A Study of the Climate Dynamics and Climate Prediction Theory
气候动力学与气候预测理论的研究

Several important achievements on the climate dynamics and climate prediction theory at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAP/CAS) during recent years have been briefly summarized in this paper. Through the investigation of multi-scale characteristics of the climate system and its dynamics, a series of dynamical theories of climate system have been proposed, a-long with the climate prediction theory and technology suitable for the monsoon climate over China. After that, we took the lead in carrying out the dynamical extra-seasonal climate prediction, which lead to the establishment of the comprehensive dynamical short-term climate prediction system in I AP, and this prediction system has been applied to the operational prediction of summer drought/flood conditions over China. Generally speaking. all of these achievements show not only their fundamental academic impor-tance, but also their great value for the real application, and so can provide valuable tools for the study of atmospheric sciences, climate and even environmental sciences.