Kyu-Myong Kim, a Research Physical Scientist at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center, received a Ph. D. in atmospheric sciences from Seoul National University, Korea, in 1996. His Ph. D. thesis is on the temporal and spatial structures of the seasonal and interannual variability of the tropical Pacific atmosphere and ocean based on in situ observation as well as ocean circulation model. In 1996, he came to Goddard Space Flight Center, as a National Research Council Resident Research Associates, where he worked on El Nino-Asian summer monsoon interaction and tropospheric biennial oscillation. Since then, he has been working at Climate and Radiation Laboratory, NASA/GSFC as a USRA (Universities Space Research Association) Associate Scientist (1998-2000), as a senior supporting scientist of Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (2000-2006), as a associate research scientitst of UMBC (2006-2011) and Morgan State University (2011-2013) . His research interest includes seasonal-to-interannual climate variability and predictability, climate modeling, and diagnostics. More recently, he has been worked on the effect of aerosol radiative forcing on the monsoon water cycle over various monsoon regions.
Seasonal-to-interannual climate variability and predictability
Climate modeling and diagnostics
Aerosol-Water Cycle Interaction
Impacts of absorbing aerosols on warm season climate in Euro-Asia
2013
-
Present
Research Physical Scientist
NASA/GSFC,
Maryland, USA
2011
-
2013
Associate Research Scientist
Morgan State University,
Maryland, USA
2006
-
2011
Associate Research Scientist
University of Maryland at Baltimore County,
Maryland, USA
2000
-
2005
Senior Supporting Scientist
Science Systems and Applications, Inc.,
Maryland, USA
1996
-
1998
NRC Research Associates
NAS,
Maryland, USA
1998
-
2000
Associate Scientist I
Universities Space Research Association,
Maryland, USA
Ph.D. in Meteorology, Seoul National University, KOREA, 1996
Thesis title: Temporal and spatial structures of the seasonal and interannual variability of the tropical Pacific atmosphere and ocean.
American Geophysical Union,
1998
-
Present
Refereed
Lim, Y.-K., D. L. Wu, K.-M. Kim, and J. N. Lee. 2022. "Impact of the Arctic Oscillation from March on summertime sea ice."
Environmental Research: Climate,
1:
021001
[ 10.1088/2752-5295/ac91e8]
Jin, D., L. Oreopoulos, D. Lee, J. Tan, and K. Kim. 2022. "A New Organization Metric for Synoptic Scale Tropical Convective Aggregation."
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,
127:
e2022JD036665
[10.1029/2022jd036665]
Wu, D. L., D. E. Jennings, K.-K. Choi, et al. 2021. "Compact Thermal Imager (CTI) for Atmospheric Remote Sensing."
Remote Sensing,
13
(22):
4578
[10.3390/rs13224578]
Lim, Y.-K., D. L. Wu, K.-M. Kim, and J. N. Lee. 2021. "An investigation on seasonal and diurnal cycles of TOA shortwave radiations from DSCOVR/EPIC, CERES, MERRA-2, and ERA5."
Remote Sensing,
13
(21):
4595
[10.3390/rs13224595]
Yasunari, T. J., H. Nakamura, K.-M. Kim, et al. 2021. "Relationship between circum-Arctic atmospheric wave patterns and large-scale wildfires in boreal summer."
Environmental Research Letters,
16
(6):
064009
[10.1088/1748-9326/abf7ef]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, C. Zhao, L. R. Leung, and S.-H. Park. 2020. "Impact of Dust-Cloud-Radiation-Precipitation Dynamical Feedback on Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon in Global Variable-Resolution Simulations With MPAS-CAM5."
Frontiers in Earth Science,
8:
[10.3389/feart.2020.00226]
Wu, D. L., J. N. Lee, K.-M. Kim, and Y.-K. Lim. 2020. "Interannual Variations of TOA Albedo over the Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau in 2000–2019."
Remote Sensing,
12
(9):
1460
[10.3390/rs12091460]
Jin, D., L. Oreopoulos, D. Lee, J. Tan, and K. Kim. 2020. "Large‐Scale Characteristics of Tropical Convective Systems Through the Prism of Cloud Regime."
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,
125
(6):
[10.1029/2019jd031157]
Lee, S., M.-I. Lee, C.-K. Song, K.-M. Kim, and A. M. da Silva. 2020. "Interannual variation of the East Asia Jet Stream and its impact on the horizontal distribution of aerosol in boreal spring."
Atmospheric Environment,
223:
117296
[10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117296]
Choi, N., M.-I. Lee, D.-H. Cha, Y.-K. Lim, and K.-M. Kim. 2020. "Decadal changes in the interannual variability of heatwaves in East Asia caused by atmospheric teleconnection changes."
Journal of Climate,
33:
1505-1522
[10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0222.1]
Choi, N., K.-M. Kim, Y.-K. Lim, and M.-I. Lee. 2019. "Decadal changes in the leading patterns of sea level pressure in the Arctic and their impacts on the sea ice variability in boreal summer."
The Cryosphere,
13
(11):
3007-3021
[10.5194/tc-13-3007-2019]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, J.-D. Chern, W. K. Tao, and L. R. Leung. 2019. "Structural changes and variability of the ITCZ induced by radiation–cloud–convection–circulation interactions: inferences from the Goddard Multi-scale Modeling Framework (GMMF) experiments."
