Ewha Atmospheric Dynamics Lab

[Last updated on October 6, 2026; Group members are underlined.]

in the queue

Lee, S., and coauthors (including C. Yoo): Development and Evaluation of the Multi-scale Integrated Research for Advanced Environment-Earth System Model (MIRAE-ESM) v1.0, in preparation.

Lei, L., P.-C. Hsu, N. C. Johnson, K.-C. Tseng, C. Yoo, and S. Hu: Mode-locked planetary-scale dynamics govern synchronized Northern Hemisphere heatwaves, submitted.

Kim, H.-R., C. Yoo, H. Seo, and B.-M. Kim: A low-dimensional framework for interpreting Northern Hemisphere winter extratropical precipitation trends. submitted.

Jeong, D., C. Yoo, S.-W. Yeh, X. Li, and S.-W. Son: Seasonally contrasting impacts of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation on midlatitude continental climate, submitted.

Hur, I., C. Yoo, S. Lee, and P.-C. Huang: Eddy-driven ascent controls trends and intermodel spread in midlatitude winter precipitation simulations. npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., revised.

2026

Kim, J.-Y., C. Yoo, Q. Ding, and K. H. Seo: Projected weakening of Northern Hemisphere summertime high-latitude waveguide and teleconnection variability. npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., accepted.

Lee, S., P.-C. Huang, C. Yoo: Stacked cells hypothesized for Jupiter's atmosphere and observed in Earth's atmosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 53, doi:10.1029/2025gl120433.

Hwang, Y., C. Yoo, S. Lee, M. Sprenger, and M. Federer, 2026: Linking warm conveyor belts to the TEM circulation in Northern Hemisphere midlatitude winter. npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., 9, 164, doi:10.1038/s41612-026-01435-3.

Yoo, S., C.-H. Ho, M. Chang, J. Kim, and C. Yoo, 2026: Ontogeny of dwarf tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific, PLOS Climate, 5, e0000885, doi:10.1371/journal.pclm.0000885.

2025

Cho, M., H.-R. Kim, C. Yoo, and Y.-S. Choi, 2025: Thermodynamic differences between moderately and extremely long heat waves in South Korea, Int. J. Climatol., 45, e70151, doi:10.1002/joc.70151.

Hou, Y., N. C. Johnson, C. Yoo, Y. Wang, W. Sun, K. Man, and X. Li, 2025: Relative effect of Indian Ocean in the Indo-Pacific/North America teleconnection, J. Climate, 38, 5577–5593, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0676.1.

Hong, C., I. Hur, D. Jeong, and C. Yoo, 2025: Influence of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on moist static energy transport, Geosci. Lett., 16, 102649, doi:10.1016/j.apr.2025.102649.

Jang, W., S. Wang, H. C. Kim, J.-H. Jeong, C. Yoo, J.-Y. Choi, and J.-H. Yoon, , 2025: Long-term evolution and synoptic meteorological modulation of PM2.5 and PM10 in Seoul, Atmos. Pollut. Res., 16, 102649, doi:10.1016/j.apr.2025.102649..

Hwang, Y., C. Yoo, R. Agyeman, S. Chung, 2025: Enhancing understanding of mesoscale convective systems in eastern Canada using convection-permitting climate models, Climate Dynam., 63, 242, doi:10.1007/s00382-025-07715-7.

Yoo, C., D. Jin, S. Lee, and D. Kim, 2025: A comparison of the meridional meandering of extratropical precipitation during boreal winter: eddy momentum flux versus storm tracks, npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., 8, 104, doi:10.1038/s41612-025-00992-3.

Kim, J.-E. E., and C. Yoo, 2025: Mechanisms of synoptic circulation patterns influencing winter/spring PM2.5 concentrations in South Korea, Atmos. Environ., 343, 121016, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.121016.

2024

Oh, S.-Y., S.-W. Yeh, I.-H. Park, C. Yoo, and B.-K. Moon, 2024: Role of internal climate variability in the near future warming rate of East Asian surface temperature, Environ. Res. Lett., 19, 124055, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad90f6.

Kim, M., C. Yoo, and H. Kim, 2024: Process Evaluation of Subseasonal North Atlantic Oscillation Prediction in the ECMWF Ensemble Forecast System, Geophys. Res. Lett., 51, e2024GL111291, doi:10.1029/2024GL111291.

