The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology was founded in 1962. The institute is unit of the India Meteorological Department. The IITM is locates in Pune. The institute is responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasts, and detecting earthquakes in India.

Following are the current project structure of the institute

Monsoon Mission
Seasonal and Extended Range Prediction
Climate Change, Climate Variability and Chemical Weather
Physics and Dynamics of Tropical Clouds
National Facility for Airborne Research
Training
High Performance Computer (HPC) System

Academic Activities:

Basic Training
Phd Course
External Training

Facilities Offered:

IT Facility
Library
Scientific Facility
Physical

Following are the Research Publications of the year of 2015

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Diagnosis of boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation in high resolution NCEP climate forecast system
Better spread-error relationship in a multimodel ensemble prediction system
Improved Spread–Error Relationship and Probabilistic Prediction from the CFS-Based Grand Ensemble Prediction System
Why are the Indian monsoon transients short-lived and less intensified during droughts vis-à-vis good monsoon years? An inspection through scale interactive energy exchanges in frequency domain
Carbonaceous aerosols over Pune and Hyderabad (India) and influence of meteorological factors
Physico-chemical characterization of total suspended particulate matter over two coastal stations of Antarctica and adjoining ocean
Association of the pre-monsoon thermal field over north India and the western Tibetan Plateau with summer monsoon rainfall over India
Shape and oscillations of the water drops freely suspended in horizontal electric field: A wind tunnel study
Carbonaceous aerosols and pollutants over Delhi urban environment: Temporal evolution, source apportionment and radiative forcing
Aerosol characteristics at a rural station in southern peninsular India during CAIPEEX-IGOC: physical and chemical properties
High concentration of acidic species in rainwater at Varanasi in the Indo-Gangetic plains, India

Address:
IITM Pune
Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Panchawati, Pune, Maharashtra 411008
Phone:020 2590 4200