Publications (compiled bibliography)

i. Dryline, lee vortex, and local circulation in Taiwan

Sun, W. Y. and Y. Ogura, 1979: Boundary-layer forcing as a possible trigger to a squall-line formation. J. Atmos. Sci. 36, 235–254.

Sun, W. Y. and C. C. Wu, 1992: Formation and diurnal oscillation of dryline. J. Atmos. Sci. 49, 1606–1619.

Wu, C. C. Y. C. Yu, W. R. Hsu, K. J. Hsu, W. Y. Sun, 2004: Numerical study on the wind fields and atmospheric transports of a typical winter case in Taiwan and surrounding area. (appeared in Atmopheric Sciences) (in Chinese)

Hsu, W. R., C. C. Wu, and W. Y. Sun, 2003: A three-dimensional simulation of moist airflow over an isolated mountain. International conference on Alpine meteorology and the Mesoscale Alpine Programme Meeting 2003; May 19–23, 2003; Brig, Switzerland.

Sun, W. Y., J. D. Chern, C.C. Wu, and W. R. Hsu., 1991: Numerical simulation of mesoscale circulation in Taiwan and surrounding area. Mon. Wea. Rev. 119, 2558–2573.

Sun, W. Y. and J. D. Chern, 1993: Diurnal variation of lee-vortexes in Taiwan and surrounding area. J. Atmos. Sci. 50, 3404–3430.

Sun, W. Y. and J. D. Chern, 1994: Numerical experiments of vortices in the wake of idealized large mountains. J. Atmos. Sci. 51, 191–209.

Sun, W. Y. and J. D. Chern, 2004: Numerical study of influence of mountain ranges on Mei-Yu front. (under revision)

ii. Regional climate modeling of floods and drought

Hsu, H.-H., Y.-C. Yu, W.-S. Kau, W.-R. Hsu, and W. Y. Sun, 2004: Simulation of the 1998 East Asian summer monsoon using Purdue regional model. JJMS 82, 1715–1733.

Sun, W. Y., J. D. Chern, and M. Bosilovich, 2004: Numerical Study of the 1988 Drought in the United States. JJMS 82, 1667–1678.

Yu, Y. C., H. H. Hsu, W. S. Kau, T. H. Tsou, W. R. Hsu, and W. Y. Sun, 2004: Assessment of PRM on short term regional climate simulation in Eastern Asia. (submitted for possible publication)

Yu, Y. C., H.-H. Hsu, W.-S. Kau, C.-H. Tsou, W.-R. Hsu, W.-Y. Sun, W.-N Yu, 2004: An Evaluation of the East Asian Summer Monsoon Simulation using the Purdue Regional Model. Third Workshop on Regional Climate Modeling for Monsoon System; February 17, 2004; University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Sun, W. Y. and J.D. Chern, 2004: One dimensional snow-land surface model applied to Sleepers experiment. (submitted for possible publication)

Min, K.-H. and W. Y. Sun, M. Bosilovich, and J. Chern, 2002: Initialization of the Purdue Mesoscale Model with land data assimilation system. Preprint, Korean Meteorological Soc. Spring Meeting. Daegu, Korea. 516–519.

Hsu, H. H, W. Y. Sun, W. R. Hsu, W. S. Kuo, Y. C. Yu, and C. F. Su, 2002: Numerical Simulation of Southeastern Asia Monsoon during May and June of 1998. The 5th Regional Climate Simulation Workshop; June 6, 2002; National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.

Sun, W. Y. and J. D. Chern, 2000: Regional climate simulation of 1998 summer flood in East Asia. Keynote at Proceedings; Second International Ocean and Atmosphere Conference COAA 2000; July 10–12; Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan. 40–45.

Sun, W. Y. and J. D. Chern, 1999: Numerical simulation of Southeast Asia weather in May–June of 1998. Preprint Workshop on Regional Climate. The Center of Ocean Research; March 11, 1999; National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. 12.

Bosilovich, M. G. and W.-Y. Sun, 1999a: Numerical simulation of the 1993 Midwestern Flood: Local and remote sources of water. J. Geophys. Res. 104, D16, 19,415–19,423.

