AWARDEE OF METEOROLOGY PRIZE

ZHAO SIXIONG

Abstract

Zhao Sixiong, a meteorologist, is an Academician of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences. He was born on May 7, 1940 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He graduated from the Department of Geophysics, Peking University in 1964 and then, graduated from Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1968. He has been a Research Professor of Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences since 1990. After that, he has been an advisor of doctor student. He was the director of Department of Mesoscale Dynamics and Heavy Rainfall from 1985 to 1999, and is, now, the Executive Director of International Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ICCES), CAS. In addition, he is a Concurrent Professor in Graduate School, Science and Technology University of China, the Chinese editor of International Journal “Science Vision" and China Representative of Coordinating Council, Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS).
Zhao Sixiong made important contributions to the study on mechanism of formation and development of disastrous weather systems, heavy rainfall numerical modeling and atmospheric mesoscale dynamics. He revealed the structure of strong cold front in East Asia in spring and identified the differences between it and the typical case in North America (“SESAME", April 1979). He clarified the energy process of two kinds of mesoscale cyclogenesis in Meiyu front, associating with strong heavy rainfall and demonstrated the main differences between “Meiyu" in China, “Changma" in Korea and “Baiu" in Japan. Based on the study on the cases in China and  Australia, he put forward the new conceptual model of interaction between middle-lower latitude systems in Asia-Australian monsoon area, involving in typhoon, monsoon depression, cut of low, westlies trough and so on. In addition, he and his colleagues developed and improved the disastrous weather prediction system, especially in focusing on data initialization and physical processes, and completed successfully the modeling and forecasting of lots of disastrous weather cases.
Zhao Sixiong worked, as the leader and the main scientist, for many National Research Projects and International Research Projects. He was one of leaders of Science and Technology Committee, the National Research Project “Study on Detecting anf Forecasting of Typhoon and Heavy Rainfall", and a member of Science and Technology Committee, the National Research Project “ Study on Formation Mechanism and Prediction Theory of Severe Disastrous Weather in China". Zhao Sixiong is also the chief scientist in Chinese side, PRC-Australian Joint Heavy Rainfall and Flood Research Project and, at the same time, the chief scientist in Chinese expert team of COMSATS Jiont Research Project.
Zhao Sixiong published more than 90 papers and edited some books. He was awarded as follows:The Second Class Prize of National Science and Technology Progress of China for one time, the First Class Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Chinese Academy of Sciences for two times, the First Class Prize of Natural Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences for one time. Also, he was awarded: The Special Prize for Significant Contribution by the State Council of China in 1992, The Outstanding Expert Medal for Successfully Completing The Research Work by The National Science and Technology Commission (NSTC) in 1996. In addition, he won the Anthony Mason Award given by the University of New South Wales, Australia in 1997.
Zhao Sixiong was elected to the Academician of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 1999.