Climate Dynamics & Modeling Lab 

The Climate Dynamics & Modeling Lab focuses on the various fields of climate science and atmospheric dynamics. Our group (PI: Prof. Mingyu Park) is particularly interested in understanding the physical mechanisms and related societal impacts of atmospheric phenomena spanning from synoptic to planetary-scales and intraseasonal to multi-centennial scales. Relevant examples are precipitation extremes driven by extratropical storm tracks, intense heatwaves driven by atmospheric blocking, and extreme weather events driven by atmospheric teleconnections. The group’s overarching goal is to deepen our understanding of climate variability from multiple perspectives, using a hierarchy of numerical models and observational products.