Eun Soon IM
林銀順
PhD in Atmospheric Science
Pusan National University, 2006

Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Division of Environment and Sustainability

PG Program Coordinator (Environmental Engineering)



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ceim@ust.hk
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Research Interest

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Climate change and variability
Analysis of hydrological extremes
Regional climate change modeling
Global and planetary change



Publications

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All Years 61 2022 0 2021 5 2020 11 2019 10 2018 5 2017 5 2016 25

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2021 5

An Evaluation of Temperature-Based Agricultural Indices Over Korea From the High-Resolution WRF Simulation
Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 9, May 2021, article number 656787
Im, Eun Soon; Ha, Subin; Qiu, Liying; Hur, Jina; Jo, Sera; Shim, Kyo-Moon Article
Climate hazard indices projections based on CORDEX-CORE, CMIP5 and CMIP6 ensemble
Climate Dynamics, 2 March 2021
Coppola, Erika; Raffaele, Francesca; Giorgi, Filippo; Giuliani, Graziano; Xuejie, Gao; Ciarlo, James M.; Sines, Taleena Rae; Torres-Alavez, Jose Abraham; Das, Sushant; di Sante, Fabio; Pichelli, Emanuela; Glazer, Russell; Müller, Sebastian Karl; Abba Omar, Sabina; Ashfaq, Moetasim; Bukovsky, Melissa; Im, Eun Soon; Jacob, Daniela; Teichmann, Claas; Remedio, Armelle; Remke, Thomas; Kriegsmann, Arne; Bülow, Katherina; Weber, Torsten; Buntemeyer, Lars; Sieck, Kevin; Rechid, Diana Article
Emergence of robust anthropogenic increase of heat stress-related variables projected from CORDEX-CORE climate simulations
Climate Dynamics, v. 57, (5-6), September 2021, p. 1629-1644
Im, Eun Soon; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Qiu, Liying; Ashfaq, Moetasim; Goa, Xuejie; Yao, Tong; Torma, Csaba; Adeniyi, Mojisola O.; Das, Sushant; Giuliani, Graziano; Coppola, Erika; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Future projection of low flows in the Chungju basin, Korea and their uncertainty decomposition
International Journal of Climatology, 4 June 2021
Lee, Moonhwan; Qiu, Liying; Ha, Subin; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo Article
Intense agricultural irrigation induced contrasting precipitation changes in Saudi Arabia
Environmental Research Letters, v. 16, (6), June 2021, article number 064049
Lo, Min-Hui; Wey, Hao-Wei; Im, Eun Soon; Tang, Lois Iping; Anderson, Ray G.; Wu, Ren-Jie; Chien, Rong-You; Wei, Jiangfeng; AghaKouchak, Amir; Wada, Yoshihide Article

2020 11

Added Value of Very High Resolution Climate Simulations Over South Korea Using WRF Modeling System
Climate Dynamics, v. 54, (1-2), January 2020, p. 173-189
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon; Hur, J.; Shim, K.M. Article
Assessing mean climate change signals in the global CORDEX-CORE ensemble
Climate Dynamics, November 2020
Im, Eun Soon Article
Categorization of precipitation changes in China under 1.5°C and 3°C global warming using the bivariate joint distribution from a multi-model perspective
Environmental Research Letters, v. 15, (12), December 2020, article number 124043
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon; Kwon, Hyun Han Article
Intensified Hydroclimatic Regime in Korean Basins Under 1.5 and 2°C Global Warming
International Journal of Climatology, v. 40, (4), March 2020, p. 1965-1978
Kim, Jeong‐Bae; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo Article
Robust late twenty-first century shift in the regional monsoons in RegCM-CORDEX simulations
Climate Dynamics, 2020
Ashfaq, Moetasim; Cavazos, Tereza; Reboita, Michelle Reboita; Torres-Alavez, Jose Abraham; Im, Eun Soon; Olusegun, Christiana Funmilola; Alves, Lincoln; Key, Kesondra; Adeniyi, Mojisola O.; Tall, Moustapha; Sylla, Mouhamadou Bamba; Mehmood, Shahid; Zafar, Qudsia; Das, Sushant; Diallo, Ismaila; Coppola, Erika; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Sensitivity of Summer Precipitation over Korea to Convective Parameterizations in the RegCM4: An Updated Assessment
Advances in Meteorology, April 2020, article number 1329071
Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun-Soon; Hur, Jina; Shim, Kyo-Moon Article
Added Value of Very High Resolution in the Present and Future Climate Simulations over South Korea Using WRF Modeling System
100th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Boston, 12-16 January 2020
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon Conference paper
Quantifying the effect of irrigation on regional climate in China using regional climate modeling
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Online, 1-17 December 2021
Fan, Yuwen; Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon Conference paper
Regional impacts of global warming on extreme heat stress based on regional climate projections
100th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Boston, 12-16 January 2020
Im, Eun Soon; Qiu, Liying; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh Conference paper
The added value of dynamical downscaling of global Climate Forecast System(CFSv2) using WRF double-nested modeling system customized in Korea
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Virtual, 1 - 17 December 2021
Im, Eun Soon; Ha, Subin; Qiu, Liying; Hur, Jina Conference paper
The robust change of precipitation characteristics in response to global warming
2020 Smart Water Grid International Conference, Virtual, 5 - 6 November 2020
Im, Eun Soon Conference paper

