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Andrei P. Sokolov

Andrei P. Sokolov

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
11186
World Ranking
3994
National Ranking
1396

Overview

Andrei P. Sokolov is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, renewable energy, sustainability, economics, and spectroscopy.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on climate variability, environmental gas dynamics, and the intersection of climate change policy with economics. Notable papers include:

  • "Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the Zero Emissions Commitment from CO 2", 2020, published in Biogeosciences
  • "Uncertainty analysis of vegetation distribution in the northern high latitudes during the 21st century with a dynamic vegetation model: Uncertainty Analysis of Vegetation Distribution", 2024, published by OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Representing Socio-Economic Uncertainty in Human System Models", 2022, published in Earth's Future
  • "Future energy: in search of a scenario reflecting current and future pressures and trends", 2022, published in Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
  • "Data availability and requirements relevant for the Ariel space mission and other exoplanet atmosphere applications", 2024, published in RAS Techniques and Instruments

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, revealing a network of professional partnerships within the academic community. These co-authors include:

  • Sergey Paltsev (20 joint publications)
  • Jennifer Morris (19 joint publications)
  • John Reilly (16 joint publications)
  • S. N. Yurchenko (6 joint publications)
  • Jonathan Tennyson (6 joint publications)

Sokolov's work has been published primarily in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Nature Communications
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Biogeosciences

Their research subfields are diverse and include global and planetary change, atmospheric science, renewable energy and sustainability, economics and econometrics, as well as spectroscopy. This multi-disciplinary approach is reflected across the main topics covered in their work:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Climate change policy and economics
  • Global energy and sustainability research
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Astro and planetary science
  • Spectroscopy and laser applications

The scientist's expertise encompasses earth system modeling, uncertainty analysis, socio-economic modeling, and environmental science with an emphasis on integrating these approaches for a complex understanding of climate processes and resource management.

Best Publications

  • Investigating the Causes of the Response of the Thermohaline Circulation to Past and Future Climate Changes

    Ronald J. Stouffer;J. Yin;J. M. Gregory;J. M. Gregory;K. W. Dixon

  • A model intercomparison of changes in the Atlantic thermohaline circulation in response to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration

    J. M. Gregory;J. M. Gregory;K. W. Dixon;R. J. Stouffer;A. J. Weaver

  • Indirect emissions from biofuels: how important?

    Jerry M. Melillo;John M. Reilly;David W. Kicklighter;Angelo C. Gurgel;Angelo C. Gurgel

  • Quantifying Uncertainties in Climate System Properties with the Use of Recent Climate Observations

    Chris E. Forest;Peter H. Stone;Andrei P. Sokolov;Myles R. Allen

  • Multi-gas assessment of the Kyoto Protocol

    John M. Reilly;Ronald G. Prinn;Jochen. Harnisch;Jean. Fitzmaurice

  • Uncertainty Analysis of Climate Change and Policy Response

    Mort David. Webster;Chris Eliot. Forest;John M. Reilly;Mustafa H.M. Babiker

  • Consequences of Considering Carbon–Nitrogen Interactions on the Feedbacks between Climate and the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

    Andrei P. Sokolov;David W. Kicklighter;Jerry M. Melillo;Benjamin S. Felzer

  • Probabilistic forecast for twenty-first-century climate based on uncertainties in emissions (without policy) and climate parameters.

    A. P. Sokolov;P. H. Stone;C. E. Forest;R. Prinn

  • Long-Term climate change commitment and reversibility: An EMIC intercomparison

    Kirsten Zickfeld;Michael Eby;Andrew J. Weaver;Kaitlin Alexander

  • Biogeophysical effects of historical land cover changes simulated by six Earth system models of intermediate complexity

    Victor Brovkin;M. Claussen;Emmanuelle Driesschaert;Thierry Fichefet

  • Assessment of U.S. cap-and-trade proposals.

    Sergey Paltsev;John M. Reilly;Henry D. Jacoby;Angelo Costa Gurgel

  • Integrated global system model for climate policy assessment : feedbacks and sensitivity studies

    R. Prinn;H. Jacoby;A. Sokolov;C. Wang

  • Long-term climate commitments projected with climate-carbon cycle models

    G.-K. Plattner;R. Knutti;F. Joos;T.F. Stocker

  • Historical and idealized climate model experiments: an intercomparison of Earth system models of intermediate complexity

    Michael Eby;Andrew J. Weaver;K. Alexander;K. Zickfeld

  • CO2 and CH4 exchanges between land ecosystems and the atmosphere in northern high latitudes over the 21st century

    Qianlai Zhuang;Jerry M. Melillo;Marcus C. Sarofim;David W. Kicklighter

  • Is there warming in the pipeline? A multi-model analysis of the Zero Emissions Commitment from CO 2

    Andrew H. MacDougall;Thomas L. Frölicher;Thomas L. Frölicher;Chris D. Jones;Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj

  • MIT Integrated Global System Model (IGSM) Version 2: Model Description and Baseline Evaluation

    Andrei P. Sokolov;C. Adam. Schlosser;Stephanie. Dutkiewicz;Sergey. Paltsev

  • Estimated PDFs of climate system properties including natural and anthropogenic forcings

    Chris Eliot. Forest;Peter H. Stone;Andrei P. Sokolov

  • Global Economic Effects of Changes in Crops, Pasture, and Forests due to Changing Climate, Carbon Dioxide, and Ozone

    John M. Reilly;Sergey. Paltsev;Benjamin Seth. Felzer;Xiaodong. Wang

  • EMIC Intercomparison Project (EMIP–CO2): comparative analysis of EMIC simulations of climate, and of equilibrium and transient responses to atmospheric CO2 doubling

    Vladimir Petoukhov;M. Claussen;A. Berger;M. Crucifix;M. Crucifix

  • A flexible climate model for use in integrated assessments

    Andrei P. Sokolov;Peter H. Stone

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Kicklighter
David W. Kicklighter Marine Biological Laboratory
Jerry M. Melillo
Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory
Chris E. Forest
Chris E. Forest Pennsylvania State University
Qianlai Zhuang
Qianlai Zhuang Purdue University West Lafayette

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