 2047. By revolutionising IMD's impact-based forecasting initiatives, India will turn weather resilient, with significantly lesser devastation and thriving sustainable developments, IMD said.
By 2047, IMD will be able to supply astronomical data on real-time basis to space agencies and be a global leader in the field of astronomy-astrophysics research, it added. End
Reported by Afra Abubacker
Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj
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