Indian Monsoon plays a vital role in analyzing the economy of the nation. Monsoon season is eagerly awaited by people across the globe including farmers, insurance companies, stock marketers etc.
In order to understand the notorious weather pattern of South Asia region including India, Scientists from University of East Anglia, UK and India are soon launching seven underwater robots into the Bay of Bengal. These seven torpedo-shaped robots will slither through water from an Indian research ship across 400 kilometer stretch of water.
These miniature looking submarines robots having computers onboard will spend a month moving through a southern section of the bay, to measure temperature, salinity and currents.
Aided by India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences, the UK Natural Environment Research Council, the Newton Fund, and the UK’s Met Office, this £8-million collaboration of British and Indian scientists will give a clear view of how ocean conditions affect the rainfall activities.
Since rains are not easily predictable and depend on a multifaceted interplay between global atmospheric and oceanic movements, scientists from the University of Reading and the Indian government will also be flying a fully scientifically equipped plane over the Bay of Bengal to record the atmospheric pressure.
"Ultimately, the goal is to improve the prediction of Monsoon rainfall over India" claims researcher Adrian Mathews, University of East Anglia’s School of Environmental Sciences. He further adds that this is a ground breaking project and Indian weather system is very complicated which is not easily understood.
As Monsoon has arrived a week late in the southern part of India, there is a delay of these showers hitting the northern region of the country as well. Information collected via satellite signals will be used to predict more precise and accurate weather forecast related to the arrival of Monsoon. Moreover, an accurate weather model will also help hundreds of farmers to prepare in advance for worst situations like floods and droughts.
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Article originally published in The Hindustan Times
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