On April 16, FY-3G meteorological satellite lifted off. The figure is the first image captured by the Precipitation Measurement Radar (PMR) onboard FY-3G on May 7.

At 16:35 on May 7, PMR onboard FY-3F captured the rainfall near Hainan province and Yangjiang, Guangdong province, China. The figure shows the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation system from 3.75 to 6 km above the land surface.

Visible light cloud image of the 5th typhoon Doksuri captured by FY-4B at 9:56 a.m. on July 28

On August 3, FY-3F successfully lifted off. The figure shows the first image captured by MERSI onboard FY-3F.

In the early hours of November 29, a large M9.8 flare occurred, followed by a coronal mass ejection that significantly affected the Earth's magnetic field. On the evening of December 1, a geomagnetic storm appeared, with auroras seen in many places in China.

In December, FY-3E observed the night lights in the world. MERSI onboard FY-3E which is equipped with a low-light band (LLB) has enabled FY series satellites to detect low light at night for the first time.

On December 20, FY-4B detected the forming low-level cellular clouds over the ocean from southbound cold air, namely, a peculiar phenomenon called "cloud waterfall" emerging from where warm and cold air meets.

Credits to: National Satellite Meteorological Centre (NSMC) of CMA

Editor: LIU Shuqiao