TNPSC Thervupettagam

High Altitude Cloud Observatory

July 26 , 2017 2679 days 1467 0
• A high altitude cloud physics observatory has been established at Munnar (Kerala), in Western Ghats. • High altitude cloud physics observatory at Munnar is used to observe cloud and rain processes over that region with state of the art observations. • The observatory will enable understanding of rainfall distribution and better characterization of rainfall processes in the numerical models used for prediction of monsoon rainfall. • Another high altitude cloud physics observatory is functional at Mahabaleshwar (Konkan) in Maharashtra.

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