Bosilovich, M. G. and W.-Y. Sun, 1999b: Numerical simulation of the 1993 Midwestern flood: Land-Atmosphere Interactions. J. Climate 12, 1490–1505.

Bosilovich, M. B. and W. Y. Sun, 1998: Monthly simulation of surface layer fluxes and soil properties during FIFE. J. Atmos. Sci. 55, 1170–1183.

Sun, W. Y., M. G. Bosilovich, and J. D. Chern, 1997: CCM1 regional response to anomalous surface properties. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 8, 271–288.

Sun, W. Y., J. D. Chern, and M. G. Bosilovich, 1995: Numerical study of regional climate. Proceeding of High Performance Computing—ASIA ’95; September 18–22, 1995; Taipei, Taiwan.

Oglesby, R. J., D. I. Leap, W. Y. Sun, and E. M. Agee, 1994: Modeling the effects of climatic changes on availability and quality of water. Computational mechanics V2, 9–17.

iii. Severe weather, cloud, and cumulus parameterization

Chen, S. H., and W. Y. Sun, 2004: An explicit one-dimensional time-dependent tilting cloud model. J. Atmos. Sci. 61, 23, 2797–2816.

Chen, S. H., and W. Y. Sun, 2002: A one-dimensional time dependent cloud model. J. Meteor. Soc. Japanese 80, 99–118.

Sun, W. Y., 2002: Numerical modeling in the atmosphere. J. Korean Meteorol. Soc. 38, 3, 237-251.

Chen, S. H., W. Y. Sun, and W. K. Tao, 1998: Sensitivity test of a one-dimensional cloud model. Preprint, the Conference on Cloud Physics; August 17–21; Everett, Washington. 179-180.

Haines, P. A., J. D. Chern., and W. Y. Sun, 1997: Numerical simulation of the Valentine’s Day storm during WISP 1990. Tellus 49A, 595-612.

Sun, W. Y. and P. A. Haines, 1996: Semi-prognostic tests of a new mesoscale cumulus parameterization scheme. Tellus 48A, 272-289.

Chern, Jiun-Dar, 1994: Numerical simulation of cyclogenesis over the western United States. Ph.D. thesis, 178 pp.

Hsu, W. R. and W. Y. Sun, 1994: A numerical study of a low-level jet and its accompanying secondary circulation in a Mei-Yu system. Mon. Wea. Rev 122, 324–340.

Haines, A. P. and W. Y. Sun, 1994: A convective cloud model for use in a cumulus parameterization scheme. Mon. Wea. Rev. 122, 165–182.

Yildirim, Ahmet, 1994: Numerical study of an idealized cyclone evolution and its sub-synoptic features. Ph.D. thesis, 145 pp.

Haines, Patrick A., 1992: Numerical simulation of a squall line: Tests of a new cumulus parameterization scheme. Ph.D. thesis, 395 pp.

Sun, W. Y., 1987: Mesoscale convection along the dryline. J. Atmos. Sci. 44, 1394–1403.

Sun, W. Y., 1984b: Rainbands and symmetric instability. J. Atmos. Sci. 41, 3412–3426.

Sun, W. Y., 1982: Cloud bands in the atmosphere. In: Agee and Asai, ed. Cloud Dynamics. Boston: Reidel Publishing. 179-191.

Sun, W. Y., 1978: Stability of deep cloud streets. J. Atmos. Sci. 35,466–483.

iv. Nonhydrostatic models

Hsu, W. R., J. P. Hou, C. C. Wu, and W. Y. Sun, 2004: Large-eddy simulation of cloud streets over the east China sea during cold-air outbreak events. 16th Symposium on Boundary Layer and Turbulence; August 9-13, 2004; Portland, Maine.

Hsu, W. R., C. C. Wu, and W. Y. Sun, 2003: A three-dimensional simulation of moist airflow over an isolated mountain. International conference on Alpine meteorology and the Mesoscale Alpine Programme meeting 2003; May 19–23, 2003; Brig, Switzerland.

