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\nBEIJING
\n\u201cThe satellite and meteorological data provided by China\u2019s meteorological satellites could be used to monitor Pakistan\u2019s desert locusts and provide early warnings to relevant parties,\u201d said sources form China Meteorological Administration (CMA).
\nThe CMA has released special reports on remote sensing data of locust attacks in Pakistan.
\n\u201cChina\u2019s Fengyun series satellites can generate information for analysis of locust-affected area by monitoring rainfall, soil moisture and land surface temperature (LST) changes of the African and South Asian countries,\u201d CMA noted.
\nIt was explained that a hotter and wetter climate favours more multiplication of locusts, and studies have also linked wind direction, speed, and other weather parameters to the migration of locusts.
\nAs per an update issued by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), the summer breeding of desert locust swarms has commenced in Pakistan\u2019s Tharparkar, Nara and Cholistan deserts where hatching and band formation will increase later this month.
\nOn top of monitoring the breeding and movement of locust swarm, Fengyun satellites are helpful when it comes to the assessment of vegetation damage.
\nLocust swarms ravaged crops and pastureland, destroyed food and vegetation and jeopardized food security across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of South Asia. Fengyun-3 (FY-3) polar orbit meteorological satellite, therefore, is used to monitor how the crops are growing.
\nWith the monitoring data generated by FY-3, Pakistani scientists can offer remote sensing-based assessment of vegetation damage in locust-invaded areas.
\nAccording to CMA, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has been using data collected from China\u2019s CMA Cast, an updated satellite data broadcast system based on Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite – Second Generation (DVB-S2) with both file and multimedia transmission capability since 2006.
\nThey have regularly posted maps sensed by Fengyun-2E (FY-2E) satellite online for various disaster prevention and mitigation authorities.
\nIn addition, data collected by China\u2019s Meteorological Information Comprehensive Analysis and Process System (MICAPS) has been used by Pakistan to analyze and forecast weather for relevant institutions and the public.
\nChina on June 5, 2018 had launched FY-2H meteorological satellite to improve the accuracy of weather forecasting and provide better meteorological services to countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the sources told.
\nThe number of countries using Fengyun satellites data has increased to 108 (including 75 countries involved to BRI) by May 2020, and 30 countries have established earth stations to transmit and receive information to and from Fengyun satellites. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DNA BEIJING \u201cThe satellite and meteorological data provided by China\u2019s meteorological satellites could be used to monitor Pakistan\u2019s desert locusts and provide early warnings to relevant parties,\u201d said sources form China Meteorological Administration (CMA). The CMA has released special reports on remote sensing data of locust attacks in Pakistan. \u201cChina\u2019s Fengyun series satellites can generate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-134281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n