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Wen‐Yih Sun

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1976Rising activity
Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate variability and modelsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsWind and Air Flow Studies

Publications

79

Citations

1,868

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
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Wen-Yih Sun works on computational methods for simulating atmospheric and ocean fluid dynamics, including numerical models of shallow water flow, vortex behavior, storm surges, and coastal flooding. His research combines theoretical fluid dynamics with practical applications like typhoon-related coastal warning systems, particularly relevant to Taiwan.

Geophysical fluid dynamics and numerical modelingShallow water and vortex dynamicsStorm surge and coastal flood predictionAtmospheric boundary layer and Ekman dynamicsSemi-Lagrangian and computational methods in meteorology

Publication activity has been steady but modest over the last decade, averaging about 1-2 papers per year with a slight increase in 2023-2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications20212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications3242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans×3
  • Atmosphere×3
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×3
  • Ocean Dynamics×1
  • Geoscience Letters×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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