• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.57-63
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• 2010

For optimum scale design of containment area, a series of laboratory tests using column were performed in this study as followings; sedimentation test and self-weight consolidation test for dredged soil, and suspended solid concentration test for supernatant. Containment area has been designed and evaluated, based on field condition and concentration of suspended solid of effluent water. In addition, the relation between width of containment area and target concentration of suspended solid was analyzed. The results show that concentration of suspended solid decreases as the width of containment area decreases and the length of containment area increases. It was also observed that influence of change in ponding depth should be considered to predict the change in suspended solid concentration in supernatant discharged as disposal is conducted; the lower target suspended solid concentration of effluent water, the more important.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.14-21
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• 2013

The erosion, suspension, and transport of sediment frequently occur in the coastal waters and estuarine. These processes often generate the so-called fluid mud layer, which is defined as a high-concentration aqueous suspension of fine grained sediment (> 10 g/l), consisting mainly of silt and clay-size particles. Therefore the high-resolution ultrasound is mostly used to detect or monitor the fluid mud layer. Because the sound attenuation tends to increase rapidly with the suspended sediment concentration, it is necessary to consider the accurate attenuation correction to estimate the backscattering strengths from the suspended sediment layers. In this paper, the volume backscattering strengths with various suspended sediment concentrations were measured using 5-MHz ultrasound signal in a small-scale water tank. The sound attenuation due to the viscosity and scattering from suspended sediment particles was predicted by the Richard's model and applied to the sonar equation to estimate the volume backscattering strengths from the suspended sediment concentrations. For the case that the additional attenuation was not considered, the volume backscattering strengths increased to the concentration of 20 g/l, and over this point, the backscattering strengths were roughly constant. However, for the case that the attenuation due to the suspended sediment concentration was considered, the backscattering strengths increased with the concentration.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.103-111
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• 2019

In this study, characteristics of sediments and suspended solids flowing into Andong and Imha Dam was analyzed by color, X-ray diffraction and ICP/MS analysis. The minerals of sediments and suspended solid consist mainly of quartz, albite, chlorite, illite and small amounts of montmorillonite and kaolinite. Unlike the Andong Dam, the Imha Dam sediments contain large amounts of calcite. Color of sediments and suspended solids varies from grayish brown to dark orange. The concentrations of major heavy metals of sediments and suspended solids in the Andong and the Imha Dam are higher than the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration standard values. The concentration of heavy metals in sediments of Andong is higher than that of Imha Dam because concentration of heavy metals in the suspended solid flowing into Andong is higher than that of Imha Dam.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.717-721
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• 2012

유속(혹은 난류강도) 증감에 따른 floc 특성의 변화를 파악하기 위하여, 현재 연안 개발이 활발히 수행되고 있는 목포해역을 대상으로 ADCP를 이용한 층별 유속 및 부유사 농도의 연속관측이 수행되었다. 목포해역 내 대표정점에서 층별로 유속 유향 및 음파 intensity와 함께 전체 수심데이터가 5분 간격으로 측정되었으며, ADCP 음파의 intensity와 부유사 농도의 상관관계 분석을 위하여 동일 시간동안 채수기를 이용하여 water sampling(30분 간격) 또한 동시에 수행되었다. 관측시간 동안의 목포해역은 낙조류의 흐름특성을 가지며, 표층에서의 최강유속은 24.5cm/s, 유향은 대체적으로 NW~N향 사이에 분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 층별 부유사 농도는 그 차이가 매우 미미한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 관측된 자료들은 퇴적물의 제반 이송특성 연구를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 향후 퇴적물 이송 및 수질 예측/평가를 위한 수치모형 적용시 입력자료로 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2014

