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RS/RW
Observatories Network
Pilot
Balloon Network
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- IMD's
present Upper air observational network comprises 35 radiosonde and
62 pilot balloon observatories spread all over the country.
- Systematic
upper air observations began in the Department in 1905 at Shimla.
- An upper air
observatory was started in 1912 at Agra.
- IMD
manufactures its own radiosondes at its workshop in Delhi. IMD
supplies radiosondes to Sri Lanka for operational use.
- Research and
development for improving the quality of upper air data is an
on-going process at IMD.
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