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India meteorological department is presently chair professor isro indian space research organization, dept of atmospheric and space sciences, university of pune, pune. Today, satellite images of the worlds weather, animated sequences of tropical storms, 5day weather forecasts, are all being beamed through satellite channels into our television sets every hour or halfhour. The paper presents a general overview of satellite systems and characteristics of different satellite orbits viz. More such stations were set up later and field meteorologists used satellite images as value addition to their synoptic charts.
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Satellites can be polar orbiting, covering the entire earth asynchronously, or geostationary, hovering over the same spot on the equator. Kelkar has recently published a book on satellite meteorology and has more than 50 research papers to his credit. Satellite meteorology, second edition 1st edition r r. The success of meteorological satellite observation intensified the trend toward using this new technology to develop meteorology and improve weather forecasting. Satellite meteorology is the youngest and fastest growing branch of the science of meteorology and the present book traces its fascinating history, describes the current state of art, and envisions its potential and possibilities. Since the first satellite that was completely dedicated to satellite meteorology tiros 1 television and infrared observational satellite was launched in 1960, satellite observation has been playing an increasingly important role in the field of tropical meteorology. In this regard, the commission pointed out that longterm planning and training of technical personnel was a key ingredient in ensuring full success in. For studying earths atmosphere and predicting its future, precise measurements of the atmospheric parameters are important. Pdf the significance of satellite remote sensing and gis. This course focuses on the principles and practices of satellite and radar remote sensing as. Satellite meteorology and climatology division smcd the soil moisture operational products system smops is nesdis system for providing soil moisture data for weather models.
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