2019 10

2018 Summer Extreme Temperatures in South Korea and Their Intensification Under 3 degrees ^° C Global Warming
Environmental Research Letters, v. 14, (9), September 2019, article number 094020
Im, Eun Soon; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Kim, Young-Hyun; Ahn, Joong-Bae Article
A Comparative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Drought Over Korea Based on Multiple Climate Projections and Multiple Drought Indices
Climate Dynamics, v. 53, (1-2), July 2019, p. 389-404
Lee, Moonhwan; Im, EunSoon; Bae, DegHyo Article
Added value of dynamical downscaling for hydrological projections in the Chungju Basin, Korea
International Journal of Climatology, v. 39, (1), January 2019, p. 516-531
Lee, Moonhwan; Lu, Mengqian; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo Article
Effect of the Horizontal Resolution of Climate Simulations on the Hydrological Representation of Extreme Low and High Flows
Water Resources Management, v. 33, (13), November 2019, p. 4653-4666
Lee, Moonhwan; Bae, Deghyo; Im, Eun Soon Article
Future Climate Change Enhances Rainfall Seasonality in a Regional Model of Western Maritime Continent
Climate Dynamics, v. 52, (1 - 2), January 2019, p. 747-764
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih Article
Impact of the Spatial Variability of Daily Precipitation on Hydrological Projections: a Comparison of GCM- and RCM-driven Cases in the Han River Basin, Korea
Hydrological Processes, v. 33, (16), July 2019, p. 2240-2257
Lee, Moonhwan; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deghyo Article
Thermodynamic and Dynamic Responses to Deforestation in the Maritime Continent: A Modeling Study
Journal of Climate, v. 32, (12), June 2019, p. 3505-3527
Chen, Chu-Chun; Lo, Min-Hui; Im, Eun-Soon; Yu, Jin-Yi; Liang, Yu-Chiao; Chen, Wei-Ting; Tang, Iping; Lan, Chia-Wei; Wu, Ren-Jie; Chien, Rong-You Article
Local and remote effects of deforestation on regional climate in Europe
16th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, AOGS 2019, Singapore, 28 July - 2 August 2019
Im, Eun Soon; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Qiu, Liying; Tang, Bijian Conference paper
Sensitivity of summer precipitation over Korea to the convective parameterizations in the RegCM 4.6: Updated assessment
16th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, AOGS 2019, Singapore, 28 July - 2 August 2019
Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Im, Eun Soon Conference paper
The added value of very high resolution simulation over South Korea using WRF
16th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, AOGS 2019, Singapore, 28 July - 2 August 2019
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon Conference paper

2018 5

Projections of Rising Heat Stress Over the Western Maritime Continent From Dynamically Downscaled Climate Simulations
Global and Planetary Change, v. 165, June 2018, p. 160-172
Im, Eun Soon; Kang, Suchul; Eltahir, Elfatih Ab Article
Simulation of?the?diurnal variation of?rainfall over?the?western Maritime Continent using a?regional climate model
Climate Dynamics, v. 51, (1-2), July 2018, p. 73-88
Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B. Article
Simulations of The Observed ‘Jump’ In The West African Monsoon and Its Underlying Dynamics Using The MIT Regional Climate Model
International Journal of Climatology, v. 38, (2), February 2018, p. 841-852
Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B. Article
Improved Confidence in Drought Projections over Korea Based on the Multiple Climate Change Scenarios and Multiple Drought Indices
The 15th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geoscience Society (AOGS 2018), Hawaii, 3-8 June 2018
Lee, Moonhwan; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo Conference paper
Worsening of heat stress due to global warming in South Korea based on multi-RCM ensemble projections
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, 8-13 April 2018
Im, Eun Soon; Choi, Yeon Woo; Ahn, Joong Bae Conference paper

2017 5

Deadly Heat Waves Projected in The Densely-populated Agricultural Regions of South Asia
Science Advances, v. 3, (8), August 2017, article number e1603322, p. 1-7
Im, Eun Soon; Pal, Jeremy S.; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B. Article
Spatially Distinct Response of Rice Yield to Autonomous Adaptation Under the CMIP5 Multi-Model Projections
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 53, (1), February 2017, p. 21-30
Shin, Yonghee; Lee, Eunjeong; Im, Eun Soon; Jung, Ilwon Article
Worsening of Heat Stress Due to Global Warming in South Korea Based on Multi-RCM Ensemble Projections
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, v. 122, (21), November 2017, p. 11444-11461
Im, Eun-Soon; Choi, Yeon-Woo; Ahn, Joong-Bae Article
The effect of irrigation on precipitation variation in Saudi Arabia using a regional climate model
14th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Singapore, 6-11 Aug 2017
Im, Eun Soon; Lo, Min-Hui; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh Conference paper
The impact of large-scale irrigation on rainfall in Africa using a regional climate model
Urban Meteorology and Climate Conference, City University of Hong Kong, 25-26 May 2017
Im, Eun Soon Conference paper

