Meteorological development in China

The National Meteorological Science and Technology Conference opened in Beijing today. This is the first national conference on science and technology held by the meteorological industry in the new century, and it is a mobilization meeting to fully implement Scientific Outlook on Development, strengthen independent innovation and build innovative industries, which will surely become another milestone in the development history of meteorological science and technology in China.

Entering the 2 1 century, under the guidance and promotion of science and technology, human beings are experiencing the evolution from an industrial society to a knowledge society. The new economic growth point created by science and technology plays an increasingly important role in solving a series of major problems of social sustainable development, and has become an important driving force for economic and social development and the main source of wealth formation.

The first 20 years of this century is an important period of strategic opportunities for China's economic and social development, as well as for the development of meteorological science and technology. Building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society and improving international competitiveness and risk resistance are arduous tasks and severe challenges faced by China and meteorological science and technology workers. Only by seizing the fleeting opportunity of the scientific and technological revolution and significantly improving the strength of meteorological science and technology, especially the ability of independent innovation, can we achieve faster and better development.

Today, we stand at the starting point of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. Looking back on the past five years, the track of meteorological cause is still exciting.

The tenth five-year plan is a crucial period for the development of China's meteorological cause. This "key" is first highlighted in the exploration, conciseness and promotion of the overall strategy, which has played a wonderful prelude and movement for the meteorological cause and scientific and technological development in the Tenth Five-Year Plan. During this period, China Meteorological Bureau, led by Scientific Outlook on Development, first put forward three strategies of "expanding fields, rejuvenating meteorology through science and technology and strengthening the bureau through talents", which effectively promoted the development of the cause, and then started the largest strategic research work in the history of meteorological development in China in 2004, which lasted for more than a year and achieved significant research results.

Why do you want to conduct such a large-scale strategic study? The answer is clear, that is, "development". Because with the continuous progress of meteorological science and technology, the world's understanding of the weather has expanded to the five circles of the climate system and their interactions, and the meteorological business has also expanded from the traditional weather forecast to the fields of climate prediction, climate change prediction, atmospheric composition monitoring and analysis, etc. The meteorological cause has penetrated into politics, economy, society, national security, environmental diplomacy and sustainable development, and is playing an increasingly important role. Therefore, from the perspective of national interests and the development of China's meteorological cause, we should plan China's meteorological cause in a unified way and further understand its true connotation. Standing on the height of building a well-off society in an all-round way and establishing and implementing Scientific Outlook on Development, re-examine the demand of economic and social development for meteorology; Standing at the forefront of the world's scientific and technological development and at the height of economic and technological globalization, it has become an urgent and realistic task to determine the strategic objectives and main tasks of China's meteorological development in the next 20 years, and it has also become the driving force of strategic research.

The strategic research results are closely linked with the national long-term scientific and technological development planning and other national strategies, and put forward the strategic idea of "adhering to the development direction of public meteorology, vigorously improving the ability of meteorological information to ensure national security, and vigorously improving the ability of meteorological resources to support sustainable development" and the development concept of "public meteorology, safety meteorology and resource meteorology", which shows the big pattern of "big meteorology"

At the beginning of the new year, the State Council issued "Several Opinions on Further Accelerating the Development of Meteorological Undertakings" (hereinafter referred to as "the State Council No.3 Document"), which further clarified the strategic positioning of China's meteorological undertakings as "science and technology and social basic public welfare undertakings" and emphasized the fundamental role of meteorological undertakings in national security and social progress, its realistic role in economic and social development and its forward-looking role in sustainable development. This is a summary and sublimation of strategic research results, and also puts forward higher requirements for the reform, innovation and development of China's meteorological cause.

It is these grand strategies based on development that push and lead the meteorological cause forward in the Tenth Five-Year Plan, with a more solid pace and a clearer direction. At present, the national meteorological department has implemented the the State Council Document No.3 and the spirit of the National Science and Technology Conference, and a new round of meteorological business technology system reform is in full swing. With the acceleration of the development of meteorological cause in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, the strategic upgrade is more and more exciting and harmonious.

Create Brilliance in the Tenth Five-Year Plan

In the glorious movement of meteorological cause in the Tenth Five-Year Plan, we can find countless jumping notes. Along their surging connotation, we can feel the inspiring inner motivation and vigorous vitality, and understand the grand theme of meteorological cause symphony.