Climate Dynamics,
54
(1-2):
211-229
[10.1007/s00382-019-05000-y]
Sang, J., M.-K. Kim, W. K. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2019. "Possible Impacts of Snow Darkening Effects on the Hydrological Cycle over Western Eurasia and East Asia."
Atmosphere,
10
(9):
500
[10.3390/atmos10090500]
Lim, Y.-K., R. I. Cullather, S. M. Crooks Nowicki, and K.-M. Kim. 2019. "Inter-relationship between subtropical Pacific sea surface temperature, Arctic sea ice concentration, and North Atlantic Oscillation in recent summers."
Scientific Reports,
9:
[10.1038/s41598-019-39896-7]
Seo, E., M.-I. Lee, D. Kim, et al. 2019. "Interannual variation of tropical cyclones simulated by GEOS-5 AGCM with modified convection scheme."
International Journal of Climatology,
39:
4041-4057
[10.1002/joc.6058]
Lau, W., and K.-M. Kim. 2018. "Impact of Snow Darkening by Deposition of Light-Absorbing Aerosols on Snow Cover in the Himalayas–Tibetan Plateau and Influence on the Asian Summer Monsoon: A Possible Mechanism for the Blanford Hypothesis."
Atmosphere,
9
(11):
438
[10.3390/atmos9110438]
Lau, W. K., J. Sang, M. K. Kim, et al. 2018. "Impacts of Snow Darkening by Deposition of Light-Absorbing Aerosols on Hydroclimate of Eurasia During Boreal Spring and Summer."
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,
123
(16):
8441-8461
[10.1029/2018jd028557]
Yasunari, T. J., K.-M. Kim, A. M. da Silva, et al. 2018. "Extreme air pollution events in Hokkaido, Japan, traced back to early snowmelt and large-scale wildfires over East Eurasia: Case studies."
Scientific Reports,
8
(1):
6413
[10.1038/s41598-018-24335-w]
Chu, J.-E., K.-M. Kim, W. K. Lau, and K.-J. Ha. 2018. "How Light-Absorbing Properties of Organic Aerosol Modify the Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall?"
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,
[10.1002/2017jd027642]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, and L. Ruby Leung. 2017. "Changing circulation structure and precipitation characteristics in Asian monsoon regions: greenhouse warming vs. aerosol effects."
Geoscience Letters,
4
(1):
28
[10.1186/s40562-017-0094-3]
Seo, E.-K., and K.-M. Kim. 2017. "Precipitating Cloud Characteristics during Changma as Seen in TRMM PR Observations."
Advances in Meteorology,
2017:
1-13
[10.1155/2017/8598594]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2017. "Competing influences of greenhouse warming and aerosols on Asian summer monsoon circulation and rainfall."
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences,
53
(2):
181-194
[10.1007/s13143-017-0033-4]
Yasunari, T. J., M. Niwano, Y. Fujiyoshi, et al. 2017. "An Unreported Asian Dust (Kosa) Event in Hokkaido, Japan: A Case Study of 7 March 2016."
SOLA,
13
(0):
96-101
[10.2151/sola.2017-018]
Xue, Y., F. D. Sales, W. K. Lau, et al. 2016. "West African monsoon decadal variability and drought and surface-related forcings: Second West African monsoon modeling and evaluation project experiment (WAMME II)."
Climate Dynamics,
47
(11):
3517-3545
[10.1007/s00382-016-3224-2]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, J.-J. Shi, et al. 2016. "Impacts of aerosol–monsoon interaction on rainfall and circulation over Northern India and the Himalaya Foothills."
Climate Dynamics,
[10.1007/s00382-016-3430-y]
Esmaili, R., Y. Tian, D. A. Vila, and K.-M. Kim. 2016. "A Lagrangian analysis of cold cloud clusters and their life cycles with satellite observations."
Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres,
121
(19):
11,723–11,738
[10.1002/2016JD025653]
Lau, W. K., J. J. Shi, W. K. Tao, and K. M. Kim. 2016. "What would happen to Superstorm Sandy under the influence of a substantially warmer Atlantic Ocean?"
Geophysical Research Letters,
43
(2):
802--811
[10.1002/2015GL067050]
Yasunari, T. J., P. R. Colarco, W. K. Lau, et al. 2016. "Total dust deposition flux during precipitation in Toyama, Japan, in the spring of 2009: A sensitivity analysis with the NASA GEOS-5 Model."
Atmospheric Research,
167:
298–313
[10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.08.005]
Kim, Y.-H., M.-K. Kim, W. K. Lau, K.-M. Kim, and C.-H. Cho. 2015. "Possible mechanism of abrupt jump in winter surface air temperature in the late 1980s over the Northern Hemisphere."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.,
120
(24):
12474-12485
[10.1002/2015jd023864]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2015. "Impacts of Aerosols on the Asian Monsoon — An Interim Assessment."
World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate,
361-376
[10.1142/9789814579933_0023]
Kim, M.-K., W. K. Lau, K.-M. Kim, et al. 2015. "Amplification of ENSO effects on Indian summer monsoon by absorbing aerosols."
