• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2003

A solar radiation model was used to investigate the UV radiation at the surface offing Sejong Station in West Antarctica. The results calculated by this model were compared with the values measured by UV-Biometer and UV-A meter during 1999-2000. In this study, the parameterization of solar radiative transfer process was based on Chou and Lee(1996). The total ozone amounts measured by Breve. Ozone Spectrophotometer and the aerosol amounts by Nakajima et al.(1996) was used as the input data of the solar radiative transfer model. And the surface albedo is assumed to be 0.20 in summer and 0.85 in winter. The sensitivity test of solar radiative transfer model was done with the variation of total ozone, aerosol amount, and surface albedo. When the cosine of solar zenith angle is 0.3, Erythemal UV-B radiation decreased 73% with the 200% increase of total ozone from 100 DU to 300 DU, but the decrease of UV-A radiation is about 1%. Also, for the same solar zenith angle, UV-A radiation was decreased 31.0% with the variation of aerosol optical thickness from 0.0 to 0.3 and Erythemal UV-B radiation was decreased only 6.1%. The increase of Erythemal W-B radiation with the variation of surface albedo was twice that of UV-A increase. The surface Erythemal UV-B and UV-A radiation calculated by solar raditive transfer model were compared with the measured values fer the relatively clear day at King Sejong Station in West Antarctica. The model calculated Erythemal UV-B radiation at the surface coincide well with the measured values except for cloudy days. But the difference between the model calculated UV-A radiation and the measured value at the surface was large because of cloud scattering effect. So, the cloud property data is needed to calculate the UV radiation more exactly at King Sejong Station in West Antarctica.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.87-101
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• 2004

This paper delineated the ecology including movement (departure from the rookery and returning to the rookery), egg-laying, and hatch of the penguins occurred in the cold years and a less cold year in the vicinity of King Sejong Station, King George Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. The years of 1988, 1991, 1992, and 1995 were selected as cold years and the year of 2001 was selected as a less cold year based on the mean annual temperature of the years. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) left their rookery in May, meanwhile some remained around the station. They returned in middle-September in the less cold .year, and returned in late-September to early-October in the cold years. Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) left their rookery in early-April in the cold years as well as in the less cold year without exception. They returned to the rookery in late-October to early-November in cold years, meanwhile in early-October in the less cold year. This difference in the returning of this bird seems to be related with the exposed sea water, i.e., sea ice condition to feed in the sea. The global warming will lead to the appearance of birds which breed in the Sub-Antarctic. For example, one pair of King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) was observed in the Maxwell Bay in austral summer. And a pair of snide-like bird was recently observed for the first time in November 2001 at the penguin rookery located in the Barton Peninsula, King George Island. And it will also lead to the disappearance of an Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) which appeared in the full winter when Maxwell Bay and Marian Cove were frozen. It seems that the behaviour of the penguins observed around the station shows the complex effects of the ecology of the birds in combination with the natural environments, which include feeding strategy and areas, animal Instincts, exposed terrain related to weather conditions, and globa1 warming. It is necessary to take further observation and carry out systematic researches on the birds including penguins around the station which show the ecology of the birds as well as the environmental changes.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.297-302
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• 2007

Atmospheric levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the King Sejong station were monitored for one year using passive air samplers. Low-chlorinated PCB homologues were predominant in all samples. PCB levels were observed to decrease with distance from the station, which may indicate that a significant part of PCBs could be of local origin. Although the level of PCBs at the King Sejong station is very low (${\Sigma}_9PCB$ (18, 52, 101, 118, 128, 138, 153, 180, 187): $2.3\;pg\;m^{-3}$) probably due to decrease in the global PCB emissions, it is one order of magnitude higher than a background level in the Antarctic. Based on this preliminary study, more interpretation on PCB data and meteorological conditions is required.

• 정보관리연구
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.105-130
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• 2010

