The recently concluded Meteorological and Hydrological Work
Conference of the PLA has decided on the blueprint of development
for the 11th Five-Year Plan period. The conference put stress on
focusing on doing a good job in the construction of four major
systems in military meteorological and hydrological sectors in the
period.
Establishing a new generation of comprehensive survey system
covering meteorology, hydrology and space environment, which will
gradually integrate the land based, sea based, air based and space
based survey systems, and combine the fixed and mobile survey
systems.
Stepping up the construction of the meteorological and
hydrological information network system. A meteorological and
hydrological communication support system combining the fixed and
mobile systems, and basically covering the main directions will be
gradually established on the basis of the national defense
communication network.
Putting in place a new generation of forecast system. The
short-term numerical climate forecast and the oceanic environment
forecast and warning systems will be developed, and the research
and support for space environment monitoring and forecast should be
carried out gradually, thus forming a "three-in-one" forecast and
prediction system.
Setting up a modern military meteorological and hydrological
support system. It focuses on establishing a military
meteorological and hydrological support system and identifying the
corresponding methods that will meet the needs of the local wars
under informationization conditions and that of joint operation
under informationization conditions.
(PLA Daily April 6, 2007)