Dr. Dong-Geon Lee
Postdoctoral Researcher
Topic 6: Marine and polar Life
RD2: Marine Biogeochemistry
RU CH Chemical Oceanography
WG Biogeochemical controls on ocean productivity
Office:
Building 4, Level 0, Room 018
Tel.: 0049 431 600 2381
E-Mail: dlee(at)geomar.de
Address:
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Building 4
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
24148 Kiel
Research Focus
- Marine biogeochemistry and phytoplankton dynamics
- Ocean carbon and nutrient cycles
- Climate variability and marine ecosystem responses
- Climate change, irreversibility, and climate geo-engineering
- Climate Modeling
Projects
- Ocean Glow (2022-2026) | Website: for more information, click here
Vita
- 2026 – today: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel | Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2026: Seoul National University | Postdoctoral Research Associate
- 2021 – 2026: Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) | Ph. D. in Environmental Science and Engineering
Publications
For a full list of publications please visit OceanRep.
- Lee, D.-G., Kwon, E. Y., Kam, J., Kug, J.-S., 2025. Irreversible phytoplankton community shifts over Subpolar North Atlantic in response to CO2 forcing. Earth System Dynamics, 16(6), 2101–2111.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-2101-2025 - Abeywickrama, T., Pathirana, G., Noh, K.-M., Dissanayake, K., Wang, D., Lee, D.-G., 2025. Asymmetric effects of Indian ocean dipole on surface chlorophyll variability in the Indian ocean. Ocean Dynamics, 75, 69.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-025-01714-2 - Lee, D.-G., Oh, J.-H., Kam, J., Kug, J.-S., 2025. Phytoplankton blooming mechanisms over the East China Sea during post-El Niño summers. Biogeosciences, 22(13), 3165–3180.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-3165-2025 - Lee, D.-G., Oh, J.-H., Kug, J.-S., 2024. Delayed ENSO impact on phytoplankton variability over the Western-North Pacific Ocean. Environmental Research Communications, 6, 101006.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad8058 - Lee, D.-G., Oh, J.-H., Kim, Y. H., Kwon, E. Y., Kug, J.-S., 2023. What controls the future phytoplankton change over the Yellow and East China Seas under global warming? Frontiers in Marine Science, 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1010341
