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Sea Surface pCO2 and Its Variability in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea Constrained by a Neural Network Model

신경망 모델로 구성한 동해 울릉분지 표층 이산화탄소 분압과 변동성

  • PARK, SOYEONA (Division of Earth Environmental System, Oceanography Major, the Graduate School, Pusan National University) ;
  • LEE, TONGSUP (Department of Oceanography, Pusan National University) ;
  • JO, YOUNG-HEON (Department of Oceanography, Pusan National University)
  • 박소예나 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부 해양학전공) ;
  • 이동섭 (부산대학교 해양학과) ;
  • 조영헌 (부산대학교 해양학과)
  • Received : 2016.01.07
  • Accepted : 2016.01.19
  • Published : 2016.02.29
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Abstract

Currently available surface seawater partial pressure carbon dioxide ($pCO_2$) data sets in the East Sea are not enough to quantify statistically the carbon dioxide flux through the air-sea interface. To complement the scarcity of the $pCO_2$ measurements, we construct a neural network (NN) model based on satellite data to map $pCO_2$ for the areas, which were not observed. The NN model is constructed for the Ulleung Basin, where $pCO_2$ data are best available, to map and estimate the variability of $pCO_2$ based on in situ $pCO_2$ for the years from 2003 to 2012, and the sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll data from the MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) sensor of the Aqua satellite along with geographic information. The NN model was trained to achieve higher than 95% of a correlation between in situ and predicted $pCO_2$ values. The RMSE (root mean square error) of the NN model output was $19.2{\mu}atm$ and much less than the variability of in situ $pCO_2$. The variability of $pCO_2$ with respect to SST and chlorophyll shows a strong negative correlation with SST than chlorophyll. As SST decreases the variability of $pCO_2$ increases. When SST is lower than $15^{\circ}C$, $pCO_2$ variability is clearly affected by both SST and chlorophyll. In contrast when SST is higher than $15^{\circ}C$, the variability of $pCO_2$ is less sensitive to changes in SST and chlorophyll. The mean rate of the annual $pCO_2$ increase estimated by the NN model output in the Ulleung Basin is $0.8{\mu}atm\;yr^{-1}$ from 2003 to 2014. As NN model can successfully map $pCO_2$ data for the whole study area with a higher resolution and less RMSE compared to the previous studies, the NN model can be a potentially useful tool for the understanding of the carbon cycle in the East Sea, where accessibility is limited by the international affairs.

동해 표층 해수에서 측정한 이산화탄소 분압($pCO_2$)에 대해 기 확보된 자료는 해양-대기간 $CO_2$ 교환율을 정량화하고자 통계 기법을 적용하기에는 부족한 편이다. 이를 보완하기 위해 위성자료를 이용하여 관측이 이루어지지 않은 해역의 $pCO_2$를 신경망모델을 이용하여 채워 넣는(mapping) 연구를 시도하였다. 본 연구는 동해에서 현장관측자료가 가장 많이 축적된 울릉분지를 대상으로 2003년부터 2012년까지의 표층$pCO_2$자료와, Aqua 위성의 MODIS 센서로 관측한 해표면 온도(SST)와 엽록소(chlorophyll) 자료, 경위도 자료로 신경망모델을 구축하여 $pCO_2$ 분포도 작성과 변동성을 추정하고자 하였다. 신경망모델의 학습은 $pCO_2$ 관측자료와 모델결과값의 상관도가 95% 이상을 달성하도록 하였다. 모델 결과의 평균제곱근오차(RMSE)는 $19.2{\mu}atm$으로 관측자료의 변동 크기와 비교해서 훨씬 작은 수준이었다. SST와 chlorophyll에 연관된 $pCO_2$의 변동성을 살펴보면 chlorophyll 보다는 SST에 대해 더욱 강한 음의 상관 관계를 보였다. 모델이 출력한 $pCO_2$의 변동성은 SST가 내려감에 따라 커지는 경향을 보였다. $15^{\circ}C$ 이하에서는 $pCO_2$ 변동성에 대한 SST와 chlorophyll의 기여도가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 반면 SST가 $15^{\circ}C$ 이상일 경우에는 $pCO_2$ 변동성은 SST와 chlorophyll의 변화에 대해 그리 민감하게 반응하지 않았다. 신경망모델 출력값으로 추정한 2003-2014년 사이의 울릉분지 표층수의 연평균 $pCO_2$ 증가율은 $0.8{\mu}atm$이었다. 신경망 모델이 울릉분지의 $pCO_2$에 대해 이전 연구보다 해상력과 오차가 향상된 $pCO_2$ 채워넣기를 가능케 해 준 점에 비추어 볼 때 국제정세에 따라 전역 관측이 수월하지 않은 동해의 탄소순환을 이해하는데 유용한 도구로 쓰일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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