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| Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences |
| Native name | 中国气象科学研究院 |
| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Research institute |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Parent | China Meteorological Administration |
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences is a national research institute specializing in atmospheric sciences, climate research, and operational meteorology. It operates under the aegis of the China Meteorological Administration and interacts with international organizations, national universities, and provincial institutes to support forecasting, disaster mitigation, and climate policy. The academy conducts basic and applied research spanning numerical weather prediction, climate modeling, remote sensing, and atmospheric chemistry.
The institute traces its origins to institutional consolidation in the 1970s when scientific bodies supporting the China Meteorological Administration and predecessor agencies were reorganized. During the reform era it expanded collaborations with entities such as Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, and Tsinghua University, while contributing to national projects parallel to programs led by Ministry of Science and Technology (PRC), National Development and Reform Commission, and provincial science agencies. In the 1990s and 2000s the academy increased engagement with international frameworks including the World Meteorological Organization, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and regional initiatives like the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meteorological efforts. Major historical milestones included development of operational numerical models contemporaneous with programs at National Centers for Environmental Prediction and model intercomparison activities akin to those of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project.
The institute is administratively affiliated with the China Meteorological Administration and governed by a leadership council that liaises with national ministries such as the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (PRC) and the Ministry of Education (PRC). Its board includes representatives drawn from partner institutions including Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, and provincial meteorological bureaus like the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau and Guangdong Meteorological Bureau. Senior research groups maintain links with international bodies such as the World Weather Research Programme and the Global Climate Observing System, while internal committees oversee ethics, data sharing, and technology transfer consistent with standards from organizations like the International Science Council.
Research is organized into divisions focused on atmospheric dynamics, climate and variability, weather prediction, hydrometeorology, atmospheric chemistry, and remote sensing. Prominent programs parallel initiatives like the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program and coordinate model development analogous to efforts at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and the Japan Meteorological Agency. Divisions collaborate with university centers such as Nanjing University, Sun Yat-sen University, and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences on monsoon research, typhoon dynamics, and agro-meteorological applications. Specialized projects address air quality inspired by work at United States Environmental Protection Agency and global carbon cycle studies comparable to research at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology.
The academy operates laboratories, supercomputing centers, and field observatories distributed across China. Facilities include high-performance computing platforms used for numerical weather prediction similar in scope to systems at NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction and observation networks interoperable with the Global Observing System. Field sites and observatories collaborate with institutes such as the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Tibetan Plateau research stations, and coastal stations coordinating with the State Oceanic Administration (China). Remote sensing activities integrate data from satellites operated by agencies like China National Space Administration, European Space Agency, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The institute provides postgraduate training and professional development in partnership with higher education institutions including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nanjing University, and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It runs doctoral and master’s supervision, hosts visiting scholars from organizations such as the WMO Regional Training Centre, and contributes curriculum to university programs collaborating with Chinese Academy of Sciences graduate schools. Training programs emphasize operational forecasting, model development, and emergency response in coordination with provincial meteorological bureaus like Hubei Meteorological Bureau and Sichuan Meteorological Bureau.
The academy maintains bilateral and multilateral partnerships with institutions such as the World Meteorological Organization, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, NOAA, Japan Meteorological Agency, and research groups at Imperial College London and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Collaborative projects include joint field campaigns, model intercomparison studies with groups like the Met Office (United Kingdom), data-sharing agreements comparable to those of the Global Climate Observing System, and contributions to assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Regional cooperation extends to initiatives with ASEAN meteorological services and transboundary programs involving Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
The academy has advanced operational forecasting capability through development of regional models used in typhoon prediction, contributing to national disaster reduction efforts that coordinate with Ministry of Emergency Management (PRC). It has published influential studies on East Asian monsoon variability and air pollution episodes in journals alongside researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, and international partners at Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. Contributions include participation in climate model intercomparison efforts analogous to the CMIP phases, development of satellite data assimilation methods employed with data from Gaofen series satellites, and capacity building reflected in joint training with WMO and UNESCO programs.
Category:Meteorological research institutes in China