A CAS proposal on meridian space weather monitoring project (Meridian Project) has been approved recently by the Chinese government as a national major research project.
With the objective of making clear the patterns of catastrophic weather events in the space environment, regional characteristics of the environment above China's territory so as to ensure the flight safety of satellites, the project will set up a large-scale ground-based monitoring system composed of 15 stations along the longitude of 120ºE and the latitude of 30ºN. Scientists say it will contribute not only to the development of China's space science, but also to international cooperation in the field.
The 200-million-yuan project will be coordinated by the CAS Center for Space Science and Applied Research with the participation of researchers from such departments as CAS, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information Industry, China Earthquake Administration, State Oceanic Administration, and China Meteorological Administration.
