Zhe-Min TAN
Professor
zmtan@nju.edu.cn
Website: meso.nju.edu.cn
Career Overview
Professor Zhe-Min TAN was appointed President of Nanjing University in April 2023. Prior to this position, he served as Executive Vice President, Vice President, and Associate Vice President of Nanjing University.
Professor TAN is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chair Professor of Meteorology, and Professor of Atmospheric Science at the School of Atmospheric Sciences of NJU. He received his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Degrees in meteorology at NJU in 1985, 1989, and 2000 respectively. He has been a faculty member at NJU since 1989, obtained full professorship in 1999, and served as the Head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences from 1998 to 2006, and Director of the Key Laboratory of Mesoscale Severe Weather of the Ministry of Education and NJU from 2000 to 2010.
Professor TAN's research focuses on the fundamental theoretical research in the atmospheric dynamics, tropical cyclone, and atmospheric predictability. He acted as Vice President of the Chinese Meteorological Society, member of the International Commission for Dynamic Meteorology (ICDM), Vice-Chairman of Chinese National Committee for THORPEX, Co-Chair of the Discipline Evaluation Group for Atmospheric Science of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, and member of the Advisory Committee of the Earth Science Division of National Natural Science Foundation of China. He now serves as the President of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Chairman of the Chinese National Committee of the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), Vice President of the Chinese National Committee of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), member of the Chinese National Expert Committee on Climate Change, Director of Atmospheric Sciences Teaching Advisory Committee of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and member of Program Establishment and Teaching Guidance Committee in Higher Education of the Chinese Ministry of Education.
Research Interests
Atmospheric dynamics
Tropical cyclone dynamics
Mesoscale dynamics and numerical simulation
Atmospheric predictability
Selected Publications
| Tan, Z. M.*, and R. S. Wu, 1994: The Ekman momentum approximation and its application. Boundary Layer Meteo., 68, 193-199. | |
| Tan, Z. M.*, and R. S. Wu, 1994: Helicity dynamics of atmospheric flow. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 11, 175-188. | |
| Tan, Z. M.* and M. Farahai, 1998: An analytical theory of diurnal variation of wind in a semi-geostrophic Ekman boundary layer model. Boundary Layer Meteo., 86, 313-332. | |
| Tan, Z.-M.*, 2001: An approximate analytical solution for baroclinic and variable eddy diffusivity semi-geostrophic Ekman boundary layer. Boundary Layer Meteo., 98, 361-385. | |
| Tan, Z.-M., F. Zhang, R. Rotunon, and C. Snyder, 2004: Mesoscale predictability of moist baroclinic waves: Experiments with parameterized convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1794-1804. | |
| Ma, L.-M.#, and Z.-M. Tan, 2009: Improving the behavior of the cumulus parameterization for tropical cyclone prediction：Convection trigger. Atmos. Res., 92,190-211. | |
| Qiu, X.#, Z.-M. Tan*, and Q. Xiao, 2010: The roles of vortex Rossby waves in hurricane secondary eyewall formation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 2092–2109. | |
| Gu, J.-F.#, Z.-M. Tan*, and X. Qiu, 2015: Effects of vertical wind shear on inner-core thermodynamics of an idealized simulated tropical cyclone. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 511-530. | |
| Guo, X.#, and Z.-M. Tan*, 2017: Tropical cyclone fullness: A new concept for interpreting storm intensity. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 4324-4331, doi:10.1002/2017GL073680. | |
| Guo, Y.-P., and Z.-M. Tan*@, 2018: Westward migration of tropical cyclone rapid-intensification over the Northwestern Pacific during short duration El Niño. Nature Communications, 9, 1507. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03945-y | |
| Zhuo, J. Y.#, and Z.-M. Tan*, 2021: Physics-augmented deep learning to improve tropical cyclone intensity and size estimation from satellite imagery. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 2097-2113. doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-20-0333.1 | |
| Li, D.-Y.#, and Z.-M. Tan*, 2023: The Role of Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions in Tropical Cyclone Intensity Predictability. J. Atmos. Sci., 80, 1213-1226. |
(* corresponding author, # students/postdocs, @ co-first author)
Recent Research Grants
| PI, Dynamics and Prediction of Typhoon Intensity and Structure. National Key Research and Development Program, Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST), 2018.01-2022.12 | |
| PI, Theory of typhoon genesis and development, and techniques of fine prediction, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2022.01-2026.12) |
Books
| Lv, K.-L., Y.-Z. Xu, Z.-M. Tan，Y. Zhang，and co-authors, Dynamic Meteorology, Nanjing University Press, Nanjing, 370pp, 2023. | |
| Tan, Z.-M., and S. X. Zhao, Structure and Mechanism of Beta Mesoscale Severe Convective System over Southern China, Meteorological Press, Beijing, pp266, 2013 | |
| Hong, Y.-X., and Z.-M. Tan: Research-oriented Teaching in Research University, Nanjing University Press, Nanjing, pp506, 2009. | |
| Wu, R.-S., Gao S.-T. and Z.-M. Tan: Frontal Processes and Mesoscale Perturbation Development, Meteorological Press, Beijing, 168pp, 2004. | |
| Wu, R.-S., Y. Wang, X. Wang, L. Zhou, Q. He, Z.-M. Tan, D. Zhang, and Y. Pan: Principles of Modern Synoptic Meteorology, China Higher Education Press, Beijing, 319pp, 1999. |
Awards and Honors
| 2019 | First Prize for Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology), Ministry of Education of China (MOE) |
| 2014 | Grand Prize for National Higher Education and Teaching Achievement Award, the State Council of China (SCC) |
| 2013 | Special Prize for Outstanding Teaching Achievement, Jiangsu Province Government |
| 2011 | Special Prize for Outstanding Teaching Achievement, Jiangsu Province Government |
| 2009 | Second Prize for National Higher Education and Teaching Achievement Award, Ministry of Education |
| 2006 | First Prize for Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Education of China (MOE) |
| 2006 | National Scholarship for New Century Baiqianwan Project, Ministry of Personnel of China (MOP) and Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) |
| 2006 | Cheung-Kong Scholar Chair Professor, Ministry of Education of China (MOE) |
| 2003 | National Award for Excellent Ph.D. Thesis, Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council (ADCSC) and Ministry of Education of China (MOE) |
| 1997 | Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress Award, Jiangsu Province Government |
| 1996 | Zhao J.-W. Science and Technology Award for Young Scientists, Committee on Zhao J.-W. Science and Technology Award of China |
| 1995 | Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress Award, State Education Commission of China |
| 1994 | Chinese Science and Technology Award for Young Scientists, Ministry of Personnel of China (MOP) and China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) |