Research Interests

Ocean modeling: nowcast/forecast system, data assimilation, ocean dynamics

Biography

Dr. Bang holds a Ph. D in Physical Oceanography, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1991); M.S. in Physical Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea (1981); and a B.S. in Oceanography, Seoul National University, Korea (1979). He was a Post Doc at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995. He held the position of Research Scientist at Korea Ocean R&D Institute, Korea from 1991 to 1999.

Selected Publications

I. Bang and C.N.K. Mooers, 2002: Sensitivity of Cyclonic Gyre in East Sea (Sea of Japan) to Horizontal friction, Topography Smoothness, and Vertical Resolution. (in preparation).

C.N.K. Mooers, I. Bang, and F. Sandoval, 2002: Synoptic Comparisons of Numerical Simulations with CREAMS II Observations of JES Circulation (Flow and Massfields). Deep-Sea Res. (submitted).

I. Bang, S.L. Vaughan, and C.N.K. Mooers, 2002: Initial Steps Toward Validation of a Seasonal Cycle Simulation for Prince William Sound, Alaska. Circulation (Flow and Mass) Fields. Con. Shelf Res. (under revision).

I. Bang and C.N.K. Mooers, 2002: The Influence of Several Factors Controlling the Interactions between Prince William Sound, Alaska and the Northern Gulf of Alaska.   J. Phys. Ocean. (in press).

I. Bang and H.-J. Lie, 1999: A numerical experiment on the dispersion of the Changjiang River plume. J. Korean Soc. Oceanography, 34(4), 185-199.

Lee, J.-H., B.-W. Ahn, I. Bang, H.-J. Lie, and Y. Tang, 1999: Water and salt budgets for the Yellow Sea. In: ¡®Biogeochemical process in the Bohai and Yellow Sea¡¯, ed. G.-H. Hong et al., Dong-Jin Pub., Korea, 221-234.

Kantha, L.H., I. Bang, J.-K. Choi, M.-S. Suk, 1996: Shallow water tides in the seas around Korea. J. Korean Soc. Oceanography, 31(3), 123-133.

I. Bang, J.-K. Choi, L. Kantha, C. Horton, M. Clifford, M.-S. Suk, K.-I. Chang, S.Y. Nam, H.-J. Lie, 1996: A hindcast experiment in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). La mer, 34, 108-130.

I. Bang and Z. Kowalik, 1994: A numerical modeling study on the seasonal variability in the Gulf of Alaska. J. Korean Soc. Coastal and Ocean Engineers, 6(3), 309-325.

I. Bang and Z. Kowalik, 1994: A numerical modeling study on the interannual variability in the Gulf of Alaska. J. Korean Soc. Coastal and Ocean Engineers, 6(3), 298-308.

Last Revised: 5 August 2002