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China Meteorological Administration, Meteorological Observation Centre
MOC, CMA
(China Meteorological Administration, Meteorological Observation Centre)
No. 46, Zhongguancun South Street
Haidian District
Beijing
100086
China
Type
Government
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Telephone
+86 10 58 99 58 70
Activities
The meteorological service falls into a category of fundamental public good, which is based on relevant sciences and technologies and oriented to the whole society.
The Chinese Government has always attached great importance to the meteorological service. Under a series of major policies and measures such as The Meteorology Law of the People's Republic of China (promulgated on 1 January 2000), Some Comments Made by the State Council on Acceleratin the Development of the Chinese Meteorological Service (GF [2006] No. 3), China's National Climate Change Programme(issued and implemented in Foreword June 2007), Some Comments Made by the General Office of the State Council on Further Strengthening Meteorological Disaster Prevention (GBF [2007] No. 49), and Regulations on Prevention of and Preparedness for Meteorological Disasters. the Chinese meteorological service has made substantial achievements.
At present, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has established an integrated meteorological observing system incorporating space-based, airborne and groundbased observations, which has steadily improved the accuracy of weather forecasts and climate predictions.
Its operational system has witnessed allround development covering climate change prediction & projection, weather modification, thunderstorm & lightning detection, forecasting and warning, eco- and agro-meteorological forecasts & services, atmospheric composition monitoring and service delivery, and space weather monitoring & warning, etc.
All these have quickened the pace of the meteorological modernization, with significant economic, social and ecological benefits being achieved.
