Last month, the public account of the Ministry of State Security issued a message "National security organs jointly with relevant departments to carry out special management of foreign-related meteorological detection" :

Since the beginning of this year, the state security organs, together with meteorological and security departments, have carried out special management of foreign-related meteorological detection nationwide in accordance with the law, investigated more than 10 overseas meteorological equipment agents, inspected more than 3,000 foreign-related meteorological stations, and found hundreds of illegal foreign-related meteorological detection stations transmitting meteorological data overseas in real time, widely distributed in more than 20 provinces across the country. It's a risk to my national security.

The news quickly spread in weather circles and was reprinted by many media.

CCTV also issued a special news, carried out a detailed report.

（https://tv.cctv.com/2023/10/31/VIDE7p90FNrI5VR5DuwXwZRy231031.shtml）

What does a weather station have to do with national security? Let's talk about it from a couple of angles.

1. Meteorological detection

It is the basis of meteorological industry 

About weather stations, we have done some sharing from different angles. For example:

At 12:46 on May 4, 2022, an automatic weather station at 8830 meters above sea level on the north slope of Mount Qomolangma was successfully set up, setting a new world record for the highest automatic weather observation station at sea level!

We talked about "Taking stock of the best weather stations of those years!"

Watch Musk SpaceX documentary "Back to Space", inspired by the "forgotten German" army in World War II ".

During the Second World War, the German army attached great importance to weather information, formed a mysterious weather force, and built a German Arctic weather station code-named "War Horse".

While studying Visala, I inadvertently learned the development process of Lufft, a century-old German meteorological detection company.

And a series of articles on automatic weather detection technology.

1, automatic meteorological detection technology (5) - Traditional automatic observation of road conditions

2, automatic meteorological detection technology (4) - automatic observation of snow

3. History of Automatic Meteorological detection (3)

4. History of Automatic Meteorological Detection (II)

5. History of Automatic Meteorological Detection (I)

So why is meteorological detection the foundation of the meteorological industry?

The earth system is extremely complex, especially the meteorological system. In order to characterize the current meteorological situation and understand the weather and climate, it is not enough to rely only on human facial features, and it is necessary to develop technology to establish perceptual means.

Surface meteorological detection technology is the most important means to perceive the weather conditions in the widest range of human life. Through the comprehensive application of physics, mathematics, computer and other technologies, conventional surface meteorological elements detection technology has been formed.

Surface weather station is the most common complex of conventional surface meteorological elements detection technology, a weather station can detect meteorological elements from single elements, 2 elements, to 6 elements, 10 elements and even more.

Only ground weather stations are not enough. Meteorological observation technologies such as radar, satellite and ocean are also needed to build an integrated meteorological detection network of air, sky, ground and sea.

We also shared some advances in weather detection technology. For example, EarthNetworks' lightning monitoring accuracy has been improved to less than 100m.

There is also a simple arrangement of meteorological detection enterprises.

Of course, we only know a little about meteorological detection technology, and the whole meteorological detection technology is comprehensive, three-dimensional, and develops with technology and time.

With the support of meteorological detection technology, more meteorological detection data can be produced, which lays a solid foundation for meteorological analysis and forecast.

2. Meteorological data

It is a new factor of production 

Our country takes the data element very seriously!

"From the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change of the general trend, the fourth industrial revolution to digital, intelligent, network as the core, and data resources as an important factor of production, contains huge value, is considered to be the 21st century" gold "and" oil ". In 2019, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee for the first time put data alongside land, labor, capital, and technology as an important factor of production. In 2020, the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and The State Council on Building a more Complete Market-oriented Allocation System of Factors and the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and The State Council on Accelerating the Improvement of the Socialist Market Economic System in the New Era both emphasize the need to cultivate and develop the data factor market."

Meteorological data belongs to the category of data elements, so we took out a period of time to study the relevant trend of data elements market.

Last year, Chongqing, Shandong, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu and Guangdong will build regional sub-centers of the National Industrial Internet Big Data Center;

The construction of data trading platform is accelerating, and Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen compete to enter the market;

Southern Metropolis Daily and Nandu Big Data Research Institute conducted an interview with Beijing International Big Data Exchange;

Guizhou province has established a data circulation and trading platform.

In addition, because of the value of weather data itself, Western countries have long commercialized weather data, such as the Chicago Exchange's weather derivatives, which can sell $1 billion a year.

Meteorological data is constantly productized and standardized, and the way of data interface service has been very common, mainly to provide the most direct access to meteorological data for small and medium-sized enterprises.

We have also done some case analysis - Aliyun meteorological data products.

The European Center for Weather Model Forecasting, a top technology organization, also commercialized model products a few years ago, opening them to commercial licensing worldwide.

In the meteorological industry, the world has reached a consensus - climate is a resource, and meteorological data is an important component of data as a factor of production, with an irreplaceable status and role.

3. Meteorological data

Is national security. 

Going back to the beginning, based on the basic characteristics of meteorological detection for the meteorological industry, as well as the productization trend of meteorological data, meteorological detection data is very easy to commercialize and even globalize.

It seems reasonable and legitimate, but more people may overlook many key links.

We review the Didi data event, of which two important nodes, one is that in 2015 Didi announced the "high-temperature day ministries work overtime Big Competition", may have wanted to care about the national departments, did not expect to leak the national secrets.

https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20220722A02PYE00

In fact, most of the time, the leak is an inadvertent move that has serious consequences.

Another node, in July last year, the state announced the results of the review of the Didi data incident.

The amount of data and the scope are amazing!

But more important is this: "Didi's illegal operations have brought serious security risks to the security of the country's critical information infrastructure and data security." It will not be disclosed in accordance with the law because it involves national security."

Therefore, we are concerned about the special management of the national security department for foreign-related meteorological detection, mainly in several aspects:

1, illegal construction of meteorological detection stations, 2, illegal transmission of meteorological detection data to overseas, 3, involving more than 20 provinces in China.

On the other hand, there is a saying in the industry that "weather affects everything", so the public and all walks of life pay high attention to weather forecasting, weather warning and weather beauty.

In the era of information explosion, before the arrival of an important weather process, after a meteorological disaster, when a beautiful weather appears, the circle of friends have punched the clock, but also provides opportunities for lawbreakers.

They are in order to traffic, regardless of the source of wanton forwarding, network water army everywhere, and even discredit the weather industry.

In order to develop meteorological undertakings, make meteorological work better serve the people's livelihood and ensure national security, The Meteorological Law, the Regulations on the Protection of Meteorological Facilities and the Environmental Protection of Meteorological Exploration, the Measures for the Administration of Meteorological Forecasting and Dissemination, and the Measures for the Administration of Foreign-related Meteorological Exploration and Data have been promulgated in the areas of environmental protection for Meteorological exploration, the issuance and Dissemination of Meteorological Forecasting and early warning, and the sharing and management of meteorological data. To protect meteorological infrastructure and ensure the authority, science and timeliness of meteorological information.

However, illegal cases of meteorological data and meteorological detection occur from time to time, therefore, the state has increased the investigation and punishment of relevant fields!

Finally, weather data is not just the weather forecast behind CCTV news or the weather APP installed on the mobile phone.

Some meteorological equipment may be directly funded by foreign governments and set up around sensitive sites such as military units and military enterprises for altitude approval and GPS positioning;

Some are placed in the main grain producing areas of our country, and correlated analysis of our crop growth and grain output;

Some even serve foreign homeland security and meteorological monitoring for a long time!

Therefore, in front of national security, everyone is responsible!

We must protect weather data and national security!!!

（From: China Meteorological wechat public number）