Tan's famous works
Rainfall in China, temperature in China, climate information in China, monthly meteorological report, quarterly meteorological report, annual meteorological report, climate division in China (1930), southeast monsoon and rainfall in China (1934), and climate introduction in China (1934). Phenology (1963 co-authored with Wan), climate characteristics of China and its relationship with food crop production (1964), preliminary study on climate change in China in recent five thousand years (written by 1966, revised and finalized by 1972).