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Dr. Satyaban Bishoyi Ratna
Senior Scientist and Head,
Climate Applications and User Interface (CAUI) & Agricultural Meteorology Division
Office of Climate Research and Services, Pune
India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
Dr. Satyaban Bishoyi Ratna is a Senior Scientist and Head of the Climate Applications and User Interface (CAUI) Division and Agricultural Meteorology Division at the Office of Climate Research and Services, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune. He holds an M.Sc. in Oceanography, an M.Tech. in Atmospheric Sciences, and a Ph.D. in Meteorology. His research focuses on ocean–atmosphere interactions and climate variability across interannual to multidecadal timescales, including ENSO, IOD, MJO, and AMO, and their influence on the Asian monsoon.
Before joining IMD, Dr. Ratna held research positions at several leading international institutions. From 2010 to 2021, he worked at the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (UK); JAMSTEC (Japan); and CMCC (Italy), contributing to global climate research. At IMD, he is actively engaged in operational climate services such as seasonal forecasts, ENSO/IOD monitoring bulletins, sector-specific climate applications, and capacity building through training programs at the Regional Training Centre in Pune. He also continues his research on monsoon dynamics and extreme weather events, while guiding Ph.D. students and mentoring internship/project work.
Dr. Ratna currently serves on several international expert panels, including the WCRP's CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoon Panel; CLIVAR Climate Dynamics Panel; WMO Task Team on National Framework for Climate Services (TT-NFCS), SAHF Working Group on Climate Services, CLIVAR Working Group on Pacific Atmospheric Teleconnections in a wArming Climate (PATAC), etc. Through these roles, he contributes to advancing international scientific collaboration on monsoon research, climate dynamics, and climate services for societal applications.
With a strong background in both research and operational climate applications, Dr. Ratna continues to contribute to improving scientific understanding of the monsoon system and strengthening climate services to support resilience and adaptation in India and beyond.
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Current Roles & Responsibilities
Scientist-F and Head, Climate Applications and User Interface Division & Agricultural Meteorology Division, IMD, Pune
Head, RiSE@CRS-A functional Group at CRS, IMD, Pune
Head, Functional Group of Health Applications, IMD
Associate Project Director, Climate Services, Mission Mausam, IMD
Faculty, Meteorological Training Centre (MTI), IMD, Pune
Coordinator, MoES Research Fellowship Program, IMD
Member, WMO Regional Association II (Asia) Expert Team on Climate Services (RA II ET-CS)
Member, CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoons Panel (International)
Member, CLIVAR Climate Dynamics Panel (International)
Member, WMO Task Team on National Framework for Climate Services (TT-NFCS) (International)
Member, SAHF Working Group on Climate Services (International)
Member, CLIVAR Working Group on Pacific Atmospheric Teleconnections in a wArming Climate (PATAC) (International)
Associate Fellow, Climatic Research Unit (CRU), University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, UK (International)
Career
2026 - Till Date : Scientist-F & Head
Climate Applications and User Interface Division & Agricultural Meteorology Division
Climate Research and Services, India Meteorological Department, Pune, India
2024 - Till Date : Scientist-E & Head
Climate Applications and User Interface (CAUI), Climate Research and Services, India Meteorological Department, Pune, India
2021 - 2024: Scientist-E
Climate Monitoring and Prediction Group (CMPG), Climate Research and Services, India Meteorological Department, Pune, India
2017 - 2021: Senior Research Associate
Climatic Research Unit (CRU), School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
2014 - 2017: Project Scientist
Applications Laboratory (APL), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan
2013 - 2014: Junior Scientist
Numerical Applications and Scenarios Division (ANS), Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Bologna, Italy
2010 - 2013: Postdoctoral Researcher
Applications Laboratory (APL), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan
Education
2009: Ph.D (Meteorology)
Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India
2004: M.Tech (Atmospheric Sciences)
Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
2002: M.Sc (Oceanography)
Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, India