2016 2

Robust intensification of hydroclimatic intensity over East Asia from multi-model ensemble regional projections
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 129, (3-4), August 2017, p. 1241-1254
Im, Eun Soon; Choi, Yeon-Woo; Ahn, Joong-Bae Article
Multi-model Ensemble Regional Climate Projection of the Maritime Continent using the MIT Regional Climate Model
2016 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, US, 12-16 December 2016
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B. Conference paper

2015 2

Rainfall consistently enhanced around the Gezira Scheme in East Africa due to irrigation
Nature Geoscience, v. 8, (10), October 2015, p. 763-767
Alter, Ross E.; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
Regional climate projection over South Korea simulated by the HadGEM2-AO and WRF model chain under the RCP emission scenarios
Climate Research, v. 63, (3), June 2015, p. 249-266
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Jo, Se-Ra Article

2014 4

Enhancement of rainfall and runoff upstream from irrigation location in a climate model of West Africa
Water Resources Research, v. 50, (11), November 2014, p. 8651-8674
Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
Impact of potential large-scale irrigation on the West African Monsoon and its dependence on location of irrigated area
Journal of Climate, v. 27, (3), February 2014, p. 994-1009
Im, Eun Soon; Marcella, Marc Pace; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
Improving the simulation of the West Africa Monsoon using the MIT Regional Climate Model
Journal of Climate, v. 27, (6), March 2014, p. 2209-2229
Im, Eun Soon; Gianotti, Rebecca L.; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
The impact of two land-surface schemes on the characteristics of summer precipitation over East Asia from the RegCM4 simulations
International Journal of Climatology, v. 34, (15), December 2014, p. 3986-3997
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae Article

2013 1

Numerical simulation of the heavy rainfall caused by a convection band over Korea: A case study on the comparison of WRF and CReSS
Natural Hazards, v. 69, (3), December 2013, p. 1681-1695
Im, Eun Soon; In, So-Ra; Han, Sangok Article

2012 3

Potential increase of flood hazards over Korea due to global warming from a high-resolution regional climate simulation
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 48, (1), February 2012, p. 107-113
Im, Eun Soon; Lee, Byong-Ju; Kwon, Ji-Hye; In, So-Ra; Han, Sang-Ok Article
The effect of topography and sea surface temperature on heavy snowfall in the yeongdong region: A case study with high resolution WRF simulation
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 48, (3), August 2012, p. 259-273
Jung, Sun-Hee; Im, Eun Soon; Han, Sang-Ok Article
The reproducibility of surface air temperature over South Korea using dynamical downscaling and statistical correction
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, v. 90, (4), 2012, p. 493-507
Ahn, Joong-Bae; Lee, Joonlee; Im, Eun Soon Article

2011 3

Higher Hydroclimatic Intensity with Global Warming
Journal of Climate, v. 24, (20), October 2011, p. 5309-5324
Giorgi, F.; Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, Erika; Diffenbaugh, N.S.; Gao, X.J.; Mariotti, L.; Shi, Y. Article
On the Elevation Dependency of Present-day Climate and Future Change over Korea from a High Resolution Regional Climate Simulation
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, v. 89, (1), March 2011, p. 89-100
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joong-Bae Article
The temporal and spatial structure of recent and future trends in extreme indices over Korea from a regional climate projection
International Journal of Climatology, v. 31, (1), January 2011, p. 72-86
Im, Eun Soon; Jung, I.W.; Bae, D.H. Article

2010 3

Hydrometeorological response to dynamically downscaled climate change simulations for Korean basins
Climatic Change, v. 100, (1), June 2010, p. 485-508
Im, Eun Soon; Jung, Il-won; Chang, Heejun; Bae, Deg-Hyo; Kwon, Wontae Article
Local vs. remote effects of climate change over the Alpine region: A study with a high resolution regional climate model with a surrogate climate change scenario
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, (5), March 2010, article number L05704
Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, E.; Giorgi, F.; Bi, X. Article
Validation of a high resolution regional climate model for the Alpine region and effects of a subgrid-scale topography and land-use representation
Journal of Climate, v. 23, (7), April 2010, p. 1854-1873
Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, E.; Giorgi, F.; Bi, X. Article

2008 3

Consistent changes in twenty-first century daily precipitation from regional climate simulations for Korea using two convection parameterizations
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 35, (1), July 2008, article number L14706
Im, Eun Soon; Gutowski, J.; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Multi-decadal scenario simulation over Korea using a one-way double-nested regional climate model system. Part 2: Future climate projection (2021-2050)
Climate Dynamics, v. 30, (2-3), February 2008, p. 239-254
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Sensitivity of the regional climate of East/Southeast Asia to convective parameterizations in the RegCM3 modelling system. Part 1: Focus on the Korean peninsula
International Journal of Climatology, v. 28, Issue 14, 2008, November, p. 1861-1877
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Remedio, Armelle Reca C.; Kwon, Wontae Article

