An Overview on the Research Progress of Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Satellite Meteorology in China
大气遥感与卫星气象学研究的进展与回顾

Atmospheric remote sensing is the technological basis and one of the fast developing disciplines in atmospheric sciences since the 1960s. Chinese scientists have made significant progresses in this field in both to fulfill the national needs of global and regional atmospheric parameters for meteorology, environment, and national defense applications, as well as to advance scientific frontiers. In this paper, we will briefly review the early history and recent developments of this field in China, in particular with-in the Institute of Atmospheric Physics. The main topics are as follows: early history of atmospheric remote sensing research; early history of satellite meteorology; basie research of satellite infrared remote sensing; theoreticai and experimental research of atmospheric microwave remote sensing; atmospheric li-dar remote sensing; atmospheric remote sensing.