Monsoon prediction, a challenging research on variability
Published: Jul 30, 2016
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“Weather prediction models face serious challenges in predicting heavy rainfall, which we need to improve by data assimilation and also by improving model physics.”
Abstract: Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, the secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is the dynamic new helmsman, confident of chartering new territory that will transform lives under the banner of science. With a background of pathbreaking research on monsoon variability and prediction, cloud-radiation interaction and climate variability and change, the secretary plans to forge ahead in climate research. In an affable conversation with Sulagna Chattopadhyay, the secretary outlines the trajectory in the last ten years and maps the future growth potential of the MoES.
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