Climate Dynamics,
[10.1007/s00382-015-2722-y]
Yasunari, T. J., R. D. Koster, W. K. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2015. "Impact of snow darkening via dust, black carbon, and organic carbon on boreal spring climate in the Earth system."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos,
120
(11):
5485–5503
[10.1002/2014JD022977]
Peters-Lidard, C. D., E. M. Kemp, T. Matsui, et al. 2015. "Integrated modeling of aerosol, cloud, precipitation and land processes at satellite-resolved scales."
Environmental Modelling and Software,
67:
149-159
[Full Text (Link)]
[doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.01.007]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2015. "Robust Hadley Circulation changes and increasing global dryness due to CO2 warming from CMIP5 model projections ."
PNAS,
112
(12):
3630–3635
[10.1073/pnas.1418682112]
Lee, D., Y. C. Sud, L. Oreopoulos, et al. 2014. "Modeling the influences of aerosols on pre-monsoon circulation and rainfall over Southeast Asia."
Atmos. Chem. Phys.,
14
(13):
6853-6866
[10.5194/acp-14-6853-2014]
Colarco, P. R., E. P. Nowottnick, C. A. Randles, et al. 2014. "Impact of radiatively interactive dust aerosols in the NASA GEOS-5 climate model: Sensitivity to dust particle shape and refractive index."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.,
119
(2):
753-786
[10.1002/2013JD020046]
Yoo, J.-M., Y.-I. Won, M.-J. Jeong, et al. 2013. "Intensity of climate variability derived from the satellite and MERRA reanalysis temperatures: AO, ENSO, and QBO."
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics,
95-96:
15-27
[10.1016/j.jastp.2013.01.002]
Lau, W. K., H.-T. Wu, and K.-M. Kim. 2013. "A canonical response of precipitation characteristics to global warming from CMIP5 models."
Geophys. Res. Lett,
40
(12):
3163–3169
[10.1002/grl.50420]
Gautam, R., N. C. Hsu, S. C. Tsay, et al. 2012. "Corrigendum to "Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season" published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12841–12863, 2011."
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,
12
(3):
1525-1525
[10.5194/acp-12-1525-2012]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2012. "The 2010 Pakistan Flood and Russian Heat Wave: Teleconnection of Hydrometeorological Extremes."
Journal of Hydrometeorology,
13
(1):
392-403
[10.1175/jhm-d-11-016.1]
Lau, K. M., and K. M. Kim. 2011. "Comment on “‘Elevated heat pump’ hypothesis for the aerosol-monsoon hydroclimate link: ‘Grounded’ in observations?” by S. Nigam and M. Bollasina."
Journal of Geophysical Research,
116
(D7):
D07203
[10.1029/2010jd014800]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2011. "EFFECTS OF DUST AND BLACK CARBON ON VARIABILITY OF THE SOUTH ASIAN MONSOON."
The Global Monsoon System,
569-581
[10.1142/9789814343411_0033]
Gautam, R., N.-Y. C. Hsu, S.-C. Tsay, et al. 2011. "Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season."
Atmos. Chem. Phys.,
11
(24):
12841-12863
[10.5194/acp-11-12841-2011]
Kim, K.-M., W. K. Lau, Y. C. Sud, and G. K. Walker. 2010. "Influence of aerosol-radiative forcings on the diurnal and seasonal cycles of rainfall over West Africa and Eastern Atlantic Ocean using GCM simulations."
Climate Dynamics,
35
(1):
115-126
[10.1007/s00382-010-0750-1]
Xue, Y., F. De Sales, W. K. Lau, et al. 2010. "Intercomparison and analyses of the climatology of the West African Monsoon in the West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation project (WAMME) first model intercomparison experiment."
Climate Dynamics,
35
(1):
3-27
[10.1007/s00382-010-0778-2]
Wilcox, E., W. Lau, and K. M. Kim. 2010. "A northward shift of the North Atlantic Ocean Intertropical Convergence Zone in response to summertime Saharan dust outbreaks."
Geophys. Res. Lett,
37
(4):
L04804
[10.1029/2009GL041774]
Lau, W., and K. Kim. 2010. "Fingerprinting the impacts of aerosols on long-term trends of the Indian summer monsoon regional rainfall."
Geophys. Res. Lett,
37
(16):
L16705
[10.1029/2010GL043255]
Lau, W., M. Kim, K. Kim, and W. Lee. 2010. "Enhanced surface warming and accelerated snow melt in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau induced by absorbing aerosols."
Environ. Res. Lett.,
5
(2):
025204
[10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/025204]
Sud, Y. C., E. M. Wilcox, W. K. Lau, et al. 2009. "Sensitivity of Boreal-Summer Circulation and Precipitation to Atmospheric Aerosols in Selected Regions, Part I: Africa and India."
Annales Geophysicae,
27:
3989-4007.
Krishnamurti, T. N., A. Chakraborty, A. Martin, et al. 2009. "Impact of Arabian Sea Pollution on the Bay of Bengal Winter Monsoon Rains."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos,
114
(D06213):
10.1029/2008JD010679.
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, N.-Y. C. Hsu, and B. N. Holben. 2009. "Possible influences of air pollution, dust and sandstorms on the Indian monsoon."
WMO Bulletin,
58
(1):
22-30.
Reale, O., K. Lau, K.-M. Kim, and E. Brin. 2009. "Atlantic Tropical Cyclogenetic Processes during SOP-3 NAMMA in the GEOS-5 Global Data Assimilation and Forecast System."
