What kind of unit is the Meteorological Bureau?

The Meteorological Bureau is a public institution directly under the State Council.

China Meteorological Bureau, formerly known as the Meteorological Bureau of the Central Military Commission, was established in1949 65438+February. 1994 after the institutions directly under the State Council were changed into institutions directly under the State Council, they were authorized by the State Council to undertake the government management functions of national meteorological work and be responsible for the organization and management of national meteorological work.

The meteorological departments throughout the country implement unified leadership and hierarchical management, and the meteorological departments and local people's governments have dual leadership, with the meteorological departments as the main leaders. The meteorological cause in China is a basic social public welfare cause based on science and technology.

The Meteorological Bureau is a government department mainly engaged in weather forecasting, climate forecasting, weather modification, drought monitoring and forecasting, lightning protection and agrometeorology.

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The main institutions directly under China Meteorological Bureau include National Meteorological Center (Central Meteorological Observatory), National Satellite Meteorological Center (National Space Weather Monitoring and Early Warning Center), National Climate Center, National Meteorological Information Center, China Meteorological Research Institute, China Meteorological Bureau Atmospheric Detection Technology Center, China Meteorological Bureau Training Center, China Meteorological Bureau Administration, China Meteorological Bureau Service Center, China Meteorological Bureau Film and Television Publicity Center, China Meteorological News Agency and Meteorological Press.