Keywords 1: development

Development is an eternal theme-during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, China's meteorological cause has made remarkable achievements, the ranks of meteorological science and technology talents have been growing, scientific and technological achievements have been emerging, the reform of scientific and technological system and the construction of research-oriented business have achieved initial results, the construction of scientific and technological infrastructure platform has made great progress, and international cooperation in the field of meteorological science and technology has become increasingly active. More and more China scientists have become members of some important international meteorological academic organizations and editors of international journals. Mr. Ye Duzheng was awarded the "International Meteorological Organization Award" by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 2003 and the highest national science and technology award in 2005. Since 1993, WMO Young Scientist Award has been awarded to young scientists in China for six times. All these show that the international and domestic meteorological science and technology level in China is fully affirmed.

With the support of the national key basic research plan, the national key scientific and technological research plan and the national natural science foundation, relevant research has been carried out around major weather and climate disasters in China, urban atmospheric environmental pollution problems and numerical forecasting techniques, including the theory and prediction of climate change in East Asia, the interaction between climate and ecosystem, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon and nitrogen exchange between the earth and the atmosphere, short-term climate forecasting system, numerical simulation and prediction of air pollution, theory and technology of mesosphere detection, and theory of weather process dynamics. According to incomplete statistics, the national meteorological industry * * * won 2 second prizes of national natural science, 1 ST and 2 nd prizes of national scientific and technological progress 17, and nearly 400 scientific and technological awards above provincial and ministerial level. The number of meteorological scientific papers in China has increased significantly.

-China has more than 10 national key laboratories, more than 20 departmental key laboratories and a number of joint research centers and engineering centers in the field of atmospheric science. Waliguan Atmospheric Background Observatory and other stations have been incorporated into the national field science observatory system. During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, China Meteorological Bureau built 10 1 new generation weather radar, 75 14 automatic weather station and FY- 1 D, FY-2 C meteorological satellites and put them into operation, and introduced 2 1.5 trillion times/second high-performance computers. At the same time, governments at all levels have gradually increased their investment in platform construction, laying an important foundation for further improving the level of meteorological modernization.

-China meteorological scientists and technicians actively participate in activities and scientific plans organized by international organizations. China Meteorological Bureau took the lead in organizing experts from relevant domestic departments to participate extensively in the compilation of the Fourth Assessment Report organized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). At present, scientists in China have held important positions in international organizations and international science programs such as World Meteorological Organization (WMO), IPCC, Earth Observation Organization (GEO), World Climate Research Program (WCRP), World Weather Research Program (WWRP) and Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). China has also actively carried out international bilateral and multilateral meteorological science and technology cooperation, with increasingly frequent academic exchanges and constantly improved cooperation level. In 2005, China successfully held the scientific conference of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, which showed that China's international status in meteorology and its scientific and technological influence were increasing.

Keyword 2: Reform

Reform is the driving force of development. China Meteorological Bureau is one of the first reform departments of public welfare scientific research institutes initiated by the Ministry of Science and Technology during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period. Its eight affiliated institutes and provincial bureau research institutes have successfully completed the reform tasks such as structural adjustment, personnel diversion and mechanism transformation. In June, 2004, it was the first to pass the joint acceptance inspection organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Organizing Committee. The national business has made necessary adjustments in detection, information transmission and processing, forecasting service and scientific research, established a system of meteorological scientific research institutions at the national and provincial (autonomous regions and municipalities) levels, strengthened the role of regional meteorological centers, improved the level of information data and intensive service capabilities, promoted the combination of research and business, and further improved the meteorological service capabilities. After the structural adjustment, the number of key disciplines in national meteorological research institutes has been reduced from 74 to 5 1 subject, and the research layout of specialized disciplines has become more reasonable, highlighting the national goals, adapting to the scientific and technological needs and discipline development trend of China's meteorological development, realizing the optimal allocation of meteorological scientific and technological resources, and initially forming a meteorological scientific and technological innovation system adapted to the development of meteorological undertakings.

With the acceleration of the reform process, the problem that the current business technology system does not meet the needs of comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable economic and social development has become increasingly prominent. The party group of China Meteorological Bureau fully realized that the reform of business technology system is the need to fully implement the No.3 documents of Scientific Outlook on Development and the State Council and the need to implement the concept of "public meteorology, safety meteorology and resource meteorology"; It is the need to continue to promote meteorological modernization, increase business technology content, optimize station network layout and business division, and comprehensively improve business capabilities; It is to improve the service level and coverage to meet the needs of building a well-off society in an all-round way and building a harmonious socialist society; It is the need to adhere to the development direction of public meteorology and adapt to various reforms such as the national political and economic system. China Meteorological Bureau has determined the key points of recent reform: developing eight business systems, including weather, climate, climate change, ecology and agrometeorology, atmospheric composition, weather modification, space weather and lightning, and striving to establish a "multi-track, intensive, research-oriented and open" business technology system with advanced functions and optimized structure that basically meets the needs of the country within three to five years. A new round of business technology system reform has been fully launched.

