Lim, Kyo-Sun
Associate Professor
Cloud and Precipitation Modeling, Understanding of Atmospheric Physical Processes
Atmospheric Physics Laboratory
Office :
Bldg 501 Room 423
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+82-2-880-8861
Lab. :
Bldg 501 Room 406
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+82-2-880-5705
Email : kyosunlim@snu.ac.kr
Research Topic
Development of cloud microphysics parameterizations for weather and climate models and their application to operational forecasting
Optimization of physical parameters in numerical weather prediction models
Aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions
Improvement of meteorological field prediction and pollutant dispersion using high-resolution numerical experiments
Understanding of the evolution of mesoscale convective systems using radar simulators and data assimilation techniques
Optimization of physical parameters in numerical weather prediction models
Aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions
Improvement of meteorological field prediction and pollutant dispersion using high-resolution numerical experiments
Understanding of the evolution of mesoscale convective systems using radar simulators and data assimilation techniques
Education
- Ph.D., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2011
- B.S., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2005
Careers
- Associate Professor, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Mar. 2026-present
- Assistant/Associate Professor, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Sep. 2018- Feb. 2026
- Senior Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea, Aug. 2016-Aug. 2018
- Scientist Ⅱ, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA, Nov. 2014-July 2016
- Post Doctoral Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA, May. 2012-Oct. 2014
Papers
- Kim, K.-B., K.-S. S. Lim*, J. Lee, K. Kim, H. Wang, Y, Qian, J. Yoon, Y. H. Lee, H. Y. Choi, G. Lee, 2026: Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization of Precipitating Hydrometeor Parameters for Winter Precipitation in a Cloud Microphysics Scheme, Atmos. Res., 330, 108554
- Park, S.-Y., K.-S. S. Lim*, K. Kim, G. Lee, J. A. Milbrandt, 2024: Introducing Graupel Density Prediction in Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Double-Moment 6-Class (WDM6) Microphysics and Evaluation of the Modified Scheme During the ICE-POP Field Campaign, Geosci. Model Dev., 17(18), 7199-7218.
- Park, S.-Y., and K.-S. S. Lim*, 2023: Implementation of prognostic cloud ice number concentrations for the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) Double-Moment 6-class (WDM6) microphysics scheme, J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 15(2), e2022MS003009.