Sun, W. Y. and W. R. Hsu, 2003: Effect of Surface Condition on Downslope Wind and Mountain waves. International conference on Alpine meteorology and the Mesoscale Alpine Programme meeting 2003; May 19–23, 2003; Brig, Switzerland.

Haines, P. A., D. J. Grove, W. Y. Sun, W.-R. Hsu, and S. C. Tcheng, 2003: High resolution results and scalability of numerical modeling of wind flow at white sand missile range. BACIMO (DOD atmospheric science and effects) conference; September 2003; Monterey, California.

Chen, S. H., and W. Y. Sun, 2002: The applications of the multigrid method and a flexible hybrid coordinate in a nonhydrostatic model. Mon. Wea. Rev. 129, 2660–2676.

Hsu, W.-R, C.-C. Wu, and W. Y. Sun, 2002: A numerical study of a sea-breeze front and its interaction with the convective boundary layer over land during CAPE. The 27th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society; April 21–26, 2002; Nice, France.

Hsu, W.-R. and W. Y. Sun, 2001: A time-split, forward-backward numerical model for solving a nonhydrostatic and compressible system of equations. Tellus 53A, 279–299.

Doyle, J. D., D. R. Durran, C. Chen, M. Georelin, V. Grubisic, W. R. Hsu, C. Y. Huang, D. landau, Y. L. Lin, G. S. Poulos, W. Y. Sun, D. B. Weber, M. G. Wurtele, and M. Xue, 2000: An intercomparison of model predicted wave breaking for the 11 January 1972 Boulder windstorm. Mon. Wea. Rev. 128, 901–914.

Hsu, W. R., W. Y. Sun, S. C. Tcheng, and H. Y. Chang, 2000: Parallel of the NTU-Purdue Nonhydrostatic numerical model: Simulation of the 11 January 1972 Boulder windstorm. The Seventh National Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference; August 2000; Kenting, Taiwan.

v. Land surface and Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL)

Hsu, W. R., J. P. Hou, C. C. Wu, and W. Y. Sun, 2004: Large-eddy simulation of cloud streets over the east China sea during cold-air outbreak events. 16th Symposium on Boundary Layer and Turbulence; August 9-13, 2004; Portland, Maine.

Sun, W. Y. and R. Y. Sun, 2004: Chapter 2: Relationship between Canopy and Climate. In: Dr. C. Tsay, ed. Protected Horticulture Science. Taiwan: Research Institute of Agriculture.

Yang, K., R. Jacko, and W. Y. Sun, 2003: Regional Air Quality: Development of a Numerical Model for Pollutant Transport and Photochemistry with Meteorological Process. May 7–9, 2003; Purdue Environmental Science and Engineering.

Sun, W. Y. and J.-D. Chern, 2004: One dimensional snow-land surface model applied to Sleepers experiment. (will appear in Boundary Layer Meteorol.)

Sun, W. Y., 2001: Interactions among atmosphere, soil, and vegetation. In: Yang, Lin and Lin, ed. Applications and Development of Agrometeorology. Taiwan: Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute and Chinese Society of Agrometeorology. 69–92.

Bosilovich, M. B., and W. Y. Sun, 1998: Monthly simulation of surface layer fluxes and soil properties during FIFE. J. Atmos. Sci. 55, 1170–1183.

Sun, W. Y. and J. D. Chern, 1998: Air-sea-ice model applied in the Arctic region. Session A72D-06; AGU 1998 Fall Meeting; November 10, 1998.

Chern, J. D. and W. Y. Sun, 1998: Formulation and validation of a snow model. Session A11A-06; AGU 1998 Fall Meeting; November 10, 1998.

Sun, W. Y., 1993: Numerical simulation of a planetary boundary layer: Part I. Cloud-free case. Beitrage zur Physik der Atmosphare. 66, 3–16.

Sun, W. Y., 1993: Numerical simulation of a planetary boundary layer: Part II. Cloudy case. Beitrage zur Physik der Atmosphare. 66, 17–30.

