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Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Yu-Na Lim

(Post Doctoral Associate)

Yu-Na Lim's Contact Card & Information.
Email: yu-na.lim@nasa.gov
Org Code: 610.1
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 610.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK

Positions/Employment


Assistant Research Scientist

University of Maryland College Park, ESSIC - College Park, MD, USA

January 2023 - Present


Research Scientist

Chapman University - Orange, CA, USA

September 2022 - December 2022


Postdoctoral Scholar

University of California Irvine - Irvine, CA, USA

January 2020 - January 2022

Education


Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Seoul National University, South Korea, Feb 2020

M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences, Seoul National University, South Korea, Feb 2015

B.S., in Atmospheric Sciences and B.S., in Statistics, Pusan National University, South Korea, Feb 2013

Selected Publications


Refereed

2025. "Amazonia Wetland Methane Emission Decrease in 2023: Seasonal Forecasting of Global Wetlands Highlights Monitoring Targets in Critical Ecosystems.", Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 17 (12): e2025MS005510 [10.1029/2025ms005510] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "Investigations into the Subseasonal Predictability of Soil Moisture and Streamflow.", Journal of Hydrometeorology, 26 (11): 1735-1749 [10.1175/jhm-d-25-0010.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "Improved Hydrological Forecasting of Subseasonal Streamflow for the Irrawaddy and Mekong Rivers in Southeast Asia.", Water Resources Research, 61 (10): e2025WR040561 [10.1029/2025wr040561] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "The role of land–atmosphere coupling in subseasonal surface air temperature prediction across the contiguous United States.", Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 29 (15): 3435-3445 [10.5194/hess-29-3435-2025] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "QBO Wind Influence on MJO-Induced Temperature Anomalies in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere in an Idealized Model.", Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 79 (9): 2219-2228 [10.1175/jas-d-21-0296.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Potential Predictability of Southwest U.S. Rainfall: Role of Tropical and High-Latitude Variability.", Journal of Climate, 35 (6): 1697-1717 [10.1175/jcli-d-21-0775.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Quasi‐biennial oscillation‐related surface air temperature change over the western North Pacific in late winter.", International Journal of Climatology, 42 (8): 4351-4359 [10.1002/joc.7470] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "The Role of Atmospheric Drivers in a Sudden Transition of California Precipitation in the 2012/13 Winter.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126 (22): [10.1029/2021jd035028] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "QBO‐MJO Connection in CMIP5 Models.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125 (12): [10.1029/2019jd032157] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Influence of the QBO on MJO prediction skill in the subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction models.", Climate Dynamics, 53 (3-4): 1681-1695 [10.1007/s00382-019-04719-y] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "MJO Prediction Skill of the Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction Models.", Journal of Climate, 31 (10): 4075-4094 [10.1175/jcli-d-17-0545.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Stratospheric Control of the Madden–Julian Oscillation.", Journal of Climate, 30 (6): 1909-1922 [10.1175/jcli-d-16-0620.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Impact of the quasi-biennial oscillation on predictability of the Madden–Julian oscillation.", Climate Dynamics, 49 (4): 1365-1377 [10.1007/s00382-016-3392-0] [Journal Article/Letter]