Introduction
Research & Development
Pakistan Meteorological Department has initiated the step to enhance weather forecasting and warning capabilities with the help of JICA/Government of Japan. Under the project “Establishment of Specialized Medium Range weather Forecasting Centre (SMRFC) and Strengthening of Weather Forecasting System in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan” sponsored by JICA, installation of weather radar and a Wind Profiler system, High Performance Computing Cluster system has been installed at PMD Islamabad.

Units
Research & Development Division is split into following units

Seasonal Predictions

Climate Change & Modeling

Crops Modeling & Pollen Monitoring

Numerical Modeling

Glacier Monitoring & Snow Research