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Numerical Simulation of Ocean - Ice Shelf Interaction: Water Mass Circulation in the Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica (해양-빙붕 상호작용을 고려한 남극 테라노바 만에서 수괴 형성과 순환의 수치 시뮬레이션)

  • Taekyun, Kim;Emilia Kyung, Jin;Ji Sung, Na;Choon Ki, Lee;Won Sang, Lee;Jae-Hong, Moon
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.269-285
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    • 2022
  • The interaction between ocean and ice shelf is a critical physical process in relation to water mass transformations and ice shelf melting/freezing at the ocean-ice interface. However, it remains challenging to thoroughly understand the process due to a lack of observational data with respect to ice shelf cavities. This is the first study to simulate the variability and circulation of water mass both overlying the continental shelf and underneath an ice shelf and an ice tongue in the Terra Nova Bay (TNB), East Antarctica. To explore the properties of water mass and circulation patterns in the TNB and the corresponding effects on sub ice shelf basal melting, we explicitly incorporate the dynamic-thermodynamic processes acting on the ice shelf in the Regional Ocean Modeling System. The simulated water mass formation and circulation in the TNB region agree well with previous studies. The model results show that the TNB circulation is dominated by the geostrophic currents driven by lateral density gradients induced by the releasing of brine or freshwater at the polynya of the TNB. Meanwhile, the circulation dynamics in the cavity under the Nansen Ice shelf (NIS) are different from those in the TNB. The gravity-driven bottom current induced by High Salinity Shelf Water (HSSW) formed at the TNB polynya flows towards the grounding line, and the buoyance-driven flow associated with glacial meltwater generated by the HSSW emerges from the cavity along the ice base. Both current systems compose the thermohaline overturning circulation in the NIS cavity. This study estimates the NIS basal melting rate to be 0.98 m/a, which is comparable to the previously observed melt rate. However, the melting rate shows a significant variation in space and time.

Effect of Water Temperature, Fish Age, and MS-222 Concentration on the Anesthetization of River Pufferfish, Takifugu obscurus (황복의 마취에 미치는 수온 및 연령과 MS-222 농도의 영향)

  • Seungyeon Lee;Phuong Thi Nguyen;Ho-Kyung Song;Sung Pyo Hur;Jin-Hyoung Kim
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2023
  • The river pufferfish (Takifugu obscurus) is a valuable species in aquaculture and genetic studies. Usage of fish anesthetics aids in the easier handling of fish during aquaculture. However, there are no studies on appropriate conditions required for effective anesthetization of pufferfish. This study aims to determine the optimal conditions (fish age, water temperature, anesthetic concentration) needed for the most common fish anesthesia, MS-222, to anesthetize T. obscurus. We tested three different water temperatures (20℃, 24℃, and 28℃), three different anesthetic concentrations (125 mg/L, 150 mg/L, and 175 mg/L), and two different fish ages (one- and two-year-old). Appropriate anesthetization conditions for T. obscurus ranged from 150 mg/L to 175 mg/L of MS-222 at 24℃ to 28℃ for one-year-old fish. For two-year-old fish, the appropriate conditions ranged from 150 mg/L to 175 mg/L of MS-222 at 28℃. However, to minimize side effects and risks, 150 mg/L of MS-222 at 24℃ for one-year-old fish and 175 mg/L of MS-222 at 28℃ for two-year-old fish are recommended for effective anesthetization.

천문학적 재난 - 혜성ㆍ운석이 지구와 충돌하면 종말

  • Park, Sang-Jun
    • The Science & Technology
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    • v.35 no.12 s.403
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    • pp.86-87
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    • 2002
  • 천체가 지구에 충돌하면 흙먼지들이 하늘을 뒤덮어 태양빛을 차단, 몇년 동안 겨울이 이어지면서 기온이 내려간다. 또 충돌때 충격으로 지진, 화산폭발, 해일 등이 육지를 휩쓸게 된다. 또 겨울이 끝나면 온실효과가 일어나 기온이 상승하고 극지의 얼음이 녹아 고도가 낮은 육지는 물에 잠겨버린다.

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The first attempt of utilization of a wideband autonomous acoustic system and its general knowledge on analyzing the wideband acoustic data (광대역 자율 음향 시스템의 국내 최초 활용 시도와 광대역 음향 데이터 분석 방안)

  • KANG, Myounghee;CHO, Youn-Hyoung;LA, Hyoung sul;SON, Wuju;YUN, Hyeju;ADRIANUS, Aldwin;AN, Young-Su
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.58 no.2
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    • pp.130-140
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    • 2022
  • Recently, wideband acoustic technology has been introduced and started to be used in fisheries acoustic surveys in various waters worldwide. Wideband acoustic data provides high vertical resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio and continuous frequency characteristics over a wide frequency range for species identification. In this study, the main characteristics of wideband acoustic systems were elaborated, and a general methodology for wideband acoustic data analysis was presented using data collected in frequency modulation mode for the first time in Republic of Korea. In particular, this study described the data recording method using the mission planner of the wideband autonomous acoustic system, wideband acoustic data signal processing, calibration and the wideband frequency response graph. Since wideband acoustic systems are currently installed on many training and research vessels, it is expected that the results of this study can be used as basic knowledge for fisheries acoustic research using the state-of-the-art system.

과학의 불가사의-풀리지 않는 수수께끼6-다른행성에도 생명체가 있을까?

  • Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
    • The Science & Technology
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    • v.31 no.6 s.349
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    • pp.32-34
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    • 1998
  • 지금까지의 탐사결과 지구를 제외한 다른 행성에 생명체가 존재한다는 직접적인 증거는 찾지 못했다 .그러나 최근 미국화성탐사선 패스파인더가 보내온 자료에선 화성의 지질환경이 지구와 유사한 것으로 나타나 미생물 같은 생명체의 존재가능성을 뒷받침해 주고 있다. 또 지구상에서 화산구나 온천, 극지 등 가혹한 환경에서도 미생물들이 번창하고 있는 것이 발견돼 이런 가능성은 더욱 커지고 있다.

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Analysis of Changes in Paleoenvironment using Diatoms from Iselin Bank in the Ross Sea (로스해 Iselin Bank에서 규조를 이용한 고해양 환경변화 해석)

  • Bak, Young-Suk;Kim, Sunghan;Lee, Jae Il;Yoo, Kyu-Cheul;Lee, Min Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.42 no.6
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    • pp.677-687
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    • 2021
  • In this study, we analyzed diatoms from core RS15-GC41 collected in Iselin Bank, Ross Sea. A total of 24 genera and 35 species of diatoms are identified, and the having valve abundance of diatoms varies from 0.2 to 28.6×106/g. Four diatom assemblage zones are established by the vertical distribution of diatoms, and changed with a cycle of 100 kyrs. RS15-GC41 were deposited over the last 400 kyrs (corresponding to Marine Isotope Stages 1-11). The open-water species Fragilariopsis kerguelensis, Rhizosolenia styliformis, and Thalassionema nitzschioides abundantly occurred in interglacial periods. Whereas, Actinocyclus actinochilus abundantly dominant during the glacial periods. The distribution of these diatoms indicated, it can be seen that the sea-ice extent was larger and lasted longer during MIS 7, 9, and 11 than that of MIS 1, 3, and 5. Moreover, Paralia sulcata was abundantly predominant in MIS 7, 9, and 11; this finding suggests likely indicating that P. sulcata was transported from the coastal/inner shelf area to the study site, during accumulated in the sediments, reworked with the influx of ice-rafted debris by the currents

A Study on the Flow Analysis of Ventilation Louver for Polar Ship (극지운항 선박용 루버 환기창 유동해석에 관한 연구)

  • Yi, Chung-Seob;Chin, Do-Hun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.16-22
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    • 2018
  • This study is about flow distribution in ventilation systems used in marine louvers. The flow analysis on a louver installed on the vent of a vessel results in the following conclusions: (a) as the velocity of the fluid entering the louver increases, the pressure drop increases; (b) as the pressure drop increases, it tends to increase following a quadratic function. The velocity was confirmed to decrease at the entrance of the louver. This indicates that as the pressure increases, the velocity decreases, and the velocity of the moving fluid is increasing as it passes through the louver vanes.

Manganese in Seawaters of the Amundsen Sea, Antarctic (남극 아문젠해에서 해수 중 Mn의 분포 특성)

  • Jang, Dongjun;Choi, Mansik;Park, Jongkyu;Park, Kyungkyu;Hong, Jinsol;Lee, Sanghoon;Jung, Jinyoung
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.63-77
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    • 2019
  • In order to investigate the behavior and seasonal variability of Mn as one of the bio-essential metals in the Amundsen sea, which is known as the most biologically productive coastal area around the Antartica, seawaters were collected using a clean sampling system for 10 stations (96 ea) in 2014 (ANA04B) and for 12 stations (139 ea) in 2016 (ANA06B) surveys of RV ARAON. Dissolved and particulate Mn concentration varied in the range of 0.15-4.43 nmol/kg and <0.01 to 2.42 nM in 2014 and in the range of 0.25-4.15 nmol/kg and 0.01-2.64 nM in 2016, respectively. From the sectional distribution of dissolved and particulate Mn, it might be suggested that dissolved/particulate Mn was provided from iceberg melting and diffusion/resuspension from sediments, respectively. Although this sea is highly productive, there was little evidence regarding the biological origin of dissolved Mn, but particulate Mn only in sea ice and offshore areas could be explained as originating from organic matters, e.g. phytoplanktons. And it could be suggested that the subsurface maximum of dissolved Mn was formed by isopycnal transport of melting materials from ice wall to offshore. Compared to early (2014) summer, temperature, salinity, biomass, dissolved and particulate Mn in late (2016) summer indicated that temporal variations might be resulted from the reduction of ice melting and mCDW flow, which induced a reduction in resuspension. In addition, in the late summer, particles including biomass were reduced, which brought about a reduction in the removal rate of dissolved Mn.

Ionospheric and Upper Atmospheric Observations in Korea (국내 우주환경 자료 보유 현황: 전리권/고층대기)

  • Lee, Changsup;Lee, Woo Kyoung;Division of Solar and Space Environment of KSSS,
    • Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.199-216
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    • 2021
  • In 2020, the solar and space environment division at the Korea Space Science Society surveyed the status of data archives in solar physics, magnetosphere, and ionosphere/upper atmosphere in Korea to promote broader utilization of the data and research collaboration. The survey includes ground- and satellite-based instruments and developing models by research institutes and universities in Korea. Based on the survey results, this study reports the status of the ground-based instruments, data products in the ionosphere and upper atmosphere, and documentation of them. The ground-based instruments operated by the Korea Polar Research Institute and Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute include ionosonde, Fabry-Perot interferometer in Arctic Dasan stations, Antarctic King Sejong/Jang Bogo stations, and an all-sky camera, VHF radar in Korea. We also provide information on total electron content and scintillation observations derived from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) station networks in Korea. All data are available via the webpage, FTP, or by request. Information on ionospheric data and models is available at http://ksss.or.kr. We hope that this report will increase data accessibility and encourage the research community to engage in the establishment of a new Space Science Data Ecosystem, which supports archiving, searching, analyzing, and sharing the data with diverse communities, including educators, industries, and the public as wells as the research scientist.