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences,
66
(12):
3563-3578
[10.1175/2009JAS3123.1]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, Y. C. Sud, and G. K. Walker. 2009. "A GCM study of the response of the atmospheric water cycle of West Africa and the Atlantic to Saharan dust radiative forcing."
Ann Geophys,
27
(10):
4023-4037
[10.5194/angeo-27-4023-2009]
Bell, T., D. Rosenfeld, and K.-M. Kim. 2009. "Weekly cycle of lightning: Evidence of storm invigoration by pollution."
Geophys Res Lett,
36
(23):
L23805
[10.1029/2009GL040915]
Bell, T. L., D. Rosenfeld, K.-M. Kim, et al. 2008. "Midweek increase in U.S. summer rain and storm heights suggests air pollution invigorates rainstorms."
Journal of Geophysical Research,
113
(D2):
D02209
[10.1029/2007jd008623]
Prabhakara, C., R. Iacovazzi, J. Yoo, K.-M. Kim, and T. Bell. 2008. "A Method to Estimate Rain Rate over Tropical Oceans with the TRMM Microwave Imager Radiometer."
J Meteor Soc Japan,
86
(1):
203-212
[10.2151/jmsj.86.203]
Lee, M.-I., S. D. Schubert, M. J. Suarez, T. L. Bell, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Diurnal cycle of precipitation in the NASA Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Project atmospheric general circulation model."
Journal of Geophysical Research,
112
(D16):
D16111
[10.1029/2006jd008346]
Lee, M.-I., S. D. Schubert, M. J. Suarez, T. Bell, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "The Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the NASA/NSIPP Atmospheric General Circulation Model."
J. Geophys. Res.,
112:
D16111
[doi:10.1029/2006JD008346]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Cooling of the Atlantic by Saharan dust."
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
34
(23):
L23811
[10.1029/2007GL031538]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, and M.-I. Lee. 2007. "Characteristics of Diurnal and Seasonal Cycles in Global Monsoon Systems."
J. Meteor. Soc. Japan,
85A:
403-416
[10.2151/jmsj.85A.403]
Kim, M. K., W. K. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "A GCM study of effects of radiative forcing of sulfate aerosol on large scale circulation and rainfall in East Asia during boreal spring."
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
34
(24):
L24701
[10.1029/2007GL031683]
Mwale, D., T. Gan, S. S. Shen, T. Shu, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Wavelet empirical orthogonal functions of space-time-frequency regimes and predictability of southern Africa summer rainfall."
ASCE J Hydrologic Engrg,
12
(5):
513-523.
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "How Nature Foiled the 2006 Hurricane Forecasts."
EOS Trans AGU,
88
(9):
105-107.
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Reply to Comment on "How Nature Foiled the 2006 Hurricane Forecasts"."
EOS Trans AGU,
88
(26):
271.
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2006. "Observational relationships between aerosol and Asian monsoon rainfall, and circulation."
Geophysical Research Letters,
33
(21):
L21810
[10.1029/2006GL027546]
Lau, W. K., S. P. Shen, K.-M. Kim, and H. Wang. 2006. "A multimodel study of the twentieth-century simulations of Sahel drought from the 1970s to 1990s."
J. Geophys. Res.,
111
(D7):
D07111
[10.1029/2005JD006281]
Lau, W. K., M. K. Kim, and K.-M. Kim. 2006. "Asian summer monsoon anomalies induced by aerosol direct forcing: the role of the Tibetan Plateau."
Clim Dyn,
26
(7-8):
855-864
[10.1007/s00382-006-0114-z]
Kim, M., K. Lau, M. Chin, et al. 2006. "Atmospheric Teleconnection over Eurasia Induced by Aerosol Radiative Forcing during Boreal Spring."
J. Climate,
19
(18):
4700-4718
[10.1175/JCLI3871.1]
Ho, C., J. Kim, K. Lau, et al. 2005. "Interdecadal changes in heavy rainfall in China during the northern summer."
Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
16
(5):
1163-1176.
Cuddapah, P., R. Iacovazzi, J. Yoo, and K.-M. Kim. 2005. "A Model for Estimation of Rain Rate on Tropical Land from TRMM Microwave Imager Radiometer Observations."
J Met Soc of Japan,
83
(4):
595-609
[10.2151/jmsj.83.595]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, and J.-Y. Lee. 2004. "INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY, GLOBAL TELECONNECTION, AND POTENTIAL PREDICTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON."
World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate,
153-176
[10.1142/9789812701411_0004]
Kim, M.-K., I.-S. Kang, C.-K. Park, and K.-M. Kim. 2004. "Superensemble prediction of regional precipitation over Korea."
Int. J. Climatol.,
24
(6):
777-790
[10.1002/joc.1029]
Lau, W. K., J.-Y. Lee, K.-M. Kim, and I.-S. Kang. 2004. "The North Pacific as a Regulator of Summertime Climate over Eurasia and North America."
J. Climate,
17
(4):
819-833
[10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0819:TNPAAR>2.0.CO;2]
Yang, S., K.-M. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2002. "Variations of the East Asian Jet Stream and Asian–Pacific–American Winter Climate Anomalies."
