International Commission on Tropical Meteorology (ICTM*)

The International Commission on Tropical Meteorology (ICTM*) is under development and is composed of experts from around the world. The Commission organizes meetings on Tropical Meteorology. 

ContactEmail
ICTM* Planning Groupictmtropicalmeteorology@gmail.com

The proposed objectives of ICTM*: 

  • To enhance research in Tropical Meteorology by organizing thematic Conferences, Workshops, and Symposia  
  • To enhance the understanding of tropical systems using dedicated observations and models 
  • To stimulate the exchange of scientific ideas (such as field/model experiments) and collaborations internationally in Tropical Meteorology  
  • To facilitate support for students and scientists to attend relevant conferences organized by the commission. 
  • To establish working groups and committees, and joint committees with other Commissions of IUGG. 
  • To organize joint meetings of the IUGG/IAMAS Commissions during major international conferences. 
  • To report on commission work to IUGG through IAMAS. 

Contributing Members  

  1. Dr. Thara Prabhakaran, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, India (Lead) 
  2. Prof. Sam Stechmann, University of Wisconsin, USA  
  3. Prof. Dr. Nedjeljka Žagar, Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg  
  4. Prof. Rachel Albrecht, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 
  5. Dr. Arlene Laing, Caribbean Meteorological Organization 
  6. Dr. C. Gnanaseelan, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, India  
  7. Prof. V. Venugopal, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India  
  8. Dr. Kristen Lani Rasmussen, Colorado State University, USA  
  9. Dr. Guy Dagan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 
  10. Dr. Rosimar Rios-Berrios, NCAR, USA
  11. Dr. Shin-ichiro Shima, University of Hyogo, Japan 
  12. Prof. Sungsu Park, Seoul National University, Korea 
  13. Dr. S. Abhilash, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India 
  14. Dr. Tao Lian, Second Institute of Oceanography, China 
  15. Dr. Jian-Feng Gu, Nanjing University, China    
  16. Dr. Shiromani Jayawardena, Department of Meteorology of Sri Lanka  
  17. Prof. Alice Marlene Grimm, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil
  18. Dr. Kamaljit Ray, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi
  19. Prof Babatunde Abiodun, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  20. Prof. Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa