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In Korean
강남영 교수(사회과학대학 지리학과)
Education
o (1996) B.A., Yonsei University
o (2002) M.S., Yonsei University
o (2014) Ph.D., Florida State University
o (2002) M.S., Yonsei University
o (2014) Ph.D., Florida State University
Professional Experience
o (2019~Present) Asst. Professor, Dept. of Geography, Kyungpook National Univ., S.Korea
o (2019~2022) Adj. Professor, Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ., U.S.
o (2018~2019) Vice-chair, Training, Research and Coordination Group / Typhoon Committee
/ UN ESCAP & WMO
o (2008~2019) Deputy director, National Typhoon Center / Korea Met. Admin.
o (2009~2012) Visiting scholar, Dept. of Geography / Florida State Univ., U.S.
o (2002~2003) Research scientist, Meteorological Research Ins. / Korea Met. Admin.
o (1999~2001) Research scientist, Global Environment Lab. / Yonsei Univ., S.Korea
o (1996~1999) Weather forecast & training officer / Headquarter at ROK Air Force
o (2019~2022) Adj. Professor, Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ., U.S.
o (2018~2019) Vice-chair, Training, Research and Coordination Group / Typhoon Committee
/ UN ESCAP & WMO
o (2008~2019) Deputy director, National Typhoon Center / Korea Met. Admin.
o (2009~2012) Visiting scholar, Dept. of Geography / Florida State Univ., U.S.
o (2002~2003) Research scientist, Meteorological Research Ins. / Korea Met. Admin.
o (1999~2001) Research scientist, Global Environment Lab. / Yonsei Univ., S.Korea
o (1996~1999) Weather forecast & training officer / Headquarter at ROK Air Force
Research Interests
Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Physics of Global Warming, Weather Forecast, Tropical Cyclones, Typhoon, Tropical Climate Climatology, Climate Modeling, Statistics, Meteorological Data, Climate Science, Climate Variability, Climate Dynamics, Atmospheric Sciences, Atmospheric Dynamics, Air-Sea Interaction, El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Major Research Achievements
o More than unfamiliar environmental connection to super typhoon climatology
o Narrowing region for tropical convections in the western North Pacifc
o Recent advances in seasonal and multi-annual tropical cyclone forecasting
o Characteristics and Mechanisms of Marine Heatwaves in the East Asian Marginal Seas: Regional and Seasonal Difference
o Interpretation of the statistical/dynamical prediction for seasonal tropical storm frequency in the western North Pacific
o Bayesian Representation of the Storm Approach Probability Based on Operational Track Forecast Errors
o Asymmetric impact of Central Pacific ENSO on the reduction of tropical cyclone genesis frequency over the western North Pacific since the late 1990s
o Tropical Cyclone as a Possible Remote Controller of Air Quality over South Korea through Poleward-Propagating Rossby Waves
o Seasonal tropical cyclone forecasting
o The contribution of super typhoons to tropical cyclone activity in response to ENSO
o Influence of global warming on the rapid intensification of western North Pacific tropical cyclones
o The changing validity of tropical cyclone warnings under global warming
o Influence of of global warming on western North Pacific tropical cyclone intensities during 2015
o An alternative multi-model ensemble forecast for tropical cyclone tracks in the western North Pacific
o Bayesian updating of track-forecast uncertainty for tropical cyclones
o A study on the determination of Korea affecting tropical cyclone center for best tracking
o Climate mechanism for stronger typhoons in a warmer world
o Trade-off between intensity and frequency of global tropical cyclones
o Consensus on climate trends in western North Pacific tropical cyclones
o An empirical framework for tropical cyclone climatology
o Narrowing region for tropical convections in the western North Pacifc
o Recent advances in seasonal and multi-annual tropical cyclone forecasting
o Characteristics and Mechanisms of Marine Heatwaves in the East Asian Marginal Seas: Regional and Seasonal Difference
o Interpretation of the statistical/dynamical prediction for seasonal tropical storm frequency in the western North Pacific
o Bayesian Representation of the Storm Approach Probability Based on Operational Track Forecast Errors
o Asymmetric impact of Central Pacific ENSO on the reduction of tropical cyclone genesis frequency over the western North Pacific since the late 1990s
o Tropical Cyclone as a Possible Remote Controller of Air Quality over South Korea through Poleward-Propagating Rossby Waves
o Seasonal tropical cyclone forecasting
o The contribution of super typhoons to tropical cyclone activity in response to ENSO
o Influence of global warming on the rapid intensification of western North Pacific tropical cyclones
o The changing validity of tropical cyclone warnings under global warming
o Influence of of global warming on western North Pacific tropical cyclone intensities during 2015
o An alternative multi-model ensemble forecast for tropical cyclone tracks in the western North Pacific
o Bayesian updating of track-forecast uncertainty for tropical cyclones
o A study on the determination of Korea affecting tropical cyclone center for best tracking
o Climate mechanism for stronger typhoons in a warmer world
o Trade-off between intensity and frequency of global tropical cyclones
o Consensus on climate trends in western North Pacific tropical cyclones
o An empirical framework for tropical cyclone climatology
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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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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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A dipole pattern bias in marine heatwave intensity in the Kuroshio Extension simulated by the CMIP6 models: a role of northward shift of the Kuroshio Current
Choi, W., Jung, H., Bang, M., Song, Z., Kang, N. & Jang, C. J., 1 Oct 2025, In: Environmental Research Letters. 20, 10, 104075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A hybrid-model-based probabilistic forecast procedure for the seasonal frequency of tropical cyclones
Kim, Y. & Kang, N., Dec 2025, In: Climate Services. 40, 100627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Strengthening Western North Pacific High in a Warmer Environment
Yun, S. & Kang, N., Aug 2025, In: Climate. 13, 8, 162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alternative point-wise metrics for tropical cyclone risks
Gil, E. & Kang, N., Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Climatology. 44, 9, p. 3092-3099 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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대류불안정 지역의 지리적 분포와 지구온난화에 따른 반응
Kang, N., 2024, In: 한국지역지리학회지. 30, p. 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review