Zhu Kezhen information

Chu Kechen (1March 7, 890-1February 7, 974), also known as Shao Rong, was born in Dongguan Town, Shaoxing County, Zhejiang Province, an outstanding meteorologist, geographer and educator in China, and the founder of modern geography in China. He founded the first Department of Geography of China University and Institute of Meteorology of Academia Sinica, and served as the president of Zhejiang University in 13, and was known as one of the four presidents of China University. After 1949, he became the vice president of China Academy of Sciences and started a comprehensive investigation of natural resources. From 1 93665438+1October1to his death, he recorded weather and phenology every day, with more than 3 million words. In 2008, in the selection organized by China Association for Science and Technology, together with Yuan Longping and Mao Yisheng, he was awarded the top ten outstanding figures of science and technology communication in China. 19 18 received a doctorate from Harvard university. 1948 was selected as an academician of academia sinica. 1966 was elected as a foreign academician of Romanian Academy of Sciences. Vice President of China Academy of Sciences and Director of Comprehensive Investigation Committee of Natural Resources. In the 1920s and 1930s, meteorological education was initiated, the Institute of Meteorology of China Academy of Sciences was established, and the early meteorological observation network of China was established to carry out phenological observation, high-altitude detection and weather forecast. He has made pioneering contributions to the study of typhoon, China monsoon and atmospheric circulation, climate division, phenology and climate change. It is incisively pointed out that there is downdraft in the eyes of typhoon, and the change of typhoon track in the western Pacific is controlled by four atmospheric activity centers in the Far East. The concept of monsoon system was first put forward in China. Initiated regional climate research, and put forward the index of dividing subtropics. Eight climatic zones in China are determined, and the basic outlines of climatic zones and natural zones are established. The research on climate change in China in recent 5000 years has made important contributions to climate change research. He presided over and participated in the comprehensive investigation of soil and water conservation, sand prevention and control, Heilongjiang River Basin, Xinjiang, South-to-North Water Transfer Project in the west, tropical biology in South China and tropical resources in Yunnan, and made great contributions.