1964年毕业于中国科学技术大学应用地球物理系，1968年毕业于中科院大气物理研究所中期预报研究生专业。现任南京大学大气科学系教授、博士生导师、中国气象学会第25届常务理事、中国气象学会热带气象学委员会副主任、江苏省气象学会气候与长期预报委员会主任。先后在中科院兰州高原大气物理研究所、南京大学以及美国芝加哥大学和海军研究生院长期从事数值天气预报、大气环流和气候数值模拟的研究和教学。
1978年以来，在国内外学术刊物上发表科学论文230余篇（包括合作论文），合作出版专著4本。已招收硕士生49名（获学位28名）、博士生24名（获学位16名）。在青藏高原等大地形的处理方法和气候效应、大气环流模式和区域气候模式设计、模式物理过程参数化和数值模拟等方面有多年经验。近年来，在南海季风和东亚季风、南亚高压、海气相互作用和青藏高原热力效应等方面进行了深入的诊断和数值研究。
曾获1978年全国科学大会奖，1984年中科院重大科技成果二等奖，1988年国家教委科技进步二等奖，1992年江苏省科技进步二等奖。1992年获政府特殊津贴。1982年获甘肃省外事工作先进个人称号，1995年获江苏省优秀研究生教师和江苏省教育系统科技先进个人称号。2003年获教育部科技进步一等奖（第二完成人）。
已培养硕士30余名、博士12名。指导的博士论文"南亚高压的演变规律、机制及对区域气候的影响"和"南海季风区海气相互作用研究、区域海气耦合模式的研制及夏季风的模拟"相继获得2000和2001年南京大学"优秀博士论文奖"。
主要代表性论文有：
一、历年SCI（E）论文目录
1.QianYongfuandZhongZhong,Dynamicequationsforatmosphereinnumericalmodelswithtopography,J.Met.Soc.Japan,1986,SpecialVolume:743-756.
2.QianYongfu,WangQianqian,NumericalsimulationsofanomaliesofprecipitationandsurfacetemperatureinChinainthesummerof1997,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2000,17(2):221~233.
3.QianYongfu,WangShiyu,ShaoHui:ApossiblemechanismeffectingtheearlieronsetofSouthweasterlymonsoonintheSouthChinaSeacomparedtotheIndianmonsoon,Metero.&Atmos.Physics,2001,76,No.3-4:237-250.
4.QianYongfu,ZhangQiong,YaoYonghong,ZhangXuehong,SeasonalVariationandheatpreferenceoftheSouthAsiaHigh,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2002,19(5):821-836。
5.QianYongfu,ZhengYiqun,ZhangYan,MiaoManqian,ResponsesofChina''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''smonsoonclimatetosnowanomalyovertheTibetanPlateau,InternationalJournalofClimatology,2003,23:593-613.
6.QianYongfu,ZhangYan,HuangYanyan,HuangYingandYaoYonghong,TheEffectsoftheThermalAnomaliesovertheTibetanPlateauanditsVicinitiesonClimateVariabilityinChina,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2004,21(3):369-381.
7.Kuo,H.L.andQianYongfu,InfluenceoftheTibetianPlateauoncumulativeanddiurnalchangesofweatherandclimateinsummer,Mon.Wea.Rev.,1981,109(11):2337～2356.
8.Kuo,H.L.andQianYongfu,NumericalsimulationofthedevelopmentofmeanmonsooncirculationinJuly,Mon.Wea.Rev.,1982,110(12):1879-1897.
9.钱云，钱永甫，18000年前冰期气候的数值模拟，地球物理学报，1998，41（2）：.
10.LiuHuaQiang,QianYongfu，NumericalsimulationsofintenseMeiyurainfallin1991overtheChangjiangandHuaiheRiverValleysbyaregionalclimatemodelwithp-σincorporatedcoordinatesystem,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1999,16(3):395~404.
11.ZhangYaocun,QianYongfu，NumericalsimulationoftheregionaloceancirculationinthecoastalareasofChina,Adv.Atmos.Sci..,1999,16(3):443~450.
12.JiangJiandQianYongfu,ThestudyontheinterannualvariationandthemechanismoftheSCSmonsoon,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1999,16(4):544~558.
