Chia-Ying Lee
Lee, an assistant research professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, will addresses how wind field asymmetries and variability impact tropical cyclone risk and how asymmetries can be included in risk models.
Lee will characterize wind field asymmetries using the best-available observational data as well as output from a high-resolution numerical model. This research has implications for coastal flooding: Wind drives storm surge, economic losses, recovery costs, and even planning for climate adaptation, because wind is a critical parameter for these estimates.
The work will advance knowledge of the role played by wind asymmetries and a wind-asymmetry model that will benefit the larger scientific community.