China will build 158 sets of new generation Doppler weather radar system in the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country by 2010, in order to form a weather radar-monitoring network covering the entire nation. It is aimed at further improving the monitoring and forecast capacity for disastrous weather, including typhoon, rainstorm and strong convection, reports People's Daily on August 18.

The information was released on August 17 by the China Meteorological Administration in its "Short-term Weather Radar Development Planning (2005-2010)'', with the recent approval by the National Development and Reform Commission.

So far, 84 weather radars have gone into business and trial operation in the country, playing an important role in monitoring and pre-warning disastrous weather, and guaranteeing the sustainable development of the national economy and society.

By People's Daily Online