Icelandic Meteorological Office

volcano seismology,[3] and, together with other institutions, responsible for civil protection in Iceland[4] "The research focus of IMO is on weather and climate, atmospheric processes, glacier and avalanche studies, hydrological systems, earthquake and volcanic processes and geohazards.

IMO also focuses on research in multi-parameter geophysical monitoring to develop more accurate forecasts of hazardous events.

IMO has participated in several European and Nordic funded research projects, having the role of lead partner in many of them.

General directors of the institution are: Þorkell Þorkelsson (from 1920 to 1946), Teresía Guðmundsson (from 1946 to 1963), Hlynur Sigtryggsson (from 1963 to 1989), Páll Bergþórsson (from 1989 to 1993), Magnús Jónsson (from 1994 to 2008) and Árni Snorrason (since 2009).

[6] From 2016, the Icelandic Veðurstofa manages a dual Cray XC30 system for the Danish Meteorological Institute as weather prediction, due to cheaper electricity and cooling.