Coastal water including estuaries has distinctive environmental characteristics where sediments are transported and deposited by flowing river water, providing an environment in which fluid mud layers can be formed. Acoustic method is mostly used to detect or monitor the fluid mud layer. However, since sound propagating in this layer suffers severe attenuation, it is important to estimate the accurate attenuation coefficient for various concentrations of fluid mud layer for the successful use of the acoustic method. In this paper, measurement results of attenuation coefficient for 3.5, 5, and 7.5 MHz ultrasounds were presented. The measurements were made in a small-size water tank in which suspended sediment samples with various sediment concentrations were formed using kaolinite powder. The results were compared to the model predictions obtained by attenuation coefficient model in which the mean grain size (called as Mass-median-diameter, D50) was used as input parameter. There were reasonable agreements between measured attenuation coefficients and model outputs predicted using the particle range of D50 ${\pm}20%$. The comparison results imply that although the suspended sediments consist of various-sized particles, sound attenuation might be greatly influenced by amount of particle with a size which has a larger attenuation than that of any particle in the suspended sediments for the frequency used.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.39-48
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• 2014

In coastal region, estuaries have complex environments where dissolved and particulate matters are mixed with marine water and substances. Suspended sediment (SS) dynamics in coastal water, in particular, plays a major role in erosion/deposition processes, biomass primary production and the transport of nutrients, micropollutants, heavy metals, etc. Temporal variation in suspended sediment concentration (SSC) can be used to explain erosion/sedimentation patterns within coastal zones. Remotely sensed data can be an efficient tool for mapping SS in coastal waters. In this study, we analyzed the variation in SSC in coastal water using the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) and Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) in Gyeonggi-bay. Daily variations in GOCI-derived SSC showed low values during ebb time. Current velocity and water level at 9 and 10 am is 37.6, 28.65 $cm{\cdot}s^{-1}$ and -1.23, -0.61 m respectively. Water level has increased to 1.18 m at flood time. In other words, strong current velocity and increased water level affected high SSC value before flood time but SSC decreased after flood time. Also, we compared seasonal SSC with the river discharge from the Han River and the Imjin River. In summer season, river discharge showed high amount, when SSC had high value near the inland. At this time SSC in open sea had low value. In contrast, river discharge amount from inland showed low value in winter season and, consequently, SSC in the open sea had high value because of northwest monsoon.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.41-48
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• 2010

In this study, grain size distribution of dredged soil and suspended solid distribution of supernatant in containment area were measured and compared with design prediction for suitability evaluation on prediction of suspended solid concentration of supernatant in conventional design of containment area. In addition to that, relationship were also analyzed between current velocity and suspended solid concentration of supernatant. Evaluation results show a relatively good agreement between field measurement and design prediction. On contrast, field measurement and design prediction show a quite different value each other in the early stage of dredging or at a point that current velocity increases. It is believed that this is due to that conventional design method of containment area does not account for ponding depth and current velocity which change sensitively with dredging period. Since current velocity and distribution of suspended solid concentration measured simultaneously show a similar trend, it is observed that there exists a close relationship between current velocity and distribution of suspended solid concentration. Therefore, a new design method for containment area, which can consider sedimentation of suspended solid that changes with interface height of dredged soil, ponding depth, current speed of supernatant, is necessary in order to predict the situation change of containment area more precisely.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.203-203
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• 2011

