Peer Reviewed Journal Publications 

*Correspondence & †supervised student/researcher

28. Lee, K.†, S.-M. Lee*, and J.-S. Kim†, 2024: A bias correction method for AMSR2 brightness temperatures over global ocean and its impact on ocean surface roughness estimation, submitted.

27. Nguyen, N. M.†, S.-M. Lee*, and J.-S. Kim†, 2024: Flash drought detection with an advanced optical sensor-based framework applied to MODIS observations, submitted.

26. Choi. S.†, J. Ryu, S.-M. Lee*, and B.-J. Sohn, 2024: Characteristics of global light rain system from GPM/DPR measurements, submitted.

25. Lee, J.-G., D. Kang, J.-H. Kim, J.-M. Kim, S.-M. Lee*, and Y.-G. Ham*, 2024: Data assimilation of satellite-derived sea ice thickness during boreal summer, submitted.

24. Sohn, B. J.*, H. Shi, S.-M. Lee, and C. Liu, 2024: Long-term trends of snow and ice variables over the Arctic Ocean: Consistency across variables, submitted.

23. Kim, J.-M., H.-C. Kim*, J.-W. Park, J. Park, M. Seo, and S.-M. Lee, 2024: Advanced melt onset detection algorithm on Arctic sea ice by consideration of sea ice breakup and early melting events, submitted.

22. Jung, H.†, S.-M. Lee*, and J.-H. Kim, K. Lee†, 2024: An Arctic sea ice concentration data record on a 6.25 km polar stereographic grid from three-years' Landsat-8 imagery, Earth System Science Data, doi:10.5194/essd-2024-264 [link], accepted.

21. Baek, S.-H., J.-H. Kim*, S.-H. Kim, Y. Lee, Y.-J. Noh, and S.-M. Lee, 2024: Characteristics of convectively induced turbulence in East Asia using Geostationary Korea multi-purpose satellite-2A (GK-2A) and in situ aircraft data, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 129, e2024JD041671, doi:10.1029/2024JD041671 [link]

20. Shi. H.*, R. Tonboe, S.-M. Lee, G. Dybkjær, B.-J. Sohn, S. Singha, and F. Baordo, 2024: A simple and robust CryoSat-2 radar freeboard correction method dedicated to TFMRA50 for the Arctic winter snow depth and sea ice thickness retrieval, Earth and Space Science, 11, e2024EA003715, doi:10.1029/2024EA003715 [link]

19. Kim, J., M.-H. Ahn*, and S.-M. Lee, 2023: A new bias correction approach for better assimilation of microwave sounding data over winter sea ice in the Korean Integrated Model, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 61, 1-12, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2023.3335930 [link]

18. Kim, J.-M.†, S.-W. Kim, B.-J. Sohn, H.-C. Kim, S.-M. Lee*, Y.-J. Kwon, and H. Shi†, 2023: Estimation of summer pan-Arctic ice draft from satellite passive microwave observations, Remote Sensing of Environment, 295, 113662, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2023.113662 [link]. 

17. Shi, H.†, S.-M. Lee*, B.-J. Sohn, A. J. Gasiewski, W. N. Meier, G. Dybkjær, S.-W. Kim, 2023: Estimation of Arctic winter snow depth, sea ice thickness and bulk density, and ice freeboard by combining CryoSat-2, AVHRR, and AMSR measurements, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 61, 4300718, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2023.3265274 [link].

16. Kim, J.-M., B.-J. Sohn, S.-M. Lee, H. Shi, Y.-J. Kwon, S.-W. Kim, and H.-C. Kim*, 2022: The estimation of the total freeboard of Arctic sea ice in winter using passive microwave satellite measurements, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 39, 1611-1627, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0105.1. [link] 

15. Lee, S.-M.*, and A. J. Gasiewski, 2022: A physically-based two-scale ocean surface emissivity model tuned to WindSat and SSM/I polarimetric brightness temperatures, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60, 4205523, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2021.3133852. [link]

