Chennai, Oct 25 (FN Bureau) The Satellites launched by the Indian SpaceResearch Organisation (ISRO) has tracked the Cyclone Dana, thatcrossed the North Odisha coast early on Friday morning, by providingconstant inputs on its status. that helped in better monitoring andmitigating the cyclone threat. It crossed the North Odisha coast close to Habalikhati Nature Camp(Bhitarkanika) and Dhamara between 0130 hrs and 0330 hrs today,as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph andgusting to 120 kmph and lay centered over Odisha coast, about 60 km northeast of Paradip (Odisha), 20 km southeast of Dhamara (Odisha)and 150 km southwest of Sagar Island (West Bengal). The system is expected to weaken further into a Cyclonic storm andthen into a Deep Depression, Depression and a Low Pressure.
ISRO in an update said its satellites are tracking the cyclone since October 20.ISRO’s Polar orbiting satellite EOS-06 and the geostationary satellite INSAT-3DR are regularly providing valuable information on the cyclonestatus. ISRO polar orbiting satellite EOS-06 Scatterometer sensor provided thestatus of ocean winds and their circulation well before the formation ofthe cyclone. The Space Agency also shared images of the EOS-06 satellite Scatterometerwinds image showing the genesis of Cyclonic Storm ‘DANA’ in Bay of Bengalon October 20, much ahead of its intensification in to Deep Depression andCyclonic Storm, besides showing the ocean wind intensity and direction duringOctober 19 to 23. Further, ISRO’s geostationary satellite INSAT-3DR provided the synoptic dynamicsof the clouds at regular intervals. These satellite inputs helped in better monitoring and mitigation of the cyclone threatto India, it said.