Wu Sun
Climate scientist and ecologist at the Carnegie Institution for Science | Biosphere–atmosphere interactions 🛰️🌲, photosynthesis ☀️🍃, global carbon cycle, climate change impacts
carnegiescience.edu/bio/dr-wu-sun
📍Stanford, California, USA & 🌎
- Reposted by Wu SunNCAR represents what is possible when a nation chooses to invest in science as a public good, writes @carlonimbus.bsky.social of @ucs.org. #SaveNCAR eos.org/opinions/wha...
- Reposted by Wu SunAttention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
- Reposted by Wu SunBefore the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly. Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them. Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
- Reposted by Wu SunCollatz, Berry, Clark, Sellers and colleagues practicing open data policies since the mid 90s :-)
- Reposted by Wu SunJust published this new paper, with a bunch of fantastic colleagues, with many suggestions for "Improving the representation of plant water stress and water use in Earth System Models." Access is free online. We have some great figures, thanks to Victor Leshyk. 🧪🌐🌳🌎
- Reposted by Wu SunThis is a great opportunity for US based early career scientists to build international research collaborations. Please spread the word.
- Reposted by Wu SunOur "Joshua tree is CAM" paper is finally out: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Data collection started back in 2021, when we saw weird results in some RNAseq that made me stop and wonder if Joshua trees, long thought to be C3, were actually...CAM!
- Reposted by Wu SunApplications for Fall Meeting AGU-B DEI Travel Grant for up tp $1500 (with a minimum award amount of the cost of graduate student early bird registration) ARE OPEN and close September 10th! Apply here. (docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...)
- Seriously, in 2025? Submitting an abstract is not waiting in line for a restaurant. I can't believe our membership fees couldn't afford a modest AWS plan to deal with queuing and concurrency
- Reposted by Wu Sun1. Kevin Gross and I just posted a new science-of-science preprint. This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.
- Reposted by Wu SunInterested in how plant intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE) responds to rising CO2? Our new paper shows that CO2-enhanced iWUE is mainly driven by reduced canopy conductance, while stimulation of ecosystem photosynthesis is less detectable given current data length. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Wu SunUS Earth Science people: Our June webinar felt so good, we’re making it a series. Join us next Tuesday 7/15 (and again in Aug & Sept) to hear from NSF staff and to get (most of?) your questions answered. www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...
- Reposted by Wu SunProposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions. GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc. This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth. www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
- Reposted by Wu SunWhat a tragedy this is even being proposed on paper... 💔 NOAA FY2026 Congressional Justification: www.noaa.gov/sites/defaul...
- Reposted by Wu SunThe US Global Change Research Program a next target of Trump's destruction campaign. My sources report that globalchange.gov will go dark Monday. NOAA is archiving the National Climate Assessment at NCEI.
- Reposted by Wu SunNow online: "Permafrost, Peatland, and Cropland Regions Are Key to Reconciling North American Carbon Sink Estimates" by Kelsey Foster et al., including @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social w/ Stanford, PNNL, NAU, and NRC colleagues agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
- Reposted by Wu Sun🌍New paper out today!!! Global variation in vegetation carbon use efficiency inferred from eddy covariance observations @xiangzluo.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com 🔗👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Wu SunClimate.gov, a major US government website supporting public education on climate science, will likely shut down after almost all of its staff were fired. What would be worse is if the website were co-opted to publish climate denial content.
- Reposted by Wu SunUS Earth Scientists: We know you have questions, come get them answered directly from NSF/EAR POs! Tuesday, June 17, 2p Eastern. Register here: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...
- Reposted by Wu SunBiogeosciences Early Career Seminar - Recording available. Don’t worry if you missed the seminar on May 7th – a recording is available on AGU’s YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQPG...
- Reposted by Wu SunDOE ASR program manager just sent a colleague an excerpt from the WH DOE budget that was stealthily dropped: “BER activities in environmental system sciences, atmospheric system research, earth system modeling, data management, and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility are terminated."
