• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.656-674
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to examine the distinctiveness and generality of landforms of the Korean peninsula, and further discover geomorphological principle that can be applied to land and environmental management in Korea. The research targeted East Asia and Korea, with terrain analysis conducted at a continental scale, national scale, and regional scale sequentially. East Asia displays complicated characteristics and evolutionary history of geotectonics, but exhibits distinct northeast-southwest geomorphological structure and connectivity at the continental level. While the Korean peninsula follows this pattern on a continental scale, it also features NNW-SSE direction (Nangrim and Taebaek Mountains) geomorphological connectivity that intersects at a right angle. From a national perspective, the Korean peninsula hosts the most diverse geomorphological features within East Asia. It does not have a high average altitude, but has relatively high slope angle and intricate topographical distribution in comparison to neighboring areas. While the mountains and plains of the Korean peninsula display a smooth connection, geomorphologically similar areas such as Shikhote-Alin, Huanan in China, and Japan have clear characteristics that divide the mountains and plains. Despite the distinctiveness and diversity that appear in East Asian topography on the regional scale, the connectivity that links the top of mountain (hill) to stream is identical among all areas as a general rule. It is collectively considering the connectivity and the geomorphological and ecological processes that arise within this connectivity that will serve as the focal point for sustainable landscape management.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.308-308
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• 2022

가뭄은 지구 대기 형성만큼이나 오래된 현상으로 생태계, 수문학, 농업 및 경제에 중대한 영향을 주며 세계 어디에서나 발생할 수 있는 자연재해 중 하나이다. 가뭄에 의한 사회·경제적 피해를 줄이고 가뭄 위험을 관리하기 위해서는 가뭄의 시공간적 특성을 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 하지만, 기존의 가뭄 감시는 가뭄 지표를 계산하여 산정된 결과 값을 바탕으로 해당 지역의 가뭄 유무의 정보를 제공하는 1차원적 방법으로 가뭄 감시 및 관리를 위해서는 시·공간적 정보제공이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 시·공간적 가뭄 전이 분석을 위해 GPM(Global Precipitation Measurement) 자료를 활용하여 2000년부터 2020년까지 표준강수지수(Standardized Precipitation Index, SPI)를 산정하였으며, 산정된 SPI를 Spatial drought tracking (S-TRACK) 방법을 적용하여 가뭄의 대륙규모(continetal scale) 시공간적 변화와 전이현상을 살펴보고자 하였다. 본 연구를 결과를 바탕으로 가뭄의 시·공간적 변화에 대한 이해 및 광역규모에서의 가뭄현상의 이동과정을 알아볼 수 있으며, 더 나아가 본 연구의 성과는 기존의 국지적 가뭄 감시 및 예측 방법에 적용하여 가뭄에 대한 효율적인 대응방안을 마련하는 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.3 s.49
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• pp.101-111
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• 2006

This paper proposes a method for modeling new fault ground motion due to moderate size earthquakes in Stable Continental Regions (SCRs) for the first time. The near fault ground motion is characterized by a single long period velocity pulse of large amplitude. In order to model the velocity pulse, its period and peak amplitude need be determined in terms of earthquake magnitude and distance from the causative fault. Because there have been observed very few new fault ground motions, it is difficult to derive the model directly from the recorded data in SCRs. Instead an indirect approach is adopted in this work. The two parameters, the period and peak amplitude of the velocity pulse, are known to be functions of the rise time and the slip velocity. For Western United States (WUS) that belongs active tectonic regions, there art empirical formulas for these functions. The relations of rise time and slip velocity on the magnitude in SCRs are derived by comparing related data between Western United States and Central-Eastern United States that belongs to SCRs. From these relations, the functions of these pulse parameters for NFGM in SCRs can be expressed in terms of earthquake magnitude and distance. A time history of near fault ground motion of moderate magnitude earthquake in stable continental regions is synthesized by superposing the velocity pulse on the for field ground motion that is generated by stochastic method. As an demonstrative application, the response of a single degree of freedom elasto-plastic system is studied.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.40-52
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• 2003

Despite the various opening models of the southwestern part of the East Sea (Japan Sea) between the Korean Peninsula and the Japan Arc, the continental margin of the Korean Peninsula remains unknown in crustal structure. As a result, continental rifting and subsequent seafloor spreading processes to explain the opening of the East Sea have not been adequately addressed. We investigated crustal and sedimentary velocity structures across the Korean margin into the adjacent Ulleung Basin from multichannel seismic reflection and ocean bottom seismometer data. The Ulleung Basin shows crustal velocity structure typical of oceanic although its crustal thickness of about 10 km is greater than normal. The continental margin documents rapid transition from continental to oceanic crust, exhibiting a remarkable decrease in crustal thickness accompanied by shallowing of Moho over a distance of about 50 km. The crustal model of the margin is characterized by a high-velocity (up to 7.4 km/s) lower crustal (HVLC) layer that is thicker than 10 km under the slope base and pinches out seawards. The HVLC layer is interpreted as magmatic underplating emplaced during continental rifting In response to high upper mantle temperature. The acoustic basement of the slope base shows an igneous stratigraphy developed by massive volcanic eruption. These features suggest that the evolution of the Korean margin can be explained by the processes occurring at volcanic rifted margins. Global earthquake tomography supports our interpretation by defining the abnormally hot upper mantle across the Korean margin and in the Ulleung Basin.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.189-190
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• 2001