2007 3

Multi-decadal scenario simulation over Korea using a one-way double-nested regional climate model system. Part 1: Recent climate simulation (1971-2000)
Climate Dynamics, v. 28, Issue 7-8, 2007, June, p. 759-780
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Projected change in mean and extreme climate over Korea from a double-nested regional climate model simulation
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, v. 85, Issue 6, 2007, December, p. 717-732
Im, Eun Soon; Kim, Moonhyun; Kwon, Wontae; Cocke, Steven D. Article
Vulnerability of Korean Water Resources to Climate Change and Population Growth
Water Science and Technology, v. 56, Issue 4, 2007, p. 57-62
Chang, Heejun; Franczyk, Jon; Im, Eun Soon; Kwon, Wontae; Bae, Deghyo; Jung, Ilwon Article

2006 1

Present climate simulation over Korea with a regional climate model using a one-way double-nested system
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 86, Issue 1-4, 2006, September, p. 187-200
Im, Eun Soon; Park, E. Hyung; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo Article


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Article 5

An Evaluation of Temperature-Based Agricultural Indices Over Korea From the High-Resolution WRF Simulation
Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 9, May 2021, article number 656787
Im, Eun Soon; Ha, Subin; Qiu, Liying; Hur, Jina; Jo, Sera; Shim, Kyo-Moon
Climate hazard indices projections based on CORDEX-CORE, CMIP5 and CMIP6 ensemble
Climate Dynamics, 2 March 2021
Coppola, Erika; Raffaele, Francesca; Giorgi, Filippo; Giuliani, Graziano; Xuejie, Gao; Ciarlo, James M.; Sines, Taleena Rae; Torres-Alavez, Jose Abraham; Das, Sushant; di Sante, Fabio; Pichelli, Emanuela; Glazer, Russell; Müller, Sebastian Karl; Abba Omar, Sabina; Ashfaq, Moetasim; Bukovsky, Melissa; Im, Eun Soon; Jacob, Daniela; Teichmann, Claas; Remedio, Armelle; Remke, Thomas; Kriegsmann, Arne; Bülow, Katherina; Weber, Torsten; Buntemeyer, Lars; Sieck, Kevin; Rechid, Diana
Emergence of robust anthropogenic increase of heat stress-related variables projected from CORDEX-CORE climate simulations
Climate Dynamics, v. 57, (5-6), September 2021, p. 1629-1644
Im, Eun Soon; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Qiu, Liying; Ashfaq, Moetasim; Goa, Xuejie; Yao, Tong; Torma, Csaba; Adeniyi, Mojisola O.; Das, Sushant; Giuliani, Graziano; Coppola, Erika; Giorgi, Filippo
Future projection of low flows in the Chungju basin, Korea and their uncertainty decomposition
International Journal of Climatology, 4 June 2021
Lee, Moonhwan; Qiu, Liying; Ha, Subin; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo
Intense agricultural irrigation induced contrasting precipitation changes in Saudi Arabia
Environmental Research Letters, v. 16, (6), June 2021, article number 064049
Lo, Min-Hui; Wey, Hao-Wei; Im, Eun Soon; Tang, Lois Iping; Anderson, Ray G.; Wu, Ren-Jie; Chien, Rong-You; Wei, Jiangfeng; AghaKouchak, Amir; Wada, Yoshihide


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Article 6

Added Value of Very High Resolution Climate Simulations Over South Korea Using WRF Modeling System
Climate Dynamics, v. 54, (1-2), January 2020, p. 173-189
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon; Hur, J.; Shim, K.M.
Assessing mean climate change signals in the global CORDEX-CORE ensemble
Climate Dynamics, November 2020
Im, Eun Soon
Categorization of precipitation changes in China under 1.5°C and 3°C global warming using the bivariate joint distribution from a multi-model perspective
Environmental Research Letters, v. 15, (12), December 2020, article number 124043
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon; Kwon, Hyun Han
Intensified Hydroclimatic Regime in Korean Basins Under 1.5 and 2°C Global Warming
International Journal of Climatology, v. 40, (4), March 2020, p. 1965-1978
Kim, Jeong‐Bae; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo
Robust late twenty-first century shift in the regional monsoons in RegCM-CORDEX simulations
Climate Dynamics, 2020
Ashfaq, Moetasim; Cavazos, Tereza; Reboita, Michelle Reboita; Torres-Alavez, Jose Abraham; Im, Eun Soon; Olusegun, Christiana Funmilola; Alves, Lincoln; Key, Kesondra; Adeniyi, Mojisola O.; Tall, Moustapha; Sylla, Mouhamadou Bamba; Mehmood, Shahid; Zafar, Qudsia; Das, Sushant; Diallo, Ismaila; Coppola, Erika; Giorgi, Filippo
Sensitivity of Summer Precipitation over Korea to Convective Parameterizations in the RegCM4: An Updated Assessment
Advances in Meteorology, April 2020, article number 1329071
Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun-Soon; Hur, Jina; Shim, Kyo-Moon