과학기술정보자원은 모든 연구개발의 동력에 해당되므로, 선진국들은 폭발적으로 늘어나는 자국 국민들의 과학기술정보자원의 수요에 적극 대응하고자 효율적인 지식정보인프라 구축 차원에서 국가과학도서관의 건립 및 운영을 필수불가결한 사항으로 인식하고 있다. 그동안 우리나라에서도 국가 대표 과학기술정보의 수집, 관리 및 유통 기관으로서 국내적 위상 제고와 국제적 경쟁력 확보를 위해 국가적 차원의 첨단연구정보 전진기지로서 국가과학도서관의 건립이 부단히 요청되어 왔다. 한 나라의 국가과학도서관은 국가 발전과 번영을 위해 핵심적인 과학기술지식정보 인프라로서, 새로운 지식정보의 생산능력은 이러한 인프라의 용량에 의존하며, 새로운 이론과 기술 및 새로운 비전의 창출은 그 기능에 달려 있는 것이다. 이는 국가적 차원에서 정보주권의 수호와 국가예산의 중복투자 지양이라는 관점에서 다루어지면서, 동시에 충분한 지식정보의 확충을 기반으로 이용자가 만족할 수 있는 인프라로 개발 운영되어져야 하기 때문이다. 향후 우리나라가 지식정보사회에서 선진제국의 지식정보 식민지화나 과학 기술 예속화를 지양하고, 과학기술산업 부문에서 국제경쟁력을 제고하기 위해서라도 이러한 도서관의 건립은 피할 수 없는 과제라고 하겠다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 그동안 국가차원에서 심각한 과학기술정보자원의 부족 및 정보서비스를 활성화하고자 몇 차례 시도된 바 있는 우리나라 국가과학도서관의 건립 및 운영을 연구의 목적으로 설정하고, 이를 달성하기 위해 다음과 같이 세부적으로 고찰하고자 한다. 첫째, 국가과학도서관 건립의 필요성을 살펴보고, 둘째, 그 기능 및 역할을 규명하며, 셋째, 지금까지 논의된 도서관 건립의 과정을 조사 분석하고, 넷째, 최근 국립 과학기술 농학 의학도서관 등 설립 추진 계획이나 세종시의 성격 변화와 같은 주변 환경 등의 변화를 고려하면서 향후 도서관 건립의 문제점 및 발전 방향을 도출하여 제시하고자 한다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2004

Ice cliff retreat and sea-ice formation around King Sejong Station in King George Island were analysed and compared with air temperature change. Analysis of 33-year (1969-2001) air temperature records at Bellingshausen Station has revealed regional atmospheric warming, and the increasing rate of air temperature Is equivalent to a warming of $1^{\circ}C$ for 27-year period. Here we present time-series of observations for the areal extent of the ice cliff and ice sheet, showing that they have retreated dramatically in the past 45 years (1956-2001). Retreat of 1,050 m in length of the ice clifr has changed the Marian Cove into a low rectangular form of 4 km in length and 1 to 1.3km in width. The retreat rates have since increased from 6 m/yr of the Primary investigated Period to 54 and 81m/yr in the recent years. Exceptionally, the ice cliff had been advanced of 21m in length for a year between 1987 and 1988 of cold winters. Ice sheet in King George Island also shows a similar decrease, and the decreasing extent is much larger at the southern part of the Main Cove, relatively more exposed to the sun, than at the northern part. Comparing sea-ice formation in winter with air temperature data shows a pattern starting to freeze below $-5^{\circ}C$ and to thaw over $-3^{\circ}C$. It is conclusively estimated that the patterns and magnitudes of ice cliff retreat and sea-ice formation are consistent with fluctuations of the air temperature, and that the recent rapid retreat of ice cliff and less formation of sea-ice are caused especially by the warming trends in autumn accompanied with expansion of summer thawing period.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2004

As a baseline survey for long-term monitoring on environmental change around the Antarctic King Sejong Station, distribution pattern of Deschampsia antarctica Desv., a flowering plant newly colonized were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively in both austral summer 2002 and 2003. Dispersal of the seeds and vegetative leaves by skuas might lead to the colonization into this area from neighbors in Maxwell Bay. The pioneer populations were observed around ponds and a stream of the Sejong Point in January 2002, and the maximum dispersal area was four times expanded after a year. Most of the populations were formed on the stable and well-drained substrate, which consisted of moss carpet of Sanionia georgico-uncinata (65%) and pebbles (25%), while only a few young individuals were observed on the unstable and watertight silt-sandy area. Especially, S. georgico-uncinata was being effectively utilized as their primary substrate with the soft, coarse and water-contained leaves. Also the perennial mature plants of D. antarctica were mainly formed on the moss carpet rather than pebbles. A few individuals were grown on other mosses of Polytrichastrum alpinum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Pohlia cruda, and Conostomum magellanicum and on a liverwort of Cephaloziella varians. We expect that dispersal of D. antarctica and the following succession to grass field will be countinuously and dynamically proceeded in this area, with the characteristics of ecological niche against the initial moss populations, on the similar continuity of environmental conditions. The continuous observations are needed with establishment of database on environmental change of micro-habitats, e.g. the water content and nutrients of soil and the underground temperature and permafrost.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2004

For the purpose of understanding the cloud scattering effect of UV radiation at King Sejong station In West Antarctica, we analyzed the data measured by UV-Biometer at surface and compared its result with solar radiation model. The parameterization of UV radiation by cloud ice crystal was applied to solar radiation model and the sensitivity of this model for the variation of ice crystal was tested. The cloud optical thickness was calculated by using this solar radiation model. It was compared the result from calculation with CERES satellite data. In solar radiation model, the UV radiation was less scattered with increase of ice crystal size in cloud and this scattering effect was more important to UV-A radiation than Erythemal UV-B radiation. But scattering effects by altitude of cloud was not serious. The calculated cloud optical thicknesses in Erythemal UV-B and UV-A region were compared with CERES satellite data and the result by UV-A was more accurate than Erythemal UV-B region.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.439-451
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• 2004

