Zhian Sun Sex: Male Civil Status: Married, Payee ID

Curriculum Vitae 1. Personal details

Name: Zhian Sun Sex: Male Civil Status: Married, Payee ID. 717-09180 Current Position: Principal research scientist

2. Education history

Jan. 1989 - Aug. 1992: PhD Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK. Aug. 1982 - Jan. 1985: Master of Meteorology Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, P. R. China. Sep. 1978 - Jul. 1982: Bachelor of Meteorology Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, P. R. China. Honours, awards of academic excellence, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

3. Work experiences Jun. 1995 - Now: PO 2 from 1995-1999 SPOC from 1999 to 2004 SPOB from 2004 to 2006 SRS from 2006 to 2013 PRS 2014-now Bureau of Meteorology. Development and evaluation of radiative transfer schemes used in NWP and climate models.

1 Development and assessment of cloud and aerosol radiative parametrizations used in NWP models Development and maintenance of ACCESS model physics to ensure operational NWP implementation and APIM/CMIP climate applications

Oct. 1992 - May 1995: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dept. of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK. Refinement of radiative transfer schemes. Development of radiative parametrization of clouds. Evaluation of impact of clouds on climate, climatic change and global Earth radiation budget.

Jan. 1989 - Oct. 1992: PhD Dept. of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK. Thesis Title Radiation Budget over the Tibetan Plateau This project involved the analysis of satellite measurements (ERBE and ISCCP), development of cloud radiative parametrizations and investigation of the impact of clouds and dust aerosols on radiative budget over the Tibetan Plateau.

Jan. 1985 - Dec. 1988: Lecturer Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, P.R. China Teaching and research The research projects include studies on radiation budget and mountain climate in China

Professional Activities and Awards CSIRO Medal for Science Excellence, ACCESS team 2013

2 CSIRO Performance cash reward, ACCESS Team 2013 Bureau Excellence Awards, ACCESS Team/BNOC/Victoria Regional Office, 2010

Concurrent professor in Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China Supervisor for a PhD student in Institute of Atmospheric Physics, China, in 2007 Supervisor for PhD students in China Meteorologic Administration, in 2005, 2009 Supervisor for a PhD student in Beijing Normal University in 2013-2014 Member Editorial Board of the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Member Editorial Board of the Chinese Journal of Meteorology and Environment Visiting scientist. in August 2000 at International Pacific Research centre, University of Hawaii, US Visiting scientist, in April 2007 at Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Visiting scientist, in August 2007 at Met Office, UK

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed publications: 1. Sun, Z., Liang, H., Liu, J., and Shi, G., 2017, Estimation of photosynthetically active radiation using solar radiation in the UV-visible spectral band. Submitted to Solar Energy, under revision. 2. He, Y., Sun, Z., Shi, G., Liu, J. and Li, J., 2017, Validation of global solar radiation determined by SUNFLUX scheme using observations at BSRN and SURFRAD networks. Submitted to Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, under revision 3. Protat, A., E. Schulz, L. Rikus, Z. Sun, Y. Xiao, and M. Keywood (2016), Shipborne observations of the radiative effect of Southern Ocean clouds, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121, doi:10.1002/2016JD026061.

4. Sun, Z., Li, J., He, Y., Li, J., Liu, A. and Zhang, F., 2016. Determination of direct

3 normal irradiance including circumsolar radiation in climate/NWP models. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 142: 2591–2598, October 2016 A DOI:10.1002/qj.2848.

5. Wen Jun, Kun, Yang, Zhian Sun, Jun Qin, Xiaolei Niu, 2016, Global performance of a fast parameterization scheme for estimating surface solar radiation from MODIS data, accepted by IEEE for publication

6. Li, J., Q. Min, Y. Peng, Z. Sun, and J.-Q. Zhao 2015. Accounting for dust aerosol size distribution in radiative transfer. Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmos., 120, 6537-6550, DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023078 7. Yongjian He, Xinfa Qiu, Zhian Sun, and Qiang Li, 2015. A geometric photography model for determining cloud top heights using MISR images. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 120, doi:10.1002/2015JD023957.

