Personal profile
Education
2006 Ph.D., Texas A&M University
2002 M.S., Texas A&M University
2000 M.S., Seoul National University
1997 B.S., Seoul National University
2002 M.S., Texas A&M University
2000 M.S., Seoul National University
1997 B.S., Seoul National University
Professional Experience
• (2009.11-2015.03) KMA, NMSC, Senior research scientist
• (2008.10-2009.11) KMA, NIMR, Senior research scientist
• (2006.09-2008.10) NOAA, STAR, Research Scientist
• (2008.10-2009.11) KMA, NIMR, Senior research scientist
• (2006.09-2008.10) NOAA, STAR, Research Scientist
Research Interests
• Atmosphere, Environment, and Climate change
• Natural disasters
• Hydrology, Oceanography, Polar science
• Sensor development and applications
• Algorithm development using physical and AI techniques
• Natural disasters
• Hydrology, Oceanography, Polar science
• Sensor development and applications
• Algorithm development using physical and AI techniques
Major Research Achievements
• Atmosphere & Environment: Algorithm development for analyzing clouds and aerosols
• Climate change: Prediction and analysis using geophysical parameters
• Natural disasters: Typhoon, flood, drought
• Hydrology: Rainfall & soil moisture retrieval
• Oceanography: SST, salinity, wind speed
• Polar science: Sea ice, thickness, roughness
• Sensor development and applications: GPS reflection signal detector, black ice detection, soil moisture detection scheme
• Climate change: Prediction and analysis using geophysical parameters
• Natural disasters: Typhoon, flood, drought
• Hydrology: Rainfall & soil moisture retrieval
• Oceanography: SST, salinity, wind speed
• Polar science: Sea ice, thickness, roughness
• Sensor development and applications: GPS reflection signal detector, black ice detection, soil moisture detection scheme
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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CNN-based TEM image denoising from first principles
Chae, J., Hong, S., Kim, S., Yoon, S. & Kim, G., Sep 2025, In: Computational Materials Science. 259, 114146.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Daytime-like nighttime aerosol optical depth detection for geostationary environment monitoring spectrometer
Kim, Y., Park, J. E., Kim, G. & Hong, S., Nov 2025, In: Atmospheric Research. 326, 108290.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Generation of Synthetic Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-2 23.8 GHz Dual-Polarization Measurements From Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager Observations
Ryu, H. S., Jo, S. & Hong, S., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63, 4104017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
IMERG-Like Precipitation Retrieval from Geo-Kompsat-2A Observations Using Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks
Han, K. H., Jeong, J. & Hong, S., 2025, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 18, p. 14467-14479 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Nighttime Ground Radar-Like Rainfall Estimation Using Virtual Visible and Near-Infrared and Real Infrared Bands of Advanced Meteorological Imager
Kim, Y., Han, K. H., Park, J. & Hong, S., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63, 4104513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations