· The project belongs to ISRO.
· The project was inaugurated at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota spaceport, Andhra Pradesh..
· It has been indigenously developed by Bharat Electronics Limited.
· It is a seven radar of such type made in India under ‘ Made in India’.
· It will provide advanced information, enhances lead-time essential for saving lives and property in event of natural disaster associated with severe weather.
· It will also provide detailed information on storm’s internal wind flow and structure as compared to conventional radars which are only able to track and predict cyclones.
· With its help, severity of weather systems can be quantitatively estimated and more precise advanced warnings can be generated for saving human lives and property.
· It will be used for observation of weather system up to range of 500 km and also for early warning of severe weather events.
· It will also be used for disseminating warning of severe weather events.
· Doppler Weather Radar Products can be used for the following applications
a) Weather surveillance
b) Severe weather monitoring
c) Hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone tracking
d) Hail detection
e) Hydrometeorological applications, such as flood forecasting
f) Airport wind-shear detection
g) Meteorological research
h) Weather modification
i) Agriculture
j) Radiosonde Launch support systems
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