8. San Luo, Zhian Sun, Xiaogu Zheng, Lawrie Rikus and Charmaine Franklin. 2015, Evaluation of ACCESS model cloud properties over the Southern Ocean area using multiple-satellite products. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 142, 160-171, DOI:10.1002/qj.2641. 9. Xuwei Bao, Noel E. Davidson, Hui Yu, Mai C. N. Hankinson, Zhian Sun, Lawrence J. Rikus, Jianyong Liu, Zifeng Yu, and Dan Wu, 2015: Diagnostics for an Extreme Rain Event near Shanghai during the Landfall of Typhoon Fitow (2013). Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 3377–3405. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR- D-14-00241.1

10. Xuanze Zhang, Xiaogu Zheng, Zhian Sun and San Luo, 2015, Trends of MSU Brightness Temperature in Middle Troposphere Simulated by CMIP5 Models and Their Sensitivity to Cloud Liquid Water. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00250.1

11. Chen Jing, Zhian Sun, Lawrie Rikus, Aixia Liu, Xiaobing Qiu, Lili Liu, Yinghua Li, Xuelian Wang, 2015, Validation of brightness temperature on Cases of Forecasting Torrential Rainstorm and Typhoon by TJ-WRF Model. Chinese Journal of Meteorology and Environment, 31(5), 01-08.

12. Jiandong Li, Wei-Chyung Wang , Zhian Sun, Guoxiong Wu, Hong Liao and Yimin Liu, 2014. Decadal variation of East Asian radiative forcing due to

4 anthropogenic aerosols during 1850-2100. Climate Research, 61, 241-257, doi:10.3354/cr01236

13. Yimin Ma, Xiaobing Zhou, Daohua Bi, Zhian Sun, Anthony C. Hirst. 2014 Improved air–sea flux algorithms in an ocean–atmosphere coupled model for simulation of global ocean SST and its tropical Pacific variability Climate Dynamics 01/2014; DOI:10.1007/s00382-014-2281-7 14. Sun Zhian, Zeng Xianning, Liu Jingmiao, Liang Hong, Jiangnan Li, 2013: Parameterization of instantaneous global horizontal irradiance at the surface: clear-sky components，Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc, Article first published online: 21 MAR 2013 DOI:10.1002/qj.2126 15. Zhian Sun, Charmaine Franklin, Xiaobing Zhou, Yimin Ma, Patricia Okely, Daohua Bi, Martin Dix, Anthony C. Hirst, J. K. P. Shonk, and Kamal Puri. 2013. Modifications in atmospheric physical parameterization aimed at improving SST simulation in the ACCESS coupled-model. AMOJ, 63(1), 233-247. 16. Zhian Sun, Charmaine Franklin, Xiaobing Zhou, and J. K. P. Shonk, 2013. Evaluation of a scheme representing cloud inhomogeneous structure in the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator. Radiation Processes in the Atmosphere and Ocean (IRS2012) AIP Conf. Proc. 1531, 740-743 (2013); doi: 10.1063/1.4804876. 17. Daohua Bi, Martin Dix, Simon J. Marsland, Siobhan O’Farrell, Harun Rashid, Petteri Uotila, Anthony C. Hirst, Eva Kowalczyk, Maciej Golebiewski, Arnold Sullivan, Hailin Yan, Nicholas Hannah, Charmaine Franklin, Zhian Sun, Peter Vohrali, Ian Watterson, Xiaobing Zhou, Russell Fiedler, Mark Collier, Yimin Ma, Julie Noonan, Lauren Stevens, Peter Uhe, Hongyan Zhu, Stephen M. Griffies,Richard Hill, Chris Harris, and Kamal Puri. 2013. The ACCESS Coupled Model: Description, Control Climate and Evaluation. Aust. Met. Oceanogr. J., 63, 41-64. 18. Martin Dix, Peter Vohralik, Daohua Bi, Harun Rashid, Simon Marsland, Siobhan O’Farrell, Petteri Uotila, Tony Hirst, Eva Kowalczyk, Arnold Sullivan, Hailin Yan, Charmaine Franklin, Zhian Sun, Ian Watterson, Mark Collier, Julie Noonan,

