The Rotating Table
This historical object demonstrated how earth’s rotation influences atmospheric circulation and ocean currents. Consisting of a rotating table and a convection tank designed for the simulation of extra- tropical and tropical circulations, it also allows for the study of jets, plumes and thermals.
About the Scholars
G S Bhat obtained his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay and Ph.D. from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc. He has carried out laboratory experiments, field experiments over land and ocean, theoretical studies and data analysis. He was the Principal Investigator for the atmospheric component in the three Indian national observational monsoon experiment under the Indian Climate Research Programme (ICRP) viz. the Bay of Bengal Monsoon Experiment (BOBMEX) carried out during July-August 1999, the Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX, 2002-05), carried out over the west coast of India and Arabian Sea during 2002-2003, and the ongoing Continental Tropical Convergence Zone (CTCZ) experiment (2009-2015)
Debasis Sengupta is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science. His research interests includes oceanography, physics of the Indian Ocean, tropical ocean-atmosphere interaction, predictability of ocean and climate and ocean modelling.
Connected Programmes
Currents by Amit Tandon - a workshop exploring the formation of currents in oceans
Creating Clouds by Roddam Narasimha - a workshop on simulating clouds in a laboratory