Over the 90% of the natural disaster is related to meteorological disaster. METRI is trying to prevent and diminish the disaster through improvement of prediction accuracy. METRI is also actively developing the meteorological technology and propelling international cooperation.

For coming 21 century, all the researchers in METRI is doing our best for the advance of the meteorological prediction accuracy via executing the research projects, and development of advanced meteorological technology and atmospheric science. Subsequently, this endeavor will advance the national service quality and contribute to the uplift of the national competition.

The objectives of METRI are to advance the atmospheric sciences, with particular emphasis on the weather analysis and prediction for the public and to support and improve the operations and services of the KMA.

METRI will double its efforts for improvement of research environment such as construction of research infra in order to have the competitive power comparable to advanced research technology of the developed countries.