Prof. Jung-Eun CHU

PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University
Assistant Professor

Prof. Jung-Eun Chu is an atmospheric and climate scientist. Her research topics include extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones and tornadoes, high-resolution earth system modelling, monsoon dynamics, and atmospheric aerosols. She is particularly interested in advancing the scientific understanding of the impact of climate change, as well as employing cutting-edge methodologies to better translate state-of-the-art science for climate change adaptation.

She obtained her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences at Pusan National University in South Korea. During the Ph. D., she has gained extensive experiences in the field of atmospheric and climate science through her studies on monsoon dynamics, aerosol light absorption, climate modeling, machine learning. Afterward, she joined the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) led by Dr. Axel Timmermann and studied the relationship between large-scale climate variability and small-scale weather extremes focusing on U.S. tornadoes activity. Before joining the City University of Hong Kong, she worked as an assistant project leader at ICCP with the goal of understanding past to future tropical cyclones activities using ultra-high-resolution Earth system model simulations.

Research Interests

Prof. Chu’s research areas focus on understanding the forced response of the climate system and mechanisms behind it, scale-interaction between large and small-scale processes, and impacts anthropogenic forcing on extreme weather events and society. She is also interested in employing cutting-edge applicational study such as storm-resolving model simulations and Artificial Intelligence in understanding small-scale climate extremes.

  • Role of greenhouse gas and orbital forcings on extreme weather events
  • Interaction between African easterly waves and Atlantic hurricane activities
  • Impact of atmospheric aerosols on tropical cyclones development
  • Detection of tropical cyclones using AI
  • Characteristics of climate extremes represented by storm-resolving models
  • Impact of future climate change on society

Positions Available

Prof. Jung-Eun Chu will be recruiting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to work in the area of future climate change and scale-interaction between climate and weather extremes. Candidates should have good communication skills in English and experience in data analysis and scientific programming (e.g., Fortran, Python, NCL) on UNIX/LINUX systems.

Candidates who are interested in this position should send a CV including training and research interests as a single PDF file to Prof. Jung-Eun Chu. Competitive salary and benefits will be offered, along with funding to attend domestic and international conferences.

City University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to the principle of diversity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, especially applicants who will enhance the diversity of our staff.

Publications (since 2019)

  1. Pavan Harika Raavi, Jung-Eun Chu*, Axel Timmermann, Sun-Seon Lee, and Kevin J. E. Walsh, 2023: Moisture control of tropical cyclones in ultra-high-resolution simulations of past and future climate, Nature Communications, 14, 6426. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42033-8.
  2. Pratik Kad, Kyung-Ja Ha*, Sun-Seon Lee, and Jung-Eun Chu, 2023: Projected Changes in Mountain Precipitation Under CO2-Induced Warmer Climate, Earth’s Future, 11, e2023EF003886. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF003886 (research highlight).
  3. Hung Ming Cheung and Jung-Eun Chu*, 2023: Global increase in destructive potential of extratropical transition events in response to greenhouse warming, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6, 137, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00470-8.
  4. Arjun Babu Nellikkattil, June-Yi Lee, Bin Guan, Axel Timmermann, Sun-Seon Lee, Jung-Eun Chu, and Danielle Lemmon, 2023: Increased amplitude of atmospheric rivers and associated extremeprecipitation in ultra-high-resolution greenhouse warming simulations, Communications Earth & Environment, 4, 313, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00963-7.
  5. Mincheol Moon, Kyung-Ja Ha*, Dasol Kim, Chang-Hoi Ho, Doo-Sun Park, Jung-Eun Chu*, Sun-Seon Lee, and Johnny C.L. Chan, 2023: Rainfall strength and area from landfalling tropical cyclones over the North Indian and western North Pacific oceans under increased CO2 condition, Weather and Climate Extremes, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2023.100581.
  6. Hyoeun Oh, Go-Un Kim, Jung-Eun Chu, Keunjong Lee, and Jin-Young Jeong, 2023, The record-breaking 2022 compound marine heatwaves in the East China Sea, Environmental Research Letters, DOI1088/1748-9326/acd267.
  7. Jun-Hyeok Son, Nam-Hoon Kim, Go-Un Kim, Jung-Eun Chu, Jae-Heung Park, Jae-il Kwon, and Ki-Young Heo, Dao Viet Ha, 2022: Early-onset trend in European summer due to the influence of Greenland topography, Environmental Research Letters, 17 (10), 104039, doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac94e7.
  8. Christian Wengel, Sun-Seon Lee, Malte F. Stuecker, Axel Timmermann, Jung-Eun Chu, Fabian Schloesser, 2021: Future high-resolution El Niño/Southern Oscillation dynamics, Nature climate change, doi: 10.1038/s43017-021-00199-z.
  9. Sun-Seon Lee, Jung-Eun Chu*, Axel Timmermann, Eui-Seok Chung, June-Yi Lee, 2021: East Asian climate response to COVID-19 lockdown measures in China, Scientific Reports, 11, 16852, doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96007-1.
  10. Jung-Eun Chu, Sun-Seon Lee, Axel Timmermann*, Christian Wengel, Malte F. Stuecker, Ryohei Yamaguchi, 2020: Reduced tropical cyclone densities and ocean effects due to anthropogenic greenhouse warming, Science Advances, 6(51), eabd5109, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd5109.
  11. Anahita Amiri‐Farahani, Robert J. Allen, King‐Fai Li, and Jung‐Eun Chu, 2020: The semidirect effect of combined dust and sea salt aerosols in a multimodel analysis. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(17-18), 10512-10521, doi: 10.1029/2019GL084590.
  12. Malte F Stuecker, Axel Timmermann, Fei-Fei Jin, Cristian Proistosescu, Sarah M. Kang, Doyeon Kim, Kyung-Sook Yun, Eui-Seok Chung, Jung-Eun Chu, Cecilia M. Bitz, Kyle C. Armour, and Michiya Hayashi, 2020: Strong remote control of future equatorial warming by off-equatorial forcing, Nature Climate Change, 10, 124-129, doi: 10.1038/s41558-019-0667-6.
  13. Jung-Eun Chu, Axel Timmermann*, and June-Yi Lee, 2019: North American April tornado occurrences linked to global sea surface temperature anomalies, Science Advances, 5(8), eaaw9950, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw9950.
Jung-Eun CHU
Contact Information
Office: B5426
Phone: +(852)-3442-9764
Fax: +(852)-3442-0688
Email: jungeun.chu@cityu.edu.hk
Web: Climate extreme laboratory
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jung-Eun-Chu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jung-eun-chu-609228142/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=7oih_30AAAAJ&hl=ko

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Research Interests
  • Role of greenhouse gas and orbital forcings on extreme weather events
  • Interaction between African easterly waves and Atlantic hurricane activities
  • Impact of atmospheric aerosols on tropical cyclones development
  • Detection of tropical cyclones using AI
  • Characteristics of climate extremes represented by storm-resolving models
  • Impact of future climate change on society

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