CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROF.ZHU KEZHEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF METEOROLOGY IN CHINA-IN MEMORY OF HIS CENTENARY BIRTHDAY

The year of 1990 is the 100th anniversary of birth of Prof.Zhu Kezhen(Chu Kochen),a great founder of China's modern meteorology who devoted all his life to its flourishing in the country.It has long been a generally-accepted fact that our meteorology of today,in both practical and theoretical aspects,is owed to his enormous contribution.We publish the special issue of the journal just to cherish the memory of his contribution and of his brilliant example of meticulous scholarship, assiduity in study and eagerness to pursue truth, which serve as a powerful source of continuous encouragement to advance the modernization of our meteorological undertakings.