Conference paper 5

Added Value of Very High Resolution in the Present and Future Climate Simulations over South Korea Using WRF Modeling System
100th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Boston, 12-16 January 2020
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon
Quantifying the effect of irrigation on regional climate in China using regional climate modeling
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Online, 1-17 December 2021
Fan, Yuwen; Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon
Regional impacts of global warming on extreme heat stress based on regional climate projections
100th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Boston, 12-16 January 2020
Im, Eun Soon; Qiu, Liying; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh
The added value of dynamical downscaling of global Climate Forecast System(CFSv2) using WRF double-nested modeling system customized in Korea
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Virtual, 1 - 17 December 2021
Im, Eun Soon; Ha, Subin; Qiu, Liying; Hur, Jina
The robust change of precipitation characteristics in response to global warming
2020 Smart Water Grid International Conference, Virtual, 5 - 6 November 2020
Im, Eun Soon


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Article 7

2018 Summer Extreme Temperatures in South Korea and Their Intensification Under 3 degrees ^° C Global Warming
Environmental Research Letters, v. 14, (9), September 2019, article number 094020
Im, Eun Soon; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Kim, Young-Hyun; Ahn, Joong-Bae
A Comparative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Drought Over Korea Based on Multiple Climate Projections and Multiple Drought Indices
Climate Dynamics, v. 53, (1-2), July 2019, p. 389-404
Lee, Moonhwan; Im, EunSoon; Bae, DegHyo
Added value of dynamical downscaling for hydrological projections in the Chungju Basin, Korea
International Journal of Climatology, v. 39, (1), January 2019, p. 516-531
Lee, Moonhwan; Lu, Mengqian; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo
Effect of the Horizontal Resolution of Climate Simulations on the Hydrological Representation of Extreme Low and High Flows
Water Resources Management, v. 33, (13), November 2019, p. 4653-4666
Lee, Moonhwan; Bae, Deghyo; Im, Eun Soon
Future Climate Change Enhances Rainfall Seasonality in a Regional Model of Western Maritime Continent
Climate Dynamics, v. 52, (1 - 2), January 2019, p. 747-764
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih
Impact of the Spatial Variability of Daily Precipitation on Hydrological Projections: a Comparison of GCM- and RCM-driven Cases in the Han River Basin, Korea
Hydrological Processes, v. 33, (16), July 2019, p. 2240-2257
Lee, Moonhwan; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deghyo
Thermodynamic and Dynamic Responses to Deforestation in the Maritime Continent: A Modeling Study
Journal of Climate, v. 32, (12), June 2019, p. 3505-3527
Chen, Chu-Chun; Lo, Min-Hui; Im, Eun-Soon; Yu, Jin-Yi; Liang, Yu-Chiao; Chen, Wei-Ting; Tang, Iping; Lan, Chia-Wei; Wu, Ren-Jie; Chien, Rong-You

Conference paper 3

Local and remote effects of deforestation on regional climate in Europe
16th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, AOGS 2019, Singapore, 28 July - 2 August 2019
Im, Eun Soon; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Qiu, Liying; Tang, Bijian
Sensitivity of summer precipitation over Korea to the convective parameterizations in the RegCM 4.6: Updated assessment
16th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, AOGS 2019, Singapore, 28 July - 2 August 2019
Nguyen, Xuan Thanh; Im, Eun Soon
The added value of very high resolution simulation over South Korea using WRF
16th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, AOGS 2019, Singapore, 28 July - 2 August 2019
Qiu, Liying; Im, Eun Soon


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Article 3

Projections of Rising Heat Stress Over the Western Maritime Continent From Dynamically Downscaled Climate Simulations
Global and Planetary Change, v. 165, June 2018, p. 160-172
Im, Eun Soon; Kang, Suchul; Eltahir, Elfatih Ab
Simulation of?the?diurnal variation of?rainfall over?the?western Maritime Continent using a?regional climate model
Climate Dynamics, v. 51, (1-2), July 2018, p. 73-88
Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B.
Simulations of The Observed ‘Jump’ In The West African Monsoon and Its Underlying Dynamics Using The MIT Regional Climate Model
International Journal of Climatology, v. 38, (2), February 2018, p. 841-852
Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B.

Conference paper 2

Improved Confidence in Drought Projections over Korea Based on the Multiple Climate Change Scenarios and Multiple Drought Indices
The 15th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geoscience Society (AOGS 2018), Hawaii, 3-8 June 2018
Lee, Moonhwan; Im, Eun Soon; Bae, Deg-Hyo
Worsening of heat stress due to global warming in South Korea based on multi-RCM ensemble projections
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, 8-13 April 2018
Im, Eun Soon; Choi, Yeon Woo; Ahn, Joong Bae


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Article 3

Deadly Heat Waves Projected in The Densely-populated Agricultural Regions of South Asia
Science Advances, v. 3, (8), August 2017, article number e1603322, p. 1-7
Im, Eun Soon; Pal, Jeremy S.; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B.
Spatially Distinct Response of Rice Yield to Autonomous Adaptation Under the CMIP5 Multi-Model Projections
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 53, (1), February 2017, p. 21-30
Shin, Yonghee; Lee, Eunjeong; Im, Eun Soon; Jung, Ilwon
Worsening of Heat Stress Due to Global Warming in South Korea Based on Multi-RCM Ensemble Projections
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, v. 122, (21), November 2017, p. 11444-11461
Im, Eun-Soon; Choi, Yeon-Woo; Ahn, Joong-Bae

