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Sun-Seon Lee Postdoctoral Fellow[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 2010 - Ph.D., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
- 2006 - M. S., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
- 2004 - B. S., Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
Research Interests
- Seasonal/intraseasonal climate prediction and predictability
- Storm track dynamics and variability
Scientific Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, IPRC/SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, July 2013–2017
- Research Fellow, Pusan National University, September 2012–July 2013
- Assistant Researcher, Institute of Environmental studies, Pusan National University, September 2010–August 2012
Refereed Publications
- Chung, E.-S., J.-S. Kim, A. Timmermann, K.-J. Ha, S.-K. Lee, M.F. Stuecker, K. B. Rodgers, S.-S. Lee, and L. Huang, in press: Antarctic sea ice expansion and Southern Ocean cooling linked to tropical variability Nature Climate Change, IPRC-1559.
- Kim, J.-E., R. Yamaguchi, K. B. Rodgers, A. Timmermann, S.-S. Lee, K. Stein, G. Danabasoglu, J.-F. Lamarque, J. T. Fasullo, C. Deser, N. Rosenbloom, J. Edwards, and M.F. Stuecker, in press: Interannual fires as a source for subarctic summer decadal climate variability mediated by permafrost thawing. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, IPRC-1599.
- Rodgers, K. B., S.-S. Lee, N. Rosenbloom, A. Timmermann, G. Danabasoglu, C. Deser, J. Edwards, J.-E. Kim, I. Simpson, K. Stein, M.F. Stuecker, R. Yamaguchi, T. Bodai, E.-S. Chung, L. Huang, W. M. Kim, J.-F. Lamarque, D. L. Lombardozzi, W. R. Wieder, and S. G. Yeager, 2021: Ubiquity of human-induced changes in climate variability. Earth System Dynamics, 12, 1393-1411, doi:10.5194/esd-12-1393-2021. IPRC-1540.
- Wengel, C., S.-S. Lee, M.F. Stuecker, A. Timmermann, J.-E. Chu, and F. Schloesser, 2021: Future high-resolution El Nino-Southern Oscillation dynamics. Nature Climate Change, 11, 758-765, doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01132-4. IPRC-1527.
- Chu, J.-E., S.-S. Lee, A. Timmermann, C. Wengel, M. F. Stuecker, and R. Yamaguchi, 2020: Reduced tropical cyclone densities and ocean effects due to anthropogenic greenhouse warming. Science Advances, 6 (51), doi:10.1126/sciadv.abd5109. IPRC-1482.
- Moon, J.-Y., B. Wang, S.-S. Lee, and K.-J. Ha, 2018: An Intraseasonal Genesis Potential Index for Tropical Cyclones during Northern Hemisphere Summer. J. Climate, 31 (22), 9055-9071, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0515.1. IPRC-1347.
- Wang, B., S.-S. Lee, D.E. Waliser, C. Zhang, A. Sobel, E. Maloney, T. Li, X. Jiang, and K.-J. Ha, 2018: Dynamics-oriented diagnostics for the Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Climate, 31 (8), 3117-3135, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0332.1. IPRC-1313.
- Wang, B., and S.-S. Lee, 2017: MJO propagation shaped by zonal asymmetric structures: Results from 24-GCM simulations. J. Climate, 30 (19), 7933-7952, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0873.1. IPRC-1275.
- Lee, S.-S., and B. Wang, 2016: Regional boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation over Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Comparison and predictability study. Clim. Dyn., 46 (7), 2213-2229, doi:10.1007%2Fs00382-015-2698-7. IPRC-1123.
- Lee, S.-S., B. Wang, D.E. Waliser, J.M. Neena, and J.-Y. Lee, 2015: Predictability and prediction skill of the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation in the Intraseasonal Variability Hindcast Experiment. Clim. Dyn., 45 (7), 2123-2135, doi:10.1007/s00382-014-2461-5. IPRC-1105.
- Lee, S.-S., J.-Y. Lee, K.-J. Ha, B. Wang, A. Kitoh, Y. Kajikawa, and M. Abe, 2013: Role of the Tibetan Plateau on Annual Variation of Mean Atmospheric Circulation and Storm Track Activity. J. Climate, 26 (14), 5270-5286, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00213.1. IPRC-943.
- Lee, S.-S., J.-Y. Lee, K.-J. Ha, B. Wang, J. Kyung, and E. Schemm, 2011: Deficiencies and possibilities for long-lead coupled climate prediction of the western North Pacific-East Asian summer monsoon. Clim. Dyn., 36 (5), 1173-1188, DOI:10.1007/s00382-010-0832-0.
- Lee, S.-S., J.-Y. Lee, B. Wang, F.-F. Jin, W.-J. Lee, and K.-J. Ha, 2011: A comparison of climatological subseasonal variations in the wintertime storm track activity between the North Pacific and Atlantic: Local energetics and moisture effect. Clim. Dyn., 37, (11), 2455-2469.
- Lee, S.-S., P. N. Vinayachandran, K.-J. Ha, and J.-G. Jhun, 2010: Shift of peak in summer monsoon rainfall over Korea and its association with ENSO. J. Geophys. Res., 115, D02111, doi:10.1029/2009JD011717.
- Lee, S.-S., and K.-J. Ha, 2009: Eddy-mean flow interaction and its association with Bonin high: Comparison of July and August. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 483-498.
- Ha, K.-J., and S.-S. Lee, 2007: On the interannual variability of the Bonin high associated with the East Asian summer monsoon rain. Clim. Dyn., 28, 67-83.
- Um, H.-H., K.-J. Ha, and S.-S. Lee, 2007: Evaluation of the urban effect of long-term relative humidity and the separation of temperature and water vapor effects. Int. J. Climato., 27, 1531-1542.