Type | Research institution |
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Established | 17 November 1962 |
Director | R. Krishnan |
Location | , , India |
Nickname | IITMians |
Website | www |
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is a scientific institution based in Pune, Maharashtra, India for expanding research on the Ocean-Atmosphere Climate System required for the improvement of Weather and Climate Forecasts. IITM focuses on research in tropical meteorology and climate science, it functions as a national center for basic and applied research in monsoon meteorology.[1] It is an autonomous institute of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.