Conference paper 2

The effect of irrigation on precipitation variation in Saudi Arabia using a regional climate model
14th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Singapore, 6-11 Aug 2017
Im, Eun Soon; Lo, Min-Hui; Nguyen, Xuan Thanh
The impact of large-scale irrigation on rainfall in Africa using a regional climate model
Urban Meteorology and Climate Conference, City University of Hong Kong, 25-26 May 2017
Im, Eun Soon


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Article 1

Robust intensification of hydroclimatic intensity over East Asia from multi-model ensemble regional projections
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 129, (3-4), August 2017, p. 1241-1254
Im, Eun Soon; Choi, Yeon-Woo; Ahn, Joong-Bae

Conference paper 1

Multi-model Ensemble Regional Climate Projection of the Maritime Continent using the MIT Regional Climate Model
2016 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, US, 12-16 December 2016
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B.


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Article 2

Rainfall consistently enhanced around the Gezira Scheme in East Africa due to irrigation
Nature Geoscience, v. 8, (10), October 2015, p. 763-767
Alter, Ross E.; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B.
Regional climate projection over South Korea simulated by the HadGEM2-AO and WRF model chain under the RCP emission scenarios
Climate Research, v. 63, (3), June 2015, p. 249-266
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Jo, Se-Ra


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Article 4

Enhancement of rainfall and runoff upstream from irrigation location in a climate model of West Africa
Water Resources Research, v. 50, (11), November 2014, p. 8651-8674
Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B.
Impact of potential large-scale irrigation on the West African Monsoon and its dependence on location of irrigated area
Journal of Climate, v. 27, (3), February 2014, p. 994-1009
Im, Eun Soon; Marcella, Marc Pace; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B.
Improving the simulation of the West Africa Monsoon using the MIT Regional Climate Model
Journal of Climate, v. 27, (6), March 2014, p. 2209-2229
Im, Eun Soon; Gianotti, Rebecca L.; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B.
The impact of two land-surface schemes on the characteristics of summer precipitation over East Asia from the RegCM4 simulations
International Journal of Climatology, v. 34, (15), December 2014, p. 3986-3997
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae


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Article 1

Numerical simulation of the heavy rainfall caused by a convection band over Korea: A case study on the comparison of WRF and CReSS
Natural Hazards, v. 69, (3), December 2013, p. 1681-1695
Im, Eun Soon; In, So-Ra; Han, Sangok


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Article 3

Potential increase of flood hazards over Korea due to global warming from a high-resolution regional climate simulation
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 48, (1), February 2012, p. 107-113
Im, Eun Soon; Lee, Byong-Ju; Kwon, Ji-Hye; In, So-Ra; Han, Sang-Ok
The effect of topography and sea surface temperature on heavy snowfall in the yeongdong region: A case study with high resolution WRF simulation
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 48, (3), August 2012, p. 259-273
Jung, Sun-Hee; Im, Eun Soon; Han, Sang-Ok
The reproducibility of surface air temperature over South Korea using dynamical downscaling and statistical correction
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, v. 90, (4), 2012, p. 493-507
Ahn, Joong-Bae; Lee, Joonlee; Im, Eun Soon


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Article 3

Higher Hydroclimatic Intensity with Global Warming
Journal of Climate, v. 24, (20), October 2011, p. 5309-5324
Giorgi, F.; Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, Erika; Diffenbaugh, N.S.; Gao, X.J.; Mariotti, L.; Shi, Y.
On the Elevation Dependency of Present-day Climate and Future Change over Korea from a High Resolution Regional Climate Simulation
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, v. 89, (1), March 2011, p. 89-100
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joong-Bae
The temporal and spatial structure of recent and future trends in extreme indices over Korea from a regional climate projection
International Journal of Climatology, v. 31, (1), January 2011, p. 72-86
Im, Eun Soon; Jung, I.W.; Bae, D.H.


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Article 3

Hydrometeorological response to dynamically downscaled climate change simulations for Korean basins
Climatic Change, v. 100, (1), June 2010, p. 485-508
Im, Eun Soon; Jung, Il-won; Chang, Heejun; Bae, Deg-Hyo; Kwon, Wontae
Local vs. remote effects of climate change over the Alpine region: A study with a high resolution regional climate model with a surrogate climate change scenario
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, (5), March 2010, article number L05704
Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, E.; Giorgi, F.; Bi, X.
Validation of a high resolution regional climate model for the Alpine region and effects of a subgrid-scale topography and land-use representation
Journal of Climate, v. 23, (7), April 2010, p. 1854-1873
Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, E.; Giorgi, F.; Bi, X.


