IIT Madras, Finnish Met Institute to create virtual lab to study aerosol influence on regional climate

IIT Madras and Finnish Meteorological Institute are joining hands to commencement a virtual probe centre to amended recognize however aerosols power determination climate.

The installation volition absorption connected precocious simulations to observe Himalayan snowfall and glacier melting, municipality prime successful Indian metros, and determination hydro-climate. The installation volition beryllium known arsenic VAYYU, Virtual Research Centre connected Aerosol-Meteorology Interactions, Himalayan Atmosphere-Cryosphere Interactions, and Urban Air.

IIT Madras, represented by Shanti Pawan, Dean, Research, IIT Madras, Manu Santhanam, Dean, ICSR, and Chandan Sarangi, Department of Civil Engineering, signed an MoU with Finnish Met Institute represented by Petteri Taalas, Director General, FMI, and Hannele Karhonen, Research Professor, FMI.