{"id":372114,"date":"2026-09-19T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372114"},"modified":"2026-09-19T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:14:03","slug":"doppler-weather-radars-and-mission-mausam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/doppler-weather-radars-and-mission-mausam\/","title":{"rendered":"Doppler Weather Radars and Mission Mausam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India\u2019s 51st Doppler Weather Radar was inaugurated at Sambalpur, Odisha, strengthening weather observation and early warning capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Doppler Weather Radars<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372186\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-372186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-2.jpg?resize=431%2C286&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Doppler Weather Radars and Mission Mausam\" width=\"431\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-2.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-2.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-2.jpg?w=787&amp;ssl=1 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A Doppler Weather Radar is a <strong>specialized radar<\/strong> that uses the<strong> Doppler Effect to produce velocity data about distant objects.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It provides information about the<strong> movement and position of targets. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Working Mechanism\/Doppler Effect:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The radar antenna <strong>emits radio waves towards the atmosphere.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>When the <strong>beam strikes an atmospheric object, energy scatters in all directions<\/strong>, and some <strong>reflects back to the radar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Larger <strong>objects deflect more energy,<\/strong> so the <strong>radar receives a stronger return signal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>time taken for the beam to travel and return<\/strong> helps weather forecasting departments <strong>detect raindrops and measure their distance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Doppler Weather Radars use varying frequencies known as <strong>S-band, C-band and X-band<\/strong>, which are commonly used by the IMD in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Weather-system tracking:<\/strong> Doppler Weather Radar <strong>tracks weather systems and cloud bands and gauges rainfall over a coverage area of about 500 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thunderstorms and lightning:<\/strong> <strong>X-band radar is used<\/strong> to detect thunderstorms and lightning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cyclone tracking: C-band radar helps<\/strong> in tracking cyclones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Mission Mausam<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mission Mausam<\/strong> aims to <strong>strengthen India\u2019s weather and climate capabilities<\/strong> and make the country \u201c<strong>weather-ready\u201d and \u201cclimate-smart.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Launched by:<\/strong> The mission was <strong>launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> It objective is to <strong>improve weather forecasting, modelling, and dissemination capabilities<\/strong> and <strong>strengthen meteorological services for disaster management.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Overseen by:<\/b> The mission will be led by three institutions <b>funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>India Meteorological Department (IMD)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (Noida)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forecasting and Modelling:<\/strong> The mission focuses on <strong>upgrading weather surveillance and forecasting capabilities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Weather Management:<\/strong> It will <strong>help manage rainfall, hail, fog, and lightning<\/strong> by adjusting their intensity on demand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cloud Physics Research:<\/strong> It focuses on <strong>enhancing research in cloud physics.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Expansion of Doppler Weather Radar Network<\/strong>\n<ul data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"446\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"307\">India <strong>currently has 51 Doppler Weather Radars<\/strong> for weather surveillance and forecasting.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"446\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><strong>Under Mission Mausam, around 40 additional radars are planned<\/strong>, which <strong>will expand the country\u2019s radar network to about 81 radars.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India\u2019s 51st Doppler Weather Radar was inaugurated at Sambalpur, Odisha, strengthening weather observation and early warning capabilities. About Doppler Weather Radars A Doppler Weather Radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler Effect to produce velocity data about distant objects. It provides information about the movement and position of targets. 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