Hou, Y., and coauthors (including C. Yoo), 2024: Unveiling the Indian Ocean forcing on winter eastern warming – western cooling pattern over North America, Nat. Commun., 15, 9654, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-53921-y.

Hur, I., C. Yoo, S.-W. Yeh, Y.-H. Kim, and K.-H. Seo, 2024: Processes driving the intermodel spread of the Southern Hemisphere Hadley circulation expansion in CMIP6 models, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.,129, e2024JD041726, doi:10.1029/2024JD041726.

Kim, D, and coauthors (including C. Yoo), 2024: Springtime Southern Hemisphere quasi-stationary planetary wave activities associated with ENSO/IOD, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 129, e2023JD039678, doi:10.1029/2023JD039678.

Kim, M., M.-K. Sung, and C. Yoo, 2024: Phase dependence of growth mechanisms in the daily energetics of the North Atlantic Oscillation, Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 150, 1566-1580, doi:10.1002/qj.4659.

Jeong, D., C. Yoo, and S.-W. Yeh, 2024: Contributions of external forcing and internal variability to the multidecadal warming rate of East Asia in the present and future climate, npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., 7, 22, doi:10.1038/s41612-024-00573-w.

Choi, Y.-S., C. Yoo, and coauthors, 2024: Estimation of physical climate risk for private companies, Atmosphere-Korea, 34, 1-21, doi:10.14191/Atmos.2024.34.1.001.

2023

Yoo, C. and S. Lee, 2023: The precipitation distribution set by eddy fluxes: the case of boreal winter, npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., 6, 24, doi:10.1038/s41612-023-00356-9.

Jeong, Y.-C., and coauthors (including C. Yoo), 2023: Intrinsic atmospheric circulation patterns associated with high PM 2.5 concentration days in South Korea during the cold season, Sci. Total Environ., 863, 160878, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160878.

Kim, J.-E. E., S.-H. Park, and C. Yoo, 2023: Interdecadal change in the relationship between the western North Pacific subtropical high and the ENSO, Theor. Appl. Climatol., 151, 1435-1447, doi:10.1007/s00704-022-04326-8.

Koo, M.-S., and coauthors (including J.-E. E. Kim and C. Yoo), 2023: The Global/Regional Integrated Model system (GRIMs): V4.0 update and seasonal evaluation, Asia-Pacific J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 113-132, doi:10.1007/s13143-022-00297-y.

2022

Sung, M.-K., S.-W. Son, C. Yoo, J. Hwang, and S.-I. An, 2022: Dynamics of two distinct subseasonal growth mechanisms of the North Pacific Oscillation. J. Climate, 35, 3141-3156, doi:10.1175/jcli-d-21-0837.1.

Jeong, D., C. Yoo, S.-W. Yeh, J.-H. Yoon, D. Lee, J.-B. Lee, and J.-Y. Choi: Statistical seasonal forecasting of winter and spring PM2.5 concentrations over the Korean Peninsula. Asia-Pacific J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 549–561, doi:10.1007/s13143-022-00275-4.

Hur, I., M. Kim, K. Kwak, H. M. Sung, Y.-H. Byun, H. Song, and C. Yoo, 2022: Evaluation of the Hadley circulation in the present and future climate simulations by the K-ACE climate model. Asia-Pacific J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 353-363, doi:10.1007/s13143-021-00256-z.

Lee, Y.-K., H.-S. Kim, J.-E. E. Kim, Y.-S. Choi, and C. Yoo, 2022: Markov chain analysis of rainfall over East Asia: unusual frequency, persistence, and entropy in the summer of 2020. Asia-Pacific J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 281-291, doi:0.1007/s13143-021-00255-0.

Kim, D., and coauthors (including C. Yoo), 2022: The Madden-Julian Oscillation in the Energy Exascale Earth System Model Version 1. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 14, doi:10.1029/2021MS002842.

2021

Li, X., and coauthors (including C. Yoo), 2021: Tropical teleconnection impacts on Antarctic climate changes. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ., 2, 680-698, doi:10.1038/s43017-021-00204-5.

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Kim, M., C. Yoo, and J. Choi, 2021: Enhancing Subseasonal Temperature Prediction by Bridging a Statistical Model With Dynamical Arctic Oscillation Forecasting. Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, e2021GL093447, doi:10.1029/2021GL093447.

