The 25th CEOS Plenary, Lucca, Italy. 8-9 Nov. 2011

Highlights in NSMC/CMA

since CEOS 24th Plenary

Dr. Jingsong Wang

Deputy Director-GeneralNational Satellite Meteorological Center, CMA

No. 1 The 40th Anniversary of NSMC

The 40th anniversary of NSMC/CMA is celebrated with symposia, exhibition and performance. We are grateful to those who were involved in this celebration.

The Celebration

FY-3B was launched on 5 Nov. 2010 during the GEO Ministerial Summit. The in-orbit handover was held on 26 May, 2011.

Since then, FY-3A and FY-3B have formed an AM-PM observing network.

No. 2 The Launch and Handover of FY-3B

The Ozone hole over North Pole was observed by the FY-3B on March 14, 2011.

The 1st visible multi-orbit mosaic image of China from FY-3B VIRR

The Imaging and Monitoring of FY-3B

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2008FY-2E2008FY-3A (R&D)

2011FY-2F

2010FY-3B (R&D)

2012FY-3C(Op)2014FY-3D(Op)2013FY-2G

2014FY-4A (R&D)

2016FY-3E(Op)

2016FY-RM(R&D)

2017FY-4B (Op)

2018FY-3F(Op)

2020FY-RM2 2019FY-4C(Op)

2015FY-2F

Road Map of FY Satellite Development by 2020

FY-2F is scheduled to be launched in January, 2012

The initiative of the Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference was advocated by the NSMC/CMA and supported by the MeteoSat owners and users in A/O region. The 1st Conference was hosted by the NSMC/CMA in Beijing in conjunction with the GEO 7th plenary and Ministerial Summit in November, 2010.

The 2nd AOMSUC will be hosted by the JMA in Tokyo in early December, 2011.

NO.3 1st Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference

The 1st CMA and EUMETSAT Satellite Application workshop was organized in Beijing in May 2011.

No. 4 International cooperationBilateral Cooperation with EUMETSAT

Satellite data acquisition and dissemination, strategy for the data exchange, data calibration and validation, satellite application were put on the agenda and discussed by scientists from both sides.

The 1st CMA and NOAA Satellite high level working meeting was scheduled for September and postponed to December, 2011.

Bilateral Cooperation with NOAA

In Sep. 2010 and Aug. 2011, Dr Camara, Director of the INPE and Chair of CEOS 2010, made visits to NSMC/CMA.

Both sides further exchanged views on relevant cooperative activities of the China-Brazil cooperation, and made specific proposals for the implementation of the memorandum.

Bilateral Cooperation with INPE

NSMC/CMA will send delegates to the GEO Plenary in Istanbul, Turkey.

CGMS held in St. Petersburg, on 3-7 October 2011.

CGMSCGMS

Involvement in international organization affairs