Research Mission:

Theoretical Understanding of the Low Atmosphere and Its Application to Our Social Problems

• Urban Climate and Environment

• Greenhouse Gas Source/Sink Monitoring

• Atmospheric Environment and Pollution 

• Atmospheric Turbulence in the Low Atmosphere 

• Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

• Climate Adaptation and Risk Analysis

• Renewable Energy Transition Support under Changing Weather and Climate

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• [2026.08] Our lab released the first top-down estimates of annual total CO₂ and CH₄ emissions in South Korea based on an atmospheric inversion system. These estimates provide an independent, observation-constrained assessment of national greenhouse gas emissions. See the following publications related to this release: 

1) Kwon , D., B. Koo, J. Lee, J. Kim, J. Ahn, J. Hong, E. Saikawa, A. Avramov, C. Shim , J.-W. Hong, D. Shin, S. Li, S. Kim, and S. Joo (2026) Regional CO2 and CH4 inversion system using WRF-Chem(v4.4)/DART(v9.8.0) and continuous high-precision observations over the Korean Peninsula, Geoscientific Model Development, 19, 7325-7347, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7325-2026.

2) Hong, J., C. Shim, B. Koo, D. Kwon,  E. Saikawa, and A. Avramov (2026) Datasets for top-down estimates of sectoral CO2  and CH4 emissions, terrestrial and ocean carbon exchange, and atmospheric concentrations over the Korean Peninsula, Data in Brief, 67, 112868.

• [2025.12] WMO GAW report (GAW Report No. 319) on "Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information  System Good Practice Guidance for Estimating National-scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions using Atmospheric Observations" was published at the WMO official library. Our lab contributes to the case study in Korea in this report as one of contributing authors.  

• [2025.10] WMO GAW report (GAW Report No. 314) on "Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information  System: Urban Emission Observation and Monitoring Good Research Practice Guidelines" was published at the WMO official library. Jinkyu Hong participated in this document as one of contributing authors.  

• [2025.08] Jooyeop Lee  and Jeongwon Kim Lee got PhD in Atmospheric Sciences. 

• [2025.04] Doyoon Kwon and Bonhoon Koo had presentations at the WMO IG3IS-ICOS Urban Greenhouse Gases Conference held in Geneva, Switzland.

• [2025.03] Jooyeop Lee (PhD candidate) received an award certificate from National Institute of Meteorological Sciences on the World Meteorological Day 

• [2024.10] Bonhoon Koo (MSc student) won the grand prize at a research excellence competition by National Institute of Meteorological Sciences