Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (대한원격탐사학회지)

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Effects of morbidity in Korean peninsula due to sand dust using satellite aerosol observations

위성기상자료를 활용한 황사에 따른 한반도 국민 건강영향평가

  • Choi, Minyoung (General Graduate School, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kim, Hyunglok (Department of Water Resources, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Kim, Sangman (Department of Business Administration, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Choi, Minha (Department of Water Resources, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 최민영 (경희대학교 일반대학원) ;
  • 김형록 (성균관대학교 수자원대학원) ;
  • 김상만 (경희대학교 경영대학원) ;
  • 최민하 (성균관대학교 수자원대학원)
  • Received : 2016.07.07
  • Accepted : 2016.09.06
  • Published : 2016.10.31
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Abstract

The occurrence of sand dust has been steadily increased since 1990 and the amount of damage was also increased. In most of previous studies, ground based observations were used for sand dust analyses, but its high spatio-temporal variability has not been well understood. In this study, satellite aerosol observations were used to overcome current limitations of the sand dust variability in space and time and to estimate associations with morbidity of respiratory and cardiovascular ailments. In general, high AODs were observed in the west part of the Koran peninsula in spring. The reasonable associations between the morbidity and sand dust were observed from April to July with highest positive correlation (~0.6) at three month lags (lag 3). Based on the results, we found a utility of the satellite aerosol observations for sand dust analyses by considering of morbidity effects. In addition, health effect against the sand dust is proved to be examined and smooth medical supplies and prevention of undesired medical expenses would be possible.

1990년대 이후 황사의 발생빈도가 꾸준히 증가하고 있으며 이에 따른 사회전반의 피해도 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 최근까지 진행된 황사에 대한 대부분의 선행 연구에서는 지점관측자료를 이용하였는데, 시간적/공간적 변동성이 강한 황사를 정확히 해석하기에는 부족한 상황이었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 위성에어로졸 자료를 이용하여 기존연구의 시공간적인 한계성을 극복하여 황사 발생 기간 동안의 호흡기질환과 안질, 심혈관계질환자 수의 변동양상에 관한 건강영향평가를 진행하였다. 분석결과, 일반적으로 위성에어로졸 수치는 봄철에 높게 나타났으며, 공간적으로 동쪽 지역보다는 서해안과 인근한 서쪽 지역에서 대체적으로 높은 수치를 나타내었다. 황사와 관련성이 높은 질병인 안구질환, 순환계통의 질환, 호흡기계질환과의 상관분석은 비교적 4월에서 7월사이에 높게 나타났는데, 지체기간 3개월에서 0.6 정도의 높은 양의 상관성을 나타내었다. 본 연구를 통하여 위성 에어로졸 자료를 이용하여 기존의 지점자료기반 연구의 한계성을 극복할 수 있음을 시사하였다. 또한, 건강영향 평가에 대한 가능성을 파악함으로서 황사피해에 대비한 의약품의 원활한 공급과 불필요한 의료비 지출예방에 이바지 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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