13.ShaoHui,QianYongfu,MainfeaturesofregionalcirculationvariationduringonsetoftheSCSmonsoonin1998,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2000,17(2):322~338.
14.WangShiyu,QianYongfu,DiagnosticstudyofapparentheatsourcesandmoisturesinksintheSCSanditsadjacentareasduringtheonsetof1998SCSmonsoon,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2000,17(2):285~298.
15.Al-JibooriM.H.,XuYumao,QianYongfu,Localsimilarityrelationshipsofnon-dimensionalwindandtemperaturegradientinthetower-layeratmosphereoverBeijingcity,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2000,17(4):636~648.
16.WangShiyu,QianYongfu,Modelingofthe1998EastAsiansummermonsoonbyalimitedareamodelwithp-incorporatedcoordinate,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2001,18(2):209-224.
17.ZhangWeiqing,QianYongfu,TherelationshipsbetweenvariationsofseasurfacetemperatureanomaliesinthekeyoceanareasandtheprecipitationandsurfacetemperatureinChina,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2001,18(2):294-308.
18.AL-JIBOORI,XuYumao,QianYongfu,TurbulencecharacteristicsovercomplexterraininWestChina,Boundary-LayerMeteorology,2001,101:109-126.
19.AL-JIBOORI,XuYumao,QianYongfu,Localsimilarityrelationshipsintheurbanboundarylayer,Boundary-LayerMeteorology,2002,102:63-82.
20.LiuHuaqiang,QianYongfu,ZhengYiqun,Effectsofnestedareasizeuponregionalclimatemodelsimulation,Adv.Atmos.Sci..2002,19(1):110-120.
21.GuoWeidong,SunShufen,QianYongfu,Caseanalysesandnumericalsimulationofsoilthermalimpactsonlandsurfaceenergybudgetbasedonanoff-linelandsurfacemodel,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2002,19(3):500-512.
22.ZhangQiong,WuGuoxiong,QianYongfu,TheBimodalityofthe100hPaSouthAsiaHighanditsrelationshiptotheclimateanomalyovereastAsiainsummer,J.Met.Soc.Japan,2002,80(4):733-744.
23.ZhengYiqun,YuGe,QianYongfu,SimulationsofregionalclimaticeffectsofvegetationchangeinChina,QuarterlyJRoyalMeteor.Soc.,2002,128:2089-2115.
24.ZhangYaocun,QianYongfu,MechanismofthermalfeaturesovertheIndo-ChinaPeninsulaandpossibleeffectsontheonsetoftheSouthChinaSeamonsoon,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,2002,19(5):885-900.
25.姚永红，钱永甫，北美高压的季节变化特征及其与华北夏季降水的关系，地球物理学报，2002，45（suppl.）:62-74。
26.张录军、钱永甫，长江流域汛期降水集中程度和洪涝关系研究，地球物理学报，2004，47(4):622-630。二、历年一流杂志（英文）论文
1.QianYongfuandWangQianqian,Anumericalsimulationofdiurnalvariationsofmeteorologicalfieldsinsummer,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1984,1(1):40-52.
2.QianYongfuandZhongZhong,Generalformsofdynamicequationsforatmosphereinnumericalmodelswithtopography,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1986,3(1):10-22.
3.QianYongfu,Recurrencemethodforcalculationsofatmosphericcoolingratesduetoinfraredradiation,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1987,4(3):403-413.
4.QianYongfu,Localsplineinterpolationandhydrostaticequation,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1988,5(2):159-170.
5.QianYongfu,Numericalexperimentsoftheeffectsofinitialdesertmoistureontheclimatechange,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1991,8(4):459-470.
6.QianYongfu,LiuXiaodong,ZhongZhong,NumericalsimulationsofheatinganomalyeffectsofTibetanPlateauoncirculationinsummer,ActaMeteo.Sinica,1992,6(1):70-81.
7.QianYongfu,Theclimateeffectsofthestratosphericvolcanicash,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1993,10(2):135-146.
8.QianYongfu,Numericalsimulationsoftheeffectsofaerosolsintheatmosphericboundarylayerontheclimate,ActaMeteo.Sinica,1993,7(3):303-315.
9.QianYongfu,EffectsofdifferentseasurfacetemperaturesoverthewesternPacificonsummermonsoonproperties,ActaOceanologicaSinica,1993,12(4):535-547.
