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Sang-Ki Lee is affiliated with the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. They have engaged extensively in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change, alongside work related to Language and Linguistics and Information Systems.

The scientist's research encompasses major topics such as Climate variability and models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Several of their recent papers include:

  • Cold-Season Arctic Amplification Driven by Arctic Ocean-Mediated Seasonal Energy Transfer, 2020, Earth's Future
  • Projections of faster onset and slower decay of El Niño in the 21st century, 2022, Nature Communications
  • On the Spatiotemporal Diversity of Atlantic Niño and Associated Rainfall Variability Over West Africa and South America, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Antarctic sea-ice expansion and Southern Ocean cooling linked to tropical variability, 2022, Nature Climate Change
  • Unprecedented reduction and quick recovery of the South Indian Ocean heat content and sea level in 2014-2018, 2020, Science Advances

The scientist has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as Hosmay Lopez, Dongmin Kim, Gregory R. Foltz, and Robert West. These collaborations reflect diverse research interactions across multiple publications.

Sang-Ki Lee has published regularly in several scientific journals, with notable frequencies in:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Research Square
  • Nature Communications
  • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Journal of Climate

Their research covers complex processes in the atmosphere and oceans, contributing to improved understanding of climate and meteorological phenomena. The work spans regional to global scales, including studies on Arctic amplification, El Niño dynamics, and ocean heat content fluctuations.

Best Publications

  • A global perspective on CMIP5 climate model biases

    Chunzai Wang;Liping Zhang;Liping Zhang;Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;Lixin Wu

  • Pacific origin of the abrupt increase in Indian Ocean heat content during the warming hiatus

    Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;Wonsun Park;Molly O. Baringer;Arnold L. Gordon

  • Climate Response of the Equatorial Pacific to Global Warming

    Pedro N. DiNezio;Amy C. Clement;Gabriel Andres Vecchi;Brian J. Soden

  • Influences of the Atlantic Warm Pool on Western Hemisphere Summer Rainfall and Atlantic Hurricanes

    Chunzai Wang;David B. Enfield;Sang-Ki Lee;Christopher W. Landsea

  • ENSO-induced co-variability of Salinity, Plankton Biomass and Coastal Currents in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Fabian A. Gomez;Fabian A. Gomez;Fabian A. Gomez;Sang-Ki Lee;Frank J. Hernandez;Luciano M. Chiaverano

  • Atlantic warm pool, Caribbean low-level jet, and their potential impact on Atlantic hurricanes

    Chunzai Wang;Sang-ki Lee

  • Climate Response to Anomalously Large and Small Atlantic Warm Pools during the Summer

    Chunzai Wang;Sang-Ki Lee;David B. Enfield

  • The record-breaking cold temperatures during the winter of 2009/2010 in the Northern Hemisphere

    Chunzai Wang;Hailong Liu;Hailong Liu;Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee

  • Multidecadal Covariability of North Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature, African Dust, Sahel Rainfall, and Atlantic Hurricanes

    Chunzai Wang;Shenfu Dong;Amato T. Evan;Gregory R. Foltz

  • Atlantic Warm Pool acting as a link between Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and Atlantic tropical cyclone activity

    Chunzai Wang;Sang-Ki Lee;David B. Enfield

  • Impact of the Atlantic Warm Pool on the Summer Climate of the Western Hemisphere

    Chunzai Wang;Sang-ki Lee;David B. Enfield

  • A Simple Atmospheric Model of the Local and Teleconnection Responses to Tropical Heating Anomalies

    Sang Ki Lee;Chunzai Wang;Brian E. Mapes

  • Mean Climate Controls on the Simulated Response of ENSO to Increasing Greenhouse Gases

    Pedro N. Dinezio;Ben P. Kirtman;Amy C. Clement;Sang Ki Lee

  • Predicting the effects of climate change on bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) spawning habitat in the Gulf of Mexico

    Barbara A. Muhling;Barbara A. Muhling;Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;John T. Lamkin;Yanyun Liu;Yanyun Liu

  • Why do some El Niños have no impact on tropical North Atlantic SST

    Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;David B. Enfield;Chunzai Wang

  • Upper ocean response to Hurricane Gonzalo (2014): Salinity effects revealed by targeted and sustained underwater glider observations

    Ricardo Domingues;Ricardo Domingues;Gustavo Goni;Francis Bringas;Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee

  • Co‐variability of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific

    Chunzai Wang;Sang-Ki Lee

  • Impact of the Atlantic warm pool on United States landfalling hurricanes

    Chunzai Wang;Hailong Liu;Hailong Liu;Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;Robert Atlas

  • Is There an Optimal ENSO Pattern That Enhances Large-Scale Atmospheric Processes Conducive to Tornado Outbreaks in the United States?

    Sang-Ki Lee;Robert Atlas;David Enfield;Chunzai Wang

  • Significant reduction of the Loop Current in the 21st century and its impact on the Gulf of Mexico

    Yanyun Liu;Yanyun Liu;Sang-Ki Lee;Sang-Ki Lee;Barbara A. Muhling;Barbara A. Muhling;John T. Lamkin

  • Cold-Season Arctic Amplification Driven by Arctic Ocean-Mediated Seasonal Energy Transfer

    Eui-Seok Chung;Kyung-Ja Ha;Axel Timmermann;Malte F. Stuecker

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunzai Wang
Chunzai Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
David B. Enfield
David B. Enfield University of Miami
Andrew T. Wittenberg
Andrew T. Wittenberg Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Gustavo Goni
Gustavo Goni Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Robert Atlas
Robert Atlas Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Arnold L. Gordon
Arnold L. Gordon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida
Ben P. Kirtman
Ben P. Kirtman University of Miami
Sang-Wook Yeh
Sang-Wook Yeh Hanyang University
Gabriel A. Vecchi
Gabriel A. Vecchi Princeton University

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