Total solar irradiance (750), total UV irradiunce (TUV) and erythemal UV irradiance (EUV) measured at King Sejong station $(62.22^{\circ}S,\;58.78^{\circ}W)$ in west Antarctica have been used together with total ozone, cloud amount and snow cover to examine the effects of ozone, cloud and snow surface on these surface solar inadiunce over the period of 1998-2003. The data of three solar components for each scan were grouped by cloud amount, n in oktas $(0{\leq}n<3,\;3{\leq}n<4,\;4{\leq}n<5,\;5{\leq}n<6,\;6{\leq}n<7\;and\;7{\leq}n<8)$ and plotted against solar zenith angle (SZA) over the range of $45^{\circ}\;to\;75^{\circ}$. The radiation amplification factor (RAE) is used to quantify ozone effect on EUV. RAF of EUV decreases from 1.51 to 0.94 under clear skies but increases from 0.94 to 1.85 under cloudy skies as SZA increases, and decreases from 1.51 to 1.01 as cloud amount increases. The effects of cloud amount and snow surface on EUV are estimated as a function of SZA and cloud amount after normalization of the data to the reference total ozone of 300 DU. In order to analyse the transmission of solar radiation by cloud, regression analyses have been performed for the maximum values of solar irradiance on clear sky conditions $(0{\leq}n<3)$ and the mean values on cloudy conditions, respectively. The maximum regression values for the clear sky cases were taken to represent minimum aerosol conditions fur the site and thus appropriate for use as a normalization (reference) factor for the other regressions. The overall features for the transmission of the three solar components show a relatively high values around SZAs of $55^{\circ}\;and\;60^{\circ}$ under all sky conditions and cloud amounts $4{\leq}n<5$ and $5{\leq}n<6$. The transmission is, in general, the largest in TUV and the smallest in EUV among the three components of the solar irradiance. If the ground is covered with snow on partly cloudy days $(6{\leq}n<7)$, EUV increases by 20 to 26% compared to snow-free surface around SZA $60^{\circ}-65^{\circ}$, due to multiple reflections and scattering between the surface and the clouds. The relative difference between snow surface and snow-free surface slowly increases from 9% to 20% as total ozone increases from 100 DU to 400 DU under partly cloud conditions $(3{\leq}n<6)$ at SZA $60^{\circ}$. The snow effects on TUV and TSO are relatively high with 32% and 34%, respectively, under clear sky conditions, while the effects changes to 36% and 20% for TUV and TSO, respectively, as cloud amount increases.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.47-61
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• 1991

위버 반도(Weaver Peninsula)는 남극의 킹 죠지섬 (King George Island)의 일부로서, 한국의 세종 과학 기지가 있는 바톤 반도(Barton Peninsula)와 마리안 소만(Marian Cove)을 사이에 두고 있다(Fig.1). 위버 반도와 바톤 반도에 자갈 해빈이 잘 발달되어 있는 사실이 밝혀졌고, 이들 해안을 따라 조사한 결과 21개 지점에서 해수면보다 높은 위치의 자갈 해빈을 발견하였는데, 이번 연구 논문은 위버 반도의 자갈 해빈을 선택하여 연구 결과를 발표하는 것이다. 본 연구의 대상이 되는 WP-5의 해빈은 퇴적 소환경 (depositional subenvironment) 즉, 해빈범과 해빈면으로 구분되는바 해빈범 (beach berm)에서의 자갈입자의 평균 크기 (mean size ; SZm)는 -4.10ø이며, 평균 원마도(mean roundness ; RDm)는 0.44, 평균 구형도 (mean maximum projection sphericity ; MPSm)는 0.66이다. 그리고 해빈면(beach face)에서의 자갈 입자의 평균 크기는 -4.23ø이며, 평균 원마도는 0.41, 평균 구형도는 0.67로 나타났다. 전체적인 조직 특성을 보면 평균 입자 크기는 -2.77~-4.86$\phi$ 범위로 나타났으며, 평균 원마도는 0.30~0.55의 범위를 보였고, 평균 구형도는 0.62~0.71임 이 밝혀졌다. 한편 입자 형태 (shape)로서 가장 많은 것은 oblate type이며, 그 다음으로 equant, prolate, 및 blade type의 차례로 그 상대적인 양이 점차 감소한다. 본 연구 지역의 해빈자갈과 빙하성 해양 환경이 아닌 온대 기후의 해빈자갈을 비교해 보면, 온대 기후의 해빈자갈은 대략 평균 구형도 0.45~0.80, 평균 원마도 0.50~0.75의 범위를 보인다. 평균 구형도의 경우는 온대 지역의 해빈자갈과 유사한 값(0.62~0.71)을 보이는데 반해서 평균 원마도는 온대 기후의 해빈자갈보다 더 낮은 값(0.30~0.55)을 보이는데, 이는 subangular에서 subrounded에 해당한다. 이러한 현저한 차이를 보이는 이유는 남극적 빙하성 환경 조건과 이 지역의 해양 퇴적학적 특성에 그 원인이 있다고 해석된다.