Sukyoung Lee Explained

Sukyoung Lee
Alma Mater:Princeton University
Thesis Title:Baroclinic wave packets in models and observations
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:1991
Doctoral Advisor:Isaac Held[1]
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Sukyoung Lee is a professor at Pennsylvania State University known for her research on circulation in Earth's atmosphere and the Southern Ocean. In 2021 Lee was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

Education and career

Lee earned her Ph.D. in 1991 from Princeton University where she worked on baroclinic waves.[2] As of 2021, she is a professor at Pennsylvania State University.[3]

Research

Lee is known for her research on Earth's atmosphere,[4] ocean circulation in the Southern Ocean,[5] planetary atmospheres,[6] and climate.[7] [8] In 2013, her research revealed that recent changes in the ozone layer causes geographic shifts in the location of the jet stream.[9] [10]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sukyoung Lee 1991 Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences . aos.princeton.edu . 6 October 2021.
  2. Baroclinic wave packets in models and observations. 1991. English. Sukyoung. Lee.
  3. Web site: Meteorology. Contact Us: Penn State Department of. Park. Atmospheric Science 502 Walker Building University. Pa 16802 814-865-0478. Sukyoung Lee. 2021-10-06. Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. en-us.
  4. Lee. Sukyoung. 1999-05-01. Why Are the Climatological Zonal Winds Easterly in the EquatorialUpper Troposphere?. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. EN. 56. 10. 1353–1363. 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<1353:WATCZW>2.0.CO;2. 1999JAtS...56.1353L . 0022-4928. free.
  5. Lee. Sukyoung. Held. Isaac M.. 1993-05-15. Baroclinic Wave Packets in Models and Observations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. EN. 50. 10. 1413–1428. 10.1175/1520-0469(1993)050<1413:BWPIMA>2.0.CO;2. 1993JAtS...50.1413L . 0022-4928. free.
  6. Edson. Adam. Lee. Sukyoung. Bannon. Peter. Kasting. James F.. Pollard. David. 2011-03-01. Atmospheric circulations of terrestrial planets orbiting low-mass stars. Icarus. en. 212. 1. 1–13. 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.11.023. 2011Icar..212....1E . 0019-1035.
  7. Park. Doo-Sun R.. Lee. Sukyoung. Feldstein. Steven B.. 2015-05-15. Attribution of the Recent Winter Sea Ice Decline over the Atlantic Sector of the Arctic Ocean. Journal of Climate. EN. 28. 10. 4027–4033. 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0042.1. 2015JCli...28.4027P . 140676727 . 0894-8755. free.
  8. Cohen. J.. Zhang. X.. Francis. J.. Jung. T.. Kwok. R.. Overland. J.. Ballinger. T. J.. Bhatt. U. S.. Chen. H. W.. Coumou. D.. Feldstein. S.. 2020. Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather. Nature Climate Change. en. 10. 1. 20–29. 10.1038/s41558-019-0662-y. 209449270 . 1758-678X. 1871.1/6051a263-f1f2-40e4-9c72-68006d6bab6b. free.
  9. Lee. Sukyoung. Feldstein. Steven B.. 2013-02-01. Detecting Ozone- and Greenhouse Gas–Driven Wind Trends with Observational Data. Science. en. 339. 6119. 563–567. 10.1126/science.1225154. 23372010 . 2013Sci...339..563L . 39967515 . 0036-8075.
  10. Web site: Foster. Joanna M.. 2013-02-01. The Enduring Effects of Ozone Depletion. 2021-10-06. New York Times - Green Blog. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2021-09-28. 2021 Class of AGU Fellows Announced. 2021-10-06. Eos. en-US.
  12. Web site: April 11, 2021. Faculty and student excellence celebrated at EMS virtual awards celebration Penn State University. 2021-10-06. news.psu.edu. en.