• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.66-72
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• 2002

The intraspecific variability, habitats, and morphological characteristics of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) along the eastern coast of Korea were examined during June to August 1998. Morphological characteristics including shoot height, leaf length, leaf width, number of leaf veins, and shape of leaf apex were measured, and eelgrass habitats were analyzed using character correlation, principal components and cluster analyses. The morphological characteristics varied with the habitat types and water depth. Eelgrass beds distributed mostly in lagoons, ports and bays along the east coast of the Korean peninsula. The quantitative morphological features that enabled recognition of the two phonetic groups were short- narrow and long-broad leaf types. Leaf apex in particular varied with the habitat characteristics.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.153-159
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• 2010

This study looked into changes in catches of anchovy and production of sea mustard(Undaria pinnatifida) in Southern part of East Sea in Korea from 1990 to 2007 out of the fishing industry production statistics of Korea from 1969 to 2007, and then examined the relationship between the productions and the sea temperature. The production of sea mustard(Undaria pinnatifida) decreased when the sea surface temperature was high, as it adversely affected its production, while its production increased when the sea surface temperature was low, as this facilitated its growth.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.337-343
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• 2009

1997년 9월부터 2007년 12월까지 인공위성 해색센서 SeaWiFS의 클로로필-$\alpha$ 농도가 가지는 오차 특성을 분석하고 그 원인을 조사하였다. 동해의 클로로필-$\alpha$ 월별 분포에는 비정상적으로 높은 농도값이 스펙클(speckle) 형태로 출현하였다. 스펙클들은 시공간적으로 연계성이 없이 산발적으로 분포하였으며 주변 평균에 대해 $10mg/m^3$ 이상의 편차를 보였다. 스펙클들은 주로 겨울철에 나타났으며 구름 분포와 관련이 있었다. 10년간 월별 운량 분석 결과 겨울철 운량은 다른 계절과 달리 남동해상에 집중적으로 분포하였으며, 운량이 클수록 스펙클의 농도가 크게 나타나는 통계적 특성을 보였다. 특히 스펙클이 나타나는 화소의 각 밴드별 정규화된 수출광량을 분석해 본 결과 짧은 파장 영역(443, 490, 510 nm)은 전체적으로 수출광량이 낮게 나타난 반면 550 nm 밴드는 정상 화소와 유사한 분포를 보였다. 짧은 파장 영역의 낮은 수출광량은 555 nm 밴드에 대한 비율로 구해지는 클로로필-$\alpha$ 농도값을 비정상적으로 증폭시켰으며 SeaWiFS 자료에 스펙클을 유발하였다. 본 연구는 동해의 SeaWiFS 클로로필-$\alpha$ 농도자료가 지니는 스펙클 오차에 대한 문제점을 제기하고 오차 특성 분석을 통해 좀 더 신뢰도 있는 자료를 해양 응용 연구에 사용해야 함을 제시한다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.50-55
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• 1999

Gao and Collins method (two-dimensional sediment transport trend-vector model) using grain-size parameters (mean grain size, sorting coefficient, and skewness) calculated by the statistical moment method is introduced to understand semi-quantitatively the sandy and surficial sediment transport trends on a coast of the East Sea. The result is the sediment transport vectors which indicate transport paths of surficial sediment by wave-induced currents. The corresponding morphological feature is a spit developed at the mouth of the Nam¬dae stream, which is a resultant sediment transported by longshore current and is blocking the circulation of ocean. After this, it is thought that seasonal research and hydrodynamic measurements are needed for verification of the results.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.41-50
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• 2002

An attempt has been made to establish digital bathymetric and topographic database in the form of grid point value(GPV) with an interval of one-minute horizontal space fur a wide region of seas adjacent to Korean Peninsula and also with an interval of one-arcsecond for coastal seas of Korean Peninsula. Especially terrestrial and marine data fusion work using mean sea level as vertical datum plane has been performed for one-arcsecond GPV dataset. It is believed that the compiled bathymetric dataset are reliable comparing with existing dataset so for and can be utilized for ocean simulations of intermediate scale process and also detailed coastal inundation process.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.382-385
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• 2006

한국지질자원연구원은 1997년부터 새로운 에너지 자원으로 활용 가능성을 포함하고 있는 가스 하이드레이트를 조사하기 위해 동해 일원에서 탄성파탐사를 실시하고 있다. 탄성파 반사 자료로부터 가스 하이드레이트 부존여부를 확인하는 방법은 해저면과 평행하면서 위상이 반대로 나타나는 고진폭 반사파 BSR (Bottom Simulating Reflection)과 BSR상부에서의 진폭감소, 하부에서 진폭증가와 구간속도 감소 등을 들 수 있다. 여기에서는 가스 하이드레이트 탐사자료에 대한 일반자료처리와 함께 BSR을 포함하고 있는 탄성파 반사자료에 대해 코드 병렬화된 PSPI를 이용하여 깊이영역 구조보정을 실시하였다. 고용량 탐사자료로 구성된 탄성파 반사자료에 깊이영역 구조보정을 적용하기 위해서는 고성능 컴퓨터와 병렬처리 기술이 필요하다. PSPI(Phase Shift Plus Interpolation)법은 적은 컴퓨터 계산량과 효율성 그리고 주파수 영역에서 구조적으로 병렬화가 용이한 특성을 지니고 있어 구조보정에 많이 이용되고 있다. 여기에서는 MPI(Message Passing Interface)-LAM을 이용하여 병렬코드화된 PSPI를 개발하고 인공합성모델과 동해 가스 하이드레이트 깊이영역 구조보정에 적응하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.311-316
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• 2013

