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Kim, Sung Yong

Assistant Project Scientist

Degrees:

• B.S., Seoul National University, South Korea
• Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

• Coastal circulation and dynamics
• Mesoscale and submesoscale eddies
• Integrated coastal ocean observing system
• Statistical and dynamical analysis
• Inverse methods

Honors and Awards:

• CALIT2 Fellowship (2004-2005)
• Summa cum laude (1999)
• Merit-based Fellowship (1996-1999)

Kim, S. Y., E. J. Terrill, B. D. Cornuelle, B. Jones, L. Washburn, M. A. Moline, J. D. Paduan, N. Garfield, J. L. Largier, G. Crawford, and P. M. Kosro, 2010, Mapping the U.S. West Coast surface circulation: A multi-year analysis of high-frequency radar observations, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2010JC006669 PDF

Kim, S. Y., B. D. Cornuelle, and E. J. Terrill, 2010, Decomposing observations of high-frequency radar derived surface currents by their forcing mechanisms: Locally wind-driven surface currents, J. Geophys. Res. 115, C12046, doi:10.1029/2010JC006223 PDF

Kim, S. Y., B. D. Cornuelle, and E. J. Terrill, 2010, Decomposing observations of high-frequency radar derived surface currents by their forcing mechanisms: Decomposition techniques and spatial structures of decomposed surface currents, J. Geophys. Res. 115, C12007, doi:10.1029/2010JC006222 PDF

Kim, S. Y., 2010, Observations of submesoscale eddies using high-frequency radar-derived kinematic and dynamic quantities, Cont. Shelf Res., 30, 1639--1655, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2010.06.011 PDF

Kim, S. Y., E. J. Terrill, and B. D. Cornuelle, 2009, Assessing coastal plumes in a region of multiple discharges: The U.S.–Mexico border, Environ. Sci. Tech. 43(19), 7450--7457, doi:10.1021/es900775p PDF

Kim, S. Y., B. D. Cornuelle, and E. J. Terrill, 2009, Anisotropic response of surface currents to the wind in a coastal region, J. Phys. Oceanogr. 39, 1512--1533, doi: 10.1175/2009JPO4013.1 PDF

Hoteit, I., B. D. Cornuelle, S. Y. Kim, G. Forget, A. Kohl, and E. J. Terrill, 2008, Assessing 4D-VAR for dynamical mapping of coastal high-frequency radar in San Diego, Dynam. Atmos. Oceans 48, 175--197, doi:10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2008.11.005 PDF

Kim, S. Y., E. J. Terrill, and B. D. Cornuelle, 2008, Mapping surface currents from HF radar radial velocity measurements using optimal interpolation, J. Geophys. Res. 113, C10023, doi:10.1029/2007JC004244 PDF

Kim, S.Y., E. J. Terrill, and B. D. Cornuelle, 2007, Objectively mapping HF radar-derived surface current data using measured and idealized data covariance matrices, J. Geophys. Res. 112, C06021, doi:10.1029/2006JC003756 PDF