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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology - IITM<br />
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| image_name = Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Logo.png<br />
| caption = Logo of IITM<br />
| established = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1962|11|17}}<br />
| type = Research institution<br />
| city = [[Pune]]<br />
| state = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| country = India<br />
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| students = <br />
| director = Ravi Nanjundiah<br />
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| nickname = IITMians<br />
| website = {{url|www.tropmet.res.in}}<br />
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The '''Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology''' ('''IITM''') is a scientific institution based in [[Pune, Maharashtra]], India for expanding research in [[tropical]] Indian Ocean of the tropics in general with special reference to monsoon meteorology, and air-sea interaction of South Asian climate.{{clarify|date=March 2018}} Its an Autonomous Institute of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, [[Government of India]]. <br />
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== History ==<br />
As proposed in the third [[Five-Year Plans of India|five-year plan]] of India, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) was founded as the '''Institute of Tropical Meteorology''' on 17 November 1962 at [[Pune]] as an individual unit of the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD), the main organization responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasts, and detecting earthquakes in India. <br />
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On the recommendation of the Committee for Organization of Scientific Research of the Government of India, the Institute of Tropical Meteorology was then made an autonomous institution under the new name, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, on 1 April 1971.<br />
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Until 1984, it worked under the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation. In 1985, it was taken by the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology]]/[[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology]]. As per the notification No. O.M. No.25/10/2006 dated 19 July 2006 by the [[President of India]], the institute has been put under the control of the [[Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)|Ministry of Earth Sciences]] (MoES) with effect from 12 July 2006.<ref name="Auto8E-1"/> <br />
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== Academics ==<br />
The institute offers a M.Sc., M.Tech. and Ph.D. courses jointly under the aegis of the Department of Atmospheric and Space Sciences, [[University of Pune]].<ref name="DASS">{{cite web|last=unipune|title=DASS Academics, University of Pune|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/dept/science/atmospheric_and_space_sciences/atm_spec_webfiles/academic.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ph.D. Programmes|url=https://www.tropmet.res.in/Ph.D.%20Programmes%20-15-Page|access-date=2021-09-07|website=www.tropmet.res.in}}</ref> Apart from degree-courses, students can also apply for summer or master's thesis projects to individual scientists based on their research match and carry out their research projects with them.<br />
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==Computational facility==<br />
Adithya HPC, one of the largest computational capacities of India, is located at IITM. It is a common facility for all MoES institutions.<br />
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Pratyush or Prathyush (Hindi: प्रत्यूष, meaning "first light on the sky before rising the Sun") is a supercomputer designed and developed by IITM, Pune. As of January 2018, Pratyush is the fastest supercomputer in India, with a maximum speed of 6.8 [[petaflops]].<br />
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The system was inaugurated by [[Dr. Harsh Vardhan]], Union Minister for science and technology, on 8 January 2018.<br />
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Pratyush consists of two High-Performance Computing (HPC) units. They are located at two government institutes: 4.0 petaflops unit at IITM, Pune; and 2.8 petaflops unit at the [[National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting]] (NCMRWF), [[Noida]]. Pratyush uses both units and provides a combined output of 6.8 PetaFlops.<br />
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Pratyush is used in the fields of weather forecasting and climate monitoring in India. It helps the country to make better forecasts in terms of monsoon; fishing; air quality; extreme events like a tsunami, cyclones, earthquakes, and lightning; and other natural calamities such as floods and droughts.<br />
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India is the fourth country in the world to have a High-Performance Computing facility dedicated to weather and climate research, after Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tropmet.res.in/ Website of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology]<br />
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