Keyword 3: Innovation

Innovation is the wing of flying. During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the highlights of meteorological science and technology innovation frequently appeared.

-A new generation of numerical prediction system in China has been successfully developed. China Meteorological Bureau has established China Meteorological Numerical Forecast Innovation Base. Through joint research, a series of research results have been obtained, such as global medium-term forecast model, regional mesoscale forecast model, data variational assimilation system, and super-urban agglomeration fine numerical forecast demonstration system, which have reached the international advanced level.

-Independent research and development of Fengyun-2 meteorological satellite series products with independent intellectual property rights in China, especially Fengyun-2 ground application system, reflects the scientific and technological development level of China's meteorological satellites, solves the world problem of geostationary meteorological satellite positioning, realizes the integration of meteorological satellite space-earth system and "large-scale operation control" and reaches the international advanced level. At present, Fengyun-2 meteorological satellite is listed in the global operational meteorological satellite sequence by the World Meteorological Organization and plays an important role in the international Earth observation satellite system network.

-meteorological scientific data first enjoy * * *. From 200 1 to 65438+February, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, China Meteorological Bureau took the lead in launching meteorological scientific data sharing, which promoted and demonstrated the long-standing "data barrier" in China. A nationwide distributed data sharing network service system was initially established, including 1 national main platform and 6 provincial sub-platforms, which provided high-quality meteorological basic data sharing services for 46 key national science and technology projects, 126 key national natural science foundation projects, 27 "863" projects, 37 knowledge innovation projects of Chinese Academy of Sciences and 87 key national basic research and development planning projects.

-establishing an atmospheric composition observation service center. At present, China Meteorological Bureau has established 30 atmospheric composition observation stations, and has taken the lead in developing the national atmospheric composition background field research station system according to the development plan of the national science and technology infrastructure platform. The numerical forecast system of sandstorm developed by the center was selected in the "Tenth Five-Year" National Science and Technology Achievements Exhibition.

-climate prediction results are written into the IPCC assessment report. After ten years of scientific research, scientists in China have established their own climate prediction model system.

-"Dynamic Climate Model Prediction System" and put it into operation. The system consists of ocean data assimilation system, air-sea coupling model and high-resolution regional climate model, and won the first prize of national scientific and technological progress in 2003. Some important achievements, revealed facts and viewpoints have been provided to the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, which has been recognized and adopted.

We can hear this passionate March, and "innovation" is always the strongest sound.

The convening of the National Meteorological Science and Technology Conference will play the prelude of "accelerating independent innovation in science and technology and building a meteorological power in an all-round way". There is no end to innovation. At this moment, the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" is not only a time period and concept, but also the meteorological cause and scientific and technological development are standing at a new starting point and stage.

We can feel the task on our shoulders and the vision in our hearts-fully implement the spirit of Scientific Outlook on Development, the National Science and Technology Conference and the No.3 Document of the State Council, adhere to the development concepts of public meteorology, safety meteorology and resource meteorology, face the national demand and the world's scientific and technological frontier, strive to achieve new breakthroughs in agrometeorological science and technology, and provide scientific and technological support for building a new socialist countryside; To achieve a new breakthrough in the science and technology of disastrous weather monitoring, early warning and forecasting, and to provide scientific and technological support for preventing and mitigating meteorological disasters; Achieve new scientific and technological breakthroughs in global and regional climate prediction and climate change prediction, and provide scientific and technological support for adapting to and mitigating climate change and safeguarding national security; To achieve a new breakthrough in the division of climate resources and the development and utilization of climate resources, and to provide scientific and technological support for coping with the pressure on resources and ensuring sustainable development in China; Achieve a new breakthrough in the integration of meteorology and other scientific and technological systems, and provide scientific and technological support for promoting sound and rapid economic and social development and improving the quality of life of the broad masses of people.

Looking back at history, the trumpet sound of "marching into science" 50 years ago is still in my ears, and the joy of embracing the spring of science 28 years ago is still in my heart. Today, more than one billion people in China have witnessed the tremendous changes brought about by the development of science and technology, enjoyed the rich wealth created by scientific and technological progress, and deeply felt the national strength and national dignity based on scientific and technological self-reliance.

Today, meteorological science and technology workers are standing at a new historical starting point, under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents, fully implementing Scientific Outlook on Development, focusing on independent innovation, striving to create a new situation in the development of meteorological science and technology, and providing strong scientific and technological support for the grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way!

After this science and technology conference, a magnificent picture of independent innovation began. The meteorological science and technology circles should act immediately, hold high the banner of independent innovation, sum up experience, gather knowledge, forge ahead into the future, and strive to open up, so as to create new achievements worthy of the times for realizing China's leap from a meteorological power to a meteorological power!