5 Leon Rotstayn, Lauren Stevens, Peter Uhe and Kamal Puri . 2013. The ACCESS Coupled Model: Documentation of core CMIP5 simulations and initial results. Aust. Met. Oceanogr. J., 63, 83-89. 19. Huade Guan, Xinping Zhang, Grzegorz Skrzypek, Zhian Sun, (2013) Deuterium excess variations of rainfall events in a coastal area of South Australia and its relationship with synoptic weather patterns and atmospheric moisture sources, J. Geophys. Res., 118(2), 1123-1138, DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50137. 20. Guan, H., X. Zhang, D. Ray, and Z. Sun (2013) Mapping mean monthly temperature over a coastal hilly area incorporating terrain aspect effects, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 14, 233-250. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-12- 014.1 21. Franklin, C. N., Sun, Z., Bi, D., Dix, M., Yan, H., and Bodas-Salcedo, A. (2013). Evaluation of clouds in ACCESS using the satellite simulator package COSP. Global, seasonal and regional cloud properties. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: ATMOSPHERES, VOL. 118, 1–17, doi:10.1029/2012JD018469, 2013 22. Franklin, C. N., Sun, Z., Bi, D., Dix, M., Yan, H., and Bodas-Salcedo, A. 2013. Evaluation of clouds in ACCESS using the satellite simulator package COSP: Regime-sorted tropical cloud properties. Article first published online: 27 JUN 2013 DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50496 23. Lin, L., Q. Fu, H. Zhang, J. Su1, Q. Yang, Z. Sun. (2013). Upward mass fluxes in tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere derived from radiative transfer calculations. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 117, 114-122. 24. Puri, K., and co-authors including Zhian Sun, 2013: The ACCESS system. Aust. Met. Oceanogr. J., in press.

25. Sun Zhian and Aixia Liu, 2013, Fast scheme for estimation of instantaneous direct solar irradiance at the Earth's surface, Solar Energy, 98, Part B, 125-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2012.12.013 26. XinPing Zhang, Zhian Sun, HuaDe Guan, XinZhu Zhang, 2012, Intercomparison of stable isotopes in precipitation simulated by GCMs with GNIP survey over

6 East Asia. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions, 4(4): 0330–0341, DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1226.2012.00330 27. Zhang Xinping, Sun Zhian, Guan Huade, et al., 2012: GCM simulations of stable isotopes in the water cycle in comparison with GNIP observations over East Asia. Acta Meteor. Sinica, 26(4), 420{437, doi: 10.1007/s13351-012-0403-x. 28. Zhang Xinping, Sun Zhian, Sun Guanglu, Zhang Xinzhu, and Wu Huawu, 2012, Simulations of stable isotopic variations in precipitation and comparison with measured values in Yunnan Province, China. Scientia Geographycal Sinica, 32(1), 121-128.

29. Zhang Xinping, Sun Zhian, Guan Huade, Zhang Xinzhu, Wu Huawu, and Huang Yimin, 2012, Intercomparison of δ18O in precipitation simulation by isotopic GCM with GNIP observations over East Asia. Quaternary Sciences, 32 (1), 67-80.

30. Sun Zhian, Liu Jingmiao, Zeng Xianning and Liang Hong, 2012: Parameterization of instantaneous global horizontal irradiance at the surface: cloudy-sky components. J. Geophy. Res., 117, D14202, 10 PP., 2012. doi:10.1029/2012JD017557 31. Sun Zhian, J. Li, and J. Liu, (2012), Evaluation of solar spectra and their effects on radiative transfer and climate simulation, Solar Power, Book edited by: Prof. Rugescu Radu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, InTech, pp 388 32. Li Jiandong, Sun Zhian, Liu Yimin, Li, J., Wang, W. And Wu. G., (2012) Sensitivities study of sulfate optical properties and direct radiative forcing with LASG-IAP AGCM, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 29 (6), 1185-1199.. 33. Liang Hong, Zhang, R., Liu, J., Sun Zhian, Cheng X., (2012), Estimation of Hourly Solar Radiation at the Surface under Cloudless Conditions on the Tibetan Plateau Using a Simple Radiation Model, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences , 29(4), 675-689.