Journal of Climate,
15
(3):
306-325
[10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<0306:voteaj>2.0.co;2]
Lau, K.-M., K.-M. Kim, and S.-P. Shen. 2002. "Potential predictability of seasonal precipitation over the United States from canonical ensemble correlation predictions."
Geophysical Research Letters,
29
(7):
1097
[10.1029/2001gl014263]
Kim, K.-M., and K.-M. Lau. 2001. "Dynamics of monsoon-induced biennial variability in ENSO."
Geophysical Research Letters,
28
(2):
315-318
[10.1029/2000gl012465]
Lau, K.-M., K.-M. Kim, and S. Yang. 2000. "Dynamical and Boundary Forcing Characteristics of Regional Components of the Asian Summer Monsoon."
Journal of Climate,
13
(14):
2461-2482
[10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<2461:dabfco>2.0.co;2]
Non-Refereed
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "3 Does aerosol weaken or strengthen the Asian monsoon?"
Mountains Witnesses of Global Changes-Research in the Himalaya and Karakoram: Share-Asia Project
10:
13-22
[10.1016/S0928-2025(06)10003-6]
Refereed
Lim, Y.-K., D. L. Wu, K.-M. Kim, and J. N. Lee. 2022. "Impact of the Arctic Oscillation from March on summertime sea ice."
Environmental Research: Climate
1
021001
[ 10.1088/2752-5295/ac91e8]
Jin, D., L. Oreopoulos, D. Lee, J. Tan, and K. Kim. 2022. "A New Organization Metric for Synoptic Scale Tropical Convective Aggregation."
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
127
e2022JD036665
[10.1029/2022jd036665]
Wu, D. L., D. E. Jennings, K.-K. Choi, et al. 2021. "Compact Thermal Imager (CTI) for Atmospheric Remote Sensing."
Remote Sensing
13
(22):
4578
[10.3390/rs13224578]
Lim, Y.-K., D. L. Wu, K.-M. Kim, and J. N. Lee. 2021. "An investigation on seasonal and diurnal cycles of TOA shortwave radiations from DSCOVR/EPIC, CERES, MERRA-2, and ERA5."
Remote Sensing
13
(21):
4595
[10.3390/rs13224595]
Yasunari, T. J., H. Nakamura, K.-M. Kim, et al. 2021. "Relationship between circum-Arctic atmospheric wave patterns and large-scale wildfires in boreal summer."
Environmental Research Letters
16
(6):
064009
[10.1088/1748-9326/abf7ef]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, C. Zhao, L. R. Leung, and S.-H. Park. 2020. "Impact of Dust-Cloud-Radiation-Precipitation Dynamical Feedback on Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon in Global Variable-Resolution Simulations With MPAS-CAM5."
Frontiers in Earth Science
8
[10.3389/feart.2020.00226]
Wu, D. L., J. N. Lee, K.-M. Kim, and Y.-K. Lim. 2020. "Interannual Variations of TOA Albedo over the Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau in 2000–2019."
Remote Sensing
12
(9):
1460
[10.3390/rs12091460]
Jin, D., L. Oreopoulos, D. Lee, J. Tan, and K. Kim. 2020. "Large‐Scale Characteristics of Tropical Convective Systems Through the Prism of Cloud Regime."
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
125
(6):
[10.1029/2019jd031157]
Lee, S., M.-I. Lee, C.-K. Song, K.-M. Kim, and A. M. da Silva. 2020. "Interannual variation of the East Asia Jet Stream and its impact on the horizontal distribution of aerosol in boreal spring."
Atmospheric Environment
223
117296
[10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117296]
Choi, N., M.-I. Lee, D.-H. Cha, Y.-K. Lim, and K.-M. Kim. 2020. "Decadal changes in the interannual variability of heatwaves in East Asia caused by atmospheric teleconnection changes."
Journal of Climate
33
1505-1522
[10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0222.1]
Choi, N., K.-M. Kim, Y.-K. Lim, and M.-I. Lee. 2019. "Decadal changes in the leading patterns of sea level pressure in the Arctic and their impacts on the sea ice variability in boreal summer."
The Cryosphere
13
(11):
3007-3021
[10.5194/tc-13-3007-2019]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, J.-D. Chern, W. K. Tao, and L. R. Leung. 2019. "Structural changes and variability of the ITCZ induced by radiation–cloud–convection–circulation interactions: inferences from the Goddard Multi-scale Modeling Framework (GMMF) experiments."
Climate Dynamics
54
(1-2):
211-229
[10.1007/s00382-019-05000-y]
Sang, J., M.-K. Kim, W. K. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2019. "Possible Impacts of Snow Darkening Effects on the Hydrological Cycle over Western Eurasia and East Asia."
Atmosphere
10
(9):
500
[10.3390/atmos10090500]
Lim, Y.-K., R. I. Cullather, S. M. Crooks Nowicki, and K.-M. Kim. 2019. "Inter-relationship between subtropical Pacific sea surface temperature, Arctic sea ice concentration, and North Atlantic Oscillation in recent summers."
Scientific Reports
9
[10.1038/s41598-019-39896-7]
Seo, E., M.-I. Lee, D. Kim, et al. 2019. "Interannual variation of tropical cyclones simulated by GEOS-5 AGCM with modified convection scheme."
