From October 12th to 13th, Northeast Asia Seminar on Meteorological Science and Technology 2023 was held in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.

Experts and scholars from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF), China, Mongolia, Russia, Germany and other countries participated in the conference online and offline.

The conference focused on the influence mechanism and forecasting technology of Northeast Asian cold vortex on regional climate and strong weather, especially the capacity building of China and other Northeast Asian countries in dealing with extreme weather and climate events such as sandstorm, and conducted in-depth discussions on future cooperation priorities.

During the Northeast Asia Seminar on Meteorological Science and Technology 2023  Photoed by JIANG Xiaohui

In the context of global climate change, Northeast Asian countries are faced with similar extreme severe weather, and have common needs to cope with meteorological disasters and ensure economic and social development.

Experts from WMO, ECMWF, the University of Cologne in Germany, and the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS) respectively delivered invited reports on the United Nations sandstorm forecast and assessment, the latest results of earth system monitoring, the impact of air humidity on sand formation, and the application of the sandstorm numerical prediction system of China Meteorological Administration.

During the Northeast Asia Seminar on Meteorological Science and Technology 2023  Photoed by JIANG Xiaohui

This event has built a meteorological exchange and cooperation platform between China and other Northeast Asian countries, established a meteorological scientific research business and technical exchange and interaction mechanism, strengthened cooperation in meteorological observation in Northeast Asia, cold vortex forecasting in Northeast Asia, meteorological monitoring and forecasting of sandstorms and early warning, and effectively strengthened joint prevention and control among Northeast Asian countries in coping with extreme weather.

The conference was hosted by Liaoning Provincial Meteorological Service, and co-organized by the National Meteorological Centre, the Beijing Climate Centre, CAMS, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Meteorological Service, Jilin ProvincialMeteorological Service, and the Heilongjiang ProvincialMeteorological Service.

Editor: XU Nenyu, ZHANG Guangmei，Ma Donglei