7 34. Liang Hong, R. Zhang, J. Liu, Z. Sun, and S. Li, 2012 Systematic Errors and their calibrations for Radiosonde precipitable Water vapor on the Tibetan Plateau, Chinese Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 36(4), 795-810.

35. Zhang Xinping, Sun Zhian, Guan Huade, Zhang Xinzhu, Wu Huawu and Huang Yimin, 2011, Intercomparison of δ18O in Precipitation Simulated by Isotopic GCMs with GNIP Observation over the East Asia, Procedia Environmental Sciences 10 ( 2011 ) 1601 – 1612 36. Sun Zhian: 2011: Improving transmission calculations for Edwards-Slingo radiation scheme using a correlated k-distribution method. Q. J. Royal. Met. Soc., 137，2138-2148. 37. Luo Zhexian, Zhian Sun and Ping Fan, 2011: Statistical characteristics of meso- scale vortex effects on the track of a tropical cyclone. Chinese Physics B, vol 20(4), 049201-1-5 38. Zhang Xinping, Sun Zhian, Guan Huade, Zhang Xinzhu, Wu Huawu, and Huang Yimin, 2011, GCM simulation of stable water isotopes in water cycle and intercomparisons over East Asia, Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 33 (6), 1274-1285.

39. Li J., C. L. Curry, Z. Sun and F. Zheng 2010: Overlap of solar and infrared spectra and the shortwave radiative effect of methane. J. Atmos. Sci. 67, 2372- 2389. doi: 10.1175/2010JAS3282.1 40. Sun Zhian, 2009: Evaluation of solar radiation at surface under cloudless condition determined by a fast parameterization using observations. IRS 2008: Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation, Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium (IRC/IAMAS); doi:10.1063/1.3117053. 41. Li Jiandong, Liu Yimin, Sun Zhian, and Wu Guoxiong, 2009: The impacts of the radiation and cumulus convective parameterization on the radiation fluxes in SAMIL. Chinese journal: Acta Meteorologica Sinica, 67 (3) 355-369. 42. Sun Zhian, Li Yunyan, Zeng Xianing, Luo Zhexian, Wu Jingang and Liu Jingmiao, 2007: Parameterization of solar radiation at the surface under cloudless

8 conditions and its validation against observations. Australian Meteorological Magazine, 56, 81-92. 43. Li Yunyan, Zhian Sun, Wu Jingang, Zeng Xianning, and Lou Zhexian, 2007: Paremetrization of solar radiation at the earth surface under clear sky condition. Journal of Nanjing Institute of meteorology, 30 (4), 512-518.. 44. Ma Jinghui, Zhang Hua, Zheng Youfei and Sun Zhian, 2007: The Optical depth Global distribution of dust aerosol and its possible reason analysis. Climatic and environmental Research, 12, 2, 156-164.

45. Sun Zhian, Wang Xiaoyun and Zeng Xianning, 2006: Radiative forcing of SO2

and NOx: A case study in Beijing. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 23, 2, 317- 322. 46. Jingmiao Liu, Hong Liang and Zhian Sun, 2006: Validation of the MODIS precipitable water vapor product using measurements from GPS on the Tibetan Plateau. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D14103, doi:10.1029/2005JD007028. 47. Sun Zhian, Jingmiao Liu and H. Liang, 2006: Water vapor estimated with GPS on Tibetan Plateau and its influence on radiation budget, IRS 2004: Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation, Proceedings of the International Ratiation Symposium, 23-28 Aug. 2004, Busan, Korea, 379-382. 48. Jingmiao Liu, Zhian Sun and Hong Liang, 2005: Precipitable Water Vapor on the Tibetan Plateau Estimated by GPS, Radiosonde and NWP analysis and its impact on the radiation budget. J. Geopgys. Res. 110, D17106, doi:10.1029/2004JD005715 49. Sun Zhian and lawrie Rikus, 2004: Validating model clouds and their optical properties using geostationary satellite imagery. Monthly Weather Review 132 (8), 2006-2020 50. Wang, K., J. Liu, X. Zhou, M. Sparrow, M. Ma, Z. Sun, and W. Jiang (2004), Validation of the MODIS global land surface albedo product using ground measurements in a semi-desert region on the Tibetan Plateau, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D05107, doi:10.1029/2003JD004229.

