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(THE GIST OF PIB) Cloud chamber

(OCTOBER-2024)

India is establishing a first-of-its-kind cloud chamber at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.

A cloud chamber is a scientific apparatus that mimics the conditions required for cloud formation.
It resembles a closed cylindrical or tubular drum, inside which water vapour, aerosols, etc. are injected.
Under the desired humidity and temperature inside this chamber, a cloud can develop.
India is building a cloud chamber with convection properties, as required to study Indian monsoon clouds. Globally, there are only a handful of convective cloud chambers.
Objective: The objective of establishing a convective cloud chamber is to gain a better understanding of cloud physics under conditions commonly affecting Indian weather systems. Thereafter, this knowledge can be used for strategic planning of weather modification.
The Pune facility will allow scientists to study the seed particles that form cloud droplets or ice particles in a sustained manner.