Prof. Daren LYU is an atmospheric physicist and an academician of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor LYU has long been engaged in basic research and major applications in remote sensing of the atmosphere and Earth’s environment, atmospheric radiation transmission, middle atmosphere and solar-terrestrial physics, and detection and theoretical models of the interaction between ecology and climate. He served as a member of the expert committees of the 863 Program and the International Radiation, Middle Atmosphere, and Solar-Terrestrial Space Physics. Prof. LYU was the chief scientist of three major projects funded by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, NSFC-National Research Instrument Development Grant of China, and the 973 Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology.