Background
Saradindu Basu was born on October 23, 1903 in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the son of Jotindra Mohan and Lilabati.
Saradindu Basu was born on October 23, 1903 in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the son of Jotindra Mohan and Lilabati.
Saradindu Basu graduated from Allahabad University in 1926.
Saradindu Basu worked as a Meteorologist at Indian Meteorological Service in 1927-1939. During 1939-1935 he worked as a Meteorologist-in-charge at the Forecasting Office, New Delhi. From 1946 till 1952 Saradindu Basu was a Director at the Regional Meteorological Centre in New Delhi and Calcutta. In 1954-1959 he was a Director-General of Observatories at Indian Meteorological Department. Since 1959 Saradindu Basu was a Joint-Director at Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi.
Basu's research spanned a wide spectrum of meteorology: cyclones of the Indian seas, temperature inversions in the upper atmosphere, microbarograph oscillations in the atmosphere associated with thunderstorms, storm waves and surges generated in association with storms in the Bay of Bengal, medium range forecasting of weather, and convection and subsidence of air in thunderstorms over northern India.
He was also interested in assessing the validity of 'weather lore' prevalent in India. Saradindu Basu was responsible for the installation of storm-detecting radar at Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi, and for extending their use at other air-and-sea-ports. He advised on various hydrometeorological projects such as flood forecasting in river basins and for projects connected with the construction of dams in river valleys. He also was the author of many articles and research papers and the editor of Indian Journal of Meteorology and Geophysics.