Tianjin Meteorological Science Education Base

Tianjin Meteorological Science Education Base

Tianjin Meteorological Science Education Base is a science education base.

Tianjin Meteorological Science Education Base

The Tianjin Meteorological Bureau has a 400-square-meter weather forecasting consultation room. Sixteen computers receive weather and climate data 24 hours a day from the United States, Europe, Japan, and the Beijing Meteorological Center. They can also access satellite cloud imagery and surface weather map data for forecasters to use in consultation and analysis of the weather. During World Meteorological Day on March 23 and Science and Technology Week each year, the bureau’s science education office organizes open days at the city’s meteorological observatory. In the past three years, these open days have received an average of over 3,000 visitors. Tianjin TV Station has sent reporters to the municipal and specialized meteorological observatories for special interviews and reports, achieving positive results in news and public opinion promotion. During Science and Technology Week, the science education office compiles and distributes meteorological science popularization brochures to the public, averaging more than 2,000 copies per year.

To implement the goals of the "Tianjin Science and Technology Popularization Work 'Ninth Five-Year' Plan Outline," the "Tianjin Meteorological Bureau Science and Technology Popularization Office" was established in 1998, sharing the same personnel as the Secretariat of the Tianjin Meteorological Society under a dual name. It is primarily responsible for managing meteorological science popularization. Comrade Zhao Jiajun, Secretary-General of the Society, serves as the director of the Meteorological Science Popularization Office and has built a team of both full-time and part-time science popularizers. Part-time science popularizers are stationed in various units including the Municipal Meteorological Observatory, Specialized Meteorological Observatory, Climate Center, Weather Modification Office, Meteorological Research Institute, and Tianjin Binhai Early Warning Center, totaling 22 members, with six senior engineers serving as lecturers for meteorological science presentations.

At the beginning of each year, the Meteorological Bureau formulates a science popularization work plan for the year, specifying clear opening times and content. The Bureau organizes two public open days each year, generally in March and May, focusing on opening key facilities such as the Municipal Meteorological Observatory consultation room, Specialized Meteorological Observatory, Agricultural Meteorology Center, Lightning Protection Center, and Climate Service Center. These events allow citizens to learn about meteorological knowledge and related weather forecasting information. The Bureau also regularly holds three science popularization lectures each year, receiving over 3,000 visitors.

To strengthen meteorological science popularization efforts, the Municipal Meteorological Bureau allocates 5,000 yuan annually as special funding for meteorological science communication, ensuring the normal operation of science popularization activities.