9 51. Barker, H. W., Stephens, G. L., Partain, P. T. Bergman, J, W., Bonnel, B., Sun, Z., and others 2003: Assessing 1D atmospheric solar radiation transfer models: Interpretation and handling of unresolved clouds. J. Climate, 16, 2676-2699. 52. Sun Zhian and David Pethick, 2002: Comparison between observed and modelled radiative properties stratocumulus clouds. Q. J. Royal. Meteor. Soc. 128, 2691-2712. 53. Sun, Zhian and Rikus, L. 2002: Investigation of accuracy and efficiency of correlated-k distribution method. IRS2000: Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation. Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium, St. Petersbug, Russia, 24-29 July 2000, 345-348. 54. Sun, Zhian and Pethick, D. 2002: Comparison between observed and modelled water cloud radiative properties, IRS2000: Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation. Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium, St. Petersbug, Russia, 24-29 July 2000, 1065-1068. 55. Sun Zhian, 2001: Reply to comments by Greg M. McFarquhar on ‘Parametrization of effective radius of cirrus clouds and its verification against observations’. Q. J. Royal. Meteor. Soc., 127, pp 267 56. Sun Zhian and Lawrie Rikus, 1999a: Improved application of ESFT to inhomogeneous atmosphere. J. Geophy. Res., 104, 6291-6303. 57. Sun Zhian and Lawrie Rikus, 1999b: Parametrization of effective radius of cirrus clouds and its verification against observations. Q. J. Royal. Meteor. Soc., 125, 3037-3056. 58. Sun Zhian and Keith P. Shine, 1996: Importance of mixed phase clouds in climate simulation. Chinese Journal of Applied Meteorological Science, 7(4), 452-459.

59. Sun Zhian, 1995: Comparison of modelled and observed radiation budget over the Tibetan Plateau using satellite data. International J. Climatology, Vol. 15, 423-445.

10 60. Sun Zhian and Keith P. Shine, 1995: Parameterization of Ice Cloud Radiative Properties and Its Application to the Potential Climatic Importance of Mixed- Phase Clouds. J. Climate, Vol. 8, 1874-1888. 61. Francis, P. N., A. Jones, R. W. Saunders, K. P. Shine, A. Slingo and Zhian. Sun, 1994:, An observational and theoretical study of the radiative properties of cirrus: Some results from ICE’89. Q. J. Royal. Meteor. Soc. 120, 809-848. 62. Sun Zhian and Keith Shine, 1994: Studies of the radiative properties of ice and mixed phase clouds. Q. J. Royal. Meteor. Soc., 120, 111-137. 63. Sun Zhian and Keith P. Shine, 1994: Importance of ice and mixed-phase clouds in the UGAMP GCM model. UGAMP internal report. 64. Sun Zhian and Weng Duming, 1994: Surface and planetary albedo over the Tibetan Plateau. Quart. J. Appl. Meteor., 5, 394-401. 65. Sun Zhian and Keith P. Shine, 1993: Radiative characteristics of a aerosols at Golmud on the Tibetan Plateau. Acta Meteor. Sinica, 7, 2, 199-2 11.

66. Sun Zhian, Shi Junrong and Weng Duming, 1992: Further studies on the climatological calculation of the total solar radiation in China. Chinese J. Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 15, 21-29.

