Photo: Prasad A youth on a rescue mission during floods at Kosi, Bihar.
Abstract: A dynamical state-of-the-art modelling framework has been setup by IITM for predicting seasonal as well as extended monsoon which IMD uses extensively.
The author is a Scientist G & Acting Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. krish@tropmet.res.in
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