Publications
Peer-reviewed papers
Submitted/In revision
Hu, S., Xie, S.-P., and Kang, S. M. (2021) Global warming pattern formation: the role of ocean heat uptake. Submitted.
Hu, S., Xie, S.-P., Seager, R., and Cane, M. (2021) Spatial and seasonal variations of sea surface temperature threshold for tropical convection. Submitted.
2020
Hu, S., and Fedorov, A. V. (2020) Indian Ocean warming as a driver of the North Atlantic warming hole. Nat. Commun., 11, 4785.
Hu, S., Xie, S.-P., and Liu, W. (2020) Global pattern formation of net ocean surface heat flux response to greenhouse warming. J. Clim., 33(17), 7503-7522.
Liu, W., Fedorov, A. V., Xie, S. P., Hu, S. (2020) Climate impacts of a weakened Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in a warming climate, Sci. Adv., 6(26), eaaz4876.
Fedorov, A. V., Hu, S., Wittenberg, A. T., Levine, A., and Deser, C. (2020) ENSO Low-frequency modulations and mean state interactions. Chapter 6 of ENSO in a Changing Climate. AGU monograph, in press.
Shi, J., Fedorov, A. V., and Hu, S. (2019) A Sea Surface Height Perspective on El Niño Diversity, Ocean Energetics, and Energy Damping Rates. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47(7), e2019GL086742.
Peng, Q., Xie, S.-P., Wang, D., Kamae, Y., Zhang, H., Hu, S., Zheng, X.-T., and Wang, W. (2020) Eastern Pacific wind effect on the evolution of El Niño: Implications for ENSO diversity. J. Clim., doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0435.1
2019
Hu, S., and Fedorov, A. V. (2019) Indian Ocean warming can strengthen the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Nat. Clim. Change, 9, 747–751. [link] [pdf] [Nature Climate Change News & Views] [Yale News] [Scripps News] [Physics World]
Hu, S., and Vallis, G. K. (2019) Meridional structure and future changes of tropopause height and temperature. Q. J. Royal Meteorol. Soc., doi:10.1002/qj.3587 [link]
Nie, J., Xia, Y., Hu, S., Yuan, W., Yang, J., and Ma D. (2019) Similarity of atmospheric thermal stratification over elevated surface under radiative-convective equilibrium. Geophys. Res. Lett., doi: 10.1029/2018GL081867. [link]
Shi, J., Fedorov, A. V., Hu, S. (2019) North Pacific temperature and precipitation response to El Niño-like equatorial heating: sensitivity to forcing location. Clim. Dyn., doi: 10.1007/s00382-019-04655-x. [link][pdf]
2018
Hu, S., and Fedorov, A. V. (2018) Cross-equatorial winds control El Niño diversity and change. Nat. Clim. Change, 8, 798-802. [link] [pdf] [Nature Climate Change News & Views] [Yale News]
2017
Hu, S., and Boos, W. R. (2017) The physics of orographic elevated heating in radiative-convective equilibrium. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 2949–2965. [link] [pdf]
Hu, S., and Boos, W. R. (2017) Competing effects of surface albedo and orographic elevated heating on regional climate. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44(13), 6966-6973. [link] [pdf] [Eos Research Spotlights]
Hu, S., and Fedorov, A. V. (2017) The extreme El Niño of 2015-2016 and the end of global warming hiatus. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44(8), 3816-3824. [link] [pdf] [Yale News]
Hu, S., and Fedorov, A. V. (2017) The extreme El Niño of 2015-2016: the role of westerly and easterly wind bursts, and preconditioning by the failed 2014 event. Clim. Dynam., doi: 10.1007/s00382-017-3531-2. [link] [pdf]
2016
Hu, S., and Fedorov, A. V. (2016) Exceptionally strong easterly wind burst stalling El Niño of 2014. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 113(8), 2005-2010. [link] [pdf]
Williams, R. H., McGee, D., Ridley, D. A., Kinsley, C. W., Hu, S., Fedorov, A. V., Tal, I., Murray, R., deMenocal, P. B. (2016) Glacial to Holocene changes in trans-Atlantic Saharan dust transport and dust-climate feedbacks. Sci. Adv., 2(11), e1600445. [link] [pdf] [MIT News]
2015
Fedorov, A. V., Hu, S., Lengaigne, M., and Guilyardi, E. (2015) The impact of westerly wind bursts and ocean initial state on the development, and diversity of El Niño events. Clim. Dynam., 44, 1381–1401. [link] [pdf]
2014
Hu, S., Fedorov, A. V., Lengaigne, M., and Guilyardi, E. (2014) The impact of westerly wind bursts on the diversity and predictability of El Niño events: An ocean energetics perspective. Geophys. Res. Lett., 41(13), 4654-4663. [link] [pdf]
In preparation
Hu, S., et al. (2021) Energetic constraints on relative humidity. In prep.
Levy, D., Fedorov, A. V., Hu, S. (2020) A simple model perspective on past and future changes of global mean surface temperature: from paleo to future projections. In prep.
Non-refereed publications:
Chen, N., Thual, S., and Hu, S. (2019) El Nino and the Southern Oscillation: Observations, Elsevier Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences.
Hu, S. (2018) El Niño diversity, intraseasonal wind bursts, and decadal climate change. PhD Thesis, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Hu, S., and Fedorov, A. V. (2017) An interplay between westerly and easterly wind bursts shaping El Niño development in 2014-2016. U.S. CLIVAR Exchanges, 71, 26-31. [link] [Invited contribution]
Hu, S. (2014) Models for Tropopause Height and Radiative-Convective Equilibrium. WHOI GFD Summer School Ann. Proc. Vol., 2014, 240-260. [link]