HeeSook Kang

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Research Highlights

Eddies in the Caribbean Sea Influence the Prediction of the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico  

HeeSook Kang, PhD.

Senior Research Associate II (University of Miami/CIMAS), Physical Oceanography Division 

305.432.5011

HeeSook.Kang@noaa.gov

4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149

About

Dr. HeeSook Kang is a Senior Research Associate II at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) and the Physical Oceanography division at AOML.

Publications

  1. Le Hénaff, M., V.H. Kourafalou, Y. Androulidakis, N. Ntaganou, and H.-S. Kang. Influence of the Caribbean Sea eddy field on Loop Current predictions. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10:1129402, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1129402 2023
    Ref. 4240
  2. Androulidakis, Y., V. Kourafalou, M.J. Olascoaga, F.J. Beron-Vera, M. Le Hénaff, H.-S Kang, and N. Ntaganou. Impact of Caribbean anticyclones on Loop Current variability. Ocean Dynamics, 71(9):935-956, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-021-01474-9 2021
    Ref. 3998
  3. Hole, L.R., V. De Aguiar, K.-F. Dagestad, V.H. Kourafalou, Y. Androulidakis, H. Kang, M. Le Henaff, and A. Calzada. Long-term simulations of potential oil spills around Cuba. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167:112285, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112285 2021
    Ref. 3952