Quick Facts on Monsoon
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Monsoon Mission Initiative Objectives: –To improve Seasonal and Intra-seasonal Monsoon Forecast –To improve Medium Range Forecast Participating Institutions: –Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune –National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast, Noida (NCMRWF) –India Meteorological Department (IMD), New Delhi Monsoon has always been critical for India’s economy. The current prediction capabilities are not adequate.In recent times, several new approaches (high resolution, super parameterizations, data assimilation etc.) have shown that the variability in tropics can be reasonably resolved, thereby creating a great scope for improving the monsoon prediction. The mission will support focused research by national and international research groups with definitive objectives and deliverables to improve models in the short, medium, extended and seasonal range scales through setting up of a framework for generating dynamical forecasts and improving skill of forecasts. The mission will also support observational programs that will result in better understanding of the processes. |
Type of Disturbances |
Associated Wind Speed in the Circulation |
Low pressure Area |
Less than 17 knots (<31 kmph) |
Depression |
17 to 27 knots (31 to 49 kmph) |
Deep Depression |
28 to 33 knots (50 to 61 kmph) |
Cyclonic Storm |
34 to 47 knots (62 to 88 kmph) |
Severe Cyclonic Storm |
48 to 63 knots (89 to 118 kmph) |
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm |
64 to 119 knots (119 to 221 kmph) |
Super Cyclonic Storm |
119 knots and above (221 kmph and above) |