Imd satellite

Launched in July 2013, the Indian National Satellite - 3D (INSAT-3D), is a meteorological mission owned and operated by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). INSAT-3D aims to provide enhanced meteorological observations and monitoring of land and ocean for weather forecasting and disaster warning. Quick facts Overview INSAT-3D (Image Credit: ISRO) Summary Mission Capabilities INSAT-3D carries two instruments, INSAT-3D imager and INSAT sounder. The INSAT-3D imager is an improved version of the Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR-2) flown aboard INSAT-3A, and aims to provide more accurate and higher resolution meteorological observations than previous missions in the INSAT series. The INSAT sounder is a radiometer developed by ISRO specifically for the geostationary INSAT series which aims to measure temperature and humidity profiles to enable three dimensional modelling of the atmosphere for analysis of cloud cover and meteorological predictions. Performance Specifications The INSAT-3D imager operates in six channels over a spectral range of 0.55 µm - 12.5 µm : visible(VIS), Shortwave Infrared (SWIR), Medium-Wave Infrared (MWIR), Water Vapour (WV),Thermal Infrared-1 (TIR-1) and Thermal Infrared-2 (TIR-2) It has a spatial resolution of 1 km for VIS and SWIR, 4 km for MWIR, TIR-1 and TIR-2 and 8 km for WV, as well as instantaneous field of view (IFOV) of 28 µrad for VIS and SWIR,112 µrad for MWIR, TIR-1, & TIR-2 and 224 µrad for WV . The INSAT sounder operates in...

New Delhi: A “very severe” cyclonic storm Biparjoy is expected to intensify further in the next 24 hours and will move north-northeastwards bringing heavy rain and strong winds in coastal areas of Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The fishermen in Gujarat, Kerala, and Lakshadweep have also been advised not to venture into the seas. A high alert has been sounded in Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra. A yellow alert has been issued for eight districts of Kerala. “Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy at 2330 hrs IST of 9th June over east-central Arabian Sea near lat 16.0N & long 67.4E. Likely to intensify further & move north-northeastwards during the next 24hrs,” IMD said in a tweet. According to the meteorological department, the cyclone is centered about 640 kilometers south-southwest of Gujarat’s coastal Porbandar district. Fishermen have been asked to return to the coast from deep sea areas, and ports were instructed to hoist the Distant Warning signal (DW II). “It may reach South Gujarat on Sunday or Monday. Presently, we are on alert mode and all officials were advised not to leave the headquarter. The SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) teams have been kept on standby mode while people of the coastal village had been alerted. If needed, they were told, they will have to be shifted to safer places,” Surat’s Collector B.K. Vasava told Indian Express. The cyclone has been named ‘Biparjoy’ by Bangladesh, which means “disaster” ...

As Cyclone Biparjoyintensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Sunday, a warning was issued for the coastline in Gujarat and Pakistan, the areas surrounding where it is expected to make landfall. According to the latest information by India Meteorological Department (IMD), ‘Biparjoy’ over the east-central Arabian Sea will cross Saurashtra-Kutch in Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coasts around the afternoon of June 15. The impact, however, is expected to be the harshest in Gujarat where it will hit as a "very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS)". As of this morning, Cyclone Biparjoylay centred about 480 kilometres south-southwest of Porbandar, 530 km south-southwest of Dwarka and 610 km south-southwest of Naliya in Kutch, IMD bulletin showed. "VSCS (very severe cyclonic storm) 'Biparjoy' intensified into an ESCS (extremely severe cyclonic storm) at 5:50 am today (Sunday), about 480 km SSW of Porbandar, 530 km SSW of Dwarka and 610 km SSW of Naliya. "To cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts bw Mandvi, Gujarat and Karachi, Pakistan around noon of June 15 as VSCS (very severe cyclonic storm)," the weather department tweeted. Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY lay at 1130IST today, about 450 km SSW of Porbandar, 490 km SSW of Dwarka, 570 km SSW of Naliya. To cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adj Pakistan coasts around noon of 15 June as VSCS. It is the second-strongest cyclone in Arabian Sea, according to IMD, the st...