67. Weng Duming, Sun Zhian and Shi Bing, 1991: The calculation and analysis of slope net radiation in China, Acta Meteor. Sinica, 5, 242-251. 68. Sun Zhian, Shi Bing and Weng Duming, 1990: Distribution characteristics of the direct solar radiation on slope surface in China. Chinese journal: Plateau Meteorology, 9, 371-381. 69. Weng Duming, Sun Zhian and Shi Bing 1989: Climatological studies on net radiation in China, Chinese journal: Acta. Meteor. Sinica, 3, 408-420. 70. Sun Zhian, Shi Bing, Miao Qilong and Weng Duming, 1989: Distribution characteristics of net radiation in the sub-tropical eastern region in China. Chinese Journal: J. Geography, 44, 441-448. 71. Sun Zhian, 1987: A simple model for calculation of precipitable water in the atmosphere, Chinese Journal: J. Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 10, 72-80.

11 72. Sun Zhian, Weng Duming (1987), Studies of surface albedo over China, Chinese Journal: J. of Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 10, 189-200. 73. Sun Zhian, Weng Duming (1986), Studies of net longwave radiation at surface Part I: Theoretical calculation, Chinese Journal: J. of Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 3, 228-238. 74. Sun Zhian, Weng Duming (1986), Studies of net longwave radiation at surface Part II: Empirical computation, Chinese Journal: J. of Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 4, 335-347. 75. Sun Zhian, Gao Qingxian, Shi Bing and Weng Duming (1988), Climatological calculation of the possible total solar radiation and its distribution over China, Chinese Journal: Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica, 9, 12-23. 76. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun and Wen Zhenzhi, 1993: Climatological studies on the downwelling longwave radiation in China. Chinese Journal: J. Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 16, 1-6. 77. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun and Shi Bing, 1990: Studies of total solar radiation on the slope surface in China. Chinese Journal: Meteorological Sciences, 10, 348- 357. 78. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun and Shi Bing, 1988: Studies on the surface net radiation in China. Chinese Journal: J. Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 11, 132- 143. 79. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun and Shi Bing, 1990: Climatological studies on the net radiation on the slope surface in China. Chinese Journal: J. Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 13, 376-385. 80. Miao Qilong, Zhian Sun, Shi Bing and Weng Duming, 1989: Calculation and distribution of direct solar radiation over the sub-tropical eastern mountain of China, Chinese Journal: J. of Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 12: 175-186. 81. Miao Qilong, Weng Duming, Zhian Sun, 1991: Total solar radiative energy on the wall surface in China. Chinese Journal: Quart. J. Appl. Meteor., 2, 184-190. 82. Shi Bing, Zhian Sun, Hu xingnan and Weng Duming (1988), Stability of total solar radiation and extension of the short period of radiation data, Chinese Journal: Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica, 9, 291-301.

12 83. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun (1987), Studies of possible direct solar radiation and its distribution over China, Chinese Journal: J. of Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 10: 9-18. 84. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun (1984), A preliminary studies of the lapse rate of screen temperature over mountainous regions of China, Chinese Journal: Geographical Research, 3, 24-34. 85. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun and Dai Ying (1987), The effect of short period of snowcover on regional climate in the Changjiang River areas, Chinese Journal: J. of Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 10, 417-426. 86. Weng Duming, Zhian Sun, Miao Qilong and Shi Bing, 1988: Atlas of solar resources and net radiation in the sub-tropical eastern mountain regions in China. Chinese Meteorological Press. CAWCR Research Report 87. Zhian Sun, Charmaine Franklin, Xiaobing Zhou, Yimin Ma, Hongyan Zhu, Vaughan Barras, Greg Roff, Patricia Okely, Lawrie Rikus, Ben Hu, Daohua Bi, Martin Dix, Simon Marsland, Hailin Yan, Nicholas Hanna, Maciej Golebiewski, Arnold Sullivan, Harun Rashid, Petteri Uotila, Tony Hirst, and Kamal Puri. 2013. Improvements in atmospheric physical parameterizations for the Australian Community Climate Earth System Simulator (ACCESS). CAWCR technical report, 061. 88. Hongyan Zhu, Harry Hendon, Martin Dix and Zhian Sun (2013): Intraseasonal Moisture Budget in ACCESS model. In: Understanding and Prediction of Monsoon Weather and Climate – abstracts of the sixth CAWCR Workshop, Nov 12-15 2012, Melbourne, Australia. Editor: Keith. A. Day. CAWCR Technical Report No. 056, pp 107. 89. Sun Zhian, 2008: Development of the Sun-Edwards-Slingo radiation scheme (SES2). CAWCR Technical Report No. 009. 90. Sun Zhian, 2005: Parameterizations of radiation and cloud optical properties.BMRC Res. Rep. 2005 BMRC workshop 91. Colman, R., Deschamps, L., Naughton, M., Rikus, L., Sulaiman, A., Puri, K., Roff, G., Sun, Z., Embery, G. BMRC atmospheric model (BAM) version 3.0:

