SHORT TERM REFRESHER COURSE ON “UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTS “

The Information Communication and Instrumentation Training Centre (ICITC, IMD-New Delhi), a component of the WMO RTC in India, is offering a Refresher Training Programme to the departmental / extra departmental personnel working as Scientist / Meteorological Technicians/ Operators. This will be a five days short-term training course starting 9 March 2026, which will be helpful to the professionals to improve their skills as well as refresh the subject. The mode of the training programme is online only. The subjects ” Upper Air Instruments ” broadly covers the topics including measurement of upper air pressure, temperature, wind and humidity, methods of upper wind observations, radiosonde, radio theodolite, radars, computation of meteor reports, principles of measurement of upper air temperature, pressure and humidity by meteorograph, radiosonde, principles of measuring winds by radar and radio theodolites, GPS radiosonde, GPS receiver, lidars, wind profilers, satellite based profiles, their uses and significance along with trouble shooting and calibration techniques. For more information and instructions on how to apply for this course, please visit https://imdpune.gov.in/training/academicsitc.php or contact suman.gurjar@imd.gov.in