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Indian Meteorological Society
(Mumbai –Chapter)
Chief Editor:
Dr. R.V. Sharma
Editors:
1. Shri. K.S. Hosalikar
Executive Committee (2008-2010)
2. Shri. V.K. Rajeev
3. Ms. S.A. Bhute
Chairman’s Desk
1. Dr. R. V. Sharma
Chairman
I am happy to note that the Indian
2. Shri. K.S. Hosalikar
Secretary
Meteorological Society (Mumbai Chapter) is
3. Shri. S.G. Kamble
Jt. Secretary
making an effort in releasing the IMS Newsletters
4. Dr. (Ms) K. SathiDevi
Treasurer
and brining out important scientific issues for the
interest of general public.
Council Members
Modernization has been keyword in India
5. Dr. D.K.U.R. Bhagat
Meteorological Department in both observational
6. Shri. Anil Kumar
and forecasting technique. Same is being reflected
7. Shri Vinod Kumar
here in this issue of Meghdoot.
8. Ms. S.A. Bhute
I am happy to note that regular lectures and
9. Ms. A.L. Agrawal
seminars have been the integral part of activities of
10. V.K. Dhawan
IMS Mumbai Chapter.
11. Ms. S. Vishwakarma
12. Shri. Y.G. Satam
Dr. R. V. Sharma
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Meghdoot - Q
uarterly News Letter of IMS Mumbai Chapter - August, 2010
Contents:
User’s Workshop Report
K. S. Hosalikar, Secretary, IMS Mumbai Chapter
SYNERGIE: The State Of Art Forecasting Tool
K. S. Hosalikar
Automatic Weather Station (AWS) and Automatic Rain Gauge (ARG)
Sunil G. Kamble
District Level Agro-Met Advisory Service
Shubhangi A. Bhute
Preliminary Validation of WRF Forecast for a Heavy Rainfall Event
Shushma Nair
Poems
The Beauty - Vinod Kumar
Monsoons Then and Now….- Sushma Nair
IMD Mumbai New Website Snapshots
I.T. Division, RMC Mumbai
Cover page design by: Dreams Island; Sachin Narvekar
Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai’s new website, http://imdmumbai.gov.in
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IMS Mumbai Chapter, RMC Mumbai, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005
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