13 Comparison with mean climatology. BMRC research report No. 108 July 2005, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre pp1-22. 92. Bourke, W.P., Embery, G., Harris, B.R., Le, T., Naughton, M.J., Paevere, J., Rikus, L.J., Seaman, R.S., Steinle, P.J., Sun, Z., Xiao, Y. Global assimilation and prediction in the Bureau of Meteorolog, BMRC Research Report no.75, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre pp1-7. CAWCR research letter

93. Z. Sun, 2007: Evaluation of solar radiation at the surface under cloudless conditions determined by a fast parameterization using observations. 94. Z. Sun, 2007: Absorption of solar radiation by ozone.

CONFERENCE PAPER 95. Zhian Sun, Jiangnan Li, Yongjian He, Aixia Liu, Jiandong Li, Feng Zhang， 2016 Proper determination of direct solar radiation in NWP and climate models. Oral presentation at 2016 International Radiation Symposium held at Auckland, 16-22 April 2016. 96. Zhian Sun; Luo, San; Rikus, Lawrie; Franklin, Charmaine, 2014. Evaluation of ACCESS model clouds over the Southern Ocean using synthetic brightness temperature program and COSP package. 20th AMOS meeting at Hobart from 12- 14 February 2014. 97. Zhian Sun, Xiaobing Zhou, Yimin Ma, Hongyan Zhu, Charmaine Franklin, Dave Bi, Martin Dix, Tony Hirst, Simon. J. Marsland, Maciej Golebiewski, Cyril Morcrette, John Shonk , (2012): Modifications of UM cloud representation for improving ACCESS model simulations for the AR5 experiments. Oral presentation (by Hongyan Zhu) at UK Met Office, Jan-24, 2012 98. Zhian Sun, 2012, Modifications to ACCESS coupled-model physics for improving model SST simulations. Workshop on atmospheric aerosol and climate, 05-07 Nov. 2012, Academia Sinica, Taipei (invited)

