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http://dx.doi.org/10.14191/Atmos.2018.28.4.491

A Study on the Asian Dust Phenomenon Found in the Historical Records of Korea Prior to the 20th Century  

Jeon, Junhyeok (Research Center for Basic Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
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Atmosphere / v.28, no.4, 2018 , pp. 491-507 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study collected and analyzed records related to the Asian dust phenomenon in Korean history books. I collected a wide range of records from diverse sources and identified data for analysis. 290 records were selected through this process. These records provide a variety of information including the occurrence time and duration of the phenomenon, other natural phenomenon occurring at the same date, descriptions of the phenomenon, and so on. Reports on, Asian dust in the historical records was not continuous or uniform. However, their appearance in certain months of the year is similar to that observed in modern times. In addition, I collected 90 records showing it that can be largely divided into two viewpoints which they were a natural calamity or an unusual phenomenon. Generally, natural phenomenons in historical books are mostly recorded in viewpoint of unusual phenomenon. Nevertheless, research result verified the record as actual observational data. Consequentially, it also indicates that this data is important for research from a meteorological point of view. I think that the data collected through this study can be helpful to modern meteorological studies related to the Asian dust phenomenon.
Keywords
History; Asian dust; natural calamity; unusual phenomenon;
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