Prof. Elena Surovyatkina from PIK developed a new methodology for forecasting the onset and withdrawal of monsoon for Central India. In 2020, she extended the forecasting to Telangana and Delhi regions, where monsoon has never been forecasted. You can find her forecasts with subsequent analysis on Elena Surovyatkina's Monsoon Page.
This year, she was invited to deliver lectures for the leading organizations in India involved in monsoon research and forecast. On 17th January 2023, the Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), in collaboration with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Pune and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, organized an event where Elena spoke about "Two types of critical transitions to monsoon: universal definition of local monsoon onset ". You can find the lecture here. On the same day, Dr. K. Rupa Kumar, the Honorary Scientist President of IMS in Pune, presented Prof. Elena Surovyatkina with a Sign of Honor. A couple of days later, she had the chance to give a lecture to the students at the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences in Chennai.
As another part of her trip, researcher Elena Surovyatkina engaged with various meteorological groups and discussed about the monsoon forecast with experts from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). This took place at the historical IMD Library in Pune, established in 1875. Among others, she was honored to meet Dr. O. P. Sreejith, serving as the Managing Director of IMD and Head of the Climate Monitoring and Prediction Group, as well as meteorologist Sikandar M Jamadar.
On top of that, Prof. Elena Surovyatkina was invited to work in collaboration with the "Fluid Dynamic Laboratory" at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
Group Picture at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. ©Surovyatkina
On the 8th February 2023, The National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) and IMS organized a talk by Prof. Surovyatkina. She was warmly welcomed by Dr. V S Prasad, the Head of NCMRWF and held a lecture about the "Universal definition of local monsoon onset". All members of IMS and the Noida Chapter attended the event. Some days later, on the 17th February 2023, the IMS and IMD organized another lecture by Prof. Elena Surovyatkina which you are able to watch here. Last but not least, she shared her knowledge and research experience during her visit to the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
We kindly thank everyone who made this field trip possible for collaborating and sharing knowledge!
