Using real analysis data of 1°×1° resolution of the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR),the nondivergent wind component and irrotational win...Using real analysis data of 1°×1° resolution of the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR),the nondivergent wind component and irrotational wind component obtained by the harmonic-cosine(H-C) method,and the wind structure of Typhoon Fung-Wong (coded 0808 in China) in 2008 was analyzed. The results indicated that the irrotational component was advantageous over the total wind in reflecting both the changes in convergent height and the asymmetrical convergence of Fung-Wong. In Fung-Wong,the nondivergent component was larger than the irrotational component,but the latter was much more variable than the former,which was obtained only from the wind partition method. Further analyses on the irrotational component demonstrated that the location of the convergent center at lower levels was almost the same as the divergent center during the development of Fung-Wong,and its convergent level was high in its life cycle,with the most highest up to 400 hPa when it became stronger. After the typhoon landed in the provinces of Taiwan and Fujian,respectively,its convergent center at lower levels was slowly detached from the divergent center at high levels and the convergent height was also depressed from high levels to lower levels. Gradually,this weakened the intensity of Fung-Wong. This kind of weakening was slow and Fung-Wong maintained its circulation for a long time over land because of its very thick convergent height. Analyses on wind partitioning provided one possible explanation to why Fung-Wong stayed for a long time after it landed. Furthermore,the asymmetric vertical ascending motion was induced by the asymmetric convergence at lower levels. In general,when typhoons (such as Fung-Wong) land,the rainfall region coincides with that of the convergence region (indicated by the irrotational component at lower layers). This means that the possible rainfall regions may be diagnosed from the convergent area of the irrotational component. For an observational experiment on typhoons,the convergent region may be considered as a key observational region.展开更多
Mechanobiology is the study of how stress and strain are generated by cells and how these mechanical factors regulate cell morphology and function.The vascular system is subject to tensile and compressive stress and s...Mechanobiology is the study of how stress and strain are generated by cells and how these mechanical factors regulate cell morphology and function.The vascular system is subject to tensile and compressive stress and strain in the blood vessel wal that are generated by blood pressure and play a pivotal role in regulating vascular cell activities including proliferation,differentiation,apoptosis,and migration.These cellular processes are essential to vascular development,performance,and pathogenic alterations.Dr.Y.C.Fung has made significant contributions to vascular mechanobiology—establishing the uniform stress theory,addressing the generation and significance of uniform stress and strain across the blood vessel wall,and proposing the stress-growth theory,addressing the role of mechanical stress in regulating cell proliferative ac-tivities(Fung 1984,Fung 1990).These theories have exerted a profound impact on the development of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology in the vascular as well as other systems.展开更多
On September 14,2008,Drs.Shu Chien,Peter Chen,Geert Schmid-Schonbein,Pin Tong and I had the great pleasure of organizing a beautiful event in San Diego,California to celebration Dr.Fung’s 90thbirthday with his studen...On September 14,2008,Drs.Shu Chien,Peter Chen,Geert Schmid-Schonbein,Pin Tong and I had the great pleasure of organizing a beautiful event in San Diego,California to celebration Dr.Fung’s 90thbirthday with his students,friends and family[1].The team gave me the honor and privilege to be the banquet speaker.I titled my speech as“Dr.Fung:My Respected Mentor and Cherished Friend”-something for those of you who have known Dr.Fung well can“resonate”.Still,I would like to take this opportunity to share with you an excerpt of the story I told about this great gentle man.展开更多
Malaysia deems China as close trade partner and is the first batch of countries that embrace the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China.Recently,Will Fung,Chairman of Maycham-China,received an interview with China...Malaysia deems China as close trade partner and is the first batch of countries that embrace the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China.Recently,Will Fung,Chairman of Maycham-China,received an interview with China’s Foreign Trade,when talking about China-Malaysia relationship in the past 45 years,he said that the bilateral relationship has been always developing with the solid foundation and sustainable partnership.Malaysia and China has long-term cooperation history and both sides established formal diplomatic relations in 1974.It is the first ASEAN country that established diplomatic ties with China.展开更多
The formation of a tropical cyclone is the result of a process in which an initial disturbance evolves into a warm-core low-pressure system;however,the origin of the initial disturbance and the features of the initial...The formation of a tropical cyclone is the result of a process in which an initial disturbance evolves into a warm-core low-pressure system;however,the origin of the initial disturbance and the features of the initial fields are overlooked in most existing theories.In this study,based on FY-2C brightness temperature data and the Japan reanalysis dataset,the origin and evolution of the tropical disturbance that became Typhoon Fung-Wong(2008) were examined.The results demonstrated that the initial disturbance emerged within a saddle-type field with large vertical tropospheric wind shear.The vertical wind shear decreased with the adjustment of the upper circulation;moreover,accompanied by convection over the warm section around the upper cold vortex,it provided favorable thermal and dynamic conditions for the development of a tropical vortex.During its development,the zone of associated positive relative vorticity strengthened and descended from the mid-troposphere to lower levels.This rapid strengthening of lower-level vorticity was due to increasing convergence related to the intensification of the pressure gradient southwest of the subtropical high.This indicated that the upper cold vortex and West Pacific subtropical high played very important roles in this case.展开更多