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Article 3

Consistent changes in twenty-first century daily precipitation from regional climate simulations for Korea using two convection parameterizations
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 35, (1), July 2008, article number L14706
Im, Eun Soon; Gutowski, J.; Giorgi, Filippo
Multi-decadal scenario simulation over Korea using a one-way double-nested regional climate model system. Part 2: Future climate projection (2021-2050)
Climate Dynamics, v. 30, (2-3), February 2008, p. 239-254
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo
Sensitivity of the regional climate of East/Southeast Asia to convective parameterizations in the RegCM3 modelling system. Part 1: Focus on the Korean peninsula
International Journal of Climatology, v. 28, Issue 14, 2008, November, p. 1861-1877
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Remedio, Armelle Reca C.; Kwon, Wontae


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Article 3

Multi-decadal scenario simulation over Korea using a one-way double-nested regional climate model system. Part 1: Recent climate simulation (1971-2000)
Climate Dynamics, v. 28, Issue 7-8, 2007, June, p. 759-780
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo
Projected change in mean and extreme climate over Korea from a double-nested regional climate model simulation
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, v. 85, Issue 6, 2007, December, p. 717-732
Im, Eun Soon; Kim, Moonhyun; Kwon, Wontae; Cocke, Steven D.
Vulnerability of Korean Water Resources to Climate Change and Population Growth
Water Science and Technology, v. 56, Issue 4, 2007, p. 57-62
Chang, Heejun; Franczyk, Jon; Im, Eun Soon; Kwon, Wontae; Bae, Deghyo; Jung, Ilwon


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Article 1

Present climate simulation over Korea with a regional climate model using a one-way double-nested system
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 86, Issue 1-4, 2006, September, p. 187-200
Im, Eun Soon; Park, E. Hyung; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo


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2016 2

Robust intensification of hydroclimatic intensity over East Asia from multi-model ensemble regional projections
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 129, (3-4), August 2017, p. 1241-1254
Im, Eun Soon; Choi, Yeon-Woo; Ahn, Joong-Bae Article
Multi-model Ensemble Regional Climate Projection of the Maritime Continent using the MIT Regional Climate Model
2016 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, US, 12-16 December 2016
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A.B. Conference paper

2015 2

Rainfall consistently enhanced around the Gezira Scheme in East Africa due to irrigation
Nature Geoscience, v. 8, (10), October 2015, p. 763-767
Alter, Ross E.; Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
Regional climate projection over South Korea simulated by the HadGEM2-AO and WRF model chain under the RCP emission scenarios
Climate Research, v. 63, (3), June 2015, p. 249-266
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Jo, Se-Ra Article

2014 4

Enhancement of rainfall and runoff upstream from irrigation location in a climate model of West Africa
Water Resources Research, v. 50, (11), November 2014, p. 8651-8674
Im, Eun Soon; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
Impact of potential large-scale irrigation on the West African Monsoon and its dependence on location of irrigated area
Journal of Climate, v. 27, (3), February 2014, p. 994-1009
Im, Eun Soon; Marcella, Marc Pace; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
Improving the simulation of the West Africa Monsoon using the MIT Regional Climate Model
Journal of Climate, v. 27, (6), March 2014, p. 2209-2229
Im, Eun Soon; Gianotti, Rebecca L.; Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. Article
The impact of two land-surface schemes on the characteristics of summer precipitation over East Asia from the RegCM4 simulations
International Journal of Climatology, v. 34, (15), December 2014, p. 3986-3997
Kang, Suchul; Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae Article

2013 1

Numerical simulation of the heavy rainfall caused by a convection band over Korea: A case study on the comparison of WRF and CReSS
Natural Hazards, v. 69, (3), December 2013, p. 1681-1695
Im, Eun Soon; In, So-Ra; Han, Sangok Article

2012 3

Potential increase of flood hazards over Korea due to global warming from a high-resolution regional climate simulation
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 48, (1), February 2012, p. 107-113
Im, Eun Soon; Lee, Byong-Ju; Kwon, Ji-Hye; In, So-Ra; Han, Sang-Ok Article
The effect of topography and sea surface temperature on heavy snowfall in the yeongdong region: A case study with high resolution WRF simulation
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, v. 48, (3), August 2012, p. 259-273
Jung, Sun-Hee; Im, Eun Soon; Han, Sang-Ok Article
The reproducibility of surface air temperature over South Korea using dynamical downscaling and statistical correction
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, v. 90, (4), 2012, p. 493-507
Ahn, Joong-Bae; Lee, Joonlee; Im, Eun Soon Article

2011 3

Higher Hydroclimatic Intensity with Global Warming
Journal of Climate, v. 24, (20), October 2011, p. 5309-5324
Giorgi, F.; Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, Erika; Diffenbaugh, N.S.; Gao, X.J.; Mariotti, L.; Shi, Y. Article
On the Elevation Dependency of Present-day Climate and Future Change over Korea from a High Resolution Regional Climate Simulation
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, v. 89, (1), March 2011, p. 89-100
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joong-Bae Article
The temporal and spatial structure of recent and future trends in extreme indices over Korea from a regional climate projection
International Journal of Climatology, v. 31, (1), January 2011, p. 72-86
Im, Eun Soon; Jung, I.W.; Bae, D.H. Article

