Personal profile
Research overview
My research investigates large-scale weather and climate variability, predictability and change from daily to multi-decadal timescales, with a focus on subseasonal and seasonal timescales in the extratropics. This includes understanding fundamental physical processes, quantifying model biases, and developing frameworks to extract usable information from forecasts.
Specific areas of current research include the stratospheric polar vortex, weather regimes, annular modes, jet streams, large ensembles and extreme events.
More information is available on my website: simonleewx.com.
Teaching activity
- ES3013 Oceans and Atmosphere
- ES2003 Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes
- ES1002 Earth's Resource Challenges
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling on Subseasonal Timescales, University of Reading
Award Date: 29 Oct 2021
MMet Meteorology and Climate, University of Reading
Award Date: 5 Jul 2018
External positions
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Weather, Royal Meteorological Society
1 Sept 2020 → 1 Dec 2025
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Increasing frequency and persistence of the summertime Greenland High regime not captured by a seasonal prediction model very large ensemble
Lee, S. H. & Polvani, L. M., 16 Jan 2026, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 53, 1, 10 p., e2025GL119421.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A process-based evaluation of biases in extratropical stratosphere–troposphere coupling in subseasonal forecast systems
Garfinkel, C. I., Lawrence, Z. D., Butler, A. H., Dunn-Sigouin, E., Erner, I., Karpechko, A. Y., Koren, G., Abalos, M., Ayarzagüena, B., Barriopedro, D., Calvo, N., de la Cámara, A., Charlton-Perez, A., Cohen, J., Domeisen, D. I. V., García-Serrano, J., Hindley, N. P., Jucker, M., Kim, H. & Lee, R. W. & 12 others, , 7 Feb 2025, In: Weather and Climate Dynamics. 6, 1, p. 171-195 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamics of stratospheric wave reflection over the North Pacific
Schutte, M. K., Portal, A., Lee, S. H. & Messori, G., 14 May 2025, In: Weather and Climate Dynamics. 6, 2, p. 521-548 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring
Lee, S. H. & Patterson, M., 12 May 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Impact of sudden stratospheric warmings on the stratosphere-to-troposphere transport of ozone
Lee, J., Butler, A. H., Albers, J. R., Wu, Y. & Lee, S. H., 28 Jan 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 2, 10 p., e2024GL112588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for "Increasing Frequency and Persistence of the Summertime Greenland High Regime Not Captured by a Seasonal Prediction Model Very Large Ensemble"
Lee, S. (Creator) & Polvani, L. M. (Creator), Zenodo, 2025
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Developing an evidence basis for wind-driven public garden closures
Lee, S. (PI), Morrissey, M. (CoI) & Watkins, H. (CoI)
University of St Andrews Impact & Innovation Fund
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Standard
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Enhancing Extended-Range Forecasting through AI: The Role of Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling
Lee, S. (PI) & Colfescu, I. (CoI)
National Taiwan University and the University of St Andrews
1/01/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Standard
Activities
- 1 Editor of research journal
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Weather (Journal)
Lee, S. (Editor)
1 Sept 2020 → 1 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal