About the Book:
Each year damage due to hailstorms to human life, property, livestock and agriculture is appalling in nature. Annually on an average about >1000 farmers in India commit suicide due to damage to their crop by hailstorms. Crop insurance agencies also face arduous task of risk assessment before fixing the premium in different regions and seasons. Prediction, control and damage assessment are, therefore, the three cardinal elements of hailstorms study. This book is intended to provide the readers the wholesome view of hailstorms, varying from cloud physics to synoptic scale development of the system.
This book is divided into five parts which deal with climatology, physical properties of hail and its measurement, prediction, control and damage assessment. As the synoptic and topographical conditions widely vary across the Indian subcontinent hence for the prediction Indian region has been divided into four parts as NE, NW, Central India and South India. Separate chapters discuss the typical features of hailstorms formation in each part.
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About the Author:
Dr. P. Kumar was conferred Ph.D. (Mathematics) by Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 1973 for his researches in Fluid Mechanics and Magneto hydrodynamics (MHD). As post-doctoral research fellow of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India he initiated innovative researches in artificial rain making through MHD.