The Department of Atmospheric Science

The Department of Atmospheric Science (formerly The Department of Meteorology) was started in 1960. It is composed of atmospheric science and oceanic science majors.

In 1981, the department was authorized to start a Master's Degree program. In 1988, The China Meteorological Bureau approved meteorology as a valid major. In 1993, the department qualified for enrollment of Ph.D students. In 1998, the post-Ph.D research station was built, and in 2002 the atmospheric Science major was awarded as a national principal subject.

Five professors on our staff have been acclaimed as top university educators throughout several provinces. In 1994, the researching members of Weather Dynamics and Meteorology were named as the “top provincial subject staff “. In 1996, the Department was applauded as an advanced meteorology unit nationwide.

The Atmospheric Science department continues to develop in scale since it was built. The provincial weather station and key lab of disaster provides excellent research conditions for teaching and training.

The department has received over thirty awards nationwide and in several provinces for its use of textbooks listed as follows:

Weather Fundamentals and Methods won the national No. 1 prize

Meso-scale Meteorology won the top provincial textbook title Weather Analysis and Numerical Weather Forecast were prized as No. 1 and No.2 textbooks in the province.

In 1993, The Weather Meteorology Center was established on the campus. In addition, more than 500 advanced weathermen trained from over ninety countries, thus providing significant international influence.

Presently, The Atmospheric Science Department is characterized through four major directions:

•  Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and Short-term Climate Forecast . Which includes:

a.) East Asia atmospheric circulation abnormality evolution, especially seasonal transform features and their forecast methods;

b.) related physical factors affecting short-term climate change for the purpose of more precise forecast schemes.

2. East Asia Monsoon and Land-sea-air Interaction . Which includes:

a.) international cooperation between various countries

b.) Cooperating institutions are from China, China-America and China-Japan.

•  Theoretical Research of Weather Disaster Formation and Its Calculation Theory .

Contents include research on decreasing natural disasters on the basis of such high-grade devices as remote sense, electron and message, especially in the fields of Typhoon, sand-storms and rainstorms in China.

•  Atmospheric Dynamics and Numerical Mode Research .

Contents include research in atmospheric instability theory and its application in preventing natural disasters.

Since 1991, professors in the department have presided or taken part in 130 different research projects. Including the following: China Science Fund; National Item 863; National Item 973; Publications 2,600; and 45 Special awards

In addition, the department has sponsored national and international conferences.

STUDENT BODY: (atmospheric science) alumni 8000, post graduates 700, Ph.D 40 and 3 overseas students. Our diploma and accreditation are acknowledged at home and abroad.