서쪽으로 중국대륙과 동쪽으로 한반도로 둘러싸여 있는 황해는 수심이 얕은 대륙붕 구조를 하고 있어 각종 오염에 취약하다. 황해변의 중국 동부쪽 대규모 공업단지들과 한국의 관장, 대불단지, 시화단지 등 대규모 공단에서 배출된 오염물짙이 황해를 오염시키고 있다. 한국과학기술연구원에서는 황해오염을 조사하기 위하여 황해를 대표할 수 있는 도서로 인천에서 남서쪽으로 약 49 km 떨어져 있는 덕적도에 측정소를 구축하여 1999년부터 대기오염물질을 측정하고 있다 (Lee at al., 2001). (중략)

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.09a
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• pp.163-170
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• 2005

• 프린팅코리아
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• s.19
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• pp.164-169
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• 2004

출판을 비롯한 문화산업 혹은 CT(문화콘텐트)산업은 21세기 지식기반시대 가장 유망한 산업으로 부상하고 있다. 따라서 선진 각국은 물론 대부분의 나라들이 이 분야를 국가의 핵심적인 전략산업으로 채택하고 이에 대한 적극적인 투자를 아끼지 않고 있다. 그 결과 문화산업 분야의 세계 교역량은 예상을 뛰어넘는 큰 규모로 확대되고 있으며 이 시장을 선점하기 위한 기업간, 나라간 경쟁은 물론 최근에는 문화권간, 대륙간 경쟁도 치열해지고 있다.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.257-265
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• 2010

This research aims to grasp ripple effect of land space by assuming the linkage of transcontinental railway, asian highway, rail ferry and undersea tunnel. The result of research was drawn positively. But all region don't have same result. Pacific Yellow Sea of Chnia has better route on the present sea transport. The other region has better route on changing network. This research has some academic significants as a research start in an unexplored field and basic research for following research. Also, Academic contribution is in attempt to analyze effect size, change of effect and contribution of balance development by linkage of ultra infra structure and gives political proposals for related research development.

• Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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• 2004.03a
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• pp.507-510
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• 2004

동중국해 북부에서 쿠로시오의 경계역으로 확장된 중국대륙 연안수가 주변의 북상 난류역에 의해 포획된 후 고립되는 현상이 1999년 및 2003년 NOAA 위성영상에 포착되었다. 1999년의 경우 cold core eddy는 약 2개월간 존재(5월초～6월 하순)하였고, cold core의 중심 수온은 15～20℃로 주변해역의 17～23℃보다 2～3℃ 낮게 나타났다. 1999년 5월 7일 획득된 SeaWiFS 위성자료로부터 추정된 클로로필 α 분포는 1999년 5월 6일부터 획득된 NOAA 위성수온 영상에 나타난 cold core eddy의 주변 가장자리 해역에서 비교적 높게 나타났다. 2003년 경우 2월 중순에 cold core의 수온은 9～10℃c였으며 직경 150km 정도였다. cold core의 수평규모는 50m 등수심 분포와 유사하게 나타났다. 이어도를 중심으로 동계 및 춘계에 나타나는 cold core eddy의 형성 메카니즘은 중국대륙 연안수와 쿠로시오 난류가 만나는 경계역에서의 힘의 균형과 계절풍 조건, 해저 지형 분포와 밀접한 관계성이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.271-283
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• 2021

The Imjingang Belt in the middle-western Korean Peninsula has tectonically been correlated with the Permo-Triassic Qinling-Dabie-Sulu collisional belt between the North and South China cratons in terms of collisional tectonics. Within the belt, crustal-scale extensional ductile shear zones that were interpreted to be formed during collapsing stage with thrusts and folds were reported as evidence of collisional events by previous studies. In this study, we tried to understand the nature of deformation along the southern boundary of the belt in the Munsan area based on the interpretations of recently conducted structural analyses. To figure out the realistic geometry of the study area, the down-plunge projection was carried out based on the geometric relationships between structural elements from the detailed field investigation. We also conducted kinematic interpretations based on the observed shear sense indicators from the outcrops and the oriented thin-sections made from the mylonite samples. The prominent structures of the Munsan area are the regional-scale ENE-WSW striking thrust and the N-S trending map-scale folds, both in its hanging wall and footwall areas. Shear sense indicators suggest both eastward and westward vergence, showing opposite directions on each limb of the map-scale folds in the Munsan area. In addition, observed deformed microstructures from the biotite gneiss and the metasyenite of the Munsan area suggest that their deformation conditions are corresponding to the typical mid-crustal plastic deformation of the quartzofeldspathic metamorphic rocks. These microstructural results combined with the macro-scale structural interpretations suggest that the shear zones preserved in the Munsan area is mostly related to the development of the N-S trending map-scale folds that might be formed by flexural folding rather than the previously reported E-W trending crustal-scale extensional ductile shear zone by Permo-Triassic collision. These detailed examinations of the structures preserved in the Imjingang Belt can further contribute to solving the tectonic enigma of the Korean collisional orogen.