基金State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (2009CB421505)Project of the Ministry of Sciences and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (GYHY200706020)+1 种基金Projects of the Natural Science Foundation of China (40975034, 40775031)Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather (2008LASW-A01)
文摘Using real analysis data of 1°×1° resolution of the National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR),the nondivergent wind component and irrotational wind component obtained by the harmonic-cosine(H-C) method,and the wind structure of Typhoon Fung-Wong (coded 0808 in China) in 2008 was analyzed. The results indicated that the irrotational component was advantageous over the total wind in reflecting both the changes in convergent height and the asymmetrical convergence of Fung-Wong. In Fung-Wong,the nondivergent component was larger than the irrotational component,but the latter was much more variable than the former,which was obtained only from the wind partition method. Further analyses on the irrotational component demonstrated that the location of the convergent center at lower levels was almost the same as the divergent center during the development of Fung-Wong,and its convergent level was high in its life cycle,with the most highest up to 400 hPa when it became stronger. After the typhoon landed in the provinces of Taiwan and Fujian,respectively,its convergent center at lower levels was slowly detached from the divergent center at high levels and the convergent height was also depressed from high levels to lower levels. Gradually,this weakened the intensity of Fung-Wong. This kind of weakening was slow and Fung-Wong maintained its circulation for a long time over land because of its very thick convergent height. Analyses on wind partitioning provided one possible explanation to why Fung-Wong stayed for a long time after it landed. Furthermore,the asymmetric vertical ascending motion was induced by the asymmetric convergence at lower levels. In general,when typhoons (such as Fung-Wong) land,the rainfall region coincides with that of the convergence region (indicated by the irrotational component at lower layers). This means that the possible rainfall regions may be diagnosed from the convergent area of the irrotational component. For an observational experiment on typhoons,the convergent region may be considered as a key observational region.
文摘Mechanobiology is the study of how stress and strain are generated by cells and how these mechanical factors regulate cell morphology and function.The vascular system is subject to tensile and compressive stress and strain in the blood vessel wal that are generated by blood pressure and play a pivotal role in regulating vascular cell activities including proliferation,differentiation,apoptosis,and migration.These cellular processes are essential to vascular development,performance,and pathogenic alterations.Dr.Y.C.Fung has made significant contributions to vascular mechanobiology—establishing the uniform stress theory,addressing the generation and significance of uniform stress and strain across the blood vessel wall,and proposing the stress-growth theory,addressing the role of mechanical stress in regulating cell proliferative ac-tivities(Fung 1984,Fung 1990).These theories have exerted a profound impact on the development of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology in the vascular as well as other systems.
文摘On September 14,2008,Drs.Shu Chien,Peter Chen,Geert Schmid-Schonbein,Pin Tong and I had the great pleasure of organizing a beautiful event in San Diego,California to celebration Dr.Fung’s 90thbirthday with his students,friends and family[1].The team gave me the honor and privilege to be the banquet speaker.I titled my speech as“Dr.Fung:My Respected Mentor and Cherished Friend”-something for those of you who have known Dr.Fung well can“resonate”.Still,I would like to take this opportunity to share with you an excerpt of the story I told about this great gentle man.
文摘Malaysia deems China as close trade partner and is the first batch of countries that embrace the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China.Recently,Will Fung,Chairman of Maycham-China,received an interview with China’s Foreign Trade,when talking about China-Malaysia relationship in the past 45 years,he said that the bilateral relationship has been always developing with the solid foundation and sustainable partnership.Malaysia and China has long-term cooperation history and both sides established formal diplomatic relations in 1974.It is the first ASEAN country that established diplomatic ties with China.
基金National Program on Key Basic Research Project of the"973"Program(2013CB430104)Specialized Fund for Meteorological Research in the Public Welfare(GYHY201106035)
文摘The formation of a tropical cyclone is the result of a process in which an initial disturbance evolves into a warm-core low-pressure system;however,the origin of the initial disturbance and the features of the initial fields are overlooked in most existing theories.In this study,based on FY-2C brightness temperature data and the Japan reanalysis dataset,the origin and evolution of the tropical disturbance that became Typhoon Fung-Wong(2008) were examined.The results demonstrated that the initial disturbance emerged within a saddle-type field with large vertical tropospheric wind shear.The vertical wind shear decreased with the adjustment of the upper circulation;moreover,accompanied by convection over the warm section around the upper cold vortex,it provided favorable thermal and dynamic conditions for the development of a tropical vortex.During its development,the zone of associated positive relative vorticity strengthened and descended from the mid-troposphere to lower levels.This rapid strengthening of lower-level vorticity was due to increasing convergence related to the intensification of the pressure gradient southwest of the subtropical high.This indicated that the upper cold vortex and West Pacific subtropical high played very important roles in this case.
