a short feature video on first generation Indian modeller

Who came before us: a short feature on S S Vaidya

On the occation of International Women’s Day 2023, I got the opportunity to make something unique. As a part of the IITM W3CS recognition ceremony, I made a 6 minutes video featuring an indigenous numerical weather forecaster, S S Vaidya. Going through archives, talking to her colleagues and taking inspiration from YouTubers like BKR, Atrocity Guide, Defunctland and music from Alexander Lasarenko, learning primitives of editing, sound design, narration, script writing, storyboarding— every second of which I enjoyed with my full heart. And through this process, learning when to finish and let my work see the light. It is not perfect, but it is something I am satisfied with. A small tribute to a pioneer in meteorology with my unsophisticated hands.

This video is part of the IITM W3CS 2023 recognition ceremony. To know more about the W3CS workshop, please visit: https://tropmet.res.in/workshop2023/. Video is also hosted in their website (link)

To check S S Vaidya’s publications and all the resources used in this video, please check the below reference.

Video Credit

Reference:

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[3] workbook, 26th July 2005 rain in Maharashtra Kalyan thane badlapur high tide day. Youtube, 2017.

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[8] S. S. Vaidya and J. R. Kulkarni, “Simulation of heavy precipitation over Santacruz, Mumbai on 26 July 2005, using Mesoscale model,” Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., vol. 98, no. 1–2, pp. 55–66, 2007.

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[22] M. Xue, K. K. Droegemeier, and V. Wong, “The Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS) - A multiscale nonhydrostatic atmospheric simulation and prediction tool. Part I: Model dynamics and verification,” Meteor. Atmos. Physics, vol. 75, pp. 161–193, 2000.