14. Lee, S.-M.*, 2021: Passive microwave algorithms for refractive index of Arctic sea ice: A comparison of two approaches and interpretations, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 42, 8691-8708, doi:10.1080/01431161.2021.1985740. [link]

13. Lee, S.-M.*, A. J. Gasiewski, and B.-J. Sohn, 2021: Influences of two-scale roughness parameters on the ocean surface emissivity from satellite passive microwave measurements, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1-12, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2021.3105915. [link]

12. Lee, S.-M.*, H. Shi, B.-J. Sohn, A. J. Gasiewski, W. Meier, and G. Dybkjær, 2021: Winter snow depth on Arctic sea ice from satellite radiometer measurements (2003-2020): Regional patterns and trends, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2121GL094541, doi:10.1029/2021GL094541. [link]

11. Lee, S.-M.*, W. Meier, B.-J. Sohn, H. Shi, and A. J. Gasiewski, 2021: Estimation of Arctic basin-scale sea ice thickness from satellite passive microwave measurements, IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 59, 5841-5850, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2020.3026949. [link]

10. Lee, S.-M.*, and B.-J. Sohn, 2021: A new description of small-scale and large-scale roughness in the fast ocean surface emissivity model, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 38, 501-510, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0065.1. [link]

9. Kim, J.-M., B.-J. Sohn*, S.-M. Lee, R. Tonboe, E.-J. Kang, 2020: Differences between ICESat and CryoSat-2 sea ice thicknesses over the Arctic: Consequences for analyzing the ice volume trend, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 125, e2020JD033103, doi:10.1029/2020JD033103. [link]

8. Shi, H., B.-J. Sohn*, G. Dybkjær, R. T. Tonboe, and S.-M. Lee, 2020: Simultaneous estimation of wintertime sea ice thickness and snow depth from space-borne freeboard measurements, The Cryosphere, 14, 3761-3783, doi:10.5194/tc-14-3761-2020. [link]

7. Lee, S.-M., B.-J. Sohn*, and C. D. Kummerow, 2018: Long-term Arctic snow/ice interface temperature from Special Sensor for Microwave Imager measurements, Remote Sensing, 10, 1795, doi:10.3390/rs10111795. [link]

6. Lee, S.-M., B.-J. Sohn*, and H. Shi, 2018: Impact of ice surface and volume scatterings on the microwave sea ice apparent emissivity, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 123, 9220-9237, doi:10.1029/2018JD028688. [link]

5. Lee, S.-M., B.-J. Sohn*, and S.-J. Kim, 2017: Differentiating between first-year and multiyear sea ice in the Arctic using microwave-retrieved ice emissivities, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 122, 5097-5112, doi:10.1002/2016JD026275. [link]

4. Khatri, P.*, T. Takamura, T. Nakajima, B. N. Holben, V. Estellés, H. Irie, H. Kuze, M. Campanelli, S.-M. Lee, B. J. Sohn, G. Pandithurai, S.-W. Kim, S. C. Yoon, J. A. M. Lozano, N. Manago, M. Hashimoto, and P. C. S. Devara, 2015: Factors for inconsistent aerosol single scattering albedo between SKYNET and AERONET, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 121, 1859-1877, doi:10.1002/2015JD023976. [link]

3. Lee, S.-M., and B.-J. Sohn*, 2015: Retrieving the refractive index, emissivity, and surface temperature of polar sea ice from 6.9 GHz microwave measurements: a theoretical development, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 120, 2293-2305, doi:10.1002/2014JD022481. [link]

2. Sohn, B.-J.*, and S.-M. Lee, 2013: Analytical relationship between polarized reflectivities on the specular surface, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34, 2368-2374, doi:10.1080/01431161.2012.744490. [link]

1. Sohn, B. J.*, H.-W. Chun, H.-J. Song, Y.-C. Noh, S.-M. Lee, S.-S. Lee, and Y.-S. Chun, 2013: Physical explanation of the weakened brightness temperature difference signal over the Yellow Sea during a dust event: Case study for March 15-16, 2009, Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 49, 41-48, doi:10.1007/s13143-013-0005-2. [link]