2010 3

Hydrometeorological response to dynamically downscaled climate change simulations for Korean basins
Climatic Change, v. 100, (1), June 2010, p. 485-508
Im, Eun Soon; Jung, Il-won; Chang, Heejun; Bae, Deg-Hyo; Kwon, Wontae Article
Local vs. remote effects of climate change over the Alpine region: A study with a high resolution regional climate model with a surrogate climate change scenario
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, (5), March 2010, article number L05704
Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, E.; Giorgi, F.; Bi, X. Article
Validation of a high resolution regional climate model for the Alpine region and effects of a subgrid-scale topography and land-use representation
Journal of Climate, v. 23, (7), April 2010, p. 1854-1873
Im, Eun Soon; Coppola, E.; Giorgi, F.; Bi, X. Article

2008 3

Consistent changes in twenty-first century daily precipitation from regional climate simulations for Korea using two convection parameterizations
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 35, (1), July 2008, article number L14706
Im, Eun Soon; Gutowski, J.; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Multi-decadal scenario simulation over Korea using a one-way double-nested regional climate model system. Part 2: Future climate projection (2021-2050)
Climate Dynamics, v. 30, (2-3), February 2008, p. 239-254
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Sensitivity of the regional climate of East/Southeast Asia to convective parameterizations in the RegCM3 modelling system. Part 1: Focus on the Korean peninsula
International Journal of Climatology, v. 28, Issue 14, 2008, November, p. 1861-1877
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Remedio, Armelle Reca C.; Kwon, Wontae Article

2007 3

Multi-decadal scenario simulation over Korea using a one-way double-nested regional climate model system. Part 1: Recent climate simulation (1971-2000)
Climate Dynamics, v. 28, Issue 7-8, 2007, June, p. 759-780
Im, Eun Soon; Ahn, Joongbae; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo Article
Projected change in mean and extreme climate over Korea from a double-nested regional climate model simulation
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, v. 85, Issue 6, 2007, December, p. 717-732
Im, Eun Soon; Kim, Moonhyun; Kwon, Wontae; Cocke, Steven D. Article
Vulnerability of Korean Water Resources to Climate Change and Population Growth
Water Science and Technology, v. 56, Issue 4, 2007, p. 57-62
Chang, Heejun; Franczyk, Jon; Im, Eun Soon; Kwon, Wontae; Bae, Deghyo; Jung, Ilwon Article

2006 1

Present climate simulation over Korea with a regional climate model using a one-way double-nested system
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, v. 86, Issue 1-4, 2006, September, p. 187-200
Im, Eun Soon; Park, E. Hyung; Kwon, Wontae; Giorgi, Filippo Article


No Publications






Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 4 2020-21 Summer 0 2020-21 Spring 3 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 4

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CIVL1150 Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Weather Events
CIVL4910 Civil and Environmental Engineering Final Year Project
ENVR1150 Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Weather Events
ENVR5310 Atmospheric Dynamics


CIVL4480 Climate Modeling and Risk Assessment
CIVL4910 Civil and Environmental Engineering Final Year Project
ENVR4480 Climate Modeling and Risk Assessment


CIVL1150 Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Weather Events
CIVL4910 Civil and Environmental Engineering Final Year Project
ENVR1150 Climate Change Impacts and Extreme Weather Events
ENVR5310 Atmospheric Dynamics


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments






Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy NGUYEN, Xuan Thanh
Environmental Science, Policy and Management( 2017 - )

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Master of Philosophy FAN, Yuwen
Atmospheric Environmental Science( 2020 - )

HA, Subin
Civil Engineering( 2020 - )

LAM, Sze Lok
Environmental Science, Policy and Management( 2020 - )

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Graduated RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy QIU, Liying
Environmental Engineering( Completed in 2021 )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 4 Leading Projects 2 Participating Projects 2

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Developing Hong Kong as a Global Green Finance Centre


發展香港成為全球的綠色金融中心 Participating


RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme


Project Team (HKUST)
ZHANG Chu (Lead)
CHEN Zhanhui
DELINA Laurence Laurencio
FUNG Jimmy Chi Hung
HUANG Allen Hao
HUI Kai Lung
IM Eun Soon
LAFON-VINAIS Veronique J A
LAU Alexis Kai Hon
LI Yingying
LOH Kung Wai Christine
MUKHERJEE Abhiroop
PANAYOTOV George Kamenov
PARK Albert Francis
QI Ye
SHI Xiaoming
STEUER Benjamin
TAM Kar Yan
ZALDOKAS Alminas


2022 -




Modeling and quantifying the effect of groundwater exploitation for irrigation on regional climate and hydrological cycle


開采地下水灌溉對區域氣候和水循環的影響的建模與量化 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
IM Eun Soon (Lead)


2020 -




Quantifying the relative contributions of anthropogenic climate change and urban growth to human thermal comfort in China


中國地區人為氣候變化與城市擴展對人體熱舒適的相對貢獻量化評估 Leading


RGC - Early Career Scheme


Project Team (HKUST)
IM Eun Soon (Lead)


2019 - 2021




Diagnosis of "Atmospheric River" moisture transport mechanism associated with spatiotemporal variability of extreme precipitation in the Southeast China Coast


中國東南沿海極端降水災害時空變異的天河水汽輸送機制 Participating


National Natural Science Foundation of China


Project Team (HKUST)
LU Mengqian (Lead)
IM Eun Soon


2018 - 2020