Monsoon Prediction

R. R. Kelkar received his Ph. D. degree in 1971 for his thesis entitled "Role of Radiation in Atmospheric Circulation". His first research contribution to the Indian Journal of Meteorology and Geophysics in 1969 was given the best paper award by the journal. He has since published over 50 research papers in various fields. He is also the recipient of the J. Das Gupta Award of the Indian Meteorological Society. He joined the India Meteorological Department in 1965 and retired in 2003 as the Director General of Meteorology. He is currently ISRO Space Chair Professor at the University of Pune. He is a member of the ISRO Advisory Committee on Space Sciences and the Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune. Earlier, Professor Kelkar was the President of the Indian Meteorological Society from 1997 to 1999. He served as the Permanent Representative of India with the World Meteorological Organization, Geneva from 1999 to 2003 and was an elected Member of the WMO Executive Council. He has earlier written a book on Satellite Meteorology published by us