Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research (TMR)
Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research (TMR) aims to coordinate and advance research on tropical and subtropical cyclones, monsoon systems, tropical convection, and intra-seasonal tropical variability to improve the understanding and prediction of high-impact tropical weather through theory, observations, and advanced technologies, including AI and machine learning.
See a current list of our experts and our Terms of Reference in the Contacts Directory.
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Mission
TMR aims to coordinate and advance research on tropical and subtropical cyclones, monsoon systems, tropical convection, and intra-seasonal tropical variability to improve the understanding and prediction of high-impact tropical weather through theory, observations, and advanced technologies, including AI and machine learning.
- TMR should promote tropical meteorology research, such as improving the understanding, prediction, and impact assessment of tropical and subtropical cyclones and monsoon systems on a short to sub-seasonal time scale.
- TMR should promote research on severe weather events over the tropics, such as heavy precipitation, drought, and extreme heat, associated with weather systems on a sub-daily to sub-seasonal time scales.
- TMR should work closely with partners, internal or outside WWRP, including the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO), to promote global monsoon research and forecasting, and with WCRP on climate assessments of tropical cyclones and monsoon systems.
Working Group Members
- Co-Chair: Zhuo WANG, University of Illinois, United States of America
- Co-Chair: Hui YU, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, China
- Andre KAMGA FOAMOUHOUE, African Centre for Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), Niger
- Michelle Simões REBOITA, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil
- Parthasarathi MUKHOPADHYAY, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), India
- Juliane SCHWENDIKE, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
- Hatsuki FUJINAMI, Nagoya University, Japan
- Marie-Dominique LEROUX, Météo-France, France
- Hongyan ZHU, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Relevant information
- Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research (TMR): Cyclone Types and Phase Transitions
- SAGE - TMR Joint Workshop on AI/ML Application on S2S | World Meteorological Organization (2025)
- Understanding Stratosphere-Troposphere interactions and forecast challenges of Monsoon Weather Extremes (2024)
- WGTMR | A new International Monsoons Project Office launched to support monsoon research activities (2023)
- 10th International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-X) (2022)
- Monsoons Climate Change Assessment (2021)
- 9th International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-IX) (2020)
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