Hsu, W.-R., and W. Y. Sun, 1992: Reply to “Comment on the numerical study of mesoscale cellular convection.” Boundary-Layer Meteorol. 60, 405–406.

Hsu, W.-R., and W. Y. Sun, 1991: Numerical study of mesoscale cellular convection. Boundary-Layer Meteorol. 57, 167–186.

Wu, C.-C. and W. Y. Sun, 1990: Diurnal oscillation of convective boundary layer: Part I. Cloud-free Atmosphere. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 1, 23–43.

Wu, C.-C. and W. Y. Sun, 1990: Diurnal oscillation of convective boundary layer: Part II. Cloudy Atmosphere. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 2, 157–174.

Sun, W. Y. and A. Yildirim, 1989: Air mass modification over Lake Michigan. Boundary-Layer Meteorol. 48, 345–360.

Sun, W. Y., 1989: Diffusion modeling in a convective boundary layer. Atmospheric Environment 23, 1205–1217.

Sun, W. Y. and W. R. Hsu, 1988: Numerical study of cold air outbreak over the warm ocean. J. Atmos. Sci. 45, 1205–1227.

Sun, W. Y., 1988: Air pollution in a convective atmosphere. In: Cheremisinoff, ed. Library of Environmental Control Technology. Gulf Publishing. 515–546.

Sun, W. Y., 1987: Mesoscale convection along the dryline. J. Atmos. Sci. 44, 1394–1403.

Sun, W. Y., 1986: Air pollution in a convective boundary. Atmospheric Environment 20, 1877–1886.

Sun, W. Y. and C. Z. Chang, 1986a: Diffusion model for a convective layer: Part I. Numerical simulation of a convective boundary layer. J. Climate and Appl. Meteor. 25, 1445–1453.

Sun, W. Y. and C. Z. Chang, 1986b: Diffusion model for a convective layer: Part II. Plume released from a continuous point source. J. Climate and Appl. Meteor. 25, 1454–1463.

Sun, W. Y. and W. R. Hsu, 1985: Numerical simulation of atmospheric mesoscale convection. In: Numrich, W., ed. Supercomputer Application. Plenum Publishing. 145–158.

Sun, W. Y., 1984c: Pollution in the atmosphere. NATPA Bulletin 4, 30–32.

Sun, W. Y., 1983: Review of atmospheric turbulence and air pollution modeling. EOS 63, 32.

Sun, W. Y., 1982: Cloud bands in the atmosphere. In: Agee and Asai, ed. Cloud Dynamics. Boston: Reidel Publishing. 179–191.

Sun, W. Y., and I. Orlanski, 1981a: Large mesoscale convection and sea breeze circulation: Part I. Linear stability analysis. J. Atmos. Sci. 38, 1675–1693.

Sun, W. Y. and I. Orlanski, 1981b: Large mesoscale convection and sea breeze circulation: Part II. Non-Linear numerical model. J. Atmos. Sci. 38, 1694–1706.

Sun, W. Y., 1981: Review of thermal convection. In: Review of Meteorological Topics. Taipei: National Taiwan University. 148–166.

Sun, W. Y. and Y. Ogura, 1980: Modeling the evolution of the convective planetary boundary layer. J. Atmos. Sci. 37, 1558–1572.

Sun, W. Y., and Y. Ogura, 1979: Boundary-layer forcing as a possible trigger to a squall-line formation. J. Atmos. Sci. 36, 235–254.

Sun, W. Y., 1978: Stability of deep cloud streets. J. Atmos. Sci. 35, 466–483.

Sun, W. Y., 1976: Linear stability of penetrative convection. J. Atmos. Sci. 33, 1911–1920.

Kuo, H. L., and W. Y. Sun, 1976: Convection in the lower atmosphere and its effects. J. Atmos. Sci. 33, 21–40.

vi. Rainband and symmetric instability

Sun, W. Y., 1995: Unsymmetrical symmetric instability. Q J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 121, 419–431.