- Reposted by Wu Sun"The Great Wave" of carbon dioxide (CO₂) #ClimateChange #ScienceArt Graphic produced by robbieandrew.github.io
- Reposted by Wu SunBreaking from @science.org: The Trump administration wants to kill off a host of active and healthy NASA climate and planetary spacecraft. It would be a "leaner, more focused" agency, they say -- and one far less capable of studying the Earth and exploring space.
- Reposted by Wu SunExciting news! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the speakers for our Early Career Seminar happening on May 7th! Stay tuned—more details coming your way in the days ahead! Registration 🔗: agu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
- Reposted by Wu Sun"To envision the disastrous impact of this plan, one only needs to see what NOAA research has provided to the U.S. taxpayer and imagine where we would be without it." "Now is the time to reach out to your elected representatives." "Stand Up for NOAA Research" - @nwas.org and @ametsoc.org statement
- Reposted by Wu SunNOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume... Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
- Reposted by Wu Sun🌿🔬 Call for Abstracts: AGU Biogeosciences Early Career Seminar Series! 🔬🌿 Are you an early-career scientist (<10 years since your highest degree) looking to showcase your research and expand your network? We are speakers for our upcoming Early Career Seminar Series!
- Reposted by Wu SunNew: A NOAA lab in Hawaii that is connected to the longest-running observation of global greenhouse gas concentrations is slated for closure in August, according to a list of lease terminations Democratic members of Congress shared with @washingtonpost.com.
- Reposted by Wu SunAGU has joined a lawsuit challenging the firing of probationary employees at federal agencies. These actions weaken science, harm public health & the environment, and threaten national security. 🧵 #StandWithScience
- Reposted by Wu SunMy latest: The mass firings at NOAA can feel abstract. Here's what was lost at one research center -- the birthplace of climate modeling. Fired staff became U.S. citizens to pursue these dream jobs, only to have their dreams upended.
- Reposted by Wu Sun🌎 From tracking extreme weather to protecting fisheries and coastlines, #NOAA’s work saves lives and supports economies. AGU opposes the dismantling of NOAA and calls on Congress to defend this critical agency. The future of climate science, public safety, and industry depends on it.
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- Reposted by Wu SunStatement: U.S. leadership in scientific innovation is at risk, with wide-ranging consequences for public safety and the economy. The AMS urges strong support for NOAA & other federal scientific agencies working in weather and climate. Read the rest of our latest statement: bit.ly/3DhfegUI
- Reposted by Wu SunPlease enjoy my last ever post at Climate.gov/ENSO Blog. This afternoon I was fired by the Trump Administration 15 days before my 2yr probationary period ended on March 13. I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
- Reposted by Wu SunThe @agu.org Biogeosciences newsletter is out w/ DEI committee statement! go.agu.org/index.php/em...
- Reposted by Wu SunBy definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
- Biogeocientíficos/as en Bluesky, por favor propongan a un/a científico/a en etapa temprana para el número especial «Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow» (Líderes del Mañana en las Biogeociencias) de la revista JGR-Biogeosciences. Fecha límite: 7 de febrero de 2025
- 🌟Call for Papers: JGR Biogeosciences Special Collection🌟 "Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow" 📅 Deadline: Feb 7, 2025 Nominate early-career & underrepresented biogeoscientists for this special issue spotlighting emerging leaders in the field. 🔗: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
- Biogeoscientists on Bluesky, please consider nominating early-career & underrepresented emerging leaders in biogeosciences for the JGR-B Special Issue, "Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow"! Nomination due 7 Feb 2025. Details at agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
- 🌟Call for Papers: JGR Biogeosciences Special Collection🌟 "Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow" 📅 Deadline: Feb 7, 2025 Nominate early-career & underrepresented biogeoscientists for this special issue spotlighting emerging leaders in the field. 🔗: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
- Reposted by Wu SunWe have an open call for PhD positions! The positions are at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany - but you will have the opportunity to stay with one of our partners during your PhD. Take a look at the offered projects 👉 mc-3.org/research-pro... #ClimateResearchNet
