A Need to Revisit Air Temperature Measurements in India in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Authors

  • R. R. Kelkar Former DG, IMD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v76i1.6720

Keywords:

Keywords – Air temperature, historical data, thermometer shed, Stevenson screen.

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The paper focuses on two major transitions that the meteorological observational system in India has undergone. The first was in the late 1870s when thermometer sheds were set up at Indian observatories, and the second in the 1920s when there was a changeover from thermometer sheds to Stevenson screens. The paper expresses the need to investigate possible biases in the data and apply corrections in order to construct a more credible and homogeneous 150-year temperature record over India.

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Published

16-01-2025

How to Cite

[1]
R. R. Kelkar, “A Need to Revisit Air Temperature Measurements in India in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries”, MAUSAM, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 329–332, Jan. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 1 (2025): Special Issue on Completion of Seventy Five Years of Mausam And 150 years of IMD

Section

150 Years Journey of IMD

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