Union Ministry of Earth Sciences installed X-band radar in Kerala’s Wayanad district

Union Ministry of Earth Sciences installed X-band radar in Kerala’s Wayanad district.
After devastating floods and landslides, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences installed X-band radar in Kerala’s Wayanad district.
This device will also perform high temporal sampling, which will allow it to spot particle movements happening in shorter spans of time.
In the early 1950s, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) started using radar for weather applications.
This new radar at Wayanad will monitor the movements of particles, such as soil, to inform landslide warnings.
Radar uses radio waves to determine the distance, velocity, and physical characteristics of objects around the device.
Weather radar, also known as Doppler radar, is a common application of this device.
In the X-band radar network, India has both wind-finding and storm-detecting radars.
The initiative to install an X-band radar in Wayanad includes installing a C-band radar (4-8 GHz) with an observational range of 250 km in Mangaluru.
NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are currently developing a satellite called NISAR.