10.QianYongfu,QianYun,WangQianqian,NumericalModelingsofPropertiesoftheSummerQuasi-stationaryCirculationSystemsandTheirMonthlyVariations,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1994,11(4):399-407.
11.QianYongfuandDongLiang,EffectsoftheEvelopeDegreeofOrographyontheSimulatedClimateProperties,ActaMet.Sinica,1995,9(3):302-312.
12.Qianyongfu,WangQianqian,Numericalmodelingsoftheclimaticeffectsoftheland-seadistributionandtopography,Adv.Atmos.Sci,1996,13(3),383-398.
13.QianYongfu,AcomparativestudyoftheheatingeffectsoftheTibetanPlateauandtheWesternPacific,ActaMeteo.Sinica,1996,10(3),270-283.
14.QianYongfu,WangQianqian,WangYehong,ZhaoYuchun,RelationshipbetweenSSTAintheWesternPacificandtheJuneprecipitationinthemidandthelowerChangjiangValleys,SelectedPapersoftheFourthConferenceonEastAsiaandWesternPacificMeteorologyandClimate,C.-P.Chang,G.X.Wu,BenJou,andC.Y.Lamed.,2002,WouldScientificPublishingCo.Pte.Ltd.,131-143,440pp.
15.NiYunqi,QianYongfuandLinYuanbi,TheeffectsofseasurfacetemperatureovertheequatorialwesternPacificandtheIndianOceanontheAsiansummermonsoon,ActaMeteorologicaSinica,1989,3(3):376-394.
16.NiYunqi,QianYongfu,Theeffectsofseasurfacetemperatureanomaliesoverthemid-latitudewesternPacificontheAsiansummermonsoon,ActaMeteo.Sinica,1991,5(1):28-39.
17.WangQianqian,QianYongfuetal.,NumericalmodellingoftheeffectsofOzoneonthesummeratmosphericcirculation,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1994,11(2):201-211.
18.WangQianqian,QianYongfuandGeZhaoxia,numericalexperimentsoftheeffectsofseasurfacetemperatureanomaliesoverthePacificonprecipitationin1991,ActaMeteor.Sinica,1995,9(2):207-214.
19.QianYunandQianYongfu,SensitivityExperimentsonInfluencesofUpliftofQinghai-XizangPlateauonCirculationinSummer,ActaMet.Sinica,1995,9(3):267-277.
20.王谦谦,钱永甫,徐海明,葛朝霞,NumericalexperimentsoftheeffectsofseasurfacetemperatureanomaliesoverthePacificonprecipitationin1991,ActaMeteor.Sinica,1995,9(2).
21.王谦谦,钱永甫:Effectsofland-seadistribution,topographyanddiurnalchangeonsummermonsoonmodeling,Adv.Atmos.Sci.,1996,13(2):253-259.
22.WangQianqian&QianYongfu,Influencesofdiurnalchangeofsolarradiationonsimulatedpropertiesofsummermonsoon,ActaMeteo.Sin.,1997,11(2):224-234.
23.LiuLipingandQianYongfu,ZhangYaocun,SimulationsofmonthlyclimaticmeanfieldinJan.andJul.inQinghai-XizangPlateauandNorthwestChina,ActaMeteor.Sinica,1998,12(1):18-26.
24.ZhangYaocun,QianYongfu,Characteristicsof10-daymeansurfacesensibleheatfluxvariationsintheSCSmonsoonregionandpossibleconnectionswiththeSCSsummermonsoononset,ActaMeteo.Sinica,1999,13(1):11~20.
25.ZhangQiong,QianYongfu,Effectsofboundarylayerparameterizationonthemonthlymeansimulation,ActaMeteo.Sinica,1999,13(1):73~85.
26.YangBo,QianYongfu,Atwo-layersimplebaroclinicequationoceanmodelanditssimulationsofoceancurrentsinwinterandsummer,ActaOceano.Sinica,1999,18(2):279~291.
27.ZhengWeizhong,QianYongfu，ImprovementoncomputingthehorizontalpressuregradientforceintheRegCM2,ActaMeteo.Sci.,1999,13(3):304~315.
28.ZhangYaocun,QianYongfu,Characteristicsof10-daymeansurfacelatentheatfluxvariationsintheSCSmonsoonregionandpossibleconnectionswiththeSCSmonsoononset,ActaMeteor.Sinica,1999,13(4):414-425.
