Systematic real-time meteorological and oceanographic observations are necessary to improve oceanographic services and predictive capability of short and long-term climatic changes. Time series observations are vital to improve the understanding of ocean dynamics and its variability and are used to monitor the Marine Environment and to improve weather and Ocean state Forecast.
Considering the importance of ocean observations to the country like India having a long coastline of about 7500 km and a vast oceanic area of 2.02 million sq. km of EEZ available for exploitation. The Ocean Observation Systems (OOS) erstwhile National Data Buoy Programme was established in 1996 with the prime objective to operate maintain and develop moored buoy observational networks and related telecommunication facilities in Indian seas. OOS also monitors the overall efficiency of the observing systems and, as necessary, recommends and coordinate changes designed to improve it. OOS has inherited lead responsibility for a number of important and well-established observational programs.
As part of this integrated approach, a Tsunami Early Warning system has been established by utilizing and enhancing the existing observational network. The network of Tsunami buoys has been envisaged around the geological fault line in the Indian Ocean and the installation is in progress. |
