Forecasts with aid of computer

A fresh weather map of India will be prepared every six hours with the help of a modern electronic computer to be installed in the Meteorological Office in Delhi. An agreement for the acquisition of the computer was signed to-day [July 11] between Dr. P. K. Koteswaram, Director-General of Observatories, on behalf of the Government and Mr. A. L. T. Taylor, Regional General Manager of I.B.M. Dr. Koteswaram told a Press conference that computerised weather forecasts would be a significant development in the field of meteorology in India. It would be a big leap forward from the traditional and subjective forecasts. The computer to be installed in the Meteorological Office is model 44 of I.B.M.โ€™s latest computer โ€˜360โ€™ which makes about one million calculations in a second. It would be manufactured in India, Mr. Taylor said. According to a spokesman of the Meteorological Department, the acquisition of the computer was the natural consequence of a global project named World Weather Watch (W.W.W.). The decision to participate in this project was recently approved by the Government of India.

Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/forecasts-with-aid-of-computer/article28393687.ece

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