Professor
Ho Kyung Ha, Ph.D.
Professor / Inha Fellow Professor
Department of Ocean Sciences
Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
Office
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My research interests center on (1) the ocean circulation and (2) associated particle transport in water column. Research has included the study of such diverse areas as rivers, estuaries, continental shelf, and open oceans.
Using the long-term mooring system, I am seeking to understand the ocean circulation and hydrographic features. Most recently, I have studied the intrusion of warm water masses, which might be a potential heat deliver to under-ice system in the Arctic and Antarctica. I am analyzing the moored time series data in the view of the teleconnection of climate change signals between low latitude and Polar Oceans.
In the field of particle transport, I have developed an acoustic inversion method to estimate the suspended sediment concentration and sediment flux. Based on the in-situ experiment, currently, I am investigating the critical bed shear stress and erosion rate for sediment resuspension in benthic boundary layer. Also, the developed acoustic techniques and approaches are being applied to the biology to monitor the transport of organic matters and migration of zooplankton in water column.
Education
2002-2008
1996-1998
1992-1996
Ph.D., VIMS/School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA
M.S., Department of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
B.S., Department of Oceanography, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Related Experiences
2023-present
2022-present
2018-2022
2014-2018
2010-2014
2008-2010
2008
2002-2008
1998-2002
Inha Fellow Professor
Professor
Department of Ocean Sciences, Inha University, Korea
Associate Professor
Department of Ocean Sciences, Inha University, Korea
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean Sciences, Inha University, Korea
Senior Research Scientist
Korea Polar Research Institute, KIOST, Korea
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, AL, USA
Instructor
Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, VA, USA
Research Assistant
Virginia Institute of Marine Science/School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, VA, USA
Weather Forecast Officer (1st Lieutenant) Korea Air Force, Korea