Jina Jeong

Jina Jeong is a Researcher in Systems Ecology at the Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, specializing in forest ecosystem dynamics under climate change. Her work integrates dendrochronology, land surface modeling, and disturbance ecology to quantify carbon cycle impacts.

Her research portfolio centers on:

• Climate-driven forest disturbances (bark beetle outbreaks, windstorms)
• Tree physiology and growth responses to environmental stressors
• Carbon balance modeling in disturbed ecosystems
• Integration of tree-ring data with global land surface models (ORCHIDEE)
• Forest ecosystem resilience under climate extremes
• Disturbance interaction dynamics at landscape scales

Recent publications demonstrate sophisticated integration of empirical tree-ring datasets with process-based models to simulate complex disturbance cascades. Her 2024 PhD thesis established novel frameworks for modeling windstorm-bark beetle outbreak interactions, while her Geoscientific Model Development papers pioneer benchmarking methodologies using century-long tree-ring records to constrain model uncertainties in carbon flux estimates.

She maintains active collaborations with international research groups including the ORCHIDEE land surface modeling consortium, with co-authorship spanning institutions across Europe. Her work receives consistent attention in academic circles, reflected in Mendeley readership and social media engagement across multiple publications.