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SkyCast Aviation Weather Monitoring System
📅 Published 01 Dec 2025 · December 2025
SkyCast Aviation Weather Monitoring System
Key Points
- India's first integrated aviation weather monitoring system.
- Inaugurated at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), New Delhi.
- Developed under Mission Mausam.
- India became the 19th country to deploy such a system.
Objective
- Improve aviation safety.
- Provide up to 3-hour advance weather alerts.
- Reduce fog-related flight disruptions.
Technologies Used
- Radar Wind Profiler (RWP)
- SODAR
- Microwave Radiometer
- Ground-based Fog Aerosol Spectrometer (GFAS)
- CL61 Lidar Ceilometer
- Automated Weather Stations (AWS)
Prelims Facts
- Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
- Supported by IMD, IITM Pune, DIAL, GMR Group.
📝 Relevant Exams:
UPSC