Sun, W. Y., 1987: Mesoscale convection along the dryline. J. Atmos. Sci. 44, 1394–1403.

Sun, W. Y., 1984b: Rainbands and symmetric instability. J. Atmos. Sci. 41, 3412–3426.

Sun, W. Y., 1982: Cloud bands in the atmosphere. In: Agee and Asai, ed. Cloud Dynamics. Boston: Reidel Publishing. 179–191.

Sun, W. Y., and I. Orlanski, 1981a: Large mesoscale convection and sea breeze circulation: Part I. Linear stability analysis. J. Atmos. Sci. 38, 1675–1693.

Sun, W. Y., and I. Orlanski, 1981b: Large mesoscale convection and sea breeze circulation: Part II. Non-Linear numerical model. J. Atmos. Sci. 38, 1694–1706.

Sun, W. Y., 1978: Stability of deep cloud streets. J. Atmos. Sci. 35, 466–483.

vii. Numerical schemes

Sun, W. Y. and M. T. Sun, 2004: Mass Correction Applied to Semi-Lagrangian Advection Scheme. Mon. Wea. Rev. 132, 4, 975–984.

Sun, W. Y., 2002: Numerical modeling in the atmosphere. J. Korean Meteorol. Soc. 38, 3, 237–251.

Chen, S. H., and W. Y. Sun, 2002: The applications of the multigrid method and a flexible hybrid coordinate in a nonhydrostatic model. Mon. Wea. Rev. 129, 2660–2676.

Hsu, W.-R., and W. Y. Sun, 2001: A time-split, forward-backward numerical model for solving a nonhydrostatic and compressible system of equations. Tellus 53A, 279–299.

Sun, W. Y., and K. S. Yeh., 1997: A general semi-Lagrangian advection scheme employing forward trajectories. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 123, 2463–2476.

Sun, W. Y., K. S. Yeh, and R. Y. Sun, 1996: A simple Semi-Lagrangian Scheme for advection equation. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 122, 1211–1226.

Sun, W. Y., 1995: Pressure gradient in a sigma coordinate. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 4, 579–590.

Sun, W. Y., 1993: Numerical experiments for advection equation. J. of Comput. Phys. 108, 264–271.

Sun, W. Y., 1993: Comments on “A comparative study of numerical advection scheme featuring a one-step modified WKL algorithm.” Mon. Wea. Rev. 121, 310–311.

Sun, W. Y., 1984a: Numerical analysis for hydrostatic and nonhydrostatic equations of inertial-internal Gravity Waves. Mon. Wea. Rev. 112, 259–268.

Sun, W. Y., 1982: A comparison of two explicit time integration schemes applied to the transient heat equation. Mon. Wea. Rev. 110, 1645–1652.

Sun, W. Y., 1980: A forward-backward time integration scheme to treat internal gravity waves. Mon. Wea. Rev. 108, 402–407.

viii. Dust storms/aerosols and ozone

Yang, J.-S., 2004a: Numerical simulations of Asian aerosoles and their regional climatic impacts: Dust storms and bio-mass burning. Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University: M.S. thesis, 141 pp.

Yang, J.-S., 2004b: Regional Climate-Chemistry Model simulation of Ozone in the lower troposphere and its climate impacts. Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University: Ph.D. thesis, 159 pp.

ix. Other research areas

Sun, W. Y., 1990: Modified Eady waves and frontogenesis: Part I. Linear stability analysis. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 1, 363–378.

Sun, W. Y., 1990: Modified Eady waves and frontogenesis: Part II. Nonlinear Integration. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 1, 379–392.

Kauffmann, T. and W. Y. Sun, 1993: Quaternion mechanics and electromagnetism. Annales Foundation Louis De Broglie 18, 213–219.

Sun, W. Y. and Y. L. Chang, 1992: Barotropic instability of the modified hyper-tangent shear flows. Beitrage zur Physik der Atmosphare. 65, 193–210.

Sun, W. Y., 1996: Book review of “Taiwan Weather in the Past” (by Chou, M. T.). The Taiwan Folkways 46, 1, 135–137. (in Chinese)

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