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The most deadly weather events like severe thunderstorms, cyclones, flash floods, snow avalanches etc are most difficult to forecast. To understand the science behind such systems there is need to understand tropical meteorology in different space and time scale.

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is a premiere research Institute to generate scientific knowledge in the field of meteorology and atmospheric sciences that has potential application in various fields such as agriculture, economics, health, water resources, transportation, communications, etc. It function as a national centre for basic and applied research in monsoon meteorology.