Publications by Shan Sun

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2007

Hansen, J., Mki. Sato, R. Ruedy, P. Kharecha, A. Lacis, R.L. Miller, L. Nazarenko, K. Lo, G.A. Schmidt, G. Russell, I. Aleinov, S. Bauer, E. Baum, B. Cairns, V. Canuto, M. Chandler, Y. Cheng, A. Cohen, A. Del Genio, G. Faluvegi, E. Fleming, A. Friend, T. Hall, C. Jackman, J. Jonas, M. Kelley, N.Y. Kiang, D. Koch, G. Labow, J. Lerner, S. Menon, T. Novakov, V. Oinas, Ja. Perlwitz, Ju. Perlwitz, D. Rind, A. Romanou, R. Schmunk, D. Shindell, P. Stone, S. Sun, D. Streets, N. Tausnev, D. Thresher, N. Unger, M. Yao, and S. Zhang, 2007: Dangerous human-made interference with climate: A GISS modelE study. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 2287-2312.

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Hansen, J., Mki. Sato, R. Ruedy, P. Kharecha, A. Lacis, R.L. Miller, L. Nazarenko, K. Lo, G.A. Schmidt, G. Russell, I. Aleinov, S. Bauer, E. Baum, B. Cairns, V. Canuto, M. Chandler, Y. Cheng, A. Cohen, A. Del Genio, G. Faluvegi, E. Fleming, A. Friend, T. Hall, C. Jackman, J. Jonas, M. Kelley, N.Y. Kiang, D. Koch, G. Labow, J. Lerner, S. Menon, T. Novakov, V. Oinas, Ja. Perlwitz, Ju. Perlwitz, D. Rind, A. Romanou, R. Schmunk, D. Shindell, P. Stone, S. Sun, D. Streets, N. Tausnev, D. Thresher, N. Unger, M. Yao, and S. Zhang, 2007: Climate simulations for 1880-2003 with GISS modelE. Clim. Dynam., 29, 661-696, doi:10.1007/s00382-007-0255-8.

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2006

Schmidt, G.A., R. Ruedy, J.E. Hansen, I. Aleinov, N. Bell, M. Bauer, S. Bauer, B. Cairns, V. Canuto, Y. Cheng, A. Del Genio, G. Faluvegi, A.D. Friend, T.M. Hall, Y. Hu, M. Kelley, N.Y. Kiang, D. Koch, A.A. Lacis, J. Lerner, K.K. Lo, R.L. Miller, L. Nazarenko, V. Oinas, Ja. Perlwitz, Ju. Perlwitz, D. Rind, A. Romanou, G.L. Russell, Mki. Sato, D.T. Shindell, P.H. Stone, S. Sun, N. Tausnev, D. Thresher, and M.-S. Yao, 2006: Present day atmospheric simulations using GISS ModelE: Comparison to in-situ, satellite and reanalysis data. J. Climate, 19, 153-192, doi:10.1175/JCLI3612.1.

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Shindell, D.T., G. Faluvegi, R.L. Miller, G.A. Schmidt, J.E. Hansen, and S. Sun, 2006: Solar and anthropogenic forcing of tropical hydrology. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L24706, doi:10.1029/2006GL027468, 2006.

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Sun, S., and R. Bleck, 2006: Geographic distribution of the diapycnal component of thermohaline circulations in coupled climate models. Ocean Model., 15, 177-199, doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2006.05.002.

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Sun, S., and R. Bleck, 2006: Multi-century simulations with the coupled GISS-HYCOM climate model: Control experiments. Clim. Dynam., 26, 407-428, doi:10.1007/s00382-005-0091-7.

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2005

Hansen, J., Mki. Sato, R. Ruedy, L. Nazarenko, A. Lacis, G.A. Schmidt, G. Russell, I. Aleinov, M. Bauer, S. Bauer, N. Bell, B. Cairns, V. Canuto, M. Chandler, Y. Cheng, A. Del Genio, G. Faluvegi, E. Fleming, A. Friend, T. Hall, C. Jackman, M. Kelley, N.Y. Kiang, D. Koch, J. Lean, J. Lerner, K. Lo, S. Menon, R.L. Miller, P. Minnis, T. Novakov, V. Oinas, Ja. Perlwitz, Ju. Perlwitz, D. Rind, A. Romanou, D. Shindell, P. Stone, S. Sun, N. Tausnev, D. Thresher, B. Wielicki, T. Wong, M. Yao, and S. Zhang, 2005: Efficacy of climate forcings. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D18104, doi:10.1029/2005JD005776.

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2004

Bleck, R., and S. Sun, 2004: Diagnostics of the oceanic thermohaline circulation in a coupled climate model. Global Planet. Change, 40, 233-248, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2003.04.002.

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2003

Sun, S., and J.E. Hansen, 2003: Climate simulations for 1951-2050 with a coupled atmosphere-ocean model. J. Climate, 16, 2807-2826, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2807:CSFWAC>2.0.CO;2.

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2001

Sun, S., and R. Bleck, 2001: Atlantic thermohaline circulation and its response to increasing CO₂ in a coupled atmosphere-ocean model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 4223-4226, doi:10.1029/2001GL013325.

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Sun, S., and R. Bleck, 2001: Thermohaline circulation studies with an isopycnic coordinate ocean model. J. Phys. Oceanog., 31, 2761-2782, doi:10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2761:TCSWAI>2.0.CO;2.

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2000

MacDonald, A.E., J.L. Lee, and S. Sun, 2000: QNH: Design and test of a quasi-nonhydrostatic model for mesoscale weather prediction. M. Weather Rev., 128, 1016-1036, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<1016:QDATOA>2.0.CO;2.

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1999

Brydon, D., S. Sun, and R. Bleck, 1999: A new approximation of the equation of state for sea water, suitable for numerical ocean models. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 1537-1540, doi:10.1029/1998JC900059.

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Sun, S., R. Bleck, C. Rooth, J. Dukowicz, E. Chassignet, and P. Killworth, 1999: Inclusion of thermobaricity in isopycnis-coordinate ocean models. J. Phys. Oceanog., 29, 2719-2729, doi:10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2719:IOTIIC>2.0.CO;2.

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1993

Sun, S., R. Bleck, and E.P. Chassignet, 1993: Layer outcropping in numerical-models of stratified flows. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 23, 1877-1884, doi:10.1175/1520-0485(1993)023<1877:LOINMO>2.0.CO;2.

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