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Biography
Dr. Sainan Sun conducts research in glaciology. She apply numerical models to ice sheets to study the physical processes that are controlling the present day behaviour of the ice flows. She is interested in projecting future changes of Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, and their impacts on global sea level change under the warming climate.
Education/Academic qualification
Science, PhD
1 Jun 2014 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 1 Jun 2014
MA
1 Jun 2012 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 1 Jun 2012
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Ephemeral grounding on the Pine Island Ice Shelf, West Antarctica, from 2014–2023
Chien, Y., Zhou, C., Sun, S., Chen, Y., Wang, T. & Zhang, B., 15 Jan 2026, In: Cryosphere. 20, 1, p. 245-263 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling the sensitivity of ice loss to calving front retreat rates in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica
Barnes, J. M., Gudmundsson, G. H., Goldberg, D. N. & Sun, S., 29 Jan 2026, In: The Cryosphere. 20, 1, p. 777-790 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The potential of Marine Ice Cliff Instability for Amundsen Sea glaciers revisited
Sun, S. & Gudmundsson, G. H., 2026, In: Annals of Glaciology. 67, 14 p., e15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Calving rate linearly dependent on sub-aerial terminus cliff height at tidewater glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula
Parsons, R., Sun, S. & Gudmundsson, G. H., 23 Jun 2025, In: Annals of Glaciology. 66, p. 1-10 10 p., e13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the dynamic history of a promontory ice rise using radar data
Ershadi, M. R., Drews, R., Tison, J.-L., Martín, C., Henry, A. C. J., Oraschewski, F. M., Tsibulskaya, V., Sun, S., Wauthy, S., Koch, I., Bons, P. D., Eisen, O. & Pattyn, F., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Glaciology. 71, p. 1-14 14 p., e1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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