In this study, the wave energy potential (WEP) was evaluated using the wave data measured at nine stations along the Korean east coast and compared with the results of previous studies. Along the Korean east coast, seasonal variations in the WEP were around 6.4 kW/m in winter and 1.2 kW/m in summer, greater than spatial variations of 2.5~4.3 kW/m. In most stations, the wave power during June to July were shown to be smallest. The estimated annual average WEP was greatest in the Mukho and Jukbyeon stations located in the middle of the Korean east coast at around 4.3 kW/m, and smallest in the Jinha station at around 2.5 kW/m. The results found using the previous hindcast data showed WEP having a tendency to decrease from south to north. However, in this study, the WEP showed a tendency of being greatest in the middle of the Korean east coast and decreasing in both north and south directions.

• Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.175-183
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• 2020

There have rarely been performed for the clay mineralogy of the East Sea sediments except for few studies about paleoenvironmental aspect. This study inferred the provenance of sediments based on the clay mineral characteristics and distribution pattern for the 120 sediment samples collected by the box corer from the Gangneung-Donghae area between 2017-2019. The relative proportions of the four major clay minerals are abundant in the order of illite, chlorite, kaolinite, and smectite. The continental shelf sediments below water depth 150 m have more chlorite and kaolinite content and better illite crystallinity, but less illite and smectite content, and S/I index than those of continental slope sediments. Clay mineral composition of the continental shelf sediments are influenced by the adjacent continental geology, because north site (Gangneung area) has more chlorite but south site (Donghae area) has more kaolinite. These characteristics and distribution pattern of clay minerals indicate that the provenance of sediments are different between continental shelf and continental slop. The continental shelf sediments may be introduced the study area by the adjacent small rivers whereas the continental slope sediment might be supplied by current from the south of the study area.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.123-131
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• 2011

Seabird distribution in the East Sea was studied from April to May 2007 using line transect counts. We observed a total of 1,379 individuals of 23 species including 14 species of seabird. The overall seabird sighting rate was 2.5 birds $km^{-2}$. The Streaked shearwater(Calonectris leucomelas)(74.5%) was the numerically dominant species. Ancient murrelets(Synthliboramphus antiquus)(8.3%), red-throated divers(Gavia stellata)(5.0%), common terns(Sterna hirundo)(2.1%), Pacific divers(Gavia pacifica)(2.0%), and black-tailed gulls (Larus crassirostris)(1.1%) were also frequently observed. The sightings of seabirds was highest between $36^{\circ}N$ and $37^{\circ}N$ of the coastal area of the Korean peninsular. However, the index of species diversity(H') was higher between $35^{\circ}N$ and $36^{\circ}N$. The sighting rates of most observed species decreased with distance from the coastline. The distribution patterns of Streaked shearwater were linked to the variation in the distribution pattern of minke whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Also, spatial segregation was found in the distributions of the two species of divers(Gavia spp.).

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.230-241
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• 1995

The Characteristics of nocturnal temperature fields were analyzed to understand the factors of freezing-and-cold damages on orange orchards in Cheju Island. Temperatures were measured from January 7th through 27, 1995 at 25 sites in an area of 1x1.25$ extrm{km}^2$, Wasan-ri, Chochon-up, Pukcheju-kun located on the northeastern slope of Mt.Hanla. Several other weather elements such as wind and cloud were observed as supplementary data. Surface weather maps were also analyzed to clarify the influence of prevailing pressure patterns on the temperature fields. The vertical temperature profiles were obtained at the height from the ground up to 360 cm in 30 cm intervals at site 3, a frost hollow, and site 10 on the upper slope. The results show that freezing damages occured in the hollows, terrain depressions, rather than at the upper slope due to nocturnal radiation cooling as well as accumulation of cold airflow from Mt.Hanla. Windbreaks of densely planted Japanese ceders with stone-walls also roled as obstacles to the cold airflow in nights with Clear skies and light winds. The maximum intensity of temperature inversion in hollows, quasi-cold air lake, was 3.1$^{\circ}C$. Cold air from Mt.Hanla was trapped in the depressions up to a height of 90cm forming frost pocket. Man-made facilities such as shelterbelt or stone-wall which are built to prevent the penetration of cold north-westeries in winter aggravated the cold damage. The differance of daily minimum temperatures between before and behind shelterbelts was 2.$0^{\circ}C$. The man-made convection by smudgin which raised the temperatures up to 3.8$^{\circ}C$ can reduce the cold damage in the hellows.