The main research areas of the Applied Meteorology Research Laboratory (AMRL) are biometeorology, urban climatology, and air pollution meteorology for the purpose of improving quality of life.
The mission of the lab is to discover, interpret, and transfer new knowledge for the purpose of improving quality of life through various research and development in applied meteorology including but not limited to: (a) micrometeorological monitoring and meteorological environmental impact assessment (MEIA); (b) heat and cold impacts on human health; and (c) aerobiology of pollen and its health impacts.
Human biometeorology
  - Heat and cold impacts on human health
  - Investigation of heat waves based on air mass analysis
Urban climatology
  - Characterization of local urban climate
  - Development of models and techniques for MEIA
Diagnosis of inhomogeneities in the KMA climate database
  - Site relocation and procedural changes in computing daily means
Pollen aerobiology
  - Development of forecast models based on meteorological data
Human Biometeorology
Health impacts of heat and cold waves
  - Development of a heat health watch/warning system (HHWWS) in Korea
  - Implementation of HHWWS on the Weather in Digital system of KMA
Development of a bioclimate map for human well-being
  - Investigation of weather impacts on human health, behavior, and quality of life
  - Perceived Temperature (PT) : human thermal comfort index under hot or cold environment
  - PT incorporates wind and solar radiation factors in evaluating human thermal comfort
Development of Pollen Forecast Models
Pollen distribution calendar
  - Optimal pollen season: March to October
  - Dominant species and seasons: March to May (trees and pine), June to August (grasses),
   August to November (Weeds)
Daily observation
  - Pollen sampler : Burkard volumetric spore sampler
  - Observation sites : Seoul, Guri, Gangneung, Cheonan, Daegu, Gwangju, Busan, Jeju
Development of pollen forecast models
  - Selecting influential meteorological variables
  - Statistical analysis to develop multiple regression models
Urban Climatology
Characterization of local urban climate
  - Long term meteorological monitoring throughout large scale land use changes in urban
   development
  - Impact assessment of large scale urban planning
  - Simulation of meteorological variability by virtual scenarios using local-scale meteorological
   diagnostic models
Development of models and techniques for MEIA
  - Preparing the establishment of MEIA for quality of life
  - Providing standard guidelines for operative MEIA
  - Development and verification of a MEIA system based on a Computational Fluid Dynamics
  (CFD) model
  - Improvement of the CFD model to include thermal effects