China Meteorological Administration

The China Meteorological Administration or CMA (Chinese: 中国气象局), headquartered in Beijing, is the national weather service for the People's Republic of China.

[edit] History

The agency was originally established in December 1949 as the the Central Military Commission Meteorological Bureau. 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]

[edit] Subordinate bodies under the CMA

• National Meteorological Centre (the Central Meteorological Observatory)^[1]
• National Satellite Meteorological Centre (National Centre for Space Weather Monitoring and Warning)
• National Climate Centre
• 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.

[edit] See also

• Geography of China

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website