China Meteorological Administration

China Meteorological Administration
中国气象局
Zhōngguó Qìxiàng Jú
Agency overview
Formed	1949
Superseding agency	Central Military Commission Meteorological Bureau Central Weather Bureau
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Parent agency	State Council
Website
www.cma.gov.cn/

The China Meteorological Administration (CMA; simplified Chinese: 中国气象局; traditional Chinese: 中國氣象局; pinyin: Zhōngguó Qìxiàng Jú), headquartered in Beijing, is the national weather service for the People's Republic of China, which, like all other national agencies and institutions, has no responsibility or power over the special administrative regions.

History

The agency was originally established in December 1949 as the Central Military Commission Meteorological Bureau. It replaced the Central Weather Bureau formed in 1941. In 1994, the CMA was transformed from a subordinate governmental body into one of the public service agencies under the State Council.^[1]

Meteorological bureaus are established in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, excluding meteorological services at Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. 14 meteorological bureaus at sub-provincial cities including 4 cities which have been specifically designated in the state development plan), 318 meteorological bureaus at prefecture level and 2,300 bureaus (stations) at county level.^[1]

Subordinate bodies under the CMA

Beijing Meteorological Bureau, the capital weather forecasting office

• National Meteorological Centre (the Central Meteorological Observatory)^[1]
• National Satellite Meteorological Centre (National Centre for Space Weather Monitoring and Warning)
• National Climate Center
• National Meteorological Information Centre
• Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
• Atmospheric Observation Technology Centre
• China Meteorological Administration Training Centre
• Department of Capital Construction & Real Estate Management
• Logistic Service Centre
• Audio-Visual Publicity Center
• China Meteorological News Press, and Meteorological Press.

See also

• Geography of China
• Hong Kong Observatory
• Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau
• Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan (Republic of China))

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} CMA.gov history

External links

• Official website (English)
• Official website (Chinese)
• CMA Supercomputing site history on Top500.org