International Journal of Climatology
39
4041-4057
[10.1002/joc.6058]
Lau, W., and K.-M. Kim. 2018. "Impact of Snow Darkening by Deposition of Light-Absorbing Aerosols on Snow Cover in the Himalayas–Tibetan Plateau and Influence on the Asian Summer Monsoon: A Possible Mechanism for the Blanford Hypothesis."
Atmosphere
9
(11):
438
[10.3390/atmos9110438]
Lau, W. K., J. Sang, M. K. Kim, et al. 2018. "Impacts of Snow Darkening by Deposition of Light-Absorbing Aerosols on Hydroclimate of Eurasia During Boreal Spring and Summer."
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
123
(16):
8441-8461
[10.1029/2018jd028557]
Yasunari, T. J., K.-M. Kim, A. M. da Silva, et al. 2018. "Extreme air pollution events in Hokkaido, Japan, traced back to early snowmelt and large-scale wildfires over East Eurasia: Case studies."
Scientific Reports
8
(1):
6413
[10.1038/s41598-018-24335-w]
Chu, J.-E., K.-M. Kim, W. K. Lau, and K.-J. Ha. 2018. "How Light-Absorbing Properties of Organic Aerosol Modify the Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall?"
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
[10.1002/2017jd027642]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, and L. Ruby Leung. 2017. "Changing circulation structure and precipitation characteristics in Asian monsoon regions: greenhouse warming vs. aerosol effects."
Geoscience Letters
4
(1):
28
[10.1186/s40562-017-0094-3]
Seo, E.-K., and K.-M. Kim. 2017. "Precipitating Cloud Characteristics during Changma as Seen in TRMM PR Observations."
Advances in Meteorology
2017
1-13
[10.1155/2017/8598594]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2017. "Competing influences of greenhouse warming and aerosols on Asian summer monsoon circulation and rainfall."
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences
53
(2):
181-194
[10.1007/s13143-017-0033-4]
Yasunari, T. J., M. Niwano, Y. Fujiyoshi, et al. 2017. "An Unreported Asian Dust (Kosa) Event in Hokkaido, Japan: A Case Study of 7 March 2016."
SOLA
13
(0):
96-101
[10.2151/sola.2017-018]
Xue, Y., F. D. Sales, W. K. Lau, et al. 2016. "West African monsoon decadal variability and drought and surface-related forcings: Second West African monsoon modeling and evaluation project experiment (WAMME II)."
Climate Dynamics
47
(11):
3517-3545
[10.1007/s00382-016-3224-2]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, J.-J. Shi, et al. 2016. "Impacts of aerosol–monsoon interaction on rainfall and circulation over Northern India and the Himalaya Foothills."
Climate Dynamics
[10.1007/s00382-016-3430-y]
Esmaili, R., Y. Tian, D. A. Vila, and K.-M. Kim. 2016. "A Lagrangian analysis of cold cloud clusters and their life cycles with satellite observations."
Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres
121
(19):
11,723–11,738
[10.1002/2016JD025653]
Lau, W. K., J. J. Shi, W. K. Tao, and K. M. Kim. 2016. "What would happen to Superstorm Sandy under the influence of a substantially warmer Atlantic Ocean?"
Geophysical Research Letters
43
(2):
802--811
[10.1002/2015GL067050]
Yasunari, T. J., P. R. Colarco, W. K. Lau, et al. 2016. "Total dust deposition flux during precipitation in Toyama, Japan, in the spring of 2009: A sensitivity analysis with the NASA GEOS-5 Model."
Atmospheric Research
167
298–313
[10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.08.005]
Kim, Y.-H., M.-K. Kim, W. K. Lau, K.-M. Kim, and C.-H. Cho. 2015. "Possible mechanism of abrupt jump in winter surface air temperature in the late 1980s over the Northern Hemisphere."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.
120
(24):
12474-12485
[10.1002/2015jd023864]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2015. "Impacts of Aerosols on the Asian Monsoon — An Interim Assessment."
World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate
361-376
[10.1142/9789814579933_0023]
Kim, M.-K., W. K. Lau, K.-M. Kim, et al. 2015. "Amplification of ENSO effects on Indian summer monsoon by absorbing aerosols."
Climate Dynamics
[10.1007/s00382-015-2722-y]
Yasunari, T. J., R. D. Koster, W. K. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2015. "Impact of snow darkening via dust, black carbon, and organic carbon on boreal spring climate in the Earth system."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos
120
(11):
5485–5503
[10.1002/2014JD022977]
Peters-Lidard, C. D., E. M. Kemp, T. Matsui, et al. 2015. "Integrated modeling of aerosol, cloud, precipitation and land processes at satellite-resolved scales."
Environmental Modelling and Software
67
149-159
[Full Text (Link)]
[doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.01.007]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2015. "Robust Hadley Circulation changes and increasing global dryness due to CO2 warming from CMIP5 model projections ."
PNAS
112
(12):
3630–3635
[10.1073/pnas.1418682112]
Lee, D., Y. C. Sud, L. Oreopoulos, et al. 2014. "Modeling the influences of aerosols on pre-monsoon circulation and rainfall over Southeast Asia."
Atmos. Chem. Phys.
14
(13):
6853-6866
[10.5194/acp-14-6853-2014]
Colarco, P. R., E. P. Nowottnick, C. A. Randles, et al. 2014. "Impact of radiatively interactive dust aerosols in the NASA GEOS-5 climate model: Sensitivity to dust particle shape and refractive index."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.