14 99. Zhian Sun, 2012, Introduction of a fast scheme for improving climate model diurnal cycle simulation. LASG International Summer Symposium, 03-07 July, 2012, Xining, China (invited) 100. Zhian Sun, 2010, Lecture on radiative parameterizations in climate model. Advanced international workshop, 5-16 July 2010 in CMA in Beijing (invited). 101. Zhian Sun 2009, Radiation research at CAWCR and diagnostic tool. Workshop on the development of Numerical Weather Prediction System, 21-23 December 2009 in CMA, Beijing (invited) 102. Zhian Sun, 2009. Development of SES2 radiation scheme and its evaluation in ACCESS model. LASG annual meeting, 28-29 December, 2009 in IAP, Beijing (invited) 103. Sun Zhian, Parameterization of global solar radiation at the Earth surface and its validation using ARM observations. Oral presentation at Energy & Meteorology, 8-11 Nov. 2011 Gold Coast, Australia. 104. Sun Zhian, X. Zhou, M. Dix, A. Hirst, S. J. Marsland, and J. Shock, (2011), Evaluation of a scheme representing horizontal and vertical cloud structure in the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator, oral presentation at IUGG Melbourne, Australia 2011, Earth of the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Plane, 105. Sun Zhian: 2010, Estimation of global and net solar radiation at the Earth surface using NWP model products or satellite observations, In Solar 2010 Conference Proceedings, Australian Solar Energy Society, Australian National University, Canberra. 106. Sun Zhian, 2010: Parameterization of global and net solar radiation at the surface under clear sky condition. 17th AMOS, 27-29 January 2010, ANU, Canberra. 107. Sun Zhian, 2009: Radiation in Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR) and possible collaboration with CMA. Invited talk on Workshop of GRAPES model development, CMA, 21-23 December, 2009, Beijing, China. 108. Sun Zhian 2009: Implementation of SES2 in ACCESS (Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator) and its evaluation. Invited talk on IAP annual conference, 29-30 December, 2009, Beijing, China. 109. Sun Zhian 2009 Evaluation of SES2 in ACCESS AMIP integration Zhian Sun (CAWCR), Access Model Evaluation workshop. 110. Sun Zhian 2007: Effects of solar source function and short wave ozone absorption on radiative transfer and climate simulations. 14th AMOS, 5-8 February 2007, Adelaide, SA. 111. Sun Zhian, 2004: Parameterizations of radiation and cloud optical properties, 16 BMRC Modelling Workshop, 6-9 December 2004. 112. Sun, Z. Rikus, L. Real time validation of model cloud and its physical properties using Geostationary satellite, AMOS 2003, Weather and Water - The 10th National AMOS Conference,10 -12 February 2003, Perth, Western Australia. 113. Pethick, D., Schwerdtfeger, P., Hacker, J.M., Sun, Z., 2000: Radiative properties of stratocumulus cloud fields, AMOS 2000, the Use and Application of

15 Meteorological and Oceanographic Information: Seventh National Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Conference, Melbourne 2000 p93 114. Sun Zhian and Lawrie Rikus, 1998: Comparison of heating rate determined using GENLN2 with other line-by-line and broad-band models. 21st annual review of atmospheric transmission models, Hanscom, AFB, MA, USA, 8-11, June, 1998 115. Sun Zhian and Lawrie Rikus, 1998: Application of improved ESFT technique to shortwave radiation. Gorden Research Conferences: Solar radiation and climate, Plymouth, NH, USA, 14-18, June, 1998. 116. Sun Zhian and Lawrie Rikus, 1998: Performance of new radiation code in GASP system. Proceedings of AMOS’98, Wellington, New Zealand, 105. 117. Sun Zhian and Lawrie Rikus, 1997: Improved application of ESFT to inhomogeneous atmosphere. Proceedings of Joint assembly of IAMAS and IAPSO, CMH4Y, Melbourne, Australia 118. Lemus-Deschamps, L., Rikus, L.J., Fraser, J.R., Sun, Z. Cloud optical properties for UV-SW-LW radiation: three forecast experiments Completed 1997 Published in Proceedings, WMO Workshop on Measurements of Cloud Properties for Forecasts of Weather and Climate, Mexico City, 23-27 June 1997. WMO/TD no.852 pp312-320 119. Lawrie Rikus and Zhian Sun, 1997: Validating the parameterization of cloud with IR imagery, Proceedings of Joint assembly of IAMAS and IAPSO, IM5ZZ, Melbourne, Australia 120. Rikus, L., Sun, Zhian and L. Lemus-Deschamps. 1995: Issues in radiative transfer. BMRC workshop, 1995. 121. Sun Zhian and Keith P. Shine, 1994: Radiative effects of mixed phase clouds. Proceedings of 8th conference on atmospheric radiation, Jan. Nashville, Tennessee, US, 95-96. 122. Sun Zhian and Keith P. Shine, 1992: Comparison of modelled and observe radiation budget over the Tibetan Plateau. Proceedings of EGU Assembly in 1992, Edinburgh, UK. 123. Sun Zhian and Keith P. Shine, 1991: Parametrization of radiative properties for ice clouds. Fifth ICE/EUCREX workshop, Reading, UK. 124. Sun Zhian and Weng Duming, 1986: Studies on the net longwave radiation in China. Proceedings of 6th international radiation conference, Beijing, China 125. Weng Duming and Zhian Sun, 1986: Possible total solar radiation distribution in China. Proceedings of 6th international radiation conference, Beijing, China