Hsu, P.-C., and coauthors (including C. Yoo and C.-H. Chang), 2021: East Antarctic cooling induced by decadal changes in Madden-Julian oscillation during austral summer. Sci. Adv., 7, eabf9903, doi:10.1126/sciadv.abf9903.

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Chang, C.-H., N. Johnson, and C. Yoo, 2021: Evaluation of subseasonal impacts of the MJO/BSISO in the East Asian extended summer. Climate Dynam., 56, 3553-3568, doi:10.1007/s00382-021-05656-5.

Cho, M., Y.-S. Choi, H.-R. Kim, C. Yoo, and S.-S. Lee, 2021: Cold-season atmospheric conditions associated with sudden changes in PM10concentration over Seoul, Korea. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 12, 101041, doi:10.1016/j.apr.2021.03.004.

Sung, M.-K., S.-W. Son, C. Yoo, J.-Y. Hwang, and S.-I. An, 2021: Seesawing of winter temperature extremes between East Asia and North America. J. Climate, 34, 1-42, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0789.1.

Kim, J.-E. E., M.-S. Koo, S.-Y. Hong, and C. Yoo, 2021: Seasonal performance of a non-hydrostatic global atmospheric model on a cubed-sphere grid. Earth Space Sci., e2021EA001643, doi:10.1029/2021ea001643.

Yoo, C. W., J. Lee, C. Yoo, and N. Xiao, 2021: Coping behaviors in short message service (SMS)-based disaster alert systems: From the lens of protection motivation theory as elaboration likelihood. Inf. Manag., 58, 103454, doi:10.1016/j.im.2021.103454.

Kim, M., C. Yoo, M.-K. Sung, and S. Lee, 2021: Classification of wintertime atmospheric teleconnection patterns in the Northern Hemisphere. J. Climate, 34, 1847-1861, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0339.1.

Shin, U., S.-H. Park, J.-S. Park, J.-H. Koo, C. Yoo, S. Kim, and J.-b. Lee, 2021: Predictability of PM2.5 in Seoul based on atmospheric blocking forecasts using the NCEP global forecast system. Atmos. Environ., 246, 118141, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.118141.

2020

Karunapala, P., and C. Yoo, 2020: Statistical prediction of Sri Lankan rainfall during October to December. MAUSAM, 71, 491-502.

Myoung, B., J. Rhee, and C. Yoo, 2020: Long-lead prediction of warm season droughts in South Korea using North Atlantic SST. J. Climate, 33, 4659-4677, doi:10.1175/Jcli-D-19-0082.1.

Sung, M.-K., C. Yoo, S.-W. Yeh, Y. Kosaka, and S.-I. An, 2020: Characteristics of the North Pacific Oscillation in CMIP5 models in relation to atmospheric mean states. J. Climate, 33, 3809-3825, doi:10.1175/jcli-d-19-0446.1.

Kim, H., S. W. Son, and C. Yoo, 2020: QBO modulation of the MJO teleconnection in East Asia. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 125, e2019JD031929, doi:10.1029/2019JD031929.

2019

Hwang, J., Y.-S. Choi, C. Yoo, Y. Wang, H. Su, and J. H. Jiang, 2019: Interpretation of top of the atmosphere energy flux for future Arctic warming. Scientific Reports, 9, 13059, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-49218-6.

Kim, D.-K., Y.-H. Kim, and C. Yoo, 2019: Predictability of Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns in GloSea5 hindcast experiments up to 6 weeks. Atmosphere-Korea, 29, 1-15, doi:10.14191/Atmos.2019.29.3.1.

Yun, S.-G., and C. Yoo, 2019: The effects of spring and winter blocking on PM10 concentration in Korea. Atmosphere, 10, 410, doi:10.3390/atmos10070410.

Kim, Y.-H., and coauthors (including C. Yoo), 2019: Comparison of equatorial wave activity in the tropical tropopause layer and stratosphere represented in reanalyses. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 10027-10050, doi:10.5194/acp-19-10027-2019.

Sung, M.-K., H.-Y. Jang, B.-M. Kim, S.-W. Yeh, Y.-S. Choi, and C. Yoo, 2019: Tropical influence on the North Pacific Oscillation drives winter extremes in North America. Nature Clim. Change, 9, 413-418, doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0461-5.