119
(2):
753-786
[10.1002/2013JD020046]
Yoo, J.-M., Y.-I. Won, M.-J. Jeong, et al. 2013. "Intensity of climate variability derived from the satellite and MERRA reanalysis temperatures: AO, ENSO, and QBO."
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
95-96
15-27
[10.1016/j.jastp.2013.01.002]
Lau, W. K., H.-T. Wu, and K.-M. Kim. 2013. "A canonical response of precipitation characteristics to global warming from CMIP5 models."
Geophys. Res. Lett
40
(12):
3163–3169
[10.1002/grl.50420]
Gautam, R., N. C. Hsu, S. C. Tsay, et al. 2012. "Corrigendum to "Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season" published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12841–12863, 2011."
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
12
(3):
1525-1525
[10.5194/acp-12-1525-2012]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2012. "The 2010 Pakistan Flood and Russian Heat Wave: Teleconnection of Hydrometeorological Extremes."
Journal of Hydrometeorology
13
(1):
392-403
[10.1175/jhm-d-11-016.1]
Lau, K. M., and K. M. Kim. 2011. "Comment on “‘Elevated heat pump’ hypothesis for the aerosol-monsoon hydroclimate link: ‘Grounded’ in observations?” by S. Nigam and M. Bollasina."
Journal of Geophysical Research
116
(D7):
D07203
[10.1029/2010jd014800]
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2011. "EFFECTS OF DUST AND BLACK CARBON ON VARIABILITY OF THE SOUTH ASIAN MONSOON."
The Global Monsoon System
569-581
[10.1142/9789814343411_0033]
Gautam, R., N.-Y. C. Hsu, S.-C. Tsay, et al. 2011. "Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre-monsoon season."
Atmos. Chem. Phys.
11
(24):
12841-12863
[10.5194/acp-11-12841-2011]
Kim, K.-M., W. K. Lau, Y. C. Sud, and G. K. Walker. 2010. "Influence of aerosol-radiative forcings on the diurnal and seasonal cycles of rainfall over West Africa and Eastern Atlantic Ocean using GCM simulations."
Climate Dynamics
35
(1):
115-126
[10.1007/s00382-010-0750-1]
Xue, Y., F. De Sales, W. K. Lau, et al. 2010. "Intercomparison and analyses of the climatology of the West African Monsoon in the West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation project (WAMME) first model intercomparison experiment."
Climate Dynamics
35
(1):
3-27
[10.1007/s00382-010-0778-2]
Wilcox, E., W. Lau, and K. M. Kim. 2010. "A northward shift of the North Atlantic Ocean Intertropical Convergence Zone in response to summertime Saharan dust outbreaks."
Geophys. Res. Lett
37
(4):
L04804
[10.1029/2009GL041774]
Lau, W., and K. Kim. 2010. "Fingerprinting the impacts of aerosols on long-term trends of the Indian summer monsoon regional rainfall."
Geophys. Res. Lett
37
(16):
L16705
[10.1029/2010GL043255]
Lau, W., M. Kim, K. Kim, and W. Lee. 2010. "Enhanced surface warming and accelerated snow melt in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau induced by absorbing aerosols."
Environ. Res. Lett.
5
(2):
025204
[10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/025204]
Sud, Y. C., E. M. Wilcox, W. K. Lau, et al. 2009. "Sensitivity of Boreal-Summer Circulation and Precipitation to Atmospheric Aerosols in Selected Regions, Part I: Africa and India."
Annales Geophysicae
27
3989-4007
Krishnamurti, T. N., A. Chakraborty, A. Martin, et al. 2009. "Impact of Arabian Sea Pollution on the Bay of Bengal Winter Monsoon Rains."
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos
114
(D06213):
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Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, N.-Y. C. Hsu, and B. N. Holben. 2009. "Possible influences of air pollution, dust and sandstorms on the Indian monsoon."
WMO Bulletin
58
(1):
22-30
Reale, O., K. Lau, K.-M. Kim, and E. Brin. 2009. "Atlantic Tropical Cyclogenetic Processes during SOP-3 NAMMA in the GEOS-5 Global Data Assimilation and Forecast System."
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
66
(12):
3563-3578
[10.1175/2009JAS3123.1]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, Y. C. Sud, and G. K. Walker. 2009. "A GCM study of the response of the atmospheric water cycle of West Africa and the Atlantic to Saharan dust radiative forcing."
Ann Geophys
27
(10):
4023-4037
[10.5194/angeo-27-4023-2009]
Bell, T., D. Rosenfeld, and K.-M. Kim. 2009. "Weekly cycle of lightning: Evidence of storm invigoration by pollution."
Geophys Res Lett
36
(23):
L23805
[10.1029/2009GL040915]
Bell, T. L., D. Rosenfeld, K.-M. Kim, et al. 2008. "Midweek increase in U.S. summer rain and storm heights suggests air pollution invigorates rainstorms."
Journal of Geophysical Research
113
(D2):
D02209
[10.1029/2007jd008623]
Prabhakara, C., R. Iacovazzi, J. Yoo, K.-M. Kim, and T. Bell. 2008. "A Method to Estimate Rain Rate over Tropical Oceans with the TRMM Microwave Imager Radiometer."
J Meteor Soc Japan
86
(1):
203-212
[10.2151/jmsj.86.203]
Lee, M.-I., S. D. Schubert, M. J. Suarez, T. L. Bell, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Diurnal cycle of precipitation in the NASA Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Project atmospheric general circulation model."
Journal of Geophysical Research
112
(D16):
D16111
[10.1029/2006jd008346]
Lee, M.-I., S. D. Schubert, M. J. Suarez, T. Bell, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "The Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the NASA/NSIPP Atmospheric General Circulation Model."
J. Geophys. Res.
112
D16111
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Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Cooling of the Atlantic by Saharan dust."
Geophys. Res. Lett.
34
(23):
L23811
[10.1029/2007GL031538]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, and M.-I. Lee. 2007. "Characteristics of Diurnal and Seasonal Cycles in Global Monsoon Systems."
J. Meteor. Soc. Japan
85A
403-416
[10.2151/jmsj.85A.403]
Kim, M. K., W. K. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "A GCM study of effects of radiative forcing of sulfate aerosol on large scale circulation and rainfall in East Asia during boreal spring."
Geophys. Res. Lett.
34
(24):
L24701
[10.1029/2007GL031683]
Mwale, D., T. Gan, S. S. Shen, T. Shu, and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Wavelet empirical orthogonal functions of space-time-frequency regimes and predictability of southern Africa summer rainfall."
ASCE J Hydrologic Engrg
12
(5):
513-523
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "How Nature Foiled the 2006 Hurricane Forecasts."
EOS Trans AGU
88
(9):
105-107
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "Reply to Comment on "How Nature Foiled the 2006 Hurricane Forecasts"."
EOS Trans AGU
88
(26):
271
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2006. "Observational relationships between aerosol and Asian monsoon rainfall, and circulation."
Geophysical Research Letters
33
(21):
L21810
[10.1029/2006GL027546]
Lau, W. K., S. P. Shen, K.-M. Kim, and H. Wang. 2006. "A multimodel study of the twentieth-century simulations of Sahel drought from the 1970s to 1990s."
J. Geophys. Res.
111
(D7):
D07111
[10.1029/2005JD006281]
Lau, W. K., M. K. Kim, and K.-M. Kim. 2006. "Asian summer monsoon anomalies induced by aerosol direct forcing: the role of the Tibetan Plateau."
Clim Dyn
26
(7-8):
855-864
[10.1007/s00382-006-0114-z]
Kim, M., K. Lau, M. Chin, et al. 2006. "Atmospheric Teleconnection over Eurasia Induced by Aerosol Radiative Forcing during Boreal Spring."
J. Climate
19
(18):
4700-4718
[10.1175/JCLI3871.1]
Ho, C., J. Kim, K. Lau, et al. 2005. "Interdecadal changes in heavy rainfall in China during the northern summer."
Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
16
(5):
1163-1176
Cuddapah, P., R. Iacovazzi, J. Yoo, and K.-M. Kim. 2005. "A Model for Estimation of Rain Rate on Tropical Land from TRMM Microwave Imager Radiometer Observations."
J Met Soc of Japan
83
(4):
595-609
[10.2151/jmsj.83.595]
Lau, W. K., K.-M. Kim, and J.-Y. Lee. 2004. "INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY, GLOBAL TELECONNECTION, AND POTENTIAL PREDICTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON."
World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate
153-176
[10.1142/9789812701411_0004]
Kim, M.-K., I.-S. Kang, C.-K. Park, and K.-M. Kim. 2004. "Superensemble prediction of regional precipitation over Korea."
Int. J. Climatol.
24
(6):
777-790
[10.1002/joc.1029]
Lau, W. K., J.-Y. Lee, K.-M. Kim, and I.-S. Kang. 2004. "The North Pacific as a Regulator of Summertime Climate over Eurasia and North America."
J. Climate
17
(4):
819-833
[10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0819:TNPAAR>2.0.CO;2]
Yang, S., K.-M. Lau, and K.-M. Kim. 2002. "Variations of the East Asian Jet Stream and Asian–Pacific–American Winter Climate Anomalies."
Journal of Climate
15
(3):
306-325
[10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<0306:voteaj>2.0.co;2]
Lau, K.-M., K.-M. Kim, and S.-P. Shen. 2002. "Potential predictability of seasonal precipitation over the United States from canonical ensemble correlation predictions."
Geophysical Research Letters
29
(7):
1097
[10.1029/2001gl014263]
Kim, K.-M., and K.-M. Lau. 2001. "Dynamics of monsoon-induced biennial variability in ENSO."
Geophysical Research Letters
28
(2):
315-318
[10.1029/2000gl012465]
Lau, K.-M., K.-M. Kim, and S. Yang. 2000. "Dynamical and Boundary Forcing Characteristics of Regional Components of the Asian Summer Monsoon."
Journal of Climate
13
(14):
2461-2482
[10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<2461:dabfco>2.0.co;2]
Non-Refereed
Lau, W. K., and K.-M. Kim. 2007. "3 Does aerosol weaken or strengthen the Asian monsoon?"
Mountains Witnesses of Global Changes-Research in the Himalaya and Karakoram: Share-Asia Project
10
13-22
[10.1016/S0928-2025(06)10003-6]
