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Korea Meteorological Administration

Korea Meteorological Administration is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Korea Meteorological Administration rather than just read about it. In short: The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA; Korean: 기상청) is the national meteorological service of South Korea. The service started in 1904 joining the WMO in 1956.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA; Korean: 기상청) is the national meteorological service of South Korea. The service started in 1904 joining the WMO in 1956. Numerical weather prediction is performed using the Unified Model software suite.

History The current administration was established in 1990. Temporary observatories set up in 1904 in Busan, Incheon, Mokpo and elsewhere were precursors to the current KMA. The Central Meteorological Office (국립중앙관상대, CMO) was established in August 1949. In April 1978, CMO was renamed the Korea Meteorological Service (KMS). In 1999, the administration introduced a meteorological supercomputer for forecasting. As of November 2021, supercomputers Guru and Maru ranked 27th and 28th respectively in the world. In 2010, the KMA launched South Korea's first geostationary meteorological satellite, the Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), also known as Chollian. Chollian started its official operation in 2011. The Seoul and Busan observatories were recognized as Centennial Observing Stations in 2017 by the World Meteorological Administration (WMO). In 2019, the administration completed developing its own numerical weather prediction model.

Weather radar project In 2013, US-based Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC) out of Enterprise, Alabama won a contract to deliver 11 S-band Klystron Dual-Polarization Doppler Weather radar systems to the KMA. The radars will be installed across the country as a means of providing for complete weather radar coverage over the entire country.

Locations The headquarters is in Daebang-dong, Dongjak District, Seoul. Co-working organs include mainly 5 categories: regional office of KMA, weather stations, observatories and Joint office for Meteorological observation.

See also National Institute of Meteorological Sciences - national research institute for meteorology in South Korea

Notes

References Nam, Jae-Cheol; Suh, Myoung-Seok; Lee, Eun-Jeong; Hwang, Jae-Don; Kwak, Jun-Young; Ryu, Seong-Hyen; Oh, Seung Jun (2023). "The History of the Development of Meteorological Related Organizations with the 60th Anniversary of the Korean Meteorological Society - Universities, Korea Meteorological Administration, ROK Air Force Weather Group, and Korea Meteorological Industry Association -". Atmosphere (in Korean). 33 (2). Seoul: Korean Meteorological Society: 275–296. doi:10.14191/Atmos.2023.33.2.275.

External links KMA homepage KMA on www.top500.org The National Institute of Meteorological Research

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Korea Meteorological Administration

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Korea Meteorological Administration claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Korea Meteorological Administration before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Korea Meteorological Administration ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Korea Meteorological Administration

In research: Korea Meteorological Administration appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Korea Meteorological Administration in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Korea Meteorological Administration is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Climate of South Korea, Government agencies established in 1990, Government agencies of South Korea, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Korea Meteorological Administration outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Korea Meteorological Administration in simple terms?

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA; Korean: 기상청) is the national meteorological service of South Korea. The service started in 1904 joining the WMO in 1956.

Why does Korea Meteorological Administration matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Korea Meteorological Administration?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Korea Meteorological Administration.