Chung-Kyu Park

Research interests

• Climate prediction and analysis
• Asian monsoon and drought
• Climate change science and adaptation
• Urban climate and air quality

Education

• Ph.D. (1987) Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA
• M.S. (1980) Department of Astronomy and Meteorology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
• B.S. (1978) Department of Astronomy and Meteorology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Research Experience

• Sept 2020 -present Professor extraordinary, Department of Atmospheric sciences, Yonsei University
• Mar 2013 – Aug 2020 Director, Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• Mar 2009 - Feb 2013 Director-General, Planning & Coordination Bureau, Met Industry & Information and Telecommunication Bureau, Climate Science Bureau, Korea Meteorological Administration
• Apr 2008 - Feb 2009 Director-General, Metropolitan Air Quality Management Office, Ministry of Environment
• Sep 2005 - Apr 2008 Executive Director, APEC Climate Center
• Mar 1987-Dec 1996 Senior scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC),US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Teaching

• General circulation
• Climate dynamics

Publications

• Wang, B, JY Lee, IS. Kang, J. Shukla, JS. Kug, A. Kumar, J. Schemm, JJ. Luo, T. Yamagata and CK. Park, 2008: How accurately do coupled climate models predict the leading modes of Asian-Australian monsoon interannual variability? Climate Dynamics, 30, 605-619
• Kang, H., K.-H. An, C.-K. Park, A. L. S. Solis, and K. Stitthichivapak, 2007: Multimodel output statistical downscaling prediction of precipitation in the Philippines and Thailand, Geophys. Res. Lett., vol. 34.
• Kang, H. and C.-K. Park, 2007: Error analysis of dynamical seasonal predictions of summer precipitation over the East Asian-western Pacific region, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L13706, doi:10.1029/2007GL029392.
• Kryjov, V. N. and C.-K. Park, 2007: Solar modulation of the El-Niño/Southern Oscillation impact on the Northern Hemisphere annular mode, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L10701, doi:10.1029/2006GL028015.
• Kar, Sarat C., Anahit hovsepyan and C. K. Park, 2006: Economic Values of the APCN Multi-Model Ensemble Categorical Seasonal Prediction. Meteorology. Appl. 13, 267-277.
• Ha, K.-J., K.-S. Yun, J.-G. Jhun and C.-K. Park, 2005: Definition of Onset/Retreat and Intensity of Changma during the Boreal Summer Monsoon Season. J. Korea Meteorological Society, 41(6), 927-942.
• Lee, E.-J., J.-G. Jhun, and C.-K. Park, 2005: Remote connection of the northeast Asian summer rainfall variation revealed by a newly defined monsoon index. J. Climate. 18, 4381-4393
• Zhu, C., W.-S. Lee, H. Kang, and C.-K. Park, 2005: A proper monsoon index for seasonal and interannual variations of the East Asian Monsoon. Geophysical Research Letters. 32, L02811, doi:10.1029/2004GL021295
• Kim, M.-K., I.-S. Kang, C.-K. Park and K.-M. Kim, 2004: Superensemble prediction of regional precipitation over Korea, International Journal of Climatology, 24(6), 777-790
• Kang, I.-S, J.-Y. Lee, and C.K. Park, 2004: Potential predictability of summer mean precipitation in a dynamical season prediction system with systematic error correction. J. Climate, 17, 834-844.
• Ahn, J.-B., C.-K. Park and E.-S. Im, 2002: Reproduction of Regional Scale Surface air Temperature by Estimating Systematic Bias of Mesoscale Numerical Model, J. Korea Meteorological Society, 38(1), 69-80.
• Kang, I.-S., K. Jin, B. Wang, K.-M. Lau, J. Shukla, V. Krishnamurthy, S. D. Schubert, D. E. Wailser, W. F. Stern, A. Kitoh, G. A. Meehl, M. Kanamitsu, V. Y. Galin, V. Satyan, C.-K. Park, Y. Liu, 2002: Intercomparison of the climatological variations of Asian summer monsoon precipitation simulated by 10 GCMs. Climate Dynamics, 19, 383-395.
• Park, C.-K., J.-D. Hwang and Y. Chun, 2001: The Expressions Related to Rain fall Recorded in the Chosun_Wangjo-Sillok. J. Korea Meteorological Society, 37(4), 433-441.
• Min, S.-K., C.-K. Park, 2001: Application of Nonlinear Barotropic Primitive Equation Model to Medium Range Weather Forecast. J. Korea Metoerological Society, 37(2), 129-142.
• Hwang, J.-D. and C.-K. Park, 2000: Characteristics of Circulation Pattern over East Asia Associated with Heavy Rainfall Events in Korea during the Summer 1999, J. Korea Meteorological Society, 36(5), 573-582.
• Park, C.-K., and S.D. Schubert,1997: On the nature of the 1994 East Asian summer drought. J. Climate, 10, 1056-1070.
• Slingo, J.M., C.-K. Park, and others, 1996: Intraseasonal oscillations in 15 atmospheric general circulation models: results from an AMIP diagnostic subproject. Climate Dynamics, 12, 325-357
• Park, C.-K., M. Suarez, and S.D. Schubert, 1995: Response of zonally asymmetric flow to time-dependent tropical heating. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 3738-3756.
• Schubert, S.D., M Suarez, C.-K. Park, and S. Moorthi, 1993: GCM Simulations of Intraseasonal variability in the Pacific/North American Region. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 1991-2007.
• Park, C.-K., and S.D. Schubert, 1993: Remotely-forced intraseasonal oscillations over the tropical Atlantic. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 89-103.
• Schubert, S.D. C.-Y. Wu, J. Zero, J.-K. Schemm, C.-K. Park, and M Suarez, 1992: Monthly means of selected climate variables for 1985-89. NASA Memorandum 104565, 360pp.
• Kung, E.C., W. Min, J. Susskind, and C.-K. Park, 1992: An analysis of simulated summer blocking episodes. Q. J. Royal Meteor. Soc., 118,
• Schubert, S.D. and C.-K. Park, 1991: Low-frequency intraseasonal tropical-extratropical interactions. J. Atmos. Sci., 48, 629-650.
• Kung, E.C., C.C. Dacamara, W.E. Baker, J. Susskind, and C.-K. Park, 1990: Simulations of winter blocking episodes using observed sea surface temperatures. Q. J. Royal Meteor. Soc., 116, 1053-1070.
• Schubert, S.D.R.W. Higgins, C.-K. Park, S. Moorthi, and M Suarez, 1990: An atlas of ECMWF analyses (1980-87), Part II - second moment quantities. NASA Technical Memorandum 100762, 286pp.
• Schubert, S.D.C.-K. Park, R.W. Higgins, S. Moorthi, and M Suarez, 1990: An atlas of ECMWF analyses (1980-87), Part I - first moment quantities. NASA Technical Memorandum 100747, 273pp.
• Park, C.-K., D.M. Straus, K-M. Lau, and S.D. Schubert, 1990: An intercomparison of intraseasonal variability in general circulation models and observations. NASA Technical Memorandum 100764,121pp.
• Park, C.-K., D.M. Straus, and K-M. Lau, 1990: An evaluation of the structure of tropical intraseasonal oscillations in three general circulation models. J. Meteor. Society of Japan, 68, 403-417.
• Park, C.-K. and E. C. Kung, 1988: Principal components of the North American summer temperature field and the antecedent oceanic and conditions of the Northern Hemisphere. J. Meteor. Society Japan, 66, 677-690.