최근 들어 기후변화에 따른 강우패턴이 바뀌고 각종 하천개발이나 토목공사, 농경지, 경작지 등의 객토 등으로 인해 매년 탁수의 발생이 크게 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 특히 여름철 집중강우의 영향에 따라 상류지역 하천에서 발생하는 부유물질은 호수로 유입되어 장기간 체류하며 심각한 오염원으로서 수중생태계에 치명적인 영향을 주고 있다. 또한 하천과 호수의 상류지역의 농경지나 경작지에서 발생된 부유물질에는 과도한 비료의 사용으로 입자표면에 많은 인을 포함하고 있어 호수 수질악화 및 부영양화의 직접적 요인이 되고 있다. 이에 따라 세계 각국에서는 부유물질은 오염원뿐 아니라 생태계에 영향을 주는 인자로서 엄격히 규제하고 있으며, 특히 농업지역이 많은 하천에 대해서는 유역전체를 대상으로 부유물질에 대한 총량관리를 적용하고 있다. 그러나 우리나라의 경우 하천 수질기준 1급수의 부유물질 농도는 25 mg/l 로서 이는 선진국과 유사한 기준이나 실질적으로 규제가 어려운 실정이다. 수환경에서의 부유물질이란 수체 내 존재하는 유기성, 무기성 물질로써 입자 지름이 2mm 이하의 물에 용해되지 않는 물질을 말하는 것으로, 물의 탁도를 유발시키는 원인이 되며 빛을 차단하여 수생태계에 악영향을 초래한다. 국내 132개 하천을 대상으로 부유물질의 농도와 어류의 종 다양성간 상관성을 조사한 결과, 부유물질의 농도가 15 ~ 20 mg/l 이상에서 종 다양도는 1.0 이하로 급감하는 경향을 보였다(최재석 등, 2004). 한편, 대청호는 1975년부터 1980년에 걸쳐 건립된 저수 면적 $72.8km^2$, 저수량 15억톤의 인공호수로 우리나라 3번째 규모의 인공호수이다. 특히, 대전 및 청주지역의 식수는 물론, 생활용수 및 공업용수를 공급하는 중요한 수자원으로서 부유물질에 대한 모니터링 및 관리가 시급하나 저수 용량이 크고 체류시간이 길어 여름철 부영양화가 매년 반복되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 부유물질의 농도 변화에 따른 분광반사 특성을 조사하고, 이를 대청호의 Landsat 위성영상에 적용하여 대청호 내 부유물질의 농도변화를 추정하였다. 이와 함께 부유물질 농도 변화에 따른 탁수 환경 모니터링에 원격탐사 기법이 효과적임을 제시하고자 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.282-287
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 음파를 이용하는 유속계로부터 관측된 후방산란강도와 실측된 부유사농도의 상관관계를 해석하여, 두 인자 사이의 관련 매개변수를 정량적으로 산정하고 관계식을 도출하는데 있다. 이를 위해 층별 유속계인 Aquadopp Profiler를 사용하여 사질 퇴적물 및 고령토 부유퇴적물 관측센서 검보정 챔버 실험을 수행하였다. 두 인자의 상관관계는 선형회귀분석을 통해 해석하였으며 그 결과로 도출된 접합곡선의 기울기는 각각 안목 A1 이 2.065, 안목 A2가 1.576, 고령토시료일 때 2.588의 값을 갖는데 이러한 차이는 시료 특성으로 설명될 수 있다. 서로 다른 입경을 갖는 시료는 후방산란 민감도에 차이가 있으며 이러한 영향으로 두 시료에서 산정된 계수 값에 차이가 발생한다. 본 연구를 통하여 도출된 측정 결과들은 후방산란강도에 미치는 수층 부유입자들의 영향이 매우 큼을 잘 보여준다. 일반적으로 수층 부유입자는 저면 퇴적물이 부유된 것으로 간주될 수 있으며, 또한 저면 퇴적물은 각 해역별로 site-specific 하다고 할 수 있다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.615-625
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• 2021

The coastal areas around Palau Island and Tonga Island, near the Pacific equator, consist of coral reefs, mangrove and seaweed. In particular, understanding the optical properties of sea surface water in coral reef habitats helps improve the accuracy of remote sensing based habitat mapping and identify tropical ecosystem characteristics. Here, we collected spectral characteristics of sea surface water of Palau Island and Tonga Island and analyzed the concentration of suspended matters, absorption coefficient, and remote sensing reflectance to understand the seawater characteristics of the coral reef habitats. Based on the results of the suspended matter concentration analysis, we developed and verified an empirical algorithm to derive the concentration from satellite data using remote sensing reflectance of three bands, 555, 625, 660 nm, showed a high determinant coefficient, 0.98. In conclusion, coral reef habitats in tropical regions are characterized by CASE-I water in terms of the marine optics with oligotrophic properties, and require monitoring using continuous collection and analysis of field data.