29.RenXuejuan,QianYongfu,Basicclimatologicalfeaturesofair-seaheatexchangesintheSCSregionandtheirrelationswiththeSCSmonsoon,ActaMeteor.Sinica,1999,13(4):426-438.
30.ZhangWeiqing,QianYongfu,SeasonalvariationsofconvectiveactivitiesovertheSouthChinaSeaanditsneighborhoodandtheircomparativeanalysesinthestrongandweakconvectionyears.ActaMet.Sinica,2001,15(2):205~217.
31.Al-JibooriM.H.,XuYumao,QianYongfu,Verticalstructureofsecondmomentturbulentvariables.ActaMet.Sinica,2001,15(2):218~232.
32.AL-JIBOORI,XuYumao,QianYongfu,Velocityspectraoverdifferentterrains,AtmosphericScienceLetters,2001,doi:10.1006/asle.2001.0039.
33.AL-JIBOORI,XuYumao,QianYongfu,Effectsofdifferentterrainonvelocitystandarddeviations,AtmosphericScienceLetters,2001,doi:10.1006/asle.2001.0038.
34.RenXueyuan,QianYongfu,Developmentofacoupledregionalair-seamodelanditsnumericalsimulationforsummermonsoonin1998,ActaMeteor.Sinica,2001,15(4):385-396.
35.ZhangYan,QianYongfu,ImpactsofsurfacesensibleheatfluxesinthekeyareasoftheTibetanPlateauoninterannualvariationoftheSCSsummermonsoonintensity,ActaMeteorologicaSinica,2003,17(Suppl.):249-261.
36.YaoYonghong,QianYongfu,TherelationshipoftheSouthChinaSeamonsoonwiththeSouthAsiaHighanditsCharacteristicsofSeasonalorInterannualVariations,ActaMeteorologicaSinica,2003,17(Suppl.):57-70.
37.ZhangLujun,QianYongfu,AnnualdistributionfeaturesofprecipitationinChinaandtheirinterannualvariations.ActaMeteorologicaSinica,2003,17(2):246-263.
三、历年其它论著
1.钱永甫,颜宏,骆启仁,王谦谦,一个有大地形影响的初始方程数值模式,大气科学,1978,2(2):91-102.
2.钱永甫,颜宏,王谦谦,王安宇,行星大气中地形效应的数值研究,1988,科学出版社,北京,217页.
3.钱永甫,地表热平衡温度的一种计算方法,气象科学,1988,8(4):14-27.
4.钱永甫,王云峰,数值模式中气压梯度力的算法试验,气象学报,1991,49(3):321-331.
5.钱永甫,周天军,陡峭地形区气压梯度力的误差扣除法,热带气象学报,1994,10（4）：358-368.
6.钱永甫,董梁,包络地形对气候模拟特征的影响,高原气象,1995,14(2):129-140.
7.钱永甫，朱伯承，王谦谦，σ坐标系海洋模式中水平压力梯度的一种算法，南京大学学报，1998，34（6）：691~700。
8.钱永甫，王谦谦，刘华强，郑维忠，中国区域气候变化的模拟和问题，高原气象，1999，18（3）：341～349。
9.钱永甫，王谦谦，朱伯承，海底地形对南海海流、海面高度和海温影响的数值试验，热带气象学报，1999，15（4）：289－296。
10.钱永甫，包络地形和重力波拖曳对气候模拟效果的影响，应用气象学报，2000，11（1）：13～20.
11.钱永甫，王谦谦，朱伯承，POM对南海海温年变化的模拟，大气科学，2000，24（3）：373～380。
12.钱永甫，王谦谦，朱伯承，南海风生冷暖涡的数值模拟，大气科学，2000，24（5）：625～633。
13.钱永甫、刘华强，论区域气候模式与全球模式嵌套时边界区的选择，大气科学，2001，25（4）：492－502.
14.钱永甫，张琼，张学洪，南亚高压与我国盛夏气候异常，南京大学学报，2002，38（3）：295－307.
15.钱永甫、江静、张艳、姚永红、徐忠峰，亚洲热带夏季风的首发地区和机理研究，气象学报，2004，62（2）：129－139。