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2018

Koo, J.-H., and coauthors (including C. Yoo), 2018: Total ozone properties in the western Antarctica related to the regional air conditions. Atmospheric Environment, 195, 78-88, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.09.056.

Yoo, C., N. C. Johnson, C.-H. Chang, S. B. Feldstein, and Y.-H. Kim, 2018: Subseasonal prediction of wintertime East Asian temperature based on atmospheric teleconnections. J. Climate, 31, 9351-9366, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0811.1.

Kim, J., S.-W Son, H. Kim, B. Kim, and C. Yoo, 2018: SPARC local workshop on "WCRP grand challenges and regional climate change". Adv. Atmospheric Sci., 35, 624-627, doi:10.1007/s00376-018-8045-2.

2017

Son, S.-W., Y. Lim, C. Yoo, H. Hendon, and J.-W. Kim, 2017: Stratospheric control of Madden Julian Oscillation. J. Climate, 30, 1909-1922, doi:10.1175/Jcli-D-16-0620.1.

Lukens, K. E., S. B. Feldstein, C. Yoo, and S. Lee, 2017: The dynamics of the extratropical response to Madden-Julian Oscillation convection. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 143, 1095-1106, doi:10.1002/qj.2993.

2016

Yoo, C., and S.-W. Son, 2016: Modulation of the boreal wintertime Madden-Julian Oscillation by the stratospheric Quasi-Biennial Oscillation. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, doi:10.1002/2016gl067762.

Li, X., S.-P. Xie, S. T. Gille, and C. Yoo, 2016: Atlantic Induced Pan-tropical Climate Change over the Past Three Decades. Nature Clim. Change, 6, 275-279, doi:10.1038/nclimate2840.

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2015

Li, X., D. M. Holland, E. P. Gerber, and C. Yoo, 2015: Rossby waves mediate impacts of tropical oceans on West Antarctic atmospheric circulation in austral winter. J. Climate, 28, 8151-8164, doi:10.1175/jcli-d-15-0113.1.

Yoo, C., S. Park, D. Kim, J. Yoon, and H. Kim, 2015: Boreal winter MJO teleconnection in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 with the Unified Convection parameterization. J. Climate, 28, 8135-8150, doi:10.1175/jcli-d-15-0022.1.

Li, X., E. P. Gerber, D. M. Holland, and C. Yoo, 2015: A Rossby Wave Bridge from the Tropical Atlantic to West Antarctica. J. Climate, 28, 2256-2273, doi:10.1175/jcli-d-14-00450.1.

2014 - 2011

Lee, S., and C. Yoo, 2014: On the causal relationship between poleward energy flux and equator-to-pole temperature gradient: a cautionary tale. J. Climate, 27, 6519-6525, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00236.1.

Li, X., D. M. Holland, E. P. Gerber, and C. Yoo, 2014: Impacts of the north and tropical Atlantic Ocean on the Antarctic Peninsula and sea ice. Nature, 505, 538-542, doi:10.1038/nature12945.

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Yoo, C., S. B. Feldstein, and S. Lee, 2014: The prominence of a tropical convective signal in the wintertime Arctic temperature. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 15, 7-12, doi:10.1002/asl2.455.

Garfinkel, C. I., S. B. Feldstein, D. Waugh, C. Yoo, and S. Lee, 2012: Observed connection between stratospheric sudden warmings and the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L18807, doi:10.1029/2012GL053144.

Yoo, C., S. Lee, and S. B. Feldstein, 2012: Mechanisms of extratropical surface air temperature change in response to the Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Climate, 25, 5777-5790, doi:10.1175/jcli-d-11-00566.1.

Yoo, C., S. Lee, and S. B. Feldstein, 2012: Arctic response to an MJO-like tropical heating in an idealized GCM. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 2379-2393, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-0261.1.

Yoo, C., S. Lee, and S. B. Feldstein, 2012: The impact of the Madden-Julian oscillation trend on the Antarctic warming during the 1979-2008 austral winter. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 13, 194-199, doi:10.1002/asl.379.

Yoo, C., S. B. Feldstein, and S. Lee, 2011: The impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation trend on the Arctic amplification of surface air temperature during the 1979-2008 boreal winter. Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L24804, doi:10.1029/2011GL049881.

Yoo, C., and S. Lee, 2010: Persistent Multiple Jets and PV Staircase. J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 2279-2295, doi:10.1175/2010jas3326.1.