Cha-Eun Hong

Chae-Eun (Iris) Hong

Ph.D. Student in Atmospheric Science

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My research focuses on large-scale atmospheric circulation drivers of atmospheric rivers and their regional hydroclimate impacts across the United States, including precipitation and snowpack variability on intraseasonal timescales.

Atmospheric ScienceDynamicsLarge ScaleClimate
Atmospheric RiverHydroclimatePredictability

Research

Project 1

Interannual Variation

Influence of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on moist static energy transport

This study investigates how El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modulates the poleward transport of moist static energy (MSE) in the Northern Hemisphere winter.

Moist Static EnergyENSOMeridional Energy Transport
Project 2

National Institute of Meteorological Sciences (NIMS)

Evaluated ocean model performance using UKESM-TOPAZ data

Development of Scenario-Based Technology for the Prepara5on of the IPCC 7th Assessment Report (AR7)

Ocean ModelAR7Evaluation