Dr James Y-K. Cho
Address :	School of Physics and Astronomy Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS
Office :	G.O. Jones (Phys) 215
Telephone :	+44 (0)20 7882 3463
School Fax :	+44 (0)20 7882 7033
Email Address :	J.Cho @ qmul.ac.uk

I am a Reader in Astrophysics and Mathematics in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

Research

• main interest:  astrophysical-geophysical fluid dynamics, mathematical physics, numerical methods
• currently working on:  extrasolar planets and planetary physics, atmospheric dynamics, turbulence

Teaching

• PHY6310 Fluid Dynamics (N.B., the code number change: 6309 --> 6310)
  The school module webpage can be found here.
  
  
• ASTM735 Extrasolar Planets and Astrophysical Discs
  The school module webpage can be found here.
  Summary of topics can be found here.
  
  
  
• OFFICE HOURS (Semester B, 2012/13) :
  TU, 11:30-12:30
  TH, 15:00-16:00
  or, email for appointment.
  

Selected Publications and Preprints

• 'Intercomparison of General Circulation Models for Hot Extrasolar Planets',
  I. Politchchouk, J. Y-K. Cho, C. Watkins, H. Th. Thrastarson, O. M. Umurhan &
  M. de la Torre-Juarez, ICARUS (submitted).
  
• `The vertical structure of Jupiter's equatorial zonal wind above the cloud deck, derived using
  mesoscale gravity waves',
  C. Watkins & J. Y-K. Cho, GRL 40, 472 (2013).
  
• 'Baroclinic instability on hot extrasolar planets',
  I. Politchchouk & J. Y-K. Cho, MNRAS 424, 1307 (2012).
  
• 'Relaxation time and dissipation interaction in hot planet atmospheric flow simulations',
  H. T. Thrastarson & J. Y-K. Cho, ApJ 729, 117 (2011).
  
• 'Ionization of extrasolar giant planet atmospheres',
  T. T. Koskinen, J. Y-K. Cho, N. Achillios & A. D. Aylward, ApJ 722, 178 (2010).
  
• 'Effects of initial flow on close-in planet atmospheric circulation',
  H. T. Thrastarson & J. Y-K. Cho, ApJ 716, 144 (2010).
  
• 'Gravity waves on hot extrasolar planets. I. propagation and interaction with the background',
  C. Watkins & J. Y-K. Cho, ApJ 714, 904 (2010).
  
• 'Atmospheric dynamics of tidally synchronized extrasolar planets',
  J. Y-K. Cho, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 366, 4477 (2008).
  
• 'Atmospheric circulation of close-in extrasolar giant planets: I. global, barotropic, adiabatic
  simulations',
  J. Y-K. Cho, K. Menou, B. M. S. Hansen, & S. Seager, ApJ 675, 817 (2008).
  
• 'The phase-dependent infrared brightness of the extrasolar planet \nu Andromedae b',
  J. Harrington, B. M. S. Hansen, S. H. Luszcz, S. Seager, D. Deming, K. Menou, J. Y-K. Cho, &
  L. J. Richardson, Science 314, 623 (2006).
  
• 'The changing face of extrasolar giant planet HD209458b',
  J. Y-K. Cho, K. Menou, B. M. S. Hansen, & S. Seager, ApJ 587, L117 (2003).
  
• 'A high-resolution, three-dimensional model of Jupiter's Great Red Spot',
  J. Y-K. Cho, M. de la Torre-Juarez, A. P. Ingersoll, & D. G. Dritschel, JGR 106, 5099 (2001).
  
• 'The Morphogenesis of Bands and Zonal Winds in the Atmospheres on the Giant Outer Planets',
  J. Y-K. Cho & L. M. Polvani, Science 273, 335 (1996).
  
• 'The emergence of jets and vortices in freely evolving, shallow-water turbulence on a sphere',
  J. Y-K. Cho & L. M. Polvani, Phys. Fluids 8, 1531 (1996).
  

Travel Schedule

• ISSI Workshop on Jets II (Bern, Switzerland): 2 Apr -- 5 Apr, 2013.
• Stochastic Modelling and Computing Workshop (Oxford, UK): 18 Mar -- 21 Mar, 2013.
• Royal Society/Kavli Meeting (London/Milton Keynes, UK): 11 Mar -- 14 Mar, 2013.
• AGU Meeting (San Francisco, USA): 2 Dec -- 9 Dec, 2012.
• ACP Summer Workshop (Aspen, USA): 10 Jun -- 3 Jul, 2012.
• Visit (St Andrews, UK): 27 May -- 30 May, 2012.
• ESF-LFUI Conference (Obergurgl, Austria): 20 May -- 25 May, 2012. [CANCELLED]
• Making New Worlds Workshop (Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, USA): 12 May -- 16 May, 2012.
• ISSI Study (Bern, Switzerland): 4 Mar -- 7 Mar, 2012.
• EChO Workshop (Florence, Italy): 30 Jan -- 1 Feb, 2012.
• GCM workshop (Exeter, UK): 5 Dec -- 7 Dec, 2011.
• EPSC/DPS meeting (Nantes, France): 3 Oct -- 7 Oct, 2011.

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