India, Aug. 12 -- The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology's (IITM) next phase of airborne research under its flagship Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment (CAIPEEX) will focus on deep convective cloud systems and the processes leading to hail and ice formation.

The scientific investigation under the experiment is conducted in Solapur city. The institute that will use an aircraft equipped with requisite radar to capture high-resolution atmospheric measurements issued a notice of expression of interest (EOI) on August 9 inviting service providers to offer the facility.

According to Thara Prabhakaran, project director, Physics and Dynamics